MSPT Black Hawk

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

MSPT Black Hawk

Final Results
Winner
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
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Al-Hadwan Gets Another Sweaty Double

HillKerby
HillKerby
Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Samir Al-Hadwan on Day 1b
Samir Al-Hadwan on Day 1b

There was a raise to 13,000 and four calls preflop, two of which were from Samir Al-Hadwan in the small blind and the big blind just behind him.

The flop came {4-Spades}{7-Spades}{3-Diamonds} and Al-Hadwan shipped in his last 41,000. The big blind was the only one to give him action.

Samir Al-Hadwan: {a-Spades}{3-Clubs}
Big Blind: {k-Spades}{9-Spades}

Al-Hadwan had shoved with bottom pair, top kicker and was called by a flush draw with two overcards to go with it. A statistical underdog, Al-Hadwan's hand held nonetheless as the turn {7-Clubs} and river {2-Hearts} completed the runout to earn him the double and a bit more, giving him some breathing room with a six-figure stack as a result.

Player Chips Progress
Samir Al-Hadwan us
Samir Al-Hadwan
139,000
75,000
 75,000

Tags: Samir Al-Hadwan

Pettenger Stays Alive

HillKerby
HillKerby
Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Andrew Pettenger
Andrew Pettenger

Andrew Pettenger was down to his last 56,000 after losing a pot for more than 200,000 when his pocket queens got in against ace-jack on a jack-high flop and the player hit trip jacks on the river. He then open-jammed in early position and was looked up by the hijack.

Andrew Pettenger: {k-Hearts}{8-Spades}
Hijack: {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

Pettenger looked to be cooked, but the flop {5-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} bailed him out, giving him kings up that remained best through the turn {10-Diamonds} and river {2-Hearts} to earn the double and get back to 135K.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Pettenger us
Andrew Pettenger 		135,000
79,000
 79,000

Tags: Andrew Pettenger

Four More Hands

HillKerby
HillKerby
Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Ten minutes now remain in Level 15 and four more hands will be played across the five remaining tables in play before bagging and tagging for the evening.

Dodson Doubles Through Hoang and Takes Some More

HillKerby
HillKerby
Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Ryan Dodson defended his big blind versus an open from Tan Hoang in the hijack, bringing a flop of {3-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}. Dodson checked and Hoang continuation-bet 14,000, prompting a check-raise to 60,000 from Dodson. Hoang came back over the top, putting Dodson all in for 127,000 effectively and Dodson called.

Ryan Dodson: {q-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}
Tan Hoang: [tdctc]

Dodson needed to hit a 12 outer to stay alive and did just that on the turn {q-Spades} to make a pair of queens. The river {3-Spades} came clean and the double was shipped his way at Hoang's expense just before the end of the night.

Then, on the final hand of the night, the two were involved again with Hoang having a bet of 25,000 on a three-heart flop from under the gun and tank-folding to a raise to 100,000 from Dodson, who was in the hijack to earn Dodson even more chips to put into his bag.

Player Chips Progress
Tan Hoang us
Tan Hoang 		350,000
-120,000
 -120,000
Ryan Dodson us
Ryan Dodson 		330,000
206,000
 206,000

Tags: Ryan DodsonTan Hoang

Play Has Finished

HillKerby
HillKerby
Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Play has finished for the night on all five remaining tables and an unofficial 41 players are in the process of bagging their chips. A complete list of chip counts will be provided shortly with a recap of the day's action soon to follow.

End of Day 1c Chip Counts (full)

HillKerby
HillKerby
Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Two players were lost in the final four hands of the night, and in the meantime, Keith Wright shot up the leader board as several others lost chips to make him the end-of-day chip leader with 388,000.

Stay tuned for a recap of the day's action, as it will be posted shortly.

