Photos: 2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki Casino Day 1b
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki Casino
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki Casino
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
389
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Wazwaz Takes Round Two
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
Rob Wazwaz bet 11,725 from the big blind in a three-bet pot after a 
flop. Anthony Yeh made the call from the hijack, and the two saw an 
turn. Wazwaz bet 17,725, and Yeh called once more to see a 
river. This time, Wazwaz checked. Yeh bet 25,000 after getting a rough count of Wazwaz's stack, and Wazwaz made the call.
Yeh tabled 
for a pair of fours, and Wazwaz showed 
to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
152,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
||
|
|
67,500
-48,500
|
-48,500 |
Kessler Out
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
According to the players at Table 17, Allen Kessler got it all in with 
against an opponent holding 
. Unfortunately for Kessler, his opponent made runner-runner broadway straight, and Kessler announced he is not reentering.
Players are on a 10-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Anderson's Aces Good
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
A player opened for 2,000 in middle position, and the hijack called. Matthew Anderson three-bet to 7,000 from the cutoff, and only the original raiser came along.
On the 
flop, the middle-position player shoved all in, and Anderson called.
Middle position: 
Anderson;
Anderson's aces held when fourth and fifth streets came 
and 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000 |
Lang's Bottom Two Hold
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
After a flop of 
, Mike Lang got it all in against a shorter-stacked opponent.
Lang: 
Opponent: 
Lang was ahead with bottom two pair, and he filled up on the river with the after the 
bricked off the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
235,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
Another Day, Another Record
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
With 214 entrants today, the Mid-States Poker Tour has made it three records in the past two events. After breaking the Wisconsin state record for entrants with 383, the MSPT broke its internal record of Day 1a entrants with 175 yesterday. Now, with 389 total entrants for this event, the MSPT has set a new record for entrants in a major Iowa event (buy in > $1,000). The new mark shatters the old record of 367.
First place will pay over $100,000.
Lauson Wins a Flip
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Travis Lauson ousted a short stack when his 
made a straight on the turn against the shorty's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
77,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Morfitt Busts Short Stack on "Dream Flop"
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Matt Morfitt opened for a raise, only to see the player to his left shove for 13,500. Morfitt made the call when action came back to him, only to see he was dominated.
Morfitt: 
Opponent: 
Morfitt expressed disgust at how far behind he was, but that quickly changed on the 
flop.
"I'll take that though," he said.
The and 
completed the board, leaving the unfortunate short stack busted.
"That's what you call a dream flop," Morfitt said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000
55,475
|
55,475 |