August 2019 Colorado Poker Championship

$2,500 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

August 2019 Colorado Poker Championship

Final Results
Winner
Matt Livingston
Winning Hand
a6
Prize
$40,300
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$115,150
Entries
49
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
12,000
Players Info - Day 1
Players Left
1

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Bobby Opila Eliminsted in 4th Place ($14,970)

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Bobby Opila
Bobby Opila

Bobby Opila shoved all in for 114,000 from the cutoff and action folded back to Matt Livingston. He took a quick peek down at his cards and dropped a stack of chips onto the felt, tabling his hand in the process.

"Well, that's not good," said Opila as he saw what he was up against.

Matt Livingston: {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}
Bobby Opila: {a-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}

"Seven," said Opila, hoping for the card he needed to stay alive in the tournament. The flop fell {8-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}. The turn came {10-Spades} to pair the board

"That's a good card for you," Livingston said to Opila.

However, that ray of hope would showered as the river fell {6-Spades} and Opila gave a fist bump to Livingston, who congratulated him on a great tournament as he collected another bounty and yet another pot.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Livingston us
Matt Livingston
1,330,000
45,000
45,000
Bobby Opila us
Bobby Opila
Busted

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Mansour Alipourfard Eliminated in 5th Place ($10,360)

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Mansour Alipourfard
Mansour Alipourfard

Mansour Alipourfard went all in for 142,000 from the cutoff and was called by Danny Gonzales, who was on the button.

Mansour Alipourfard: {k-Spades}{j-Spades}
Danny Gonzales: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

Alipourfard was in need of improving beyond Gonzales' holding to stay alive in the tournament. The flop fell {10-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} to give Gonzales a pair of aces, reducing Alipourfard to just three immediate outs to a gutshot straight. The turn came {5-Clubs}, putting him down to his final card. The dealer burned and turned the river {2-Spades} and he stood up from his seat, exchanging mutual wishes with the table over a well-played tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Danny Gonzales us
Danny Gonzales
352,000
163,000
163,000
Mansour Alipourfard us
Mansour Alipourfard
Busted

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Gonzales Folds Face-Up

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Action folded to Danny Gonzales in the small blind and he completed. Matt Livingston checked his option from the big blind and the two went to a flop of {6-Spades}{6-Clubs}{9-Clubs}. Gonzales bet 20,000 and Livingston called.

The turn came {j-Spades} and Gonzales checked. Livingston put out a bet of 37,000 and Gonzales called. The river fell {3-Diamonds} and Gonzales checked. Livingston threw out a bet of 100,000.

Gonzales went into the tank for over a minute, counting out his stack of 209,000 before folding {a-Spades}{9-Diamonds} face-up while shaking his head in disbelief of the laydown he found himself having to make.

A couple hands later, Gonzales opened to 20,000 in the cutoff and Livingston cut out a three-bet to 60,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Gonzales quickly folded as well.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Livingston us
Matt Livingston
1,285,000
125,000
125,000
Danny Gonzales us
Danny Gonzales
189,000
-124,000
-124,000

Tags: Danny GonzalesMatt Livingston

Erik Macias Eliminated in 6th Place; Play Is In the Money

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Erik Macias
Erik Macias

Erik Macias went all in for his last 86,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Matt Livingston in the big blind, who put in chips to call.

Erik Macias: {a-Spades}{6-Diamonds}
Matt Livingston: {a-Hearts}{5-Clubs}

The flop came {3-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{j-Spades}, drastically reducing the odds of a chopped pot. However, it also gave Livingston four outs to a wheel. The turn came {4-Hearts} to complete his wheel draw, resulting in Macias needing to hit one of the remaining three fives in the deck to improve to a higher straight. The river came {2-Diamonds} and was the last of his tournament as he became the sixth-place finisher in the tournament.

With Macias elimination, the tournament is now officially in the money.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Livingston us
Matt Livingston
1,160,000
79,000
79,000
Erik Macias us
Erik Macias
Busted

Tags: Erik MaciasMatt Livingston

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Livingston Over 1 Million

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Matt Livingston
Matt Livingston

Matt Livingston is continuing to accumulate chips as bubble play continues, having just recently surpassed 1 million in chips. As the bubble continues, the table has not seen a showdown in more than two orbits. Full, updated chip counts will be provided on break at the end of level.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Livingston us
Matt Livingston
1,045,000
151,000
151,000

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Gonzales Reshoves on Macias

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Erik Macias opened to 16,000 from the hijack and action folded around to Danny Gonzales in the big blind. He announced he was all in and pushed his stack forward, effectively putting Macias to a decision for his chips. Macias folded.

Gonzales showed {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs} and raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Danny Gonzales us
Danny Gonzales
330,000
-33,000
-33,000
Erik Macias us
Erik Macias
120,000
1,500
1,500

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