2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Regional

$360 Regional Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Regional

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$53,048
Event Info
Buy-in
$360
Prize Pool
$326,100
Entries
1,087
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
138
Players Left
1

Level: 29

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 20,000

Konarske Doubles in Fun Fashion

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 20,000 ante

Benjamin Guzman was in the small blind and opened to 225,000 upon action folding to him. Eddy Konarsky three-bet all in from the big blind for 2.9 million and Guzman quickly called.

Eddy Konarske: {a-Spades}{4-Hearts}
Benjamin Guzman: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

Konarske was in trouble but the flop {2-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} changed the tides with a flopped wheel. He wasn't in the clear yet, though, as the turn came {j-Spades} to give Guzman a set and pick up 10 outs to the redraw. Fortunately for Konarske, the river {8-Diamonds} made it all worth the sweat as he scored the double to get to just under 6 million.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Eddy Konarske us
Eddy Konarske
5,900,000
3,735,000
3,735,000
Profile photo of Benjamin Guzman us
Benjamin Guzman
1,000,000
-1,850,000
-1,850,000

Tags: Benjamin GuzmanEddy Konarske

Matthew Frisch Eliminated in 12th Place; Behrouz Keshtavar Eliminated in 11th Place ($4,565)

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 20,000 ante
Matthew Frisch
Matthew Frisch

Matthew Frisch went all in on the button and received a call from Erasmus Morfe in the small blind.

Matthew Frisch: {q-}{10-}
Erasmus Morfe: {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

Frisch hit a queen on the flop but Morfe found three hearts on the board by the river to give him the nut flush and send Frisch home in 12th place.

Moments later, Behrouz Keshtavar got all in from the big blind in a blind-on-blind situation against Noel Diaz.

Behrouz Keshtavar: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Noel Diaz: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}

Keshtavar was drawing dead by the turn as the board ran out {2-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{5-Spades}. He graciously wished the table good luck and made his way to the payout desk moments after Frisch.

Behrouz Keshtavar
Behrouz Keshtavar
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Noel Diaz us
Noel Diaz
8,800,000
1,835,000
1,835,000
Profile photo of Erasmus Morfe us
Erasmus Morfe
2,830,000
1,380,000
1,380,000
Profile photo of Matthew Frisch us
Matthew Frisch
Busted
Profile photo of Behrouz Keshtavar us
Behrouz Keshtavar
Busted

Tags: Behrouz KeshtavarErasmus MorfeMatthew FrischNoel Diaz

Alex Montoya Eliminated in 13th Place ($3,587)

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 20,000 ante
Alex Montoya
Alex Montoya

Alex Montoya saw action folded to him on the button and went all in for his last 180,000. Both Stuart Brown in the small blind and Ethan Lehrburger in the big blind called.

Action checked to the turn on a board of {10-Spades}{3-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} and Brown bet 200,000. Lehrburger folded and hands were tabled.

Alex Montoya: {a-Spades}{2-Spades}
Stuart Brown: {10-Clubs}{9-Spades}

Brown's flopped pair of tens was out in front and held as the river came {3-Spades} to spell elimination for Montoya in 13th place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ethan Lehrburger us
Ethan Lehrburger
2,500,000
-200,000
-200,000
Profile photo of Stuart Brown us
Stuart Brown
2,415,000
-15,000
-15,000
Profile photo of Alex Montoya us
Alex Montoya
Busted

Tags: Alex MontoyaEthan LehrburgerStuart Brown

"Sick! Gross!"

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 20,000 ante

Ethan Lehrburger went all in for 1.255 million in middle position and action folded to Alex Montoya in the big blind, who quickly called.

Ethan Lehrburger: {a-Spades}{8-Hearts}
Alex Montoya: {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

Lehrburger let out a sigh and stood up, visibly concerned about the situation he found himself in for his tournament life. However, the flop {a-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{7-Spades} gave him top two pair and put him in commanding shape for the double. He needed to fade one of the remaining three queens in the deck until the turn {8-Clubs} came to give him a full house.

"Sick!" said Lehrburger, feeling dirty about the situation. The river came {2-Clubs} to complete the runout.

"Gross!" he added in a sincere manner as the dealer counted his stack to be paid for his double.

Meanwhile, Montoya has been left with crumbs and is now the one in need of help.

Player Chips Progress
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Ethan Lehrburger
2,700,000
1,965,000
1,965,000
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Alex Montoya
260,000
-580,000
-580,000

Tags: Alex MontoyaEthan Lehrburger

Danny Pham Eliminated in 14th Place ($3,587)

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 20,000 ante
Danny Pham
Danny Pham

Erasmus Morfe went all in from middle position and action folded around to Danny Pham in the big blind, who made the call.

Danny Pham: {a-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}
Erasmus Morfe: {a-Hearts}{4-Spades}

The two had a decent chance of a chop until the flop came {5-Spades}{9-Hearts}{7-Spades}. The turn came {3-Hearts} and the river fell {2-Spades} to give Morfe a wheel. Stacks were counted and Pham had 580,000. Morfe had over 600,000 and earned the knockout as a result.

Player Chips Progress
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Erasmus Morfe
1,450,000
760,000
760,000
Profile photo of Danny Pham us
Danny Pham
Busted

Tags: Danny PhamErasmus Morfe

Level: 28

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 20,000

Break-Time Chip Counts

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Noel Diaz us
Noel Diaz
6,965,000
1,665,000
1,665,000
Profile photo of Alex Kotliarsky us
Alex Kotliarsky
3,315,000
415,000
415,000
Profile photo of Benjamin Guzman us
Benjamin Guzman
2,850,000
-285,000
-285,000
Profile photo of Stuart Brown us
Stuart Brown
2,430,000
-195,000
-195,000
Profile photo of Eddy Konarske us
Eddy Konarske
2,165,000
105,000
105,000
Profile photo of Wayne Lee us
Wayne Lee
1,965,000
65,000
65,000
Profile photo of Matthew Frisch us
Matthew Frisch
1,390,000
310,000
310,000
Profile photo of Neil Warren us
Neil Warren
1,175,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Behrouz Keshtavar us
Behrouz Keshtavar
1,085,000
-350,000
-350,000
Profile photo of Phillip Gioia us
Phillip Gioia
960,000
-320,000
-320,000
Profile photo of Alex Montoya us
Alex Montoya
840,000
-525,000
-525,000
Profile photo of Ethan Lehrburger us
Ethan Lehrburger
735,000
-245,000
-245,000
Profile photo of Erasmus Morfe us
Erasmus Morfe
690,000
-280,000
-280,000
Profile photo of Danny Pham us
Danny Pham
620,000
-265,000
-265,000