Early Photos from Day 1c of the MSPT Black Hawk $1,110 Main Event
MSPT Black Hawk
$1,110 Main Event ($200K GTD)
Day: 1c
Upstairs Action
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
A last-minute effort from everybody involved has brought about the opening of the upstairs overflow area inside Bally's Black Hawk, where three tables are currently in action.
On one table, Kurt MacDonald opened to 700 in middle position and Scott Stewart called in the cutoff. Action went heads up to the flop 
and MacDonald continuation-bet 1,000. Stewart called.
The turn came 
and MacDonald fired a second barrel of 2,500, prompting Stewart to shoot his cards to the center of the table.
Moments later, Mike Vanier was seen vacating his seat at an adjacent table as his stack was pushed to Yohannes Ambaye. Vanier had shoved on the end of a board 
with 
for a pair of fives, only to run it into Ambaye's straight with 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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54,500 | 29,500 |
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22,400 | 22,400 |
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21,200 | -3,800 |
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Busted |
More Players in the Field
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
A total of 187 entries have now been recorded early in Level 2. Here's a look at more players already in on the action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
Minnesota in the House
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
The 2016 MSPT Canterbury Park Champion and Minnesota native Jonathan Kim has made his way to Colorado for the final flight of the tournament and found himself an early double against Joseph Perea.
According to Perea and another tablemate, Kim had ace-king against Parea's ace-queen on an eventual board of 
for Kim's full house to best Perea's. Perea was down to crumbs thereafter and has since spun it back to 8,000 to get some breathing room for the time being.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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55,000 | 30,000 |
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8,000 | 8,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Perlman Three-Bets the Flop
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
There was 4,200 in the middle from preflop action with a flop reading 
. The big blind checked over to David Perlman in middle position, who bet 2,000 and saw his opponent check-raise to 5,000. Perlman thought for a handful of moments and then put out a three-bet to 12,000.
His opponent didn't take long to fold, and Perlman took down the pot for an early increase to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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31,000 |
Faces in the Crowd
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
More than 20 players have joined since cards began to fly with the tournament clock now displaying 158 total entries. Here are some familiar faces throughout the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
Update Your Own Chip Count Using the PokerNews MyStack App!
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
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Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
MSPT Tournament Director Jeremy Smith has concluded all announcements and instructed dealers to shuffle up and deal.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100