2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino

Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info

2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
88
Prize
$114,156
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
453
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Whitlock Conjures Birthday Luck

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante

We found Kelly Whitlock all in for 34,300 against one opponent.

Whitlock: {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}
Opponent: {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

"Don't be mad," Whitlock said.

The {8-Clubs}{j-Spades}{q-Spades} flop gave her opponent a set, while Whitlock now had a straight draw. She got there immediately with the {10-Spades} turn.

"Pair the board," Whitlock's opponent said. The {7-Diamonds} did not, and Whitlock, who was persuaded by a tournament staff member to buy in about an hour ago, doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Kelly Whitlock
Kelly Whitlock
75,000

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Paules Tops Day 1c Field at Golden Gates (full)

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
Rosie Paules finished in first on Day 1c.
Rosie Paules finished in first on Day 1c.

Rosie Paules stacked 242,800 after 10 levels to top a field of 153 runners here at Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Day 1c. Nader Wahdan (234,900), who led for much of the night, finished right behind her, while Colin York (215,600), Olimpia May (194,900), and Brian Hartner (172,100) also ended the night with top-five stacks.

Forty-two players finished out the night with chips, and they'll return tomorrow at noon for the combination of three Day 1 fields. Among the survivors: Lance Harris (148,100), Bill Romer (112,600), Kou Vang (98,700), Matt Alexander (77,600), Patrick Steele (66,100), Blake Bohn (25,000), Matt Kirby (25,000), and John Hayes (25,000).

Paules dragged two pots that we recorded, including a bust of the red-hot Kou Vang, coming off consecutive MSPT final tables in Gary, Ind., and Baton Rouge, La. Vang check-shipped on a board of {k-Spades}{2-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{q-Spades} after Paules had bet from late position. Paules called with {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}, and Vang was drawing dead with {q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}.

A little while later, we found Aaron Frei all in with {4-Hearts}{4-Clubs} against the {q-Hearts}{q-Spades} of Paules. The queens held when the board came {k-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{5-Clubs}, eliminating Frei from the tournament.

Paules didn't seem to have any significant setbacks, as her stack stayed hefty every time we checked on her.

Harris was perhaps the highest profile player to bag a top stack. He started the day off bluffing, but it was the hands when he had the goods that drove his count up. First, he got a shorter stack all in on a {2-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{9-Spades}{2-Diamonds} board. Harris' opponent showed {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}, but he had run into the {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} of the Minnesotan. The {6-Diamonds} was a blank on the river, and Harris has one of the larger stacks in the room.

A bit later, it was QQ leading to another bust when he stayed in front of a short stack's sevens all in preflop.

Finally, he opened for 4,200 in the hijack, and Hayes moved all in from the cutoff for about 24,000. When it got back to Harris, he called right away.

Harris: {k-Clubs}{k-Spades}
Hayes: {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}

Hayes' three outs turned to nothing but backdoor possibilities on the {k-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{4-Hearts} flop. A {5-Clubs} turn gave him a worthless pair, leaving him drawing dead.

Thanks for tuning in to PokerNews' coverage of Day 1c, and be sure to come back tomorrow at noon for Day 2.

Player Chips Progress
Rosie Paules us
Rosie Paules
242,800
242,800
242,800
Nader Wahdan us
Nader Wahdan
234,900
-11,100
-11,100
Colin York us
Colin York
215,600
400
400
Olimpia May
Olimpia May
194,900
21,900
21,900
Brian Hartner us
Brian Hartner
172,100
22,100
22,100
James Pursley
James Pursley
167,100
167,100
167,100
Kevin Alexander
Kevin Alexander
160,700
Lance Harris
Lance Harris
148,100
-4,900
-4,900
Milton Amaya
Milton Amaya
145,700
145,700
145,700
Clarence Medina
Clarence Medina
144,000
144,000
144,000
Michael Campbell us
Michael Campbell
125,800
-9,200
-9,200
Brian Gallegos
Brian Gallegos
115,800
25,800
25,800
Bill Romer us
Bill Romer
112,600
35,600
35,600
Pierre Pichot
Pierre Pichot
102,300
102,300
102,300
Rich Alsup us
Rich Alsup
100,000
40,400
40,400
WSOP 1X Winner
Matt Bingel
Matt Bingel
99,800
-37,500
-37,500
Kou Vang us
Kou Vang
98,700
41,700
41,700
Adam Hudson
Adam Hudson
91,300
56,800
56,800
Kevin Wolff
Kevin Wolff
90,300
90,300
90,300
Kelly Whitlock
Kelly Whitlock
83,200
8,200
8,200
Evan Ross
Evan Ross
79,400
79,400
79,400
Matt Alexander us
Matt Alexander
77,600
47,600
47,600
Kenneth Kottwitz
Kenneth Kottwitz
74,500
17,500
17,500
Patrick Steele us
Patrick Steele
66,100
Jesse Mills
Jesse Mills
64,400
64,400
64,400

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Tags: Aaron FreiBill RomerBlake BohnColin YorkJohn HayesKou VangLance HarrisMatt AlexanderMatt KirbyNader WahdanOlimpia MayPatrick SteeleRosie Paules

Main Event

Day 1c Completed