Bally's Black Hawk Casino

Vinny Moscati Wins MSPT Season 17 Bally's Black Hawk Showdown Series Main Event ($107,376)

The MSPT traveled to the beautiful mountainside at Bally's Casino in Black Hawk, Colorado, and hosted a 17-Gold Card Showdown Series, which was headlined by its $1,110 buy-in, $300K GTD Main Event.

A total of 528 entries were tallied across three starting flights, generating a $508,720 prize pool.

On Sunday, 59 players returned for Day 2 action, and after roughly 12 hours of action, it was start-of-day chip leader Vinny Moscati who denied three former champs a second title to come out on top to win the $107,376 top prize along with his first MSPT hardware!

“Feels great,” Moscati said after his win, “Seems like I’m always here on Day 2, but for like 15 bullets, but this time it was on one, and it feels good to get the win”, Moscati added with a big grin on his face.

The victory marked Moscati’s 14^th Main Event cash on the tour, with ten of them coming from here in Black Hawk, and he finally got the steam he had been waiting for.

“It was great coming into the day with the chip lead, and when we got to the final table, I was second in chips next to Faraz,” Moscati continued to say, “I lost my first six all-ins, which were all flips, but I ran hot at the right time and was able to get them back.”

The win marked one of Moscati’s largest career scores, and with it, he also received a $3,500 seat into the MSPT Championship Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open (RRPO), which will be held at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida, Nov. 18 – Dec. 2, boasting a $2,000,000 GTD Main Event!

MSPT Season 17 Bally's Black Hawk Showdown Main Event Final Table Results

Day 2 Action

The final day came back with all 59 players already in the money, so action kicked right into gear with eliminations starting like wildfire, after which saw Hunter Cichy, Ryan Manning, and defending champ Antonio Vargas all falling in the first batch of eliminations.

Payouts continued to be heard across the room, which saw WSOP bracelet winner Kevin Eyster (42^nd Place - $2,447), two-time MSPT champ Tim Thorp (39^th Place - $2,447), and MSPT Hall of Famer Gerald Cunniff (28^th Place - $2,697) fall in quick succession of each other while the MSPT’s top casher DJ Buckley, made it to the final three-table redraw before exiting in 27^th Place for $2,432.

The fast-paced action would continue as WSOP bracelet winner Ben Keeline (23^rd Place - $3,646), Barb Visher (21^st Place - $4,295), Aaron Thomas (19^th Place - $6,237), and Dinh "Son" Nguyen (15^th Place $5,993) all departed, setting the stage for the final table.

Final Table action

Once the final table was set, Jeremy Ahillen sat at the bottom of the chip counts, and it wouldn’t take long for him to get his stack in the middle, holding an offsuit ace-ten, only to get called by Scott Horvath holding a dominating Big Slick, making him the first final table elimination.

After a few levels of double-ups, Corey Dodd would call off his remaining stack holding a dominating ace-jack and against MSPT Champ Faraz Jaka’s ace-four, only to have a four fall on the river to end his run in eighth place.

After Dodd’s departure, bodies started falling after Horvath jammed a suited king-queen into Season 12 Player of the Year Kyna England’s pocket aces, and Kent Biel would follow him to the payout desk after being set up by England in sixth place for $20,476.

England would then continue her elimination spree after she reeled in short-stack Roger Low’s chips in a big flip, sending him home in fifth place for $26,969, while MSPT Champ Justin Lynch was denied a second title after he was straightened out by soon-to-be champ Moscati in fourth place for $35,959.

The exit marked Lynch’s 5^th final table appearance, bumping his world ranking to 45^th place and brought his MSPT career earnings to $214,854.

With England and Moscati starting to gain traction, Jaka needed to make a stand, and did with a suited king-nine, but he missed his flush draw to be dropped by England’s suited ace-three, denying him his second title almost one-year from when he won his first.

With the heads-up battle starting at an even match, it took a while for any significant pot to occur, but after a few levels went by with a couple of lead changes, Moscati was able to collect two crucial doubles to send England home with a runner-up finish for $66,930, while Moscati secured his first MSPT trophy and a payday good for $107,376!

