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

James Chmilousky Eliminated in 15th Place ($3,587)

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

James Chmilousky saw action folded to him on the button and went all in for the last of his chips. Noel Diaz called in the small blind.

James Chmilousky: {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}
Noel Diaz: {k-Spades}{j-Spades}

The flop fell {5-Spades}{q-Spades}{6-Diamonds} to give Diaz a flush draw, leaving Chmilousky sweating 12 outs for his tournament life. The turn {3-Hearts} came safe but the river {a-Spades} left Chmilousky's jacks second-best against Diaz's nut flush, resulting in him taking 15th place in the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Noel Diaz
5,300,000
800,000
800,000
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James Chmilousky
Busted

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Morfe Finds Some Life

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Erasmus Morfe went all in for 385,000 in the hijack and action folded to Eddy Konarske, who called in the big blind.

Erasmus Morfe: {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Eddy Konarske: {q-Spades}{6-Spades}

Konarske pulled ahead on the flop {6-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{8-Spades} and the turn came {8-Clubs} to leave Morfe with one card left in his tournament life. Fortunately for him, Barry Greenstein paid him a visit with the prettiest card in the deck {a-Spades} hitting the river to keep him in business.

Player Chips Progress
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Eddy Konarske
2,060,000
-475,000
-475,000
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Erasmus Morfe
970,000
715,000
715,000

Tags: Barry GreensteinEddy KonarskeErasmus Morfe

A Look at the MSPT Season 11 Schedule for 2020

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
DatesVenueLocationTournamentGuarantee
January 15-19Golden Gates CasinoColorado$360 Regional$150K
January 16-19JACK Cleveland Poker OpenOhio$1,100 Main Event$300K
January 29-February 1The VenetianLas Vegas$1,100 Main Event$1,000,000
February 21-23Canterbury ParkMinnesota$1,100 Main Event$300K
March 4-8Grand Falls CasinoSouth Dakota$350 Regional Event$50K
March 20-22Meskwaki CasinoIowa$1,100 Main Event$300K
April 3-5Majestic StarEast Chicago$1,100 Main Event$200K
April 24-26Canterbury ParkMinnesota$1,100 Main Event$300K
May 1-3Silverado FranklinDeadwood, South Dakota$1,100 Main Event$100K
May 14-17FireKeepers CasinoMichigan$1,100 Main Event$1,000,000
June 2020The VenetianLas VegasTBDTBD
July 24-26Meskwaki CasinoIowa$1,100 Main Event$300K
August 5-9Canterbury ParkMinnesota$350 Regional Event$100K
August 14-16Majestic StarEast Chicago$1,100 Main Event$200K
August 28-30Grand Falls CasinoSouth Dakota$1,100 Main Event$150K
September 2020The VenetianLas VegasTBDTBD
September 10-13Canterbury ParkMinnesota$1,100 Main Event$300K
October 8-11MSPT Michigan State Poker ChampionshipMichigan$1,100 Main Event$1,000,000
October 23-25Silverado FranklinDeadwood, South Dakota$1,100 Main Event$100K
October 29-November 1Potawatomi CasinoWisconsin$1,100 Main Event$300K
November 6-8Meskwaki CasinoIowa$1,100 Main Event$300K
November 11-15Golden Gates CasinoColorado$360 Regional$150K
November 19-22Golden Gates CasinoColorado$1,100 Main Event$200K
December 10-13Canterbury Park Season 11 FinaleMinnesota$1,100 Main Event$500K

MSPT Poker Bowl IV Heads to Venetian Las Vegas During Super Bowl Weekend

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
MSPT Venetian Poker Bowl IV
MSPT Venetian Poker Bowl IV

For the fourth year in a row, the MSPT and the Venetian in Las Vegas are joining forces to offer a tournament over the NFL’s Super Bowl Weekend.

The $1,100 buy-in Poker Bowl IV will feature a $1,000,000 guarantee and offer three starting flights. Day 1a will take place at Noon local time on Wednesday, January 29, while Day 1b & 1c will take place at the same time on Thursday, Jan. 30 and Friday, Jan. 31 respectively. The surviving players from both flights will then return for Day 2 at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1 and play down to a winner.

That ensures players will be free on Sunday so they can enjoy Super Bowl LIV, which is being held on February 2 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

The entirety of the tournament, which will feature 40-minute levels and start players with 20,000 in chips, will be live reported by PokerNews.

Here’s a look at the entire Poker Bowl IV schedule including satellites:

DateTimeEventGTD
Tuesday, Jan. 28, 20206:00 PM$200 NLH Mega Satellite to Event #63 Seats
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 202011:00 AM$200 NLH Mega Satellite to Event #63 Seats
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 202012:00 PM$1,100 NLH MSPT Day 1a$1,000,000
Thursday, Jan. 30, 202011:00 AM$200 NLH Mega Satellite to Event #63 Seats
Thursday, Jan. 30, 202012:00 PM$1,100 NLH MSPT Day 1B$1,000,000
Friday, Jan. 31, 202012:00 PM$1,100 NLH MSPT Day 1C$1,000,000
Saturday, Feb. 1, 202011:00 AM$1,100 MSPT Day 2 Restart$1,000,000

History of the MSPT Poker Bowl

In 2017, the inaugural MSPT Poker Bowl I attracted 695 entries and saw poker pro Jordan Young take home $117,381 after a heads-up deal with Ankush Mandavia, who earned $107,381. In 2018, it was Kfir Nahum besting an 827-entry field to win $108,410 after a four-way deal.

