Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers Casino
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers Casino
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
559
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Steven Williams Leads 44 More Players into Day 2 (full)
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Steven Williams finished Day 1b atop the pack in the 2015 Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers Casino Main Event as a 2-1 chip leader over his next closest opponent. Not only that, but his stack of 400,500 also puts him around 90,000 better than the top stack from Day 1a's flight.
The man in second place that Williams doubled up on Day 1b was Dan Laduke with his finishing stack of 201,000 in chips.
In all, 44 more players are set for Day 2, including former MSPT FireKeepers champ Ryan Dykhouse (38,500). The last two MSPT Player of the Year winners, Mike Deis and Patrick Steele, also punched their tickets to Day 2, bagging up the exact same stack of 134,500.
Others to advance from Day 1b were Jake Baumgartner (86,000), Chris Moon (70,000), Jordan Johnson (64,500), and Jason Zarlenga (14,500).
There were a total of 213 entries for Day 1b, with some of them familiar faces from yesterday as they busted out and opted to reenter. There was also a turbo satellite on Friday night in the hopes of pushing this MSPT FireKeeper's Main Event over the current record of 614 total entries, set in May.
Poker won't be the only thing on the minds of players this weekend, either. As this event is deemed the Michigan State Poker Championship, many players are excited for the big Michigan State versus Michigan college football matchup that takes place on Saturday at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. The staff has made accommodations so that the players will be able to watch the game while playing, and that should only get the blood pumping even more.
There's still one more starting day to go, and that's Day 1c that takes place on Saturday at 12 p.m. local time. Be sure to return right here to PokerNews for continued coverage.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,500 | 85,500 |
|
201,000 | 154,000 |
|
|
184,500 | 184,500 |
|
|
173,500 | 173,500 |
|
|
155,000 | 61,000 |
|
152,500 | -5,500 |
|
145,000 | 145,000 |
|
143,000 | -38,000 |
|
|
137,000 | 137,000 |
|
134,500 | 2,500 |
|
134,500 | 134,500 |
|
128,500 | 47,000 |
|
115,500 | 115,500 |
|
111,500 | 80,000 |
|
109,000 | 109,000 |
|
|
109,000 | 109,000 |
|
|
101,500 | -14,500 |
|
99,500 | 35,500 |
|
|
95,500 | 95,500 |
|
|
94,500 | |
|
|
87,500 | -60,500 |
|
|
87,000 | 39,000 |
|
86,000 | 2,000 |
|
|
82,000 | 82,000 |
|
79,500 | 17,500 |
Two More Hands
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Players will play two more hands before stopping play today and bagging for Day 2. The remaining players will come back Sunday at 11 a.m. local time and have a shot at being the MSPT FireKeepers Michigan State Champion. The staff is getting accurate counts and bagging the players up. Stay tuned for the latest information and a wrap up of Day 1b.
A Few More Counts
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
315,000 | 113,000 |
|
|
181,000 | -1,000 |
|
|
84,000 | 22,000 |
Disclosure
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
"Don't you have to disclose that you were Player of the Year?" wonders Patrick Steele jokingly. He points out that the MSPT 2014 Player of the Year is sitting two seats to his left.
Michael Deis, the reigning Player of the Year reminds Patrick Steele that he was the 2013 MSPT Player of the Year.
"I got lucky," said Steele.
"I think it might be the other way around," said Deis.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
132,000 | -16,000 |
|
|
74,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
More Counts
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
113,000 | |
|
|
81,500 | |
|
|
62,000 | 41,900 |
|
58,600 | 12,600 |
|
|
54,800 | 13,800 |
|
37,300 |
Set Over Set Sets Up Demars
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Jon Demars got all in heads up on a flop of 
. He held 
and his opponent had 
. The turn and the river completed the board with 
and Demars eliminated his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
148,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
202,000 | |
|
|
158,000 | 113,000 |
|
|
116,000 | |
|
|
72,100 | 49,700 |
Moon Hanging in There
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Chris Moon went all in for his last 2,400 chips. A player on the button made it 6,000 and everyone folded to leave him and Moon heads up. Moon had 
and his opponent had 
. The board ran out 
, Moon won the pot and doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,200 | -28,800 |