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Fernando Galvan Leads as 24 Players Survive Day 1B of the MSPT Season 8 Golden Gates Main Event

Day 1B of the MSPT Golden Gates in Black Hawk, Colorado drew 155 entries, which along with Day 1A’s 139 brings the current field up to 294 with Saturday’s Day 1C still to go. After 14 levels of play, just 24 players bagged chips and none more so than Fernando Galvan, who led the pack with 366,500. That is a little behind Day 1A chip leader Jim Morrison, who bagged 402,000.

Galvan, who hails from Denver, is seeking his first MSPT cash. Outside the tour, he has amassed $39,716 in career earnings including a career-high $20,000 for finishing fourth in the 2016 Colorado Poker Championships Kickoff Event.

Rounding out the top five Day 1B stacks are Baskaiyel Baker (276,500) Rich Dixon (201,000), Griffin Malatino (181,500), and David Hass (161,500).

Others who punched their ticket to Day 2, albeit with middling stacks, were Nader Wahdan (153,000), Michael Campbell (121,000), Eric Maier (87,000), Travis Northrope (62,500), and the short-stacked Matt Sargeant (27,000).

Among those to try and fall on Day 1A were Bryon Devonshire, Kevin Boudreau, Cy Church, Nikki Nelson, 2016 MSPT Wisconsin State Poker champ Andy Rubinberg and four-time WSOP Circuit ring winner Scott Stewart.

All of those players and any new ones looking to get in action will have one last chance to do so as the final flight will kick off at Noon local time on Saturday. We’ll be providing live updates greatest straight from the floor of the MSPT Golden Gates, so be sure to join us then.

End-of-Day 1B Chip Counts

Two More Hands

The tournament staff just announced the remaining players will play just two more hands before bagging and tagging. Stay tuned for a list of survivors with chip counts and well as a recap of the Day 1B action.

Michael Campbell Finds Aces on River to Eliminate Mike Monetti

Mike Monetti got his stack of around 40,000 all in preflop and was primed for a double through Michael Campbell right at the end of the night.

Monetti:
Campbell:

Monetti was looking to dodge an ace, and he did so on both the flop and turn. Unfortunately for him, that is when the spiked on the river to pair Campbell.

Michael Campbell - 120,000
Mike Monetti - Busted

Robert Mohn Sets Up Eric Maier

Robert Mohn raised to 4,400 from the hijack and Eric Maier responded with a three-bet to 12,500 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Mohn and he called to see the flop.

Mohn checked, Maier bet 13,500, and Mohn check-raised all in for 58,100. Maier snap-called.

Maier:
Mohn:

Mohn cracked aces by flopping a set, and they held after the was run out on the turn followed by the on the river.

Robert Mohn - 150,000
Eric Maier - 110,000

Rich Dixon vs. Nader Wahdan

Nader Wahdan raised to 8,000 under the gun and Isaiah Easter called from the cutoff. Rich Dixon, who was on the button, also came along, and after both blinds folded the flop came out .

All three players checked and then Wahdan bet 10,500 on the turn. Easter folded, Dixon called, and the completed the board on the river.

Both players returned to checking and Wahdan tabled the . It was good as Dixon sent his hand to the muck.

Nader Wahdan - 170,000
Rich Dixon - 125,000

Ed Stiltner Gets Lucky Double Through Ryan Simonea

Ryan Simoneau raised to 6,000 from middle position and action folded to Ed Stiltner, who three-bet all in for 23,300 from the small blind. Simoneau snap-called and Stiltner discovered the bad news.

Stilter:
Simoneau:

Stilter was in bad shape, and he watched helplessly as the flop came down followed by the on the turn. However, if you read the title of this post, then you know what came on the river... the !

Ed Stiltner - 50,000
Ryan Simoneau - 40,000

Brink Bets and Bets

Lawrence Brink limped the cutoff and Eric Maier did the same from the small blind. Andrew Ormsby checked his option from the big and three players took a flop of .

Maier led out for 3,500, both his opponents called, and the dealer burned and turned the .

Two checks opened the door for Brink to bet 6,500, and both Maier and Ormsby called. When the completed the board on the river, both those players checked and Brink bet 25,000.

Maier folded and Ormsby flashed the before doing the same. Brink declined to show his hand.

Lawrence Brink - 70,000
Andrew Ormsby - 40,000

Last Break of the Night

Players are now on their last 10-minute break of the night. When they return, they’ll play two more levels before bagging and tagging on Day 1B.

Eric Maier Doubles Big Through Fernando Galvan

Eric Maier opened for 5,200 under the gun only to have Fernando Galvan three-bet to 15,000 from middle position. Action folded back to Maier and he moved all in for 93,100, which Galvan snap-called.

Galvan:
Maier:

It was a big cooler, and it cost Galvan a third of his stack after the board ran out .

Eric Maier - 190,000
Fernando Galvan - 190,000