This ends our coverage of yet another memorable stop in Black Hawk, but join us as we are headed to the Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, AR, to host the inaugural Diamond Poker Championship, January 29^th - February 1^st, and the MSPT team will be on hand providing updates for the $1,000,000 GTD $1,110 MAJOR Event, so make sure to come back and tune in!

MSPT Champ Kyna England Eliminated in 2nd Place ($66,930)

MSPT Champ Kyna Englanmd raised all-in and was snap-called by Vinny Moscati.

Kyna England:
Vinny Moscati:

Moscati woke up with a pair of aces, and the runout sent England home with a runner-up finish for $66,930.

Vinny Moscati - 15,840,000
Kyna England - Eliminated

Moscati Dominates a Double to Regain the Chip Lead

MSPT Champ Kyna England raised all-in, and Vinny Moscati called off his 6,300,000 stack.

Vinny Moscati:
Kyna England:

Moscati rolled over a dominating hand, and faded the runout to regain the chip lead.

Vinny Moscati - 13,000,000
Kyna England - 2,840,000

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England Spikes Ace on River to Take the Chip Lead

Vinny Moscati raised all-in, and MSPT Champ Kyna England called off her 5,525,000 stack.

Kyna England:
Vinny Moscati:

England was behind holding two overs, with nothing changing after the flop hit the felt.

The turn left England needing to connect with either of her two over cards on the river, and she did, as the dealer peeled off the to secure her double-up and take a commanding chip lead.

Kyna England - 11,540,000
Vinny Moscati - 4,300,000

MSPT Champ Faraz Jaka Eliminated in 3rd Place ($48,694)

MSPT Champ Faraz Jaka raised all-in from the button, and fellow champ Kyna England looked him up from the big blind.

Faraz Jaka:
Kyna England:

Jaka was behind holding suited connectors, and the flop paired England’s ace, leaving him needing running cards to stay alive.

The dealer then turned the , giving Jaka a glimmer of hope with a spade draw, but the river was the wrong suit, ending his Main Event run.

Vinny Moscati - 8,415,000
Kyna England - 7,425,000
Faraz Jaka - Eliminated

MSPT Champ Justin Lynch Eliminated in 4th Place ($35,959)

Vinny Moscati raised under the gun and MSPT Champ Justin Lynch defended his big blind to see a flop.

Lynch then led out with a bet, and Moscati called to see the turn.

A 450,000 bet was then tossed into the middle by Lynch, and Moscati called, bringing the river.

Lynch then moved his remaining stack in the middle and was called.

was tabled by Lynch, but it was no good as Moscati tabled for the jack-high straight, ending Lynch’s run.

Vinny Moscati - 7,440,000
Justin Lynch - Eliminated

Moscati Dominates a Double

Vinny Moscati raised to 350,000 from the button and then called off his 1,800,000 stack after MSPT Champ Faraz Jaka three-bet jammed for more from the big blind.

Vinny Moscati:
Faraz Jaka:

Moscati rolled over a dominating hand, and saw a king in the window on the flop to take a commanding lead.

The turn then left Jaka drawing dead, while the river secured Moscati another double-up, evening out the chip stacks.

Faraz Jaka - 4,500,000
Vinny Moscati - 4,000,000

Roger Low Eliminated in 5th Place ($26,969)

Roger Low raised all-in for 1,500,000 from the hijack, and Season 12 Player of the Year Kyna England called from the cutoff.

Roger Low:
Kyna England:

Low was behind holding two suited overs, but he couldn’t find any help on the runout, ending his Main Event run.

Kyna England - 4,000,000
Roger Low - Eliminated

Moscati Trips Up England for Survival

Vinny Moscati raised all-in for 675,000 from the button, and MSPT Champ Kyna England looked him up from the big blind.

Vinny Moscati:
Kyna England:

Moscati and England found themselves in a similar situation from earlier, but this time, the runout gave Moscati trip kings to stay alive.

Kyna England - 2,300,000
Vinny Moscati - 1,350,000