Last year’s event, which attracted 1,022 runners, it was Brian Wilson of Ontario, Canada, taking home $143,929 after a three-way deal.

“For the seventh year in a row, the MSPT will return to the Venetian Las Vegas,” said MSPT President Bryan Mileski. “Each year only seems to get bigger and better, and we’re expecting that to continue in Season 11 beginning with the Poker Bowl IV. Unless you’re at the game itself, there’s no better place to take in the Super Bowl than in Las Vegas.”

DatesEditionEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize
February 2-4, 2017Poker Bowl I695$681,100Jordan Young$117,381
February 1-3, 2018Poker Bowl II827$806,325Kfir Nahum$108,410
January 31-February 2, 2019Poker Bowl III1,022$996,450Brian Wilson$143,929

The MSPT Poker Bowl IV is a part of The Venetian’s 2020 Deepstack Extravaganza Poker Series, which runs from January 27 through March 1 and will offer $3.3 million in guaranteed tournament prize pools.

Check out msptpoker.com for special suite rates, view full schedule, structures and additional details.

Abhinav Parakh Eliminated in 16th Place ($3,196)

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Abhinav Parakh
Abhinav Parakh

Abhinav Parakh saw action folded to him on the button and went all in for his last 190,000. Neil Warren reraised all in as well from the small blind and Alex Kotliarsky thought for a bit in the big blind before folding.

Abhinav Parakh: {q-Clubs}{8-Spades}
Neil Warren: {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}

The flop dropped {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{4-Hearts} to give Parakh a set and the turn {6-Diamonds} left him drawing dead. The river {7-Clubs} completed the runout and sent him to the payout desk in 16th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Neil Warren
1,150,000
220,000
220,000
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Abhinav Parakh
Busted

Tags: Abhinav ParakhAlex KotliarskyNeil Warren

Warren Wins Flip To Double

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Neil Warren went all in for his last 365,000 in middle position and received action from Alex Kotliarsky in the hijack before all remaining players folded.

Neil Warren: {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
Alex Kotliarsky: {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}

The two were off to the races with Warren in need of help to stay alive. The flop came [kck36d] and left him with two chances left. He would only need one, however, as the turn {a-Spades} gave him two pair, aces up, and left him poised for the double that was confirmed when the river {7-Spades} hit the felt.

Player Chips Progress
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Alex Kotliarsky
2,900,000
-600,000
-600,000
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Neil Warren
930,000
-585,000
-585,000

Tags: Alex KotliarskyNeil Warren

Guzman Hero Calls for Tournament Life

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

There was a mountain of chips in the middle from Abhinav Parakh opening in the cutoff preflop and seeing Benjamin Guzman defend his big blind. Guzman check-called two barrels on a board of {8-Clubs}{a-Spades}{j-Clubs}{k-Spades}{6-Diamonds} and checked one last time on the river.

Parakh shoved to put Guzman all in for his last 895,000 and Guzman thought for about a minute before verbalizing a call.

Abhinav Parakh: {3-Spades}{3-Diamonds}
Benjamin Guzman: {a-Clubs}{9-Spades}

Guzman check-called Parakh's triple barrel with nothing more than a weak top pair and found his decision to be correct, bringing him over 3 million while Parakh now finds himself under 10 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
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Benjamin Guzman
3,135,000
2,735,000
2,735,000
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Abhinav Parakh
400,000
-1,160,000
-1,160,000

Tags: Abhinav ParakhBenjamin Guzman

Level: 27

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

Gioia Holds To Double

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Noel Diaz opened the action with a raise to 120,000 in the hijack and Phililp Gioia three-bet all in for 560,000. Diaz asked for a count and the number was confirmed, sending him into the tank for well over a minute before deciding to make the call as time expired on the previous level.

Phillip Gioia: {a-Spades}{2-Hearts}
Noel Diaz: {10-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}

The flop came {k-Spades}{6-Spades}{3-Diamonds} to keep Gioia out in front but Diaz picked up a straight draw on the turn {4-Hearts}. However, it did not fill up on the river {8-Spades} and Gioia scored the double.

Player Chips Progress
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Noel Diaz
4,500,000
2,430,000
2,430,000
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Phillip Gioia
1,280,000
665,000
665,000

Tags: Noel DiazPhillip Gioia

Joe Whitlock Eliminated in 18th Place; Ronnie Lamb Eliminated in 17th Place ($3,196)

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Ronnie Lamb
Ronnie Lamb

Ronnie Lamb went all in under the gun for his last few chips and action folded around to Alex Kotliarsky, who called in the big blind.

Ronnie Lamb: {q-}{2-}
Alex Kotliarsky: {6-}{2-}

The board came {a-}{3-}{4-}{x-}{5-} to give Kotliarsky a straight and sent Lamb to the payout desk shortly after reaching the final two tables.

Shortly before that, Alex Montoya eliminated Joe Whitlock after stacks got in on the turn with two spades and two queens on deck.

Joe Whitlock: {5-Spades}{4-Spades}
Alex Montoya: {q-Spades}{3-Spades}

Whitlock found himself drawing dead as his flush draw was up against a higher one and could not improve beyond Montoya's flopped trips.

Player Chips Progress
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Alex Kotliarsky
3,500,000
1,760,000
1,760,000
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Alex Montoya
1,365,000
410,000
410,000
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Ronnie Lamb
Busted
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Joe Whitlock
Busted

Tags: Alex KotliarskyAlex MontoyaJoe WhitlockRonnie Lamb