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

Trevino Gets a Dub

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

The dealer was in the process of bringing a runout {2-Hearts}{3-Spades}{k-Spades}{j-Clubs}{8-Spades} with all of the chips already in the middle between Daniel Sandoval in early position and the at-risk Josh Trevino in the cutoff. Sandoval was standing up from his position in the two-seat, leaning forward to make sure he caught the board.

Josh Trevino: {k-Clubs}{9-Hearts}
Daniel Sandoval: {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts}

Trevino's kings wound up best over Sandoval's jacks to earn him the double. He let out a fist pump as the dealer confirmed his stack of 16,600 and Sandoval sent the requisite amount his way.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Sandoval us
Daniel Sandoval
60,200
13,200
13,200
Josh Trevino us
Josh Trevino
35,800
35,800
35,800

Tags: Daniel SandovalJosh Trevino

Wahdan Ousted

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

Eruption occurred at Table 11 with more than half the table standing up by the time the hand was completed, and when all was said and done, Nader Wahdan had been eliminated from the tournament after re-jamming in the big blind for his remaining 7,700 over an open from Rodney Ward in early position, who called the shove.

Nader Wahdan: {9-Clubs}{7-Clubs}
Rodney Ward: {a-Hearts}{j-Spades}

Wahdan flopped a ten-high straight as {10-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{8-Hearts} came on board, but the turn {k-Clubs} and river {q-Spades} improved Ward to Broadway, eliminating Wahdan with the nuts as a result.

Player Chips Progress
Rodney Ward us
Rodney Ward
56,500
Nader Wahdan us
Nader Wahdan
Busted

Tags: Nader WahdanRodney Ward

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
-6,000
Thomas Fuller us
Thomas Fuller
15,600
-6,900
-6,900

Tags: Ashley WarrenThomas Fuller

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

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
39,000

Tags: Jeff Heiberg

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

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.

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

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
32,000

Tags: Jerry Cyr

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