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

Updated Chip Counts

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Ryan Dodson us
Ryan Dodson
118,000
Aaron Frei us
Aaron Frei
101,000
Zach Soller us
Zach Soller
98,000
Stacey Jones us
Stacey Jones
95,000
Caleb Meyer us
Caleb Meyer
95,000
Sammy Aweida us
Sammy Aweida
81,000
Scott Stewart us
Scott Stewart
66,500
Vincent Moscati us
Vincent Moscati
58,000
Ronnie Bardah us
Ronnie Bardah
WSOP 1X Winner
54,000
Jay Jesse us
Jay Jesse
33,500
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
26,500
David Levy il
David Levy
Busted
Salim Wahdan us
Salim Wahdan
Busted
Steve Wilkie gb
Steve Wilkie
Busted
Mike Vanier us
Mike Vanier
Busted
Cy Church us
Cy Church
Busted
Scott Horvath us
Scott Horvath
Busted
Bobby Sanoubane us
Bobby Sanoubane
Busted
Matt Livingston us
Matt Livingston
Busted
Allen Sease us
Allen Sease
Busted
Jonathan Kim us
Jonathan Kim
Busted

Pelz Gets a Flop Jam Through

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Ian Pelz
Ian Pelz

A player in middle position opened to 4,000 and received a call from the hijack. Ian Pelz was next to act in the cutoff and he three-bet to 15,000. The original opener quickly folded, and then the hijack went into the tank for more than a minute before tossing in chips to call.

The flop dropped {8-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} and the hijack checked. Pelz took his remaining stack of 33,500 and put it onto the felt, pushing it so that it toppled forward. The hijack once again went into the tank for close to a full minute and then found a fold, earning Pelz the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Ian Pelz us
Ian Pelz
71,500 11,700

Tags: Ian Pelz

Cyr Holds To Double

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Jerry Cyr
Jerry Cyr

Action folded to the hijack, who opened and saw Jerry Cyr re-jam for 14,500 in the small blind. A call was made.

Jerry Cyr: {a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Hijack: {a-Clubs}{2-Clubs}

Both players smashed the flop {10-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{2-Hearts}, ultimately giving Cyr one less out to fade for the remainder of the runout. The turn {a-Spades} was the prettiest card in the deck for him, giving him the nuts and locking up the double as the river {3-Clubs} completed the runout.

Player Chips Progress
Jerry Cyr us
Jerry Cyr
32,000 32,000

Tags: Jerry Cyr

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

MSPT Venetian September 4-6

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
MSPT Venetian Trophy
MSPT Venetian Trophy

The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) will be returning to the Venetian Las Vegas September 4-6 for what is sure to be another massive $1,100 Main Event, as is evidenced by the accompanying $500K Guarantee.

Per usual, MSPT Venetian will headline an entire series' worth of events held from August 30 through September 26, with two starting flights before the field combines on Sunday to compete for the MSPT title.

Recent MSPT Venetian winners include Chance Kornuth ($412,086) Harlan Miller ($367,801), Johnny Oshana ($130,000), James Carroll ($180,850), Korey Payne ($327,773), and Landon Tice ($201,529).

Who will be the next one to add their name to the list of aforementioned champions? PokerNews will be on hand to provide live updates as the answer to that question is determined.

Click here for more details including hotel rates.

A Round of Chip Counts

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Corey Zedo
Corey Zedo

Corey Zedo was seen recently with a stack north of 100K and has since nearly doubled it. The seat that Ashley Warren formerly occupied was vacant, and Zedo confirmed he took her stack with pocket kings to pocket jacks, making him one of the largest stacks in the room with around 10 minutes to go before the dinner break.

Updated counts from around the room have been provided below with 281 entries having been recorded thus far and 126 players still remaining in the flight. Registration will remain open til approximately 9:10 p.m. local time.

Player Chips Progress
Corey Zedo us
Corey Zedo
198,000 126,000
Ting Luo us
Ting Luo
171,300 97,800
Brian Hou us
Brian Hou
160,000 160,000
Nate Zoller us
Nate Zoller
148,000 31,000
Yohannes Ambaye us
Yohannes Ambaye
99,000 68,900
Alex Winter us
Alex Winter
96,000 16,000
Kane Lai us
Kane Lai
93,000 -67,000
Jason Vanstrom us
Jason Vanstrom
92,000 21,500
Fred West us
Fred West
74,500 900
DJ Buckley us
DJ Buckley
69,500 69,500
Terry Harper us
Terry Harper
65,000 14,000
Anthony Martinez us
Anthony Martinez
47,900 -17,700
Danny Gonzales us
Danny Gonzales
47,000 8,700
Josh Trevino us
Josh Trevino
45,000 9,200
Phanora Pham us
Phanora Pham
36,500 4,000
Barry Faecher us
Barry Faecher
36,500 11,000
Francesco Campanile it
Francesco Campanile
27,300 -21,700
Tomas Brown us
Tomas Brown
23,800 -19,000
Nick Marchitti us
Nick Marchitti
22,500 -9,800
Thomas Fuller us
Thomas Fuller
Busted
Ashley Warren us
Ashley Warren
Busted
Alex Smith us
Alex Smith
Busted
Jimmy Skovgard us
Jimmy Skovgard
Busted

Tags: Ashley WarrenCorey Zedo

Heiberg Tramples an Opponent

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Jeff Heiberg
Jeff Heiberg

Jeff Heiberg opened the action with a raise to 2,800 in the cutoff and the player on the button called. The small blind then squeezed, three-bet shoving for around 30,000. Heiberg re-jammed for 32,900, and the small blind folded after some serious deliberation.

All-In Player: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}
Jeff Heiberg: {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}

Heiberg's cowboys remained best through a runout of {q-Spades}{8-Hearts}{6-Spades}{5-Hearts}{10-Hearts} and the pot was shipped his way as a result.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Heiberg us
Jeff Heiberg
68,400 39,000

Tags: Jeff Heiberg

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Warren Wins With Top-Top

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action was heads up on a board reading {3-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{7-Spades} between Thomas Fuller in the hijack and Ashley Warren, who was on the button. Fuller checked to Warren, who bet 15,000 into a pot barely bigger, sending Fuller into the tank.

"Whose action is it?" asked another player from across the table after a while had passed. Fuller replied that it was on him, and a clock was called. Fuller didn't use much of his 30-second allotment before calling, and action proceeded to check through the river {8-Hearts} to take the hand to showdown.

Warren showed {a-Hearts}{9-Hearts} after checking back and it was good enough to receive a muck from Fuller and earn her the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Ashley Warren us
Ashley Warren
74,000 -6,000
Thomas Fuller us
Thomas Fuller
15,600 -6,900

Tags: Ashley WarrenThomas Fuller