Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Belle of Baton Rouge
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Belle of Baton Rouge
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$118,000
Entries
118
Level
21
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
4,000
Flowers Picks Off Alexander's Bluff
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
Matt Alexander, in the big blind, bet 1,700 on the turn with the board reading 
. His lone opponent, Mike Flowers in middle position, made the call. The river was the 
, and Alexander bet 4,000. Flowers called right away, and Alexander tossed 
into the middle for ace-high. Flowers tabled 
for a backdoor two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
52,500 | |
|
15,600
15,600
|
15,600 |
Karasoulis Busts Shorty
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
The small pushed all in for 5,300 in a multi-way pot after a flop of 
. Mihail Karasoulis called, and the two players behind him folded.
Karasoulis: 
Small blind:
Both players had flopped big hands, but Karasoulis led with the nut flush. Neither the 
nor the 
paired the board, and Karasoulis scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Sumner Doubles With AA
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
According to Kenny Milam, he opened for a raise with jacks only to see two players behind him move all in. Milam folded, and Erica Sumner showed down 
against the cutoff's 
. Sumner's hand held, and she took nearly all of her opponent's stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,300 |
Soileau Nails the Turn
Level 5
: 200/400, 50 ante
Michael Benton bet 1,600 out of the big blind against two opponents on a flop of 
. The cutoff made it 3,500, Bruce Soileau called in the small blind, and Benton dumped his hand. A 
turn completed a possible flush, and both players checked. The river was the , and Soileau fired 5,000. The cutoff called, and Soileau showed 
for a winning flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
43,700 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Second Break
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Players are on a 10-minute break, and reentries will end with the break.
Photos: 2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Belle of Baton Rouge
Brown "Back from the Dead"
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
With a community of 
, Darius Brown bet and got raised by a player on the button. Brown shoved all in for 12,125, and his opponent made the call.
Brown: 
Button:
Brown got up to leave, but the dealer burned and turned the 
, giving him a winning two pair.
"Back from the dead," another player at the table said, and indeed Brown is now above the starting stack after being down to 3,000 following a rough beat in an earlier pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
29,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
Schoreck Sets it Up
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
The small blind bet 1,700 into Shawn Schoreck on a flop of 
, and Schoreck raised to 3,400. The small called, and the turn brought the 
. The small blind checked, Schoreck bet 3,300, and the small blind raised to 10,000. Schoreck jammed for 16,350, and the small blind made the call.
Schoreck: 
Small blind: 
The small blind thought he had seen a good turn when the queen gave him top two, but all it did was inspire him to put all of his chips in the pot against Schoreck's set. A 
completed the board, and Schoreck doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |