MSPT Black Hawk

$1,110 Main Event ($200K GTD)
Day: 1c
Event Info

MSPT Black Hawk

Event Info
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$631,470
Entries
651
Players Left
3
Average Chip Stack
5,425,000
Total Chips
16,275,000
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Players Info - Day 1c
Entries
302
Players Left
43

$1,110 Main Event ($200K GTD)

Day 1c Completed

Or Krief Takes Overall Lead on Day 1c of the MSPT Black Hawk $1,110 Main Event

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Haim Or Krief
Haim Or Krief

Day 1c of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Black Hawk $1,110 Main Event drew 302 entries, the biggest field of all three starting flights to bring the overall field up to 651. After 14 full levels and a few hands, the flight became the first all weekend to play to its scheduled finishing time. Despite the early finish due to a prior hard stop, the allotted timeframe was more than enough for Israel's Haim Or Krief (781,000) to bag the overall chip lead by a massive margin among the 43 that advanced.

Or Krief built up a stack of more than 500,000 by the final hour of the evening, appearing to be a near-lock for the end-of-day chip lead already and well in contention of Day 1b chip leader Michael Wyporowich's 556,000. Then, he turned a full house with pocket deuces and wound up playing for stacks with Anthony Bublitz, who was on his direct left with another one of the top stacks in the room. Or Krief put Bublitz all in and Bublitz called with a flush, resulting in a pot of more than 500K being sent to Or Krief shortly before the end of the night to vault him well clear of anybody else in the field.

Ryan Remington (478,000) and Corey Zedo (407,000) were the next-closest finishers, with Phanora Pham (376,000) and Max Young (294,000) completing the flight's top five counts.

Other notable finishers included John Sun (261,000), Alex Winter (178,000), Kane Lai (125,000), Vincent Moscati (48,000), and Jason Vanstrom (44,000). Plenty more failed to get through, including Danny Gonzales, Scott Stewart, Derek McMaster, Allen Kessler, and Cy Church.

A total of 83 players will return to Bally's Black Hawk Sunday at 11 a.m. to play down to a winner and compete for the top prize of $129,451 with the top 72 finishing in the money. PokerNews will be here to bring you all the way to the finish line, so be sure to come back for all of Sunday's action.

Tags: Alex WinterAllen KesslerAnthony BublitzCorey ZedoCy ChurchDanny GonzalesDerek McMasterJason VanstromKane LaiMax YoungRyan RemingtonScott StewartVincent Moscati

End of Day 1c Chip Counts (full)

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

A total of 43 players have advanced to Sunday's Day 2 from Day 1c. Complete chip counts have been provided below, with Haim Or Krief (781,000) bagging the chip lead for both the day and the overall field.

Stay tuned for a recap of the day's action.

Player Chips Progress
Haim Or Krief il
Haim Or Krief
Day 1C Chip Leader
781,000 -44,000
Ryan Remington us
Ryan Remington
478,000 478,000
Corey Zedo us
Corey Zedo
407,000 172,000
Phanora Prom us
Phanora Prom
376,000 376,000
Max Young us
Max Young
294,000 294,000
Steven Tanner us
Steven Tanner
274,000 274,000
Tyler Potts us
Tyler Potts
264,000 264,000
Steve Rule us
Steve Rule
263,000 263,000
John Sun us
John Sun
261,000 79,000
Norm Tanner us
Norm Tanner
223,000 223,000
Jacob Mintz us
Jacob Mintz
214,000 95,000
Cooper Wanty us
Cooper Wanty
213,000 213,000
Yohannes Ambaye us
Yohannes Ambaye
203,000 47,000
Jay Teel us
Jay Teel
201,000 201,000
Joshua Beechum us
Joshua Beechum
197,000 197,000
Kurt MacDonald us
Kurt MacDonald
192,000 192,000
Anthony Martinez us
Anthony Martinez
191,000 91,000
Cory Smith us
Cory Smith
188,000 188,000
Sterling Savill us
Sterling Savill
186,000 186,000
Alex Winter us
Alex Winter
178,000 78,000
Ting Luo us
Ting Luo
173,000 3,000
Charlie Montoya us
Charlie Montoya
166,000 166,000
Renard Ector us
Renard Ector
138,000 -139,000
Zach Whitney us
Zach Whitney
132,000 132,000
Jay Jesse us
Jay Jesse
125,000 -105,000

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Play Finished

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

One elimination occurred prior to the final six hands of the night to bring the field down to 44, where it appears to have remained as play has finished on all five tables. Players are now putting chips into bags, and a complete list of counts will be provided when that process has finished.

