2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Regional

$360 Regional Event
Day: 1a
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 1a
Entries
161
Players Left
17

Fallis Doubles; Wheeler Busts

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Mike Fallis
Mike Fallis

A player limped in under the gun and action folded around to Mike Fallis, who went all in from the cutoff. The next two players folded and the big blind asked to confirm the amount of 23,700, which the dealer did. He thought for a bit and then folded, putting action back onto the under-the-gun limper.

"You're probably ahead," said the player. "I call," he added afterwards so quickly that it came out as one runon sentence.

Mike Fallis: {k-Clubs}{q-Spades}
Under the Gun: {a-Diamonds}{10-Spades}

The player was not immediately correct, but his statement became true as the flop fell {k-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{3-Spades} to give Fallis a pair of kings. It would be all Fallis needed as the turn {8-Clubs} and river {6-Spades} completed the runout and scored him the double.

Moments later, Mike Wheeler was eliminated from the tournament on an adjacent table after his flopped top pair with ace-queen ran into a set of threes.

Player Chips Progress
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Mike Fallis
53,900
53,900
53,900
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Mike Wheeler
Busted

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