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

08-06-2021 19:38 UTC

A Round of Chip Counts

HillKerby

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Wilkie	54,100 -1,900	-1,900
Nick Marchitti	39,300 39,300	39,300
Mary Payeur	36,000 11,000	11,000
Chad Bjorkman	32,900 7,900	7,900
Tan Hoang	29,500 4,500	4,500
Keith Tracey	29,500 5,500	5,500
Keith Wright	27,100 -2,500	-2,500

Chris Ellis	24,800 -10,700	-10,700
Ryan Dodson	24,100 -11,400	-11,400
Joey Pallath	17,100 -1,000	-1,000
Gary Fjeldsted	13,000 7,700	7,700
Roman Mai	12,200 -16,300	-16,300

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

08-06-2021 19:27 UTC

Erik Macias was just seen with one of the largest stacks in the room after 90 minutes of play, having chipped up to 90,000. One hand he won along the way involved taking a player's stack after the player made trip nines and ran into Macias' flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Macias	90,000 65,000	65,000

08-06-2021 19:17 UTC

Kicker Plays for Ellis

HillKerby

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante

Chris Ellis raised to 1,000 in early position and received calls from Joey Pallath in middle position and another player in the small blind. The flop came and the small blind checked to Ellis, who continuation-bet 1,300. Both players called.

The turn was and the small blind checked again. Ellis bet another 2,500 and Pallath announced a raise, putting 5,500 into the pot. The small blind folded and then Ellis called, with the two checking the river to take the hand to showdown.

Pallath showed upon checking back, and it was bested by Ellis' to earn him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Ellis	35,500 11,500	11,500
Joey Pallath	18,100 18,100	18,100

Tags: Chris Ellis Joey Pallath

08-06-2021 19:08 UTC

Six To Flop; No Showdown Needed

HillKerby

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante

Gary Fjeldsted open-limped in early position and saw Hung Mai limp behind in middle position. Keith Wright was next to act and joined the party, as did the player on the button before Keith Tracey completed his small blind. The big blind then checked his option, and the six went to the streets.

The dealer fanned a flop of and action checked to Fjeldsted, who bet 700. He received three calls from Wright, Tracey, and the big blind, and four continued to the turn . Tracey checked and Fjeldsted bet another 1,000. Wright quickly folded and then Tracey called.

Action made its way to the river heads up and Tracey led out, firing 7,000.

"I don't have that much, so I'm not gonna call," said Fjeldsted, folding face-up to result in the pot being shipped across the table to Tracey.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keith Wright	29,600 4,600	4,600

Roman Mai	28,500 3,500	3,500
Keith Tracey	24,000 24,000	24,000
Gary Fjeldsted	5,300 -19,700	-19,700

Tags: Gary Fjeldsted Hung Mai Keith Tracey Keith Wright

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

08-06-2021 18:58 UTC

Hemingway Wins Without Showdown

HillKerby

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

Action was heads up on a flop of with 2,100 already in the middle. Teresa Hemingway checked in early position and the player on the button bet 800.

"Raise," said Hemingway as she fanned out two 1,000-chips in front of her. Her opponent called and then action went check-check on the turn .

The river fell and Hemingway reached for chips. She bet 3,000 and her opponent thought for just under 20 seconds before releasing his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Teresa Hemingway	32,500 7,500	7,500

Tags: Teresa Hemingway

08-06-2021 18:51 UTC

Welcome To the Party

HillKerby

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Teresa Hemingway	25,000 25,000	25,000
Darcie Allen	25,000 25,000	25,000
Jerry Cyr	25,000 25,000	25,000
Chris Ellis	25,000 25,000	25,000
Gary Fjeldsted	25,000 25,000	25,000
James Eubanks	25,000 25,000	25,000
Barry Faecher	25,000 25,000	25,000
Ryan Hopp	25,000 25,000	25,000
Mary Payeur	25,000 25,000	25,000
Lisa Nichols	25,000 25,000	25,000
Steve LePeau	25,000 25,000	25,000
Roman Mai	25,000
Victor Seymour	25,000 25,000	25,000
Reza Yazdi	25,000 25,000	25,000
Keith Wright	25,000 25,000	25,000

Salim Wahdan	25,000 25,000	25,000

08-06-2021 18:42 UTC

Dodson Shows Two Bullets

HillKerby

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

A player raised to 400 in early position and Ryan Dodson three-bet to 2,300 one position over. Action folded back to the original raiser and he called.

The flop dropped and Dodson's opponent checked to him. He made a continuation-bet of 1,800, sending his opponent into the tank. After nearly a minute had passed, the player looked back at his cards and then meekly released them onto the felt.

Dodson, also known as "Ace Dredlo," then began peeling back his two cards and then proceeded to flash them to his opponent before tossing them onto the middle of the table for all to see his .

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Dodson	35,500 35,500	35,500

Tags: Ryan Dodson

08-06-2021 18:34 UTC

Blankenship Waiting For a Second Shot

HillKerby

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

David Blankenship was just seen in the tournament area waiting to get in on the action as an alternate. He confirmed that he had already been eliminated from the tournament on his first bullet after running into pocket aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Blankenship	25,000 25,000	25,000