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

08-05-2021 20:29 UTC

Roy Holds To Double

Hill Kerby

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

Action was three handed on a flop of with a little over 4,000 in the middle and Patrick Roy was first to act, checking from the small blind. The big blind also checked and then a player in early position bet 3,500. Roy check-shoved and the big blind folded, sending action back to the early-position player, who asked for a count. The amount was totaled to be 12,100 and a call was announced a few moments later.

Patrick Roy:
Early Position:

Roy's top pair was ahead of his opponent's flush draw. The turn left him with just one more card to fade, which he did as the prettiest card in the deck came to complete the runout and score him the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Roy	28,400 5,100	5,100

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08-05-2021 20:21 UTC

Chip Counts After Break

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Hill Kerby

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Acosta	74,000 49,000	49,000
Renato Spahiu	70,600 45,600	45,600
Bruce Carter	65,600 3,400	3,400
James Eubanks	44,700 19,700	19,700
Randy Needens	44,600 19,600	19,600
Clayton Ruff	35,800 6,400	6,400
Ted Shenefelt	30,300 5,000	5,000
Karl Pirkopf	28,800
Patrick Suzuki	25,600 2,400	2,400
Terry Wheeler	24,000 1,000	1,000
Victor Seymour	15,800 3,000	3,000
Brian Leitch	6,700 18,300	18,300

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

08-05-2021 20:00 UTC

First Break of the Day

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Hill Kerby

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

The first 10-minute break of the day has arrived with 136 entries recorded so far and a full house inside the Bally's Black Hawk Poker Parlour.

08-05-2021 19:59 UTC

Blankenship Wins a Big One Before Break

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Hill Kerby

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Blankenship	70,000 45,000	45,000

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08-05-2021 19:47 UTC

A Round of Chip Counts

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Hill Kerby

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 19:39 UTC

Seymour Finds a Double

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Hill Kerby

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

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Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

08-05-2021 19:29 UTC

MSPT Grand Falls August 20-22

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Hill Kerby

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.

Click here for more details including hotel rates.

08-05-2021 19:19 UTC

Two Pair Good for Suzuki

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Hill Kerby

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.