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Six More Hands

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Due to Friday's hard stop with 33:30 remaining in Level 15, the tournament clock has been paused with 3:30 remaining in Level 14. A total of six more hands will be played on all five remaining tables, two of which will be played to conclude Level 14 with the final four hands set to be played during Level 15.

All remaining players thereafter will bag and tag their chips, reaching the end of the night and advancing to Sunday's Day 2.

Or Krief Takes Bublitz's Stack

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Haim Or Krief
Haim Or Krief

A single-raised pot between Haim Or Krief in the hijack and Anthony Bublitz in the cutoff took action heads up to a flop of {2-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{4-Hearts}. Or Krief continuation-bet 15,000 and Bublitz raised to 40,000, prompting Or Krief to three-bet to 110,000. Bublitz made the call.

The turn came {4-Clubs} and Or Krief jammed for Bublitz's remaining stack of more than 150,000. Bublitz went into the tank, letting out a huge sigh of an exhale before announcing a call and turning over {6-Clubs}{5-Clubs}.

"Was that a call?" asked Or Krief, quickly receiving confirmation and wasting no time tabling {2-Spades}{2-Diamonds}.

"I have one out," said a deflated Bublitz, with the two standing up and shaking hands before sweating the river, which fell {q-Spades} to send Bublitz to the rail and give Or Krief a commanding chip lead going to the end of the night.

Upon the completion of the hand, 45 players remained and the table broke with Or Krief racking up his chips, totaling more than 800K.

Player Chips Progress
Haim Or Krief il
Haim Or Krief
Day 1C Chip Leader
825,000 265,000
Anthony Bublitz us
Anthony Bublitz
Busted

Tags: Anthony BublitzHaim Orkrief

Heiberg Makes No Mistake

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Jeff Heiberg pumped it up to 11,000 under the gun and received a call from Matt Myers on his direct left. Action then foled around to the small blind, who three-bet to 36,000. Heiberg called and Myers folded.

The flop came {9-Spades}{6-Hearts}{4-Clubs} and Heiberg slid his remaining stack forward onto the felt.

"Whoops," said Heiberg with a chuckle after realizing it was not yet his turn to act. He grabbed his chips and pulled them back.

"That good, huh?" asked the small blind in return after more than half a minute passed. He then folded and Heiberg took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Heiberg us
Jeff Heiberg
158,000 76,000
Matt Myers us
Matt Myers
85,000 -59,000

Tags: Jeff HeibergMatt Myers

Official Prize Pool Information Released

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
MSPT Black Hawk Trophy
MSPT Black Hawk Trophy

The numbers have just been released for the MSPT Black Hawk $1,110 Main Event with 651 total entries tallied over three days' worth of starting flights to create a total prize pool of $631,470.

The top 72 finishers will make it into the money, with a first-level payout good for $2,084. All who make the final table will lock in five-figure paydays, with the eventual champion looking at earning $129,451.

Complete prize pool information can be found in the Payouts Tab above.

Late-Night Chip Update

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Just six tables remain in play with less than a level remaining in the night, and a couple of big stacks have been spotted at Table 13, namely Anthony Bublitz with 301,000 and Haim Or Krief on his direct right with piles upon piles of chips that look to be close to double that number.

Player Chips Progress
Haim Or Krief il
Haim Or Krief
Day 1C Chip Leader
560,000 560,000
Anthony Bublitz us
Anthony Bublitz
301,000 301,000
Renard Ector us
Renard Ector
277,000 20,000
Corey Zedo us
Corey Zedo
235,000 37,000
Jay Jesse us
Jay Jesse
230,000 182,000
John Sun us
John Sun
182,000 52,000
Ting Luo us
Ting Luo
170,000 -20,000
Vincent Moscati us
Vincent Moscati
125,000 107,000
Anthony Martinez us
Anthony Martinez
100,000 62,000
Jason Vanstrom us
Jason Vanstrom
88,000 16,500
Jeff Heiberg us
Jeff Heiberg
82,000 -41,000
Ashton Bellah us
Ashton Bellah
60,000 -50,000
Barry Faecher us
Barry Faecher
58,000 -10,000
DJ Buckley us
DJ Buckley
Busted
Zach Soller us
Zach Soller
Busted
Aaron Frei us
Aaron Frei
Busted
Brian Hou us
Brian Hou
Busted
Caleb Meyer us
Caleb Meyer
Busted
Ian Pelz us
Ian Pelz
Busted
Ryan Dodson us
Ryan Dodson
Busted
Terry Harper us
Terry Harper
Busted

Tags: Haim OrkriefAnthony Bublitz