Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
MSPT Black Hawk
$360 MSPT ($150K GTD)
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
MSPT Black Hawk
Winner
Buy-in
$360
Prize Pool
$299,400
Entries
998
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 250,000
Ante
40,000
Entries
151
Players Left
22
Photos from Day 1a of the MSPT Black Hawk $360 Regional
Pence Over Two Starting Stacks
Level 5
: 300/500, 500 ante
Caleb Pence opened the action with a raise to 1,500 in the hijack and received calls from both players in the blinds. The flop fell 
and the small blind led out with a bet of 2,100, prompting a fold from the big blind. Pence then called.
The turn came 
and the small blind checked to Pence, who bet 2,800. The small blind thought for about 20 seconds and then pushed his cards forward to the dealer, earning Pence the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,500
60,500
|
60,500 |
Keeline Fires the Whole Way
Level 5
: 300/500, 500 ante
A four-way limped pot brought about a flop of 
and Ben Keeline led out for 800 in the small blind. Only the player on the button called, taking action heads up to the turn 
where Keeline bet another 3,200 and was called.
Keeline fired a third time on the river 
, betting 16,000 and leaving just 1,100 behind. His opponent thought for about 35 seconds and then found a call.
Keeline showed 
for a full house and took down the pot, earning praise from tablemates for a nice hand as the pot was sent his way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,100
43,100
|
43,100 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
MSPT Grand Falls August 20-22
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.
PokerNews will be offering live updates at the upcoming MSPT Grand Falls.
A Round of Chip Counts
Level 6
: 300/600, 600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
111,000
33,500
|
33,500 |
|
108,000
49,800
|
49,800 |
|
65,600
65,600
|
65,600 |
|
||
|
|
55,500
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
54,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
54,000
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
49,500
6,400
|
6,400 |
|
35,200
-5,500
|
-5,500 |
|
|
28,400
7,200
|
7,200 |
|
|
23,500
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
18,300
-15,200
|
-15,200 |
|
17,500
-7,500
|
-7,500 |
|
15,600
-16,400
|
-16,400 |
|
|
15,500
-8,500
|
-8,500 |
|
15,000
-18,800
|
-18,800 |
|
|
13,500
-900
|
-900 |
|
Busted | |
"I Love This Game!"
Level 6
: 300/600, 600 ante
Steve Patch opened to 2,400 under the gun and was called by the hijack. Russel Lazzara called on the button, as did Terry Wheeler defending his big blind to take action four ways to a flop of 
. Action checked to Patch and he continuation-bet 9,000. The hijack called, Lazzara folded, and then Wheeler called.
Wheeler checked the turn 
and Patch bet 30,000, more than enough to put his remaining opponents all in. The hijack folded and then Wheeler thought for a bit before announcing a call.
Terry Wheeler: 
Steve Patch: 
Patch's two pair and nut flush draw had Wheeler's lesser flush draw dead to the river 
, sending Wheeler to re-enter as the pot was shipped Patch's way.
"I love this game!" said Patch with a smile as he stacked his chips, now totaling more than 100K.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
109,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
67,100
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
25,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Roy Sees a Fun Runout; Siegfried with Heaps
Level 7
: 400/800, 800 ante
Action folded around the cutoff, who announced he was all in for 13,200 before Tyler Roy re-jammed in the small blind. The big blind asked for a count, which was totaled to be 15,800 and then folded to let the two have at it.
Cutoff: 
Tyler Roy: 
The cutoff stood up as the flop came 
and then saw the turn 
put him ahead with top two pair. However, the river 
fell right behind to put Roy back on top and earn the elimination and accompanying pot.
Meanwhile, Rod Siegfried was also spotted at the same table with what is easily the largest stack in the room at present moment. Siegfried filled in some of the details, saying the vast majority of his chips came from a hand in which he had ace-king and flopped trip kings to knock out three players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
172,000
172,000
|
172,000 |
|
|
31,000
31,000
|
31,000 |