Photos: MSPT Ho-Chunk Gaming Day 1b
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
349
Level
26
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Updated Chip Counts
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,500
19,500
|
19,500 |
|
33,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
32,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
29,900
9,900
|
9,900 |
|
29,500
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
22,250
2,250
|
2,250 |
|
19,600
19,600
|
19,600 |
|
15,800
-4,200
|
-4,200 |
|
7,800
-12,200
|
-12,200 |
|
5,100
-14,900
|
-14,900 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Villareal Gets a Gift
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
A player bet 400 in a multi-way pot after a 
flop, and Anselmo Villareal raised to about 1,400. The bettor called after everyone else folded, and an 
arrived. The first player jammed for 16,725, and Villareal thought it over for a minute before tossing in a call.
Villareal: 
Opponent: 
Only a ten would cost Villareal the pot, but the river was a 
.
Players are on break for 10 minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,600
18,600
|
18,600 |
Former Champs Sell, Bronk Firing
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
Jason Sell and Drake Bronk are among the seven former Mid-States Poker Tour champions currently in the room. Sell took down this event in March for $97,539, topping a field of 383, and he's returned to defend his title after being absent on Day 1a. Bronk conquered the largest field in tour history when he beat out a field of 854 runners to claim a first-place prize of $163,870 at the MSPT Mid-Season Championship at the Venetian in early June.
Keep an eye on these two.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
31,000 | |
|
15,300 |
"You Get There and You Crying Call?"
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
Gary Tsui bet 2,850 from the small blind on a board of 
and was called after some thought by a player in middle position. The board paired with a 
river, and Tsui put his opponent all in for about 8,600. The player asked for a count and looked at his stack, taking about 30 seconds before calling it off.
Tsui showed 
for a flopped straight, but he had been run down by 
for fives full.
He took his head.
"You get there and you crying call?"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,200
-11,800
|
-11,800 |
Mossey Goes Backdoor
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
A player in the small blind bet 2,100 on a 
board, and Molly Mossey made it 6,000 from the button. The small blind leaned back in his seat and bounced a chip a few times before tossing in a call. Mossey showed a backdoor flush. Her opponent mucked a 
face up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante:
Jewel of a Flop
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Steve Jewell just busted an opponent on a board of 
when he got it all in on the turn against a shorter-stacked opponent holding 
. Jewell had his foe drawing dead with 
for a set, and the 
river was a mere formality.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
51,000 |
More Grinders
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Jonathan Olson is among the recent entrants. He took down Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki for over $95,000 in late July and has become a familiar face on the tour in the months since.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |