Main Event | 2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park

12-14-2014 16:19 UTC-5

Lifson Pushes Revniaga Out

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Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

A player raised to 25,000 on the button, and Vlad Revniaga three-bet to what looked like 63,000 in the small blind. In the big blind, Ronald Lifson announced he was all in. The opener called off for about 150,000. Revniaga looked distraught and asked for a count. Lifson had 238,000, and Revniaga ultimately decided to fold.

Lifson:
Button:

Revniaga winced when the hands were tabled, and the community of gave Lifson the win, while Revniaga walked away from the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronald Lifson	460,000 250,000	250,000
Vlad Revniaga	380,000 310,500	310,500

Tags: Vlad Revniaga Ronald Lifson

12-14-2014 16:32 UTC-5

Colson Still Surging

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Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Rodney Colson	1,050,000 380,000	380,000
John Reading	555,000 464,500	464,500

Derek Crooks	410,000 -37,000	-37,000
Greg Olson	400,000 220,000	220,000
Nicholas Pupillo	355,000
Clayton Warner	355,000 -55,000	-55,000
Rich Alsup	315,000 45,000	45,000

Ken Pates	265,000 -135,000	-135,000
Jeff Fielder	260,000 -180,000	-180,000
Mark Hodge	250,000 65,000	65,000
Judd Greenagel	220,000 58,000	58,000
James Wilson	162,000 -183,000	-183,000
Debbie Kasper	140,000 46,000	46,000
Peixin Liu	120,000 -135,000	-135,000
Norberto Santamaria	100,000 -135,000	-135,000
Todd Melander	70,000 -42,000	-42,000

Level: 22

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

12-14-2014 16:46 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Yevgeniy Minakrin	465,000 465,000	465,000
Zeph Baer	355,000 355,000	355,000
Leo Fussy	290,000 290,000	290,000
Steve Johnson	200,000 200,000	200,000
John Pierce	161,000 161,000	161,000
Bryan Ragasa	160,000 -60,000	-60,000
Sam Hanson	115,000 115,000	115,000
Tom Stambaugh	110,000 110,000	110,000

12-14-2014 17:05 UTC-5

More for Colson

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Rodney Colson continues to vacuum up chips, this time busting Norberto Santamaria when Colson flopped a set of fives all in preflop against .

At another table, Leo Fussy busted Vlad Revniaga with on a board of . We didn't see Revniaga's hand. Jeff Fielder and Bryan Ragasa also went bust.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rodney Colson	1,750,000 700,000	700,000
Leo Fussy	500,000 210,000	210,000
Jeff Fielder	Busted
Bryan Ragasa	Busted
Vlad Revniaga	Busted
Norberto Santamaria	Busted

Tags: Jeff Bryan Jeff Fielder Rodney Colson Vlad Revniaga Norberto Santamaria

12-14-2014 17:22 UTC-5

Two Doubles

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Rich Alsup got the last 194,000 in with against Rodney Colson's .

"This hand never loses," Alsup declared.

An flop indicated otherwise, but the turn saved him.

At another table, Clayton Warner doubled with against the of John Reading.

Nick Pupillo busted at the third table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rodney Colson	1,400,000 -350,000	-350,000
John Reading	500,000 -55,000	-55,000

Clayton Warner	458,000 18,000	18,000
Rich Alsup	430,000 115,000	115,000

Nicholas Pupillo	Busted

Tags: Nick Pupillo Rodney Colson Clayton Warner John Reading Rich Alsup

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

12-14-2014 17:28 UTC-5

Kirby Falls With Aces

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Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

We didn't see the hand, but we were told Mark Hodge busted Matt Kirby with against Kirby's .

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Hodge	485,000 235,000	235,000
Matt Kirby	Busted

Tags: Mark Hodge Matt Kirby

12-14-2014 17:36 UTC-5

Liu Eliminates Greenagel

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Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Peixin Liu opened to 50,000 in the hijack and called the shove of Judd Greenagel, who had about 200,000 in the big blind.

Greenagel:
Liu:

Greenagel was crushed, but he improved greatly on the flop, finding a straight draw. The closed out two of his outs though, and the was close but not the seven he needed.