$2,500 High Roller | August 2019 Colorado Poker Championship

08-28-2019 21:16 UTC-7

Opila Doubles Through Gonzales

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Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Bobby Opila saw action folded to hi in the hijack and he shoved all in for 76,500. Danny Gonzales was in the big blind and called after everybody in between the two players got out of their way.

Bobby Opila:
Danny Gonzales:

Gonzales had called to put Opila at risk but his deuces were significantly behind Opila's eights. Things remained that way as the board ran out and Opila earned the double at Gonzales' expense.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danny Gonzales	274,500 -70,500	-70,500
Bobby Opila	160,500 59,000	59,000

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08-28-2019 21:09 UTC-7

Cohen Applies Some Pressure

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Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action folded around to Thomas Heine, who was on the button and opened to 12,500. Jon Cohen three-bet to 32,500 from the small blind and Heine confirmed the amount before calling.

The flop came and Cohen threw out a continuation-bet of 21,000. Heine quickly folded and Cohen took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Cohen	192,000 31,500	31,500

Thomas Heine	167,000 -25,000	-25,000

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08-28-2019 21:03 UTC-7

Macias Blasts the Flop

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Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Anthony Martinez was in early position and opened to 10,500. Erik Macias called from middle position and action folded around to Mansour Alipourfard, who called from the big blind. The three players saw a flop of and Alipourfard checked. Martinez fired a continuation-bet of 20,000 into the middle, putting action on Macias, who put forward a stack of red T5,000 chips that totaled at least 75,000.

Alipourfard folded and Martinez folded behind, resulting in the pot being sent Macias' way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mansour Alipourfard	328,500 -20,500	-20,500
Erik Macias	252,000 101,000	101,000
Anthony Martinez	67,500 -25,500	-25,500

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08-28-2019 20:55 UTC-7

Alipourfard Makes Broadway

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Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Mansour Alipourfard raised to 12,500 from under the gun and saw action fold around to Jon Cohen, who defended his big blind. The flop came and Cohen check-called a continuation-bet of 16,000 from Alipourfard.

Both players checked the turn and the river .

Cohen tabled for jacks up.

"Straight," Alipourfard said as he showed , good for Broadway to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mansour Alipourfard	349,000 50,000	50,000
Jon Cohen	160,500 -33,500	-33,500

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08-28-2019 20:50 UTC-7

Chip Counts After Break

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Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Livingston	442,500 40,500	40,500
Danny Gonzales	345,000 7,000	7,000
Mansour Alipourfard	299,000 -65,000	-65,000
Jon Cohen	194,000 32,500	32,500

Thomas Heine	192,000 3,000	3,000
Erik Macias	151,000 -41,000	-41,000
Bobby Opila	101,500 -22,000	-22,000
Anthony Martinez	93,000 -71,000	-71,000

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

08-28-2019 20:37 UTC-7

Break Time

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Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The remaining eight players are on a 10-minute break.

08-28-2019 20:33 UTC-7

Gonzalez Backs Into Full House

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Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Mansour Alipourfard saw action fold to him in the cutoff and opened to 12,000. Danny Gonzales was on the button and called. The two went heads up to the flop and both players checked.

The turn came and Alipourfard checked again. Gonzales put out a bet of 10,000 and received a call.

The river fell and Alipourfard checked to Gonzales once more. Gonzales bet 35,000 and Alipourfard thought for around 90 seconds before putting in chips to call.

Gonzales tabled .

Aipourard flung his cards towards the muck and they slid across the table past the pile. He then said that his hand could be tabled. It ended up not being tabled, but he said that he had flopped a full house, indicating that he had and found it to be second-best at showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danny Gonzales	338,000 68,000	68,000
Mansour Alipourfard	297,000 -67,000	-67,000

08-28-2019 20:24 UTC-7

Dixon Finds Cooler To Bust

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Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Monsour Alipourfard opened to 11,000 and received calls from Rich Dixon on the button, Thomas Heine in the small blind, and Jon Cohen in the big blind.

The four went to a flop of and Alipourfard saw action checked to him. He fired a continuation-bet that was called by Dixon before both Heine and Cohen folded.

The turn came and Alipourfard continued. Dixon raised and Alipourfard shoved all in. Dixon called.

Monsour Alipourfard:
Rich Dixon:

Dixon had turned top two pair but found himself up against Alipourfard's flopped set and in need of hitting another king or queen to win the pot. The river came and Alipourfard secured the double, leaving Dixon with just 8,500 in chips.

On the following hand, Matt Livingston raised to 9,000 from early position. Dixon called off his last 8,500 from the cutoff and Alipourfard called from the big blind. With 1,000 in the side pot, both players checked to the river on a board of .
Alipourfard checked again and Livingston put out a bet of 5,000, getting a fold from Alipourfard.

Rich Dixon:
Matt Livingston:

Dixon had flopped top pair, top kicker with the hopes of tripling and finding a little bit of life for the time being. Unfortunately for him, those hopes were dashed when Livingston improved to a pair of kings on the river, sending Dixon home in ninth place.

Just three more eliminations remain until the tournament will reach the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Livingston	402,000 -5,500	-5,500
Mansour Alipourfard	364,000 184,500	184,500
Thomas Heine	189,000 -19,000	-19,000
Jon Cohen	161,500 -24,000	-24,000

Rich Dixon	Busted

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08-28-2019 20:10 UTC-7

Unofficial Final Table Redraw and Chip Counts

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Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Cards are back in the air with 28:30 left on the clock in Level 15. Here is the seat draw and chip counts for the unofficial final table of nine.

Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Rich Dixon	191,000	48
2	Thomas Heine	208,000	52
3	Jon Cohen	185,500	46
4	Mansour Alipourfard	179,500	45
5	Danny Gonzales	270,000	68
6	Anthony Martinez	164,000	41
7	Matt Livingston	407,500	102
8	Erik Macias	192,000	48
9	Bobby Opila	123,500	31

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Livingston	407,500 100,500	100,500
Danny Gonzales	270,000 -2,500	-2,500
Thomas Heine	208,000 -19,100	-19,100
Erik Macias	192,000 10,000	10,000
Rich Dixon	191,000 -69,300	-69,300
Jon Cohen	185,500 21,100	21,100

Mansour Alipourfard	179,500 -102,500	-102,500
Anthony Martinez	164,000 20,000	20,000
Bobby Opila	123,500 -23,500	-23,500