MSPT Black Hawk

$360 MSPT ($150K GTD)
Day: 1c
Event Info

MSPT Black Hawk

Final Results Event Info
Buy-in
$360
Prize Pool
$299,400
Entries
998
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 250,000
Ante
40,000
Players Info - Day 1c
Entries
266
Players Left
39

Welcome To the Party

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Teresa Hemingway us
Teresa Hemingway
25,000
25,000
25,000
Darcie Allen us
Darcie Allen
25,000
25,000
25,000
Jerry Cyr us
Jerry Cyr
25,000
25,000
25,000
Chris Ellis us
Chris Ellis
25,000
25,000
25,000
Gary Fjeldsted us
Gary Fjeldsted
25,000
25,000
25,000
James Eubanks us
James Eubanks
25,000
25,000
25,000
Barry Faecher us
Barry Faecher
25,000
25,000
25,000
Ryan Hopp us
Ryan Hopp
25,000
25,000
25,000
Mary Payeur us
Mary Payeur
25,000
25,000
25,000
Lisa Nichols us
Lisa Nichols
25,000
25,000
25,000
Steve LePeau us
Steve LePeau
25,000
25,000
25,000
Roman Mai us
Roman Mai
25,000
Victor Seymour us
Victor Seymour
25,000
25,000
25,000
Reza Yazdi us
Reza Yazdi
25,000
25,000
25,000
Keith Wright us
Keith Wright
25,000
25,000
25,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
Salim Wahdan us
Salim Wahdan
25,000
25,000
25,000

Hemingway Wins Without Showdown

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante
Teresa Hemingway
Teresa Hemingway

Action was heads up on a flop of {10-Spades}{2-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} 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 {6-Hearts}.

The river fell {a-Hearts} 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 us
Teresa Hemingway
32,500
7,500
7,500

Tags: Teresa Hemingway

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

Six To Flop; No Showdown Needed

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 {10-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{k-Clubs} 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 {j-Spades}. Tracey checked and Fjeldsted bet another 1,000. Wright quickly folded and then Tracey called.

Action made its way to the river {9-Hearts} heads up and Tracey led out, firing 7,000.

"I don't have that much, so I'm not gonna call," said Fjeldsted, folding {k-Spades}{9-Spades} face-up to result in the pot being shipped across the table to Tracey.

Player Chips Progress
Keith Wright us
Keith Wright
29,600
4,600
4,600
Day 1C Chip Leader
Roman Mai us
Roman Mai
28,500
3,500
3,500
Keith Tracey us
Keith Tracey
24,000
24,000
24,000
Gary Fjeldsted us
Gary Fjeldsted
5,300
-19,700
-19,700

Tags: Gary FjeldstedHung MaiKeith TraceyKeith Wright

Kicker Plays for Ellis

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante
Chris Ellis
Chris Ellis

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 {8-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{a-Spades} and the small blind checked to Ellis, who continuation-bet 1,300. Both players called.

The turn was {4-Clubs} 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 {3-Clubs} to take the hand to showdown.

Pallath showed {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts} upon checking back, and it was bested by Ellis' {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} to earn him the pot.

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

Tags: Chris EllisJoey Pallath

Macias With a Big Stack Early

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante
Erik Macias
Erik Macias

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 us
Erik Macias
90,000
65,000
65,000

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

A Round of Chip Counts

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante
Player Chips Progress
Steve Wilkie gb
Steve Wilkie
54,100
-1,900
-1,900
Nick Marchitti us
Nick Marchitti
39,300
39,300
39,300
Mary Payeur us
Mary Payeur
36,000
11,000
11,000
Chad Bjorkman us
Chad Bjorkman
32,900
7,900
7,900
Tan Hoang us
Tan Hoang
29,500
4,500
4,500
Keith Tracey us
Keith Tracey
29,500
5,500
5,500
Keith Wright us
Keith Wright
27,100
-2,500
-2,500
Day 1C Chip Leader
Chris Ellis us
Chris Ellis
24,800
-10,700
-10,700
Ryan Dodson us
Ryan Dodson
24,100
-11,400
-11,400
Joey Pallath us
Joey Pallath
17,100
-1,000
-1,000
Gary Fjeldsted us
Gary Fjeldsted
13,000
7,700
7,700
Roman Mai us
Roman Mai
12,200
-16,300
-16,300

Pallath Coolers an Opponent

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante
Joey Pallath
Joey Pallath

A raised pot preflop saw all of the chips go into the middle on a flop of {a-Spades}{10-Clubs}{k-Hearts} with Joey Pallath in middle position having an opponent in the small blind at risk with a slightly-covering stack.

All-In Player: {k-Clubs}{10-Spades}
Joey Pallath: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}

The small blind had flopped bottom two pair but had run it into Pallath's aces, leaving him in need of running cards to quads or Broadway for a chop. The turn {9-Clubs} made neither of those possible and the river {9-Spades} unnecessarily improved him further to a full house.

Player Chips Progress
Joey Pallath us
Joey Pallath
35,300
18,200
18,200

Tags: Joey Pallath

More Counts Before Break

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante
Player Chips Progress
Darcie Allen us
Darcie Allen
42,600
17,600
17,600
Jerry Cyr us
Jerry Cyr
42,400
17,400
17,400
Jason Blount us
Jason Blount
41,000
16,000
16,000
Peter Johnson us
Peter Johnson
37,000
37,000
37,000
Reza Yazdi us
Reza Yazdi
36,000
11,000
11,000
Andrew Peragallo us
Andrew Peragallo
33,800
8,800
8,800
Ryan Hopp us
Ryan Hopp
33,800
8,800
8,800
Nate Zoller us
Nate Zoller
26,600
26,600
26,600
Ross Lantzy us
Ross Lantzy
26,000
26,000
26,000
Teresa Hemingway us
Teresa Hemingway
26,000
-6,500
-6,500
Andrew Pettenger us
Andrew Pettenger
25,800
25,800
25,800
Travis Northrope us
Travis Northrope
25,000
25,000
25,000
Greg Geller us
Greg Geller
14,600
-10,400
-10,400
James Eubanks us
James Eubanks
13,800
-11,200
-11,200
Victor Seymour us
Victor Seymour
13,000
-12,000
-12,000
Steve LePeau us
Steve LePeau
8,000
-17,000
-17,000
Lisa Nichols us
Lisa Nichols
Busted
Barry Faecher us
Barry Faecher
Busted
Salim Wahdan us
Salim Wahdan
Busted
Terry Wheeler us
Terry Wheeler
Busted