Keith Wright Bags the Day 1c Chip Lead at MSPT Black Hawk $360 Regional
Chips flew all over the place on Day 1c of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Black Hawk $360 Regional, and even more so as the night drew to a conclusion and 39 players out of a total 266 entries found their way into Sunday's Day 2. Leading the way was Black Hawk regular Keith Wright, who finished the day with 388,000 after vaulting up from under 100K earlier in the final level of the night.
Wright was in it from the beginning and largely hung around the 100,000-mark through most of the night, dipping below slightly before making his way back up to 388K. He also received help from Steve Baca (357,000), Tan Hoang (346,000), and Marc Rutt (337,000), all of whom had larger stacks before losing sizeable pots just before play finished. Hoang in particular looked to be the clear chip leader with over half a million before losing two pots to Ryan Dodson (334,000), who finished fifth in chips after some run good punctuated a largely uneventful day for the Centennial native.
2019 MSPT Black Hawk Main Event Champion Steve Wilkie (275,000) also found a bag, as did 2019 MSPT Black Hawk Regional Champion Aaron Frei (160,000). Others such as Danny Gonzales, Nader Wahdan, Greg Geller, Phil Gioia, and Teresa Hemingway were less fortunate.
All who have yet to bag will have one more shot at doing so on Saturday's Day 1c. The room will likely be sold out by the time cards go into the air, so players are advised to arrive early to guarantee themselves a seat. Registration begins at 10 a.m. In total, 651 entries have been logged and 93 players have already advanced to Sunday's Day 2.
PokerNews will be back on the floor at noon Saturday to conclude Day 1 coverage and set the stage for Sunday's conclusion.