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

08-05-2021 18:58 UTC

Slenkovich Gets a Full Double

HillKerby

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

More than 35,000 was already in the middle on a completed board of with heads-up action between Tyler Slenkovich in the cutoff and his opponent in the big blind. The big blind checked and Slenkovich went all in for just shy of 15,000, sending his opponent into the tank.

"Nice hand," said the big blind after more than a minute had passed, throwing in chips to call as he made his announcement.

Slenkovich tabled for aces up and his opponent mucked, with the dealer briefly flashing before scooping the cards into the muck pile.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Slenkovich	65,400 65,400	65,400

Tags: Tyler Slenkovich

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

08-05-2021 19:08 UTC

"A Lot of Aces At This Table"

HillKerby

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante

Phil Gioia opened in middle position and called a three-bet to 2,000 from Bruce Carter in the small blind, taking action heads up to a flop of . Carter made a continuation-bet of 5,000 and Gioia raised all in, with Carter instantly calling.

Phil Gioia:
Bruce Carter:

The dealer announced both hands as they were turned up, Gioia's first, followed by Carter's two aces.

"A lot of aces at this table," said Gioia as the runout completed before making his way from the table and back to the registration desk to fire again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruce Carter	69,000 69,000	69,000
Phil Gioia	25,000

Tags: Bruce Carter Phil Gioia

08-05-2021 19:19 UTC

Two Pair Good for Suzuki

HillKerby

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante

Three players went to a flop of , two of which were Ted Shenefelt in the big blind and Patrick Suzuki in early position. Action checked to Suzuki and he bet 1,000, receiving a check-raise from Shenefelt to 2,200 after the third player in the hand folded and action made it back to him. Suzuki called.

Both players checked the turn , bringing the river where Shenefelt verbalized a check once more. Suzuki then fired out a bet.

"What's that, four thousand?" asked Shenefelt. The dealer confirmed and Shenefelt found a call shortly thereafter.

Suzuki showed for the rivered two pair and Shenefelt mucked, resulting in the pot being shipped Suzuki's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ted Shenefelt	35,300 10,300	10,300
Patrick Suzuki	28,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Patrick Suzuki Ted Shenefelt

08-05-2021 19:29 UTC

MSPT Grand Falls August 20-22

HillKerby

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 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.

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Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

08-05-2021 19:39 UTC

Seymour Finds a Double

HillKerby

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

An early-position player opened to 1,200 and was called by the cutoff. Victor Seymour then re-jammed for 8,500 in the big blind, with the early-position player re-jamming behind to force the cutoff out of the hand.

Victor Seymour:
Early Position:

Seymour connected with the flop to pull far ahead. He faded the one outer as the turn and river completed the runout to give him trips and score him the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Seymour	18,800 18,800	18,800

Tags: Victor Seymour

08-05-2021 19:47 UTC

A Round of Chip Counts

HillKerby

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Slenkovich	92,000 26,600	26,600
Greg Collins	40,500 15,500	15,500
Craig DeBolt	40,000 15,000	15,000
Zach Gutierrez	37,000 12,000	12,000
Phil Gioia	25,500 500	500
Patrick Roy	23,300
Jason Vanstrom	21,500 -3,500	-3,500
Jason Blount	19,000 19,000	19,000
Peter Johnson	18,800 -20,700	-20,700
Ronnie Lamb	16,300
Tan Hoang	6,500 -18,500	-18,500
Mike Sherry	Busted

08-05-2021 19:59 UTC

Blankenship Wins a Big One Before Break

HillKerby

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Action folded to the hijack, who open-limped. David Blankenship raised to 1,600 in the cutoff and received calls from all three players behind as well as the hijack, taking postflop action five ways.

The flop came and the small blind checked. The big blind shoved for 5,600 and the hijack called after some deliberation.

"I'm all in," said Blankenship, putting out 5,600 and then announcing he had 19,600 more. The player on the button folded and then the small blind re-jammed as well, covering the hijack and forcing him out of the pot to bring about a three-way all-in situation.

Big Blind:
David Blankenship:
Small Blind:

Blankenship's top pair needed to fade straight and flush draws to scoop both pots and did so with ease as the turn and river came to complete the runout.