More Shots from the Day 1a Field
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$494,700
Entries
510
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Keeline Gives It Up to Enger
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
Ben Keeline opened for 1,100 from the hijack and Justin Enger called from the button. MSPT Team Pro Matt Alexander came along from the big blind and three players saw a flop of 
.
Alexander checked, Keeline continued for 1,250, and only Enger called to see the 
turn. After action went check-check, Keeline checked the 
river and Enger bet 5,100. Keeline hit the tank, put together the necessary chips, but ultimately thought better of it and released his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,000
-2,500
|
-2,500 |
|
34,000 |
"Keeping It Cheap"
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
Action folded to Ross Reichert on the button and he raised to 2,000. Travis Northrope folded from the small blind, but Danny Gonzalez called from the big to see the 
. Both players checked, and then Gonzalez tossed out a single yellow T1,000 chip.
"Keeping it cheap," Reichert said before making the call.
When the 
completed the board on the river, Gonzalez returned to checking and then snap-folded when Reichert bet 6,000.
Meanwhile, Steve Abo has been eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
60,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
Second Break of the Day
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
Three more levels are in the books, and that means it's time for another 10-minute break. When they return, the players will play three more levels before being sent on a 45-minute dinner break.
McLaughlin Shoves on Massey
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
Aaron Massey opened for 1,075 from early position and Ross Reichert called from middle position. David McLaughlin came along from the big blind and three players took a flop of 
. McLaughlin checked, Massey bet 1,900, and Reichert folded.
McLaughlin made the call and then check-called a bet of 3,000 on the 
turn, leaving himself just 6,400 behind. When the 
completed the board on the river, McLaughlin committed his remaining stack, and Massey thought long and hard before releasing 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
20,000 |
Various Chip Counts from Around the Room
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000 | |
|
90,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
66,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
65,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
65,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
60,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
55,000
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
55,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
52,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
||
|
|
45,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
45,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
43,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
40,000
22,600
|
22,600 |
|
37,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
||
|
31,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
29,250
-750
|
-750 |
|
27,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
|
26,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
25,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
23,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
22,500
-8,500
|
-8,500 |
|
19,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
11,000
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
|
Busted | |
Tyler Shoots to the Top of the Leaderboard
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
We discovered Max Tyler sitting with a mountain of chips, which looked to be roughly 140,000.
We asked him how he got them, and he explained that his most recent win was the elimination of MSPT Team Pro Matt Kirby.
According to Tyler, he flopped the nut flush draw and Kirby bet. He called and then called another bet on a 
turn. The river was a blank, and Kirby checked. Tyler moved all in, and Kirby called off what little he had left only to muck when Tyler tabled his pair of aces.
We'll no doubt see Kirby back in action either later today or in a subsequent starting flight, while Tyler is primed to make some noise here on Day 1a.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000 | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
A Look at the Current MSPT Season 6 Player of the Year Leaderboard
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Hodge | 3,540 |
| 2 | Blake Bohn | 3,000 |
| 3 | Nicholas Pupillo | 2,950 |
| 4 | Peixin Liu | 2,900 |
| 5 | Bill Rogers | 2,900 |
| 6 | Richard Alsup | 2,750 |
| 7 | Daniel Goepel | 2,500 |
| 8 | Angelina Rich | 2,500 |
| 9 | Daniel Buckley | 2,167 |
| 10 | Kane Lai | 1,900 |