Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Aaron Johnson |
56,200
36,200
|
36,200 |
Will Givens |
37,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
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Jason Sell |
23,250
3,250
|
3,250 |
Ken Payne | 20,000 | |
Andrew Rubinberg |
19,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
Allen Kessler |
15,925
-4,075
|
-4,075 |
|
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Mike Holm |
14,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
Jeremy Dresch |
13,300
13,300
|
13,300 |
Jim Meehan
|
9,200
-10,800
|
-10,800 |
Matt Kirby just busted out when his was ran down by , according to players at his former table. He's already seated for his last bullet. Judd Greenagel also went bust in a hand we didn't see.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Matt Kirby | 20,000 | |
Judd Greenagel | Busted |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
A massive pot once again fired up at Mike Ross' table, again involving the Chicago-based player who got fourth at Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk recently for more than $25,000. On a board, Ross, Jason Seefeld, and one other player got all in, with Ross easily covering both. The third player turned up for trips.
"I can beat that," Ross said, tabling for better trips.
Both were well behind Seefeld, who held for a boat on the flop. Seefeld got the brick he desired as a completed the board, and he eliminated the third player, who had slightly less chips, while Ross sent about 15,000 his way.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jason Seefeld | 50,000 | |
Mike Ross |
18,600
-22,400
|
-22,400 |
Blair Hinkle bet 1,000 on a flop from early position and was called by the small blind. In the big blind, Scott Moses put in a raise, and Hinkle got it all in with him, forcing out the small blind.
Hinkle:
Moses:
"Don't do it to me, dealer," Moses prayed.
The dealer obliged, delivering a and , eliciting a big sigh of relief from Moses.
Hinkle was left with about 700 and busted shortly after.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Scott Moses | 36,000 | |
Blair Hinkle | 20,000 | |
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Sam Beavers just won one of the bigger early pots of the tournament when he made the nut flush with on a board of and an opponent paid him off with for a weaker flush.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sam Beavers
|
54,000 |
Both Lance Harris and Mike Holm made the final table the last time the Mid-States Poker Tour was in town here. Harris busted eighth, while Holm fell to Jonathan Olson heads up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mike Holm | 20,000 | |
Muneer Ahmed | 20,000 | |
Molly Mossey | 20,000 | |
Lance Harris | 20,000 |
On a flop of , a player in middle position bet 1,000 and got raised to 3,200 by the hijack. Moe S. shoved 7,800 in the small blind, and a fourth player folded, as did the bettor. The raiser quickly called.
Hijack:
Moe S.:
The turn was a blank, the , but the river made both the straight and the flush for Moe S.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Moe S
|
21,000 |