Photos by Eric Anderson.
2019 MSPT Denver Poker Open
Daniel Blum was eliminated on about the fifth hand of hand-for-hand play, and the remaining 45 players are assured of a payout.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Blum | Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Players are on the bubble now at 46 players left.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Svetlana Martie | Busted |
With 47 players remaining, one more elimination will lead to the bubble.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Eli Lattimer
|
Busted | |
Albert Hart | Busted | |
Tom Heine | Busted | |
Ravi Subramanian | Busted | |
David Blankenship
|
Busted | |
Jared Ingles | Busted |
Ryan Dodson raised to 9,000 in middle position and called the shove of Josh Kieval, with 57,500 in the cutoff.
Dodson:
Kieval:
The board ensured a double for Kieval, and Dodson meaninglessly improved on the river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Josh Kieval |
125,500
-3,500
|
-3,500 |
Ryan Dodson |
103,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
Adedapo Ajayi bet 11,000 from the big blind on and Mitch Lekarczyk called in the cutoff. On the river, Ajayi bet 6,000, leaving only about 4,000 back. Lekarczyk dropped in about 40,000 and Ajayi went deep into the tank then decided to call after about two minutes.
Lekarczyk showed for the nuts and Ajayi spun his cards into the muck. The dealer revealed .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mitch Lekarczyk |
194,000
92,500
|
92,500 |
Adedapo Ajayi | Busted | |
|
Down to about 30,000, Jason Su shoved on the button. Patrick Suzuki isolated with a shove from the small blind.
Suzuki:
Su:
The flop had Su patting the table, but running and gave him a winning straight.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Patrick Suzuki |
220,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
Jason Su |
65,000
15,500
|
15,500 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
On a board of , Socrates Apergis checked out of the big blind and called about 23,000 from Loomis Jones in middle position. The river was a and Apergis checked. Jones bet about 32,000 and Apergis instantly announced all in. Jones shot out of his seat.
"Quads?" he asked.
After about 10 seconds, he put in his last 35,000 or so and Apergis indeed showed . A disgusted Jones tossed into the middle.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Socrates Apergis |
250,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
Loomis Jones
|
Busted |