$360 MSPT ($150K GTD) | MSPT Black Hawk

08-09-2021 00:41 UTC

Joseph Gunn Eliminated in 10th Place ($4,192)

HillKerby

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Jeff Heiberg open-limped the cutoff and saw James Callanan complete his small blind. Joseph Gunn checked his option in the big blind and the three went to a flop of .

Callanan checked and Gunn bet 235,000. Heiberg raised to 700,000 and Callanan folded, sending action back to Gunn who jammed all in for a bit more and was immediately called.

Joseph Gunn:
Jeff Heiberg:

"Nice hand," said Gunn upon seeing his top pair was up against jacks and nines. He did not hit running sixes as completedthe runout and was eliminated in 10th place as a result.

With his elimination, nine now remain and those nine have reached the final table. They are in the process of drawing for seats and will soon go on a 40-minute dinner break thereafter. An updated seat draw and list of chip counts will be posted shortly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Gunn	Busted

Tags: James Callanan Jeff Heiberg Joseph Gunn

08-09-2021 00:50 UTC

Dinner Break

HillKerby

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

The nine players who have reached the final table are on a dinner break until 7:30 p.m. local time.

08-09-2021 01:33 UTC

Final Table Underway (full)

HillKerby

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Play has resumed with the final table now underway with 10 minutes and 40 seconds remaining in Level 29.

Seat	Player	Chip Count
1	James Callanan	5,410,000
2	Barb Visher	2,850,000
3	Cy Church	4,250,000
4	Vincent Moscati	1,120,000
5	Juan Perez	1,940,000
6	Matthew Ludiker	1,425,000
7	Jeff Heiberg	5,205,000
8	Brian Beck	1,700,000
9	Clayton Ruff	985,000

Player	Chips	Progress
James Callanan	5,410,000 935,000	935,000
Jeff Heiberg	5,205,000 -445,000	-445,000
Cy Church	4,250,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Barb Visher	2,850,000 -15,000	-15,000
Juan Perez (CO)	1,940,000 -40,000	-40,000
Brian Beck	1,700,000 400,000	400,000
Matthew Ludiker	1,425,000 -805,000	-805,000

Vincent Moscati	1,120,000 190,000	190,000
Clayton Ruff	985,000 -160,000	-160,000

08-09-2021 01:42 UTC

Perez Strikes First Blood

HillKerby

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Juan Perez opened to 250,000 under the gun and saw action fold to the button, where Barb Visher three-bet to 550,000. Perez called.

The flop came and Perez jammed for 1.4 million. Visher quickly showed as she tossed them to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Perez (CO)	2,730,000 790,000	790,000
Barb Visher	2,320,000 -530,000	-530,000

Tags: Barb Visher Juan Perez

08-09-2021 01:46 UTC

Barb Visher Eliminated in 9th Place ($5,389)

HillKerby

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

"Well, since I'm tilting," said Barb Visher after losing the previous hand, tossing in a raise to 360,000 in the cutoff. Cy Church called on the button and action went heads up to af lop of .

"Can I ask you a question?" said Visher to Church, looking over to him on her direct left. "What would a good player do?"

The table set about in laughter while Church cracked a visible smile, and then Visher followed it up by announcing she was all in. Church called.

Barb Visher:
Cy Church:

Visher's top pair with a queen kicker was behind that of Church's, and she did not catch the three outer she needed as the turn and river completed the runout to result in her being the first to fall at the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cy Church	5,600,000 1,350,000	1,350,000
Barb Visher	Busted

Tags: Barb Visher Cy Church

Level: 30

Blinds: 100,000/150,000

Ante: 30,000

08-09-2021 01:53 UTC

Matthew Ludiker Eliminated in 8th Place ($6,587)

HillKerby

Level 30 : 100,000/150,000, 30,000 ante

Cy Church raised to 450,000 under the gun and saw Matthew Ludiker three-bet shove for 1.09 million. Church asked for a count and then called after about half a minute of thought.

Matthew Ludiker:
Cy Church:

The runout gave Church two pair, jacks and sevens to eliminate Ludiker in eighth place early in Level 30.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cy Church	6,700,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Matthew Ludiker	Busted

Tags: Cy Church Matthew Ludiker

08-09-2021 01:57 UTC

MSPT United States Poker Championship Comes to Sycuan Casino September 16-26

HillKerby

Level 30 : 100,000/150,000, 30,000 ante

The Mid-States Poker Tour will play host to the United States Poker Championship September 16-26 at Sycuan Casino in San Diego, California.

A total of 11 trophy events will take place including a $360 Regional $100K Guarantee during the opening weekend (September 16-19) and the $1,110 Main Event running from Thursday, September 23 through Sunday, September 26, which will feature a $300K Guarantee for its three starting flights.

Sycuan's first MSPT stop came back in March and also culminated with a $300K Guarantee Main Event. That time, Alesandro Jauregui claimed victory and the accompanying $140,665 first-place prize after topping a field of 676, which more than doubled the tournament's guaranteed prize pool.

PokerNews will be returning to Sycuan alongside MSPT to bring you live updates of both the $360 Regional and $1,110 Main Events.

Click here for more details including hotel rates.

08-09-2021 02:10 UTC

Updated Counts

HillKerby

Level 30 : 100,000/150,000, 30,000 ante

Seven-handed action has slowed down with no real action to report about other than an all-in preflop situation in which ace-king offsuit chopped with ace-king offsuit. Updated counts are as follows.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cy Church	7,300,000 600,000	600,000
Jeff Heiberg	5,400,000 195,000	195,000
James Callanan	5,350,000 -60,000	-60,000
Brian Beck	2,200,000 500,000	500,000
Juan Perez (CO)	1,950,000 -780,000	-780,000
Vincent Moscati	1,625,000 505,000	505,000
Clayton Ruff	1,080,000 95,000	95,000