$1,110 Main Event ($200K GTD) Day 1c | MSPT Black Hawk

08-14-2021 21:58 UTC

MSPT Grand Falls August 20-22

HillKerby

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

After wrapping up in Black Hawk, the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) will be heading to Grand Falls Casino in Larchwood, Iowa for another $1,100, $200K Guaranteed Main Event from August 20-22.

A week's worth of $70 and $260 satellites will lead up to the Main Event, which will have two starting flights on Friday, August 20 and Saturday, August 21, each at 3 p.m. local time before the field returns on Sunday, August 22 to play down to a winner.

Grand Falls has long been a staple on the MSPT schedule since its first stop there in 2012, and has recently seen record-setting turnouts of 488 and 518 during its last two stops in January 2021 and August 2020, the latter of which awarded a top prize of $107,709 to Mark Collins for his victory.

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08-14-2021 21:50 UTC

Updated Counts

HillKerby

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

A total of 253 entries have now been recorded nearing the midway point in Level 6. Updated counts from around the room have been provided below.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nate Zoller	117,000	110,400
Steve Wilkie	93,000	21,000
Ashley Warren	80,000	53,400
Fred West	73,600	39,100
Corey Zedo	72,000	47,000
Ian Pelz	59,800	34,800
Terry Harper	51,000	51,000
Jimmy Skovgard	48,500	23,500
Daniel Sandoval	47,000	10,000
Ryan Dodson	41,000	16,000
Stacey Jones	38,200	30,500
Mike Vanier	37,500	19,000
Karl Pirkopf	35,500	-12,300
Nick Marchitti	32,300	17,300
Alex Smith	30,800	-10,000
Barry Faecher	25,500	8,300
Cy Church	19,100	-10,500
Danny Gonzales	16,700	-8,300
Vincent Moscati	15,500	-9,500
Nader Wahdan	11,000	1,300
Tyler Potts	Busted
David Perlman	Busted

08-14-2021 21:38 UTC

Ambaye Gets Another Knockout

HillKerby

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

A player in middle position got his last 5,000 all in preflop against Yohannes Ambaye, who was under the gun.

All-In Player:
Yohannes Ambaye:

The king-high runout gave Ambaye a pair of nines on the river to eliminate the short-stacked player from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yohannes Ambaye	62,500	8,000

Tags: Yohannes Ambaye

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

08-14-2021 21:28 UTC

Jacks Good for Tumulak

HillKerby

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

Multiple bets went in preflop for the under-the-gun Mike Vanier and Richard Tumulak in the big blind to each commit 5,500 preflop, with Steve Wilkie calling the initial raise in middle position before folding to the subsequent aggression.

The flop came and Tumulak checked to Vanier, who bet 5,000. Tumulak thought for a few moments and then check-shoved for 11,200, receiving a quick call from Vanier for the difference.

"Aces or kings?" asked Tumulak, showing . Vanier tabled one of each, , and Tumulak held as the turn and river completed the runout.

"Let's go! One for JJ!" said Tumulak, clapping his hands together once as he did so.

"JJ!" said Wilkie from across the table. "King-four of clubs!" he added, telling Tumulak what he had and implying his flopped trips would have been best had he been in the pot.

"I know, that's why I went with the raise," responded Tumulak. "To get you out,"

"I should have just went with my gut," said Wilkie.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Tumulak	35,400	13,000
Mike Vanier	18,500	600

Tags: Mike Vanier Richard Tumulak

08-14-2021 21:16 UTC

Sandoval Wins Without Showdown

HillKerby

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

More than 6,000 was in the middle from preflop action with two players holding cards. The flop came and Daniel Sandoval checked under the gun to his opponent in the cutoff, who bet 2,000.

"How much is it?" asked Sandoval from the opposite side of the table. The dealer confirmed the amount and he called, bringing the turn where action went check-check.

The river fell and Sandoval reached for chips, grabbing 3,300 and tossing it into the felt. His opponent thought for a second, shook his head, and then sent his cards to the center of the table to earn Sandoval the pot sans showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Sandoval	37,000	12,000

Tags: Daniel Sandoval

08-14-2021 21:08 UTC

Upstairs Photos from the MSPT Black Hawk $1,110 Main Event

HillKerby

08-14-2021 20:57 UTC

Rotholz Felted

HillKerby

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

"Aces-versus-kings, second hand," said Hal Rotholz on his way out of the tournament area just moments after having previously been eliminated once prior. The back-to-back eliminations on his end spelled the end of his MSPT Black Hawk bid, and he made his way to the elevator to head out as a result.

"I'll be in Cherokee next," he added

Player	Chips	Progress
Hal Rotholz	Busted

Tags: Hal Rotholz

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

08-14-2021 20:51 UTC

Zoller Flops a Flush and Doubles

HillKerby

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Down to 5,800, Nate Zoller defended his big blind against an open to 1,000 from the cutoff. He then led out for 1,000 on a flop of . His opponent called, and he jammed for his remaining 3,800 on the turn .

Nate Zoller:
Cutoff:

Zoller faded a board-pairing river as completed the runout and the double was shipped his way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nate Zoller	12,200	-12,800

Tags: Nate Zoller