Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
432
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Surma Nearing 100,000
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
A player shoved all in for about 20,000 into a pot containing only 6,000 or so after a 
flop. One player folded, and Lee Surma confidently announced a call, throwing 
into the middle. It was way good against the overbettor, who turned up 
. The 
and 
completed the board and the win for Surma.
"Unreal," Surma said as he added to his already large stack. "I've never ran this good in a tournament."
Surma has had some luck on the Mid-States Poker Tour before though, as he took down MSPT Mille Lacs all the way back in 2011 for a first-place prize of more than $47,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
97,500 |
Pupillo Busts Sell
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
Ken Rosheisen bet 1,400 on a flop of 
, and Nick Pupillo made it 4,400 in late position. Jason Sell, who had checked from the small blind, shoved all in for 8,225, and Rosheisen let his opponents have at it. Pupillo immediately called.
Pupillo: 
Sell: 
Sell's two overcards and a straight draw didn't have as much equity as he may have hoped since Pupillo had a better hand and a better draw. The 
turn and 
river were both bricks, and Sell sent his stack to Pupillo.
Pupillo, an Illinois native, has racked up more than $250,000 in cashes this year and is in the hunt for Mid-States Poker Tour Player of the Year, currently sitting in seventh.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,500 | |
|
Busted |
Birt Fires Big, Then Small
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
Jeff Birt bet 8,000 on a board of 
, and one player called in the hijack, while another folded. On the 
river, Birt went with a much smaller bet, 4,000. His opponent called, leaving himself with just a few hundred behind, and Birt tabled 
for a set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
52,000 |
Photos: MSPT Canterbury Day 1a
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Anderson Collects a Stack
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
John Morgan opened for a raise and got a handful of callers, and he continuation-bet 1,500 on the 
flop. The player on his left shoved all in, and big blind Colin Anderson moved in as well, chasing out Morgan, who said he folded top pair.
Anderson: 
Opponent: 
Anderson had flopped the nuts, but he still had hearts to fade. None appeared on the 
turn or 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,700
700
|
700 |
|
8,250
-11,750
|
-11,750 |
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Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
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Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Annonson Bets the Flush Small
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
Tom Annonson was in the big blind, and he check-called 2,600 on a 
flop against an under-the-gun player. Both players checked the turn, and Annonson bet 2,200 on the 
river. His opponent called, and Annonson showed 
for a flush.
Players are on break for 10 minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,650
-4,350
|
-4,350 |