MSPT Black Hawk

$360 MSPT ($150K GTD)
Day: 1d
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 1d
Entries
347
Players Left
51

Wedekin Flops the Joint

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

There was 9,000 in the middle from preflop action and Andrew Peragallo threw out a bet of 5,000 from the small blind on {6-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{8-Spades}. Sven Wedekin jammed in the hijack for 2,500 more and Peragallo called.

Sven Wedekin: {9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}
Andrew Peragallo: {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}

Wedekin had flopped the nuts and only needed to fade running full house outs. The turn {q-Spades} locked up the double for him, with the river {k-Hearts} completing the runout to make the hand official.

Player Chips Progress
Sven Wedekin us
Sven Wedekin
24,000
24,000
24,000
Andrew Peragallo us
Andrew Peragallo
2,200
-22,800
-22,800

Tags: Andrew PeragalloSven Wedekin

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

Ellis Turns Jacks Up

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

A large pile of 100-chips was in the middle on {4-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} with four-way action ensuing. Both blinds checked and Chris Ellis bet 1,400 in early position. The player on the button folded, as did the small blind, and then the big blind called to take action heads up to the turn {j-Clubs}. The small blind then check-called another 1,400 from Ellis, and then action went check-check through the river {6-Clubs} to take the hand to showdown.

Ellis tabled {j-Hearts}{7-Hearts} upon checking back, showing jacks and sevens to earn a muck from his opponent.

"Nice hand," the player added as the pot was sent to Ellis.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Ellis us
Chris Ellis
34,200
9,200
9,200

Tags: Chris Ellis

Chip Count Update

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Erik Macias us
Erik Macias
49,000
24,000
24,000
David Blankenship us
David Blankenship
38,000
13,000
13,000
Jason Blount us
Jason Blount
34,000
9,000
9,000
Dan Bowden us
Dan Bowden
34,000
34,000
34,000
Phil Gioia us
Phil Gioia
30,700
5,700
5,700
Terry Harper us
Terry Harper
26,100
1,100
1,100
Vincent Cieluch us
Vincent Cieluch
25,700
700
700
Sven Wedekin us
Sven Wedekin
24,800
800
800
Patrick Suzuki us
Patrick Suzuki
24,800
-200
-200
Caleb Meyer us
Caleb Meyer
23,800
-3,700
-3,700
Nick Marchitti us
Nick Marchitti
23,000
-2,000
-2,000
Rob Hemschik us
Rob Hemschik
22,800
-6,100
-6,100
Roeman Warner us
Roeman Warner
22,500
-2,500
-2,500
Barry Faecher us
Barry Faecher
22,200
-2,800
-2,800
Corey Zedo us
Corey Zedo
21,400
-3,600
-3,600
Peter Johnson us
Peter Johnson
18,400
-6,600
-6,600
Salim Wahdan us
Salim Wahdan
15,100
4,100
4,100
Erasmus Morfe us
Erasmus Morfe
12,000
-13,000
-13,000
Andrew Peragallo us
Andrew Peragallo
Busted
Nader Wahdan us
Nader Wahdan
Busted

Potts Stays Alive

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante
Tyler Potts
Tyler Potts

Action folded to Tyler Potts in the cutoff and he opened to 600. The small blind three-bet to 2,000 and Potts four-bet jammed for 6,200. The small blind called.

Tyler Potts: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}
Small Blind: {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}

Potts saw that he had run into two cowboys and needed to hit a three outer to stay alive. The flop {5-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{5-Clubs} left him behind, but the turn {a-Hearts} came right afterwards to improve him beyond his opponent's holdings. He avoided the one outer on the river {7-Hearts} and the pot was shipped his way.

Player Chips Progress
Tyler Potts us
Tyler Potts
13,000
13,000
13,000

Tags: Tyler Potts

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Cieluch Connects With a King

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante
Vincent Cieluch on Day 1c
Vincent Cieluch on Day 1c

There was around 9,000 in the middle on a flop of {q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} with three players holding cards. The small blind checked and the big blind bet 2,100, with Vincent Cieluch calling in early position. The small blind then folded.

With action heads up, the small blind bet another 4,000 on the turn {a-Spades} and Cieluch called again, bringing the river {k-Clubs}. First to act, the small blind thought for over a minute and then connected her fist to the felt, with Cieluch quickly checking behind to take the hand to showdown.

The big blind showed {7-Spades}{7-Clubs} and Cieluch turned over {k-Spades}{10-Diamonds}, hitting one of his 10 outs on the river to improve to the best hand and take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Vincent Cieluch us
Vincent Cieluch
52,000
26,300
26,300

Tags: Vincent Cieluch

Suzuki's Opponent Alleges Jacks

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante
Patrick Suzuki
Patrick Suzuki

A player in early position opened and received calls from middle position, Patrick Suzuki in the cutoff, and the player on the button to take action four ways to a flop of {8-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}. The original opener continuation-bet 2,400 and only Suzuki called.

Action then went heads up the turn {q-Diamonds} and Suzuki's opponent checked. He cut out a bet of 3,600 and his opponent thought for a few moments before folding.

"What'd you have, jacks?" asked Suzuki. His opponent nodded. "I didn't think you could fold them," he added.

Player Chips Progress
Patrick Suzuki us
Patrick Suzuki
29,500
4,700
4,700

Tags: Patrick Suzuki

MSPT Grand Falls August 20-22

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante
Grand Falls Casino
Grand Falls Casino

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.

Take 10

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Players are on their first 10-minute break of the day with a full room and an alternate list that is at least 80 deep still.