Player Chips Progress
Keith Wright us
Keith Wright 		388,000
238,000
 238,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
Steve Baca us
Steve Baca 		357,000
7,000
 7,000
Tan Hoang us
Tan Hoang 		346,000
-4,000
 -4,000
Marc Rutt us
Marc Rutt 		337,000
337,000
 337,000
Ryan Dodson us
Ryan Dodson 		334,000
4,000
 4,000
Travis Miller us
Travis Miller 		304,000
304,000
 304,000
Chase Crawford us
Chase Crawford 		278,000
278,000
 278,000
Steve Wilkie gb
Steve Wilkie 		275,000
150,000
 150,000
Ryan Pringle us
Ryan Pringle 		243,000
243,000
 243,000
Harold Miller us
Harold Miller 		223,000
223,000
 223,000
Anthony Karahalios us
Anthony Karahalios
212,000
212,000
 212,000
Ryan Hopp us
Ryan Hopp
201,000
71,000
 71,000
Josh Saltz us
Josh Saltz 		200,000
200,000
 200,000
Steve LePeau us
Steve LePeau 		184,000
184,000
 184,000
Andrew Pettenger us
Andrew Pettenger 		166,000
31,000
 31,000
Aaron Frei us
Aaron Frei 		160,000
30,000
 30,000
Chris Shytle us
Chris Shytle 		154,000
61,000
 61,000
James Callanan us
James Callanan 		149,000
149,000
 149,000
Carrie Oster us
Carrie Oster 		146,000
146,000
 146,000
Ross Lantzy us
Ross Lantzy 		144,000
-66,000
 -66,000
Samir Al-Hadwan us
Samir Al-Hadwan
141,000
2,000
 2,000
Gene Gioia us
Gene Gioia 		136,000
136,000
 136,000
Chris Carlson us
Chris Carlson
132,000
132,000
 132,000
Jamda Dothar us
Jamda Dothar 		131,000
131,000
 131,000
Milad Hajihabib us
Milad Hajihabib 		127,000
127,000
 127,000

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Keith Wright Bags the Day 1c Chip Lead at MSPT Black Hawk $360 Regional

HillKerby
HillKerby
Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Keith Wright
Keith Wright

Chips flew all over the place on Day 1c of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Black Hawk $360 Regional, and even more so as the night drew to a conclusion and 39 players out of a total 266 entries found their way into Sunday's Day 2. Leading the way was Black Hawk regular Keith Wright, who finished the day with 388,000 after vaulting up from under 100K earlier in the final level of the night.

Wright was in it from the beginning and largely hung around the 100,000-mark through most of the night, dipping below slightly before making his way back up to 388K. He also received help from Steve Baca (357,000), Tan Hoang (346,000), and Marc Rutt (337,000), all of whom had larger stacks before losing sizeable pots just before play finished. Hoang in particular looked to be the clear chip leader with over half a million before losing two pots to Ryan Dodson (334,000), who finished fifth in chips after some run good punctuated a largely uneventful day for the Centennial native.

2019 MSPT Black Hawk Main Event Champion Steve Wilkie (275,000) also found a bag, as did 2019 MSPT Black Hawk Regional Champion Aaron Frei (160,000). Others such as Danny Gonzales, Nader Wahdan, Greg Geller, Phil Gioia, and Teresa Hemingway were less fortunate.

All who have yet to bag will have one more shot at doing so on Saturday's Day 1c. The room will likely be sold out by the time cards go into the air, so players are advised to arrive early to guarantee themselves a seat. Registration begins at 10 a.m. In total, 651 entries have been logged and 93 players have already advanced to Sunday's Day 2.

PokerNews will be back on the floor at noon Saturday to conclude Day 1 coverage and set the stage for Sunday's conclusion.

Tags: Aaron FreiDanny GonzalesGreg GellerKeith WrightNader WahdanPhil GioiaRyan DodsonSteve BacaSteve WilkieTan HoangTeresa Hemingway

$360 MSPT ($150K GTD)

Day 1c Completed

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