Bally's Black Hawk Casino

Anthony Goska Soars to the Top to Lead 32 Survivors After Day 1B of the MSPT Season 16 Colorado Poker State Championship

A lengthy day of 15 levels has wrapped up during the MSPT Season 16 Colorado Poker State Championship at Bally’s Casino as Day 1b drew 284 entries to bring the two-day total thus far to 451, guaranteeing that the $500K GTD will be surpassed with tomorrow’s final flight still to go.

Of those 284 entries, only 32 players remained when chips went into bags, with Anthony Goska going on a late-night heater to take 628,000 into Day 2, which is good enough for second overall thus far.

Finishing the night in a close second was Dylan Meier, who found a gift at the end of the night and received a double to end with 608,000.

2018 Regional champ Barry Faecher sat in the same chair the whole day and collected 442,00 to put in his bag, while Event #6 winner Rich Dixon (403,000) and Taylor Fortini (400,000) rounded out the top five stacks of the flight.

Others who survived the second starting flight included MSPT champ’s Anthony Scarborough (377,000) & Justin Lynch (336,000), Anthony Martinez (331,000), Craig Matsuda (299,000), and James Coca (254,000) as they were just a few more of the players to add their names to the Day 2 roster along with the 19 to have already advanced from Day 1a.

Among those to fire and fall on Day 1b included MSPT champ Reza Yazdi, Barb Visher, Aaron Thomas, Elenna Martinez, and fellow MSPT champ John Schroer, to name a few.

Those players, as well as any newcomers, have one last starting flight to jump back into action with Day 1c starting tomorrow at noon.

Late registration and re-entries will remain open through Level 12 (approximately 9:10 p.m.).

Congratulations to everyone who advanced to Day 2.

We will be back tomorrow for coverage of Day 1c on MSPTPoker.com, providing updates straight from the tournament floor at Bally’s Casino.

MSPT Season 16 Colorado Poker State Championship Schedule

End Day 1B Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Anthony Goska	628,000	244,000
Dylan Meier	608,000	500,000
Barry Faecher	442,000	392,000
Rich Dixon	403,000	220,000
Taylor Fortini	401,000	255,000
Adam Reifman	400,000	400,000
Kevin Hora	388,000	200,000
Anthony Scarborough	377,000	425,000
Michael Jagroo	360,000	360,000
Zack Whitney	345,000	345,000
Justin Lynch	336,000	165,000
Anthony Martinez	331,000	160,000
Stephen Decker	321,000	321,000
Craig Matsuda	299,000	545,000
Erik Macias	284,000	284,000
Jason Brin	282,000	282,000
Justin Shaw	282,000	100,000
James Coca	254,000	250,000
Andrew Nemeth	216,000	216,000
Logan Vignieri	169,000	130,000
Mitchell Lekarczyk	165,000	165,000
Reza Sheykhi	154,000	290,000
Colin Gordon	150,000	180,000
Corey Brisee	133,000	133,000
McCabe Mayo	120,000	120,000
James Gosselin	116,000	116,000
Dan Pope	112,000	120,000
Kenneth Neyerlin	109,000	170,000
Xiaodong Jia	95,000	95,000
Marc Davis	91,000	102,000
John Palermino	83,000	0
Noah Winkler	71,000	71,000

Craig Matsuda Secures Double Elimination to End the Night

There was a three-way all-in action preflop between Ryan Cosyns from middle position, Mike Monetti from late position, and Craig Matsuda from the cutoff, with Matsuda having both players covered.

Ryan Cosyns:
Mike Monetti:
Craig Matsuda:

Matsuda was ahead holding an ace, and that was all he would need, as the runout secured him the double elimination to end the night.

Craig Matsuda - 299,000
Mike Monetti - 0
Ryan Cosyns - 0

Late Bust Outs

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Joseph Alderson	0	45,000
Richard Alsup	0	45,000
Ryan Cosyns	0	68,500
Graham Griffin	0	202,000
Mike Monetti	0	140,000
Craig Varnell	0	190,000

Vignieri Sets Up Faecher to Stay Alive

Barry Faecher raised under the gun, and then called Logan Vignieri’s three-bet jam from the cutoff.

Logan Vignieri:
Barry Faecher:

Vignieri was racing for his tournament life and took a commanding lead after the flop gave him a set of nines.

The turn paired Faecher, but it was too late, as the river secured Vignieri his double.

Barry Faecher - 460,000
Logan Vignieri - 130,000

Day 1A Chip Counts

Yesterday’s starting flight saw Antonio Vargas bag the top stack with 840,000, leading the 19 players who advanced from a 167-entry field, and the 32 players who make it through today will join that group on Sunday, August 3^rd, at 11:00 a.m. for Day 2.

Day 1A Chip Counts

Chip Risers & Fallers

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Craig Matsuda	545,000	585,000
Anthony Scarborough	425,000	130,000
Barry Faecher	392,000	100,000
Taylor Fortini	255,000	144,000
James Coca	250,000	140,000
Anthony Goska	244,000	200,000
Rich Dixon	220,000	425,000
Graham Griffin	202,000	145,000
Colin Gordon	180,000	223,000
Justin Lynch	165,000	95,000
Mike Monetti	140,000	100,000
Marc Davis	102,000	160,000
Justin Shaw	100,000	30,000
Joseph Alderson	45,000	35,000
Richard Alsup	45,000	85,000
Jesse Green	0	30,000
Josh Reichard	0	30,000
Sergio Martinez	0	100,000
Tan Hoang	0	75,000
Ben Keeline	0	80,000
David Levy (CO)	0	246,000
Naval Subbarayan	0	38,900
Jason Vanstrom	0	46,000
Rob WazWaz	0	65,000

Rich Dixon Secures an Ultimate Victory!

Over the past week, players have been inside Bally's Casino, duking it out for the MSPT Season 16 Colorado Poker State Championship in Black Hawk, Colorado.

In Event #6: $300 NLH Ultimate Stack, 188 ultimate players took to the felt and generated a $46,060 prize pool that was paid out to the top 21 players.

Among those to cash but fall before the final table were Daniel Brewer (10^th Place - $874), Hung Nguyen (13^th Place - $691), Wayne Covey (16^th Place - $599), Stephen Decker (17^th Place - $599), and Stacie Newman (19^th Place - $553).

Walking away with the ultimate victory was Wyoming native Rich Dixon, who claimed the outright win for $11,974 and his first Gold Card!!

Final Table Results

Faecher Trips Gius Out the Door

Action on the table folded to Greg Gius, who tossed out his 20,000 stack from the button, and Barry Faecher snap-called from the big blind.

Greg Gius:
Barry Faecher:

Faecher was ahead holding a king and improved after the flop fell giving him trip kings.

The turn was a great sight for Faecher, as it left his opponent drawing dead to the river.

Barry Faecher - 69,000
Greg Gius - 0

Hoang Rivers Four Card Straight for a KO

Tan Hoang raised all in for 35,000 from middle position, and the hijack called off their 31,000 stack.

Opponent:
Tan Hoang:

Hoang found himself in a flip situation, with the flop keeping things spicy as it gave his opponent a set of nines while pairing his ace.

The turn, however, gave Hoang some life with a gunshot straight draw, and fortunately for him, the dealer dropped the on the river to send his opponent packing.

Tan Hoang - 76,000