2019 MSPT Denver Poker Open

$1,110 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 MSPT Denver Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
77
Prize
$85,149
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,110
Entries
399
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
55
Players Left
1

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

Updated Chip Counts at Break (full)

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Leonardo Valenzuela us
Leonardo Valenzuela
1,737,000
307,000
307,000
Profile photo of Steve Wilkie gb
Steve Wilkie
750,000
-100,000
-100,000
Profile photo of Michael Rankins us
Michael Rankins
722,000
72,000
72,000
Profile photo of David Sanchez us
David Sanchez
670,000
368,000
368,000
Profile photo of Ryan Remington us
Ryan Remington
600,000
46,000
46,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
Profile photo of Don Marquis us
Don Marquis
565,000
413,000
413,000
Profile photo of Tony Piazza us
Tony Piazza
450,000
-100,000
-100,000
Profile photo of Rich Dixon us
Rich Dixon
430,000
-282,000
-282,000
Profile photo of Ryan Barnett us
Ryan Barnett
375,000
78,000
78,000
Profile photo of Cooper Wanty us
Cooper Wanty
330,000
72,000
72,000
Profile photo of Ben Greenberg us
Ben Greenberg
325,000
-35,000
-35,000
Profile photo of Aaron McEvoy us
Aaron McEvoy
300,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Phil Kiphardt us
Phil Kiphardt
280,000
27,000
27,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Profile photo of Jeremy Standiford us
Jeremy Standiford
270,000
-10,000
-10,000
Profile photo of Sam Benavram us
Sam Benavram
260,000
-47,000
-47,000

Wilkie Doubles Through Zipprich

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Stephen Zipprich checked a {4-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{3-Hearts} flop from the small blind and then called Steve Wilkie's 100,000 bet from early position. Both players checked the {7-Diamonds}, and the river was a {2-Diamonds}. Zipprich checked and Wilkie instantly moved all in. It was about 250,000.

"You know you can't win unless you bet," Zipprich mused after a couple of minutes in the tank.

Someone called a clock, and Zipprich called just before the end of the countdown. Wilkie showed {a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for a wheel, and Zipprich slapped down {9-Spades}{4-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Steve Wilkie gb
Steve Wilkie
850,000
-50,000
-50,000
Profile photo of Stephen Zipprich us
Stephen Zipprich
75,000
-325,000
-325,000

Tags: Stephen ZipprichSteve Wilkie

Valenzuela Eliminates Hou

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Brian Hou was all in for about 180,000 in middle position and Leonardo Valenzuela was in the tank in the big blind. After about a minute, he flicked in a chip.

Hou: {a-Spades}{7-Spades}
Valenzuela: {a-Clubs}{10-Spades}

The {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{3-Hearts} flop gave Hou a shot to chop but the {4-Spades} and {j-Diamonds} didn't quite do it for the defending champ.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Leonardo Valenzuela us
Leonardo Valenzuela
1,430,000
230,000
230,000
Profile photo of Brian Hou us
Brian Hou
Busted

Tags: Brian HouLeonardo Valenzuela

Level: 21

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

Valenzuela Soaring

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Leonardo Valenzuela
Leonardo Valenzuela

In what looked to be a three-bet pot, Leonardo Valenzuela checked in middle position on {k-Clubs}{5-Spades}{q-Diamonds}. Brian Hou bet 55,000 or so from the cutoff into about 200,000, and Valenzuela announced all in. Hou's cards were instantly in the muck.

Valenzuela turned over {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}.

"All right, no more showing," he said.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Leonardo Valenzuela us
Leonardo Valenzuela
1,200,000
475,000
475,000
Profile photo of Brian Hou us
Brian Hou
165,000
-152,000
-152,000

Tags: Brian HouLeonardo Valenzuela