$360 MSPT ($150K GTD) Day 1a | MSPT Black Hawk

08-05-2021 00:07 UTC

Sandoval Gets Novak

HillKerby

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

An all in and call were overheard with a pile of chips already in the middle on a board of and Randy Novak was the one at risk, jamming for his remaining 42,000 on the button and receiving a check-call from Daniel Sandoval in middle position.

Randy Novak:
Daniel Sandoval:

Novak's flush was drawing dead as the one possible club to give him a straight flush was already held in Sandoval's hand. The river completed the runout and Novak made his way from the table as the pot was shipped in Sandoval's direction.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Sandoval	210,000 45,000	45,000
Randy Novak	Busted

Tags: Daniel Sandoval Randy Novak

08-05-2021 00:21 UTC

Pettenger Gets a Dub

HillKerby

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Andrew Pettenger opened to 6,000 in the hijack and was three-bet to 18,000 by the big blind. He made the call, bringing the flop where the big blind went all in for Pettenger's effective stack of 33,200. Pettenger immediately called.

Andrew Pettenger:
Big Blind:

The turn gave Pettenger four gutshot outs to sweat, but the river came cleanly to improve him to a full house and secure him the dub.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Pettenger	103,200 103,200	103,200

Tags: Andrew Pettenger

08-05-2021 00:25 UTC

Frei Makes Field Crack 150

HillKerby

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

November 2019 MSPT Black Hawk Regional Champion Aaron Frei has just been spotted in the tournament and confirmed he made it up just before the end of Level 12, the final level players have to register. His entry has bumped the field up to 150, a massive number for a Wednesday that is sure to set the pace for an upcoming huge event with three more starting flights still on the docket.

Registration will remain open through the upcoming dinner break before closing at approximately 7:10 p.m. local time upon the beginning of Level 13.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Frei	25,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Aaron Frei

08-05-2021 00:29 UTC

Pre-Dinner Photos from Day 1a of the MSPT Black Hawk $360 Regional

HillKerby

08-05-2021 00:31 UTC

Dinner Break - Last Chance To Register

HillKerby

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Players are on a 40-minute dinner break set to end at 7:11 p.m. local time. Registration will remain open through the dinner break, closing at the beginning of Level 13.

Thirty-eight players currently remain from 151 entries.

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/3,000

Ante: 3,000

08-05-2021 01:14 UTC

Registration Closes

HillKerby

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

No additional entries were logged during the dinner break and Level 13 is officially underway. With its beginning, Day 1a's registration has officially closed with a total of 151 entries.

Thirty-eight players remain, and play will continue until the end of Level 15 unless the 12%-mark of 18 players is reached before that time. Should that happen, a hard stop will ensue with all remaining players making it to Sunday's Day 2.

08-05-2021 01:18 UTC

Post-Dinner Chip Counts

HillKerby

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Rod Siegfried	290,000 -54,000	-54,000
Clay Wilson	228,000 228,000	228,000
James Rodriguez	215,000 121,000	121,000

Justin Shaw	200,000 -62,000	-62,000
Daniel Sandoval	165,000 -45,000	-45,000
Andrew Pettenger	161,000 57,800	57,800
Barry Faecher	161,000 33,400	33,400
Alex Kotliarsky	144,000 51,000	51,000
Jordan Walker	138,000 2,000	2,000
Ben Keeline	93,000 39,000	39,000
James Eads	92,000 92,000	92,000
Aaron Thomas	90,000 16,500	16,500
Allan Sease	78,000 78,000	78,000
Caleb Pence	74,000 21,400	21,400
Steven Rule	72,000 -67,000	-67,000
Yohannes Ambaye	55,000 -44,000	-44,000
Ryan Hopp	25,000 -48,500	-48,500
Steve Patch	Busted
Chris Durant	Busted
Russel Lazzara	Busted
Austin Cole	Busted

08-05-2021 01:22 UTC

Hopp Skipped Out of the Tournament

HillKerby

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

A short-stacked Ryan Hopp got the last of his chips into the middle in the big blind, receiving action from Toby Gebauer in middle position.

Ryan Hopp:
Toby Gebauer:

"I love poker!" exclaimed Hopp sarcastically. "I even got jacks in the big blind!"

The runout brought the possibility of a gutshot straight draw completing on the river to bring a chop, but ultimately left Hopp's jacks second best to the aces of Gebauer, who took down the pot and sent Hopp to the rail shortly after returning from dinner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Toby Gebauer	142,000 142,000	142,000
Ryan Hopp	Busted

Tags: Ryan Hopp Toby Gebauer

08-05-2021 01:33 UTC

Kotliarsky Check-Raises the River

HillKerby

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Justin Shaw opened in middle position and saw Alex Kotliarsky defend his big blind before check-calling Shaw's continuation-bet on a flop of .

The turn came and Kotliarsky check-called another 12,000 from Shaw to bring the river on board. Kotliarsky checked again and Shaw fired a third time for 15,000, prompting Kotliarsky to check-raise to 35,000. Shaw thought for about 20 seconds and then called.