Main Event Day 1b | 2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park

12-13-2015 00:41 UTC

PokerNews Podcast Ep. #347: Michael Jordan Plays OFC, More PokerStars Talk, and the Holiday Gift Guide

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Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Rich Ryan and Donnie Peters discuss Wednesday's RAWA hearing and the latest PokerStars press release, and Daniel Weinman joins the program to talk about his first big win, OFC with Michael Jordan and John Smoltz, and much more.

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Tags: Daniel Weinman Donnie Peters Michael Jordan PokerNews Podcast Rich Ryan

12-13-2015 00:25 UTC

On A Good Clip

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Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Joel Klipping built a big stack on Friday's Day 1a, only to run top-top into a set of queens late to fizzle out.

Here on Day 1b he's off to a fast start again, joining the early big stacks after turning into top-bottom on the flop, then calling off a 10,000-chip shove from one opponent who would not stop talking.

Klipping smelled something fishy and was right, his opponent had second pair, aces held and he's got 50,000 now.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joel Klipping	50,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Joel Klipping

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

12-12-2015 23:59 UTC

Break!

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Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

With the first three levels in the books the players are now off on a 10-minute break.

12-12-2015 23:55 UTC

The Man To Beat

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Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

After one player limped and a third made it 600, MSPT Player of the Year points leader Mark Hodge called on the button.

The small blind and the limper made it four ways to a flop. The small blind and the limper checked and the original raiser fired out a 1,300-chip c-bet. Hodge bumped it to 2,600 and after two folds, the raiser called.

The turn brought the and two checks. The river looked much the same and when the raiser showed , Hodge mucked.

If things keep going like this, Hodge may still win the MSPT Player of the Year title at this final event on the MSPT Season Six schedule, but that's about it.

Should he fail to cash and the total number of entries in the event is between 400 and 500, MSPT Pros Blake Bohn and Nicholas Pupillo have a shot to catch him with a ninth-place finish or better.

Peixin Liu and Bill Rogers would need to finish eighth or better and Rich Alsup would have to grab seventh or above.

And finally, Gerald Heckathorn, Thomas Peebles and Daniel Buckley would need a win to wrestle the POY crown from Hodge's clutches.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Hodge	13,300 13,300	13,300

12-12-2015 23:40 UTC

In The Clink

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Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

WSOP Circuit Ring winner Rex Clinkscales is off to a fast start here at Canterbury Park this afternoon.

He raised it up with the and went five ways to a flop. The field was thinned out by one bet, but Clinkscales was among those who continued and thoroughly enjoyed the turn.

In the end, Clinkscales managed to get a ton of value out of his one card straight against one eager opponent holding a pair of fours and another who had turned a set.

As a result, he's up to 50,000 now and among the early leaders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rex Clinkscales	50,000

Tags: Rex Clinkscales

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

12-12-2015 23:13 UTC

Wazwaz #Winning

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Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Current Minnesota Player of the Year points leader Rob Wazwaz first claimed to have bribed an official at the cage downstairs allowing him to start the day with 40,000 in chips.

Although he would later tell the much more believable story that it was a turned nut flush and a big river bet that allowed him to take most of one opponent's chips on the way to what amounts to an early double and a spot among the leaders heading into the third level of play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rob Wazwaz	40,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Rob Wazwaz

12-12-2015 22:55 UTC

Big Hand Liu

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Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

The player in the small blind bet 6,500 on the turn of a board. Peixin Liu and a third player both called.

The small blind then shipped it in for 5,300 total on the river and Liu called. The third player in the hand shoved over the top for a few thousand more and Liu called that as well.

Liu turned over the for the nut straight. The third player showed for two pair and the small blind did not show.

Liu, who is a contender in the MSPT Player of the Year race and needs to finish eighth or better to overtake current leader Mark Hodge, is now up to three times the starting stack and has the early lead.

"And that's why they call him big hand Lui," said one player at the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peixin Liu	60,000

Tags: Peixin Liu

Level: 2

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0