Let's Have Ourselves a Break
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
Players are now on another ten-minute break. During this time the tournament staff will be racing off the white T25 chips.
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers Casino
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers Casino
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$397,170
Entries
411
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
1,000
Jarous, Jarous, Jarous is on Fire
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
Action exploded on a 
flop between Jake Jarous and an unknown player. The specifics escaped us, but it appeared Jarous had moved all in and his frustrated opponent called off for a sizable amount.
Jarous: 
Opponent: 
The unknown player had flopped two pair, but it was behind Jarous' kings and eights. Neither the 
turn nor 
river changed a thing, and Jarous took down a juicy pot while knocking out his opponent.
Various Chips Counts from Around the Room
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
82,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
75,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
69,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
50,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
40,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
24,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
23,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
13,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
Dream Hand For The Big Blind
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
Phil Chandler watched a lot of preflop action from the big blind, as the under-the-gun player opened to 1,700, followed by a call and three-bet to 8,000 from an opponent in middle position. Chandler had looked down at aces and moved all in from his big blind for slightly over 20,000 total. His opponent called and was covered. He saw the bad news as Chandler flipped over his cards and his kings were dominated. The board ran out 
and the cooler claimed its victim.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
56,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
PokerNews Impromptu: Bryan Mileski on MSPT Season 5 Success
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
Season 5 of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) is off to a great start. We caught up with owner and operator Bryan Mileski at FireKeepers Casino in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Two Calls, Pat Steals
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
Former MSPT Player of the Year Pat Steele raised to 1,400 from under the gun. The player in the hijack made the call, as well as the player in the big blind.
The flop fell 
. Steele made a continuation bet of 1,800, the player in the hijack called, and the big blind released his hand.
The turn was the , and the action went check/check.
The river brought the 
, which prompted a bet of 4,800 from Steele. His opponent mucked, and the former Player of the Year dragged in a nice pot.
WSOP Bracelet Winner "Punts Off"
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
We saw 2012 World Series of Poker Event #5 $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em champ Nick Jivkov standing up and putting on his coat, and nine times out of ten that's a motion indicative of an elimination. We made our way over and we asked Jivkov if it was a bad beat.
"Nope, straight punt off," he replied. "I'll be back tomorrow."
After Jivkov took his leave, Adam Lamphere, who did the deed, was kind enough to fill us in on some details.
According to him, Jivkov raised the cutoff and action folded to Lamphere in the big blind. He looked down at 
, popped it to 4,000, and Jivkov proceeded to four-bet jam for around 25,000. Lamphere called and Jivkov was behind with suited. Despite drawing to two live cards, Jivkov failed to crack Big Slick and was eliminated from the Day 1a flight.
Meanwhile, Lamphere is the clear chip leader with 100,000, putting him in prime position to make another deep run here at FireKeepers. The big question is, has the man that's finished runner-up in back-to-back MSPT FireKeepers stops been working on his heads-up game?
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Former MSPT Champ Takes A Hit
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
In one of the last hands of level 7, TJ Ryan followed two limpers with a limp of his own from the hijack and Steve Viramt checked his option in the big blind to make it a four-way flop. The flop was 
rainbow, Viramt checked and one of the limpers led out for 2,500. Ryan and Viramt called and saw the turn come the 
, putting a second diamond on the board. The action was checked to Ryan who bet 3,100. Viramt called, the other player folded, and they were heads up to the river.
The 
fell on the river and Viramt once again checked the action to Ryan who fired 5,500. Viramt called the bet, Ryan showed pocket tens and Viramt turned over for trips and the pot. Ryan, a former MSPT champion is now below the starting stack and Viramt is up to over 56,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
56,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
|
16,000
750
|
750 |
Some Shots from the Day 1a Field
