2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$101,365
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
409
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Perfect Flop for Pupillo

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante
Nick Pupillo
Nick Pupillo

A player opened to 2,000 from the hijack and called a Nick Pupillo three-bet to 6,500. The flop came {8-Hearts}{a-Spades}{2-Clubs}, and the hijack bet out 6,000. Pupillo made it 14,000 to go from the button, and his opponent called. On the {4-Clubs} turn, Pupillo put his opponent all in for about 36,000, and the player looked to the ceiling and thought for awhile before calling off.

Pupillo: {a-Hearts}{2-Hearts}
Opponent: {a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}

"Pair something," the hijack said, slapping down his {a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}. The dealer didn't, as the {k-Hearts} fell. "Unbelievable."

Player Chips Progress
Nick Pupillo us
Nick Pupillo
158,000
61,100
61,100
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Nick Pupillo

Wilson Doubles Through Wood

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante
James Wilson
James Wilson

James Wilson shoved for 22,000 into a pot of about 10,000 when Steve Wood checked to him on {5-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}. Wood called after contemplating a couple of minutes, and Wilson showed {j-Clubs}{10-Hearts} for top pair.

"I have one out," Wood said shortly, showing {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}. He didn't find it on the {4-Spades}{a-Hearts} run out.

Player Chips Progress
Steve Wood us
Steve Wood
69,000
-21,500
-21,500
James Wilson us
James Wilson
54,000
24,000
24,000

Tags: Steve WoodJames Wilson

Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Wood Dodges Diamonds

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Steve Wood just got all in for what looked like about 40,000 on a {k-}{7-}{j-} flop that contained two diamonds. His opponent called off with {a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} after betting 10,000, and Wood showed {k-}{7-} for two pair. No third diamond hit the board, and Wood collected the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Steve Wood us
Steve Wood
90,500

Tags: Steve Wood

Cryde Survives; Carter Takes a Beat

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Two players in the blinds checked to Olimpia May on a {5-Clubs}{3-Spades}{5-Spades} flop, and she bet 3,500 from the hijack. The small blind called, and Kevin Cryde put his last 8,225 in from the big blind. May called, folding out the small blind.

May: {a-Hearts}{7-Spades}
Cryde: {j-Hearts}{5-Hearts}

The dealer burned and turned a {j-Spades}, giving Cryde a boat, one he clearly didn't realize he had as he shouted for a red card on the river. He got his wish anyway as the {7-Diamonds} hit.

At another table, Bruce Carter, who was part of a nine-way chop of the $50,000 guaranteed earlier at this tour stop, took a bad beat when his {a-}{k-} was outdrawn on a king-high flop with two spades by a player holding {q-Spades}{9-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Olimpia May
Olimpia May
51,200
-11,800
-11,800
Kevin Cryde
Kevin Cryde
25,000
Bruce Carter us
Bruce Carter
24,600
-30,400
-30,400

Tags: Kevin CrydeBruce Carter

Buckley Crushes One

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

On a {4-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{8-Hearts} flop, the cutoff checked to Ryan Buckley who bet 5,000 and was called. A {3-Diamonds} hit the turn, and Buckley bet again when checked to. This prompted the cutoff to splash in his last 13,000 or so, looking less than pleased as he did so. He got out of his seat when Buckley turned over {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}, as {a-}{j-} had just three outs. The river was a {3-Hearts}, no help to Buckley's opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Buckley
Ryan Buckley
56,000

Tags: Ryan Buckley

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Updated Chip Counts

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

James Wilson, who has scored three Mid-States Poker Tour cashes in the past few months, including a second-place at Canterbury Park for $61,473, just grabbed a seat at the table in the corner of the room.

Player Chips Progress
Danny Gonzales us
Danny Gonzales
124,000
17,000
17,000
Matt Bingel
Matt Bingel
101,600
-13,400
-13,400
Olimpia May
Olimpia May
63,000
-2,000
-2,000
Jason Vanstrom us
Jason Vanstrom
60,500
5,500
5,500
Bruce Carter us
Bruce Carter
55,000
20,000
20,000
Bryan Devonshire us
Bryan Devonshire
34,850
-550
-550
James Wilson us
James Wilson
30,000
Max Chrisp us
Max Chrisp
29,500
-2,700
-2,700
Svetlana Martie us
Svetlana Martie
Busted