MSPT Black Hawk

$360 MSPT ($150K GTD)
Day: 2
Event Info

MSPT Black Hawk

Final Results Event Info
Buy-in
$360
Prize Pool
$299,400
Entries
998
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 250,000
Ante
40,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
143
Players Left
1

Perez Gets a Fortunate Runout

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante

Juan Perez was in the small blind and called a raise to 450,000 from Cy Church, who was in the cutoff. Action went heads up to a flop of {10-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} and Perez checked to Church, who continuation-bet 775,000. Perez check-jammed and Church quickly called.

Juan Perez: {q-Spades}{j-Hearts}
Cy Church: {a-Spades}{10-Clubs}

Perez had seen his two overcards called by top pair, top kicker, leaving him with six outs and two chances at hitting. The turn {k-Diamonds} added seven more outs to that total, and the river {a-Hearts} came behind to improve him to Broadway and earn the double. His stack was counted to be 2.5 million and Church paid him off, surpassing him in the counts along the way.

Player Chips Progress
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Juan Perez (CO)
6,250,000
2,900,000
2,900,000
Profile photo of Cy Church us
Cy Church
4,450,000
-2,850,000
-2,850,000

Tags: Cy ChurchJuan Perez

Level: 31

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 30,000

Clayton Ruff Eliminated in 6th Place ($11,078)

Level 30 : 100,000/150,000, 30,000 ante
Clayton Ruff
Clayton Ruff

Juan Perez open-jammed under the gun for around 2 million and saw Clayton Ruff call all in for around 650,000 in the cutoff. All remaining players folded.

Clayton Ruff: {a-Clubs}{5-Hearts}
Juan Perez: {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds}

Ruff spiked a three outer on the flop {7-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{k-Spades}, but the turn {3-Spades} gave Perez nine more outs to the nuts, one of which would hit on the river {q-Spades} to eliminate Ruff in sixth place.

Player Chips Progress
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Juan Perez (CO)
3,350,000
1,400,000
1,400,000
Profile photo of Clayton Ruff us
Clayton Ruff
Busted

Tags: Clayton RuffJuan Perez

Brian Beck Eliminated in 7th Place ($8,683)

Level 30 : 100,000/150,000, 30,000 ante
Brian Beck
Brian Beck

Brian Beck open-jammed on the button for around 2 million and received a call from James Callanan in the big blind.

"I'm gonna need to get lucky," said Beck as he tabled {q-Spades}{j-Hearts}.

Callanan showed {10-Spades}{10-Clubs} and the two were off to the races, with a runout of {8-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{9-Hearts} spelling the end of Beck's run with a seventh-place finish.

Player Chips Progress
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James Callanan
6,900,000
1,550,000
1,550,000
Profile photo of Brian Beck us
Brian Beck
Busted

Tags: Brian BeckJames Callanan

Updated Counts

Level 30 : 100,000/150,000, 30,000 ante

Seven-handed action has slowed down with no real action to report about other than an all-in preflop situation in which ace-king offsuit chopped with ace-king offsuit. Updated counts are as follows.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Cy Church us
Cy Church
7,300,000
600,000
600,000
Profile photo of Jeff Heiberg us
Jeff Heiberg
5,400,000
195,000
195,000
Profile photo of James Callanan us
James Callanan
5,350,000
-60,000
-60,000
Profile photo of Brian Beck us
Brian Beck
2,200,000
500,000
500,000
Profile photo of Juan Perez (CO) us
Juan Perez (CO)
1,950,000
-780,000
-780,000
Profile photo of Vincent Moscati us
Vincent Moscati
1,625,000
505,000
505,000
Profile photo of Clayton Ruff us
Clayton Ruff
1,080,000
95,000
95,000

MSPT United States Poker Championship Comes to Sycuan Casino September 16-26

Level 30 : 100,000/150,000, 30,000 ante
MSPT Sycuan
MSPT Sycuan

The Mid-States Poker Tour will play host to the United States Poker Championship September 16-26 at Sycuan Casino in San Diego, California.

A total of 11 trophy events will take place including a $360 Regional $100K Guarantee during the opening weekend (September 16-19) and the $1,110 Main Event running from Thursday, September 23 through Sunday, September 26, which will feature a $300K Guarantee for its three starting flights.

Sycuan's first MSPT stop came back in March and also culminated with a $300K Guarantee Main Event. That time, Alesandro Jauregui claimed victory and the accompanying $140,665 first-place prize after topping a field of 676, which more than doubled the tournament's guaranteed prize pool.

PokerNews will be returning to Sycuan alongside MSPT to bring you live updates of both the $360 Regional and $1,110 Main Events.

Click here for more details including hotel rates.

Matthew Ludiker Eliminated in 8th Place ($6,587)

Level 30 : 100,000/150,000, 30,000 ante
Matthew Ludiker
Matthew Ludiker

Cy Church raised to 450,000 under the gun and saw Matthew Ludiker three-bet shove for 1.09 million. Church asked for a count and then called after about half a minute of thought.

Matthew Ludiker: {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Cy Church: {j-Spades}{7-Spades}

The runout {7-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} gave Church two pair, jacks and sevens to eliminate Ludiker in eighth place early in Level 30.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Cy Church us
Cy Church
6,700,000
1,100,000
1,100,000
Profile photo of Matthew Ludiker us
Matthew Ludiker
Busted
Day 1D Chip Leader

Tags: Cy ChurchMatthew Ludiker

Level: 30

Blinds: 100,000/150,000

Ante: 30,000

Barb Visher Eliminated in 9th Place ($5,389)

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Barb Visher
Barb Visher

"Well, since I'm tilting," said Barb Visher after losing the previous hand, tossing in a raise to 360,000 in the cutoff. Cy Church called on the button and action went heads up to af lop of {j-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{7-Spades}.

"Can I ask you a question?" said Visher to Church, looking over to him on her direct left. "What would a good player do?"

The table set about in laughter while Church cracked a visible smile, and then Visher followed it up by announcing she was all in. Church called.

Barb Visher: {q-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}
Cy Church: {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades}

Visher's top pair with a queen kicker was behind that of Church's, and she did not catch the three outer she needed as the turn {10-Diamonds} and river {a-Clubs} completed the runout to result in her being the first to fall at the final table.

Player Chips Progress
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Cy Church
5,600,000
1,350,000
1,350,000
Profile photo of Barb Visher us
Barb Visher
Busted

Tags: Barb VisherCy Church

Perez Strikes First Blood

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Juan Perez opened to 250,000 under the gun and saw action fold to the button, where Barb Visher three-bet to 550,000. Perez called.

The flop came {3-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{a-Diamonds} and Perez jammed for 1.4 million. Visher quickly showed {k-Clubs}{k-} as she tossed them to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Juan Perez (CO) us
Juan Perez (CO)
2,730,000
790,000
790,000
Profile photo of Barb Visher us
Barb Visher
2,320,000
-530,000
-530,000

Tags: Barb VisherJuan Perez