Main Event
Day 1c Completed
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino
Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
409
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Dang Tops Day 1c of Golden Gates; Boudreau Bags a Heap
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Danny Dang bagged 395,500 to top the Day 1c chip counts at the end of 15 levels at the 2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates. Another one of the 38 runners to make it through will generate more buzz in the poker world, though. After skipping the first two Day 1 flights, Kevin "Phwap" Boudreau showed up and made his presence felt, finishing with 299,500 — the fifth biggest stack. Boudreau's performance comes just a few months after his big return to tournament poker at this very tournament in November, where he finished fourth for $34,678.
Others advancing to championship Sunday on the last Day 1 included Chris Maxwell (346,500), David Mathews (329,500), Jamal Sawaqdeh (327,500), November's third-place finisher Max Chrisp (213,000), Tyler Corbett (195,000), Svetlana Martie (154,000), and James Wilson (118,500). Wilson has seen a strong run on the tour of late, headlined by a second-place finish in the final event of 2014.
Boudreau had little luck on his first bullet, busting his last 10,500 in a flip with 
against an opponent with 
who flopped a pair of queens. He vacated the area for awhile before reappearing for attempt number two, which he was able to run up to a brief chip lead just before the end of the night. An isolation raise against a limper with in the last few hands ended up derailing Boudreau slightly, as a short stack behind him woke up with kings and shoved, holding for the double. Still, a second straight final table certainly looks doable as Boudreau will enter Day 2 with about 75 big blinds.
Dang picked off a huge semi-bluff shove in Level 13 (1,000/2,000/300) that helped him amass a good portion of his stack. He had a bet of 50,000 in front of him on the button with the flop having come 
, and an opponent under the gun shipped it for 67,200 more. Dang quickly called with the 
and easily faded his opponent's 
gutterball.
Some of those who failed to make it through the day included recent World Series of Poker Circuit winner Josh "JT" Turner, Jason Vanstrom, Henry Tran, Michael St. John, and defending champion Reza Yazdi. Vanstrom and St. John were also seeking back-to-back MSPT Golden Gates final table appearances. Yazdi was able to run up a couple of nice stacks, but ultimately found himself walking out the door empty-handed.
Day 2 play begins at 11 a.m. local time on Sunday here in Black Hawk, Colorado, so be sure to return to see who the next MSPT champ will be.
End of Day 1c Counts (full)
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
395,500 | 90,500 |
|
346,500 | 1,500 |
|
329,500 | 59,500 |
|
327,500 | 2,500 |
|
299,500 | -500 |
|
213,000 | -7,000 |
|
206,500 | |
|
198,000 | |
|
195,000 | 88,000 |
|
|
186,000 | |
|
|
166,500 | |
|
154,000 | 19,000 |
|
146,000 | 146,000 |
|
|
134,500 | |
|
126,500 | -43,500 |
|
|
126,500 | |
|
122,500 | 32,500 |
|
|
121,000 | |
|
118,500 | 92,100 |
|
|
117,000 | |
|
108,000 | |
|
|
101,500 | |
|
97,000 | |
|
89,000 | |
|
|
80,500 | -29,100 |
Maxwell Rockets Up Counts at Buzzer
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Lee Wosk bet 20,000 on a 
flop from the small blind, and Chris Maxwell called. A third player jammed for about 125,000, and Wosk tanked a few minutes before calling it off. Maxwell snap-called and tabled the nut flush, 
. Wosk had flopped a straight with 
, while the third player had 
for top two. Maxwell called for deuces, but an turn and 
river was just as good.
Players are now bagging up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
345,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Chip Lead Up for Grabs
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
David Mathews and Kevin Boudreau were just vying for the chip lead, but both took setbacks. Mathews lost to with in what looked to be a preflop all in, sending 62,500 to an opponent. Boudreau raised to 12,000 over an early limp and then called a short-stacked player's shove for 34,300. Boudreau had and never threatened his opponent's kings.
Jamal Sawaqdeh, meanwhile, folded 
to a massive shove of about 175,000 and was shown 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
325,000 | 55,000 |
|
|
300,000 | 169,200 |
|
|
270,000 | -152,000 |
|
|
220,000 | 127,000 |
Vanstrom Three-Outed
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
David Mathews opened to 6,000 early and got a call from Jason Vanstrom. The player in the big blind shoved for just under 40,000, and Mathews tanked a big and folded. Vanstrom called.
Big blind: 
Vanstrom: 
Vanstrom's dominating hand turned meek as the board ran out 
, giving his opponent the three-outer he needed to survive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,500 | 18,500 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Boudreau Folds to Woolworth
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Two players checked to Kevin Boudreau on a 
flop, and he bet 9,000. Only Ally Woolworth, the big blind, called. Woolworth check-called another 18,000 on the 
turn, and the river gave her pause. She waved a hand and announced all in for what looked to be 75,000 or so, and Boudreau thought about a minute before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
170,000 | -10,000 |
|
|
130,800 | -10,000 |
Neal Doubles Through Chrisp
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Jason Neal shoved for 52,400 from the big blind after Max Chrisp raised to 12,000 on the button. Chrisp called.
Chrisp: 
Neal: 
Neal was behind, but a 
flop gave him a big lead. Two bricks fell to end the hand despite Chrisp calling for a hook.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
109,600 | |
|
|
93,000 | -21,500 |
Sawaqdeh Sliding
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Jamal Sawaqdeh was running away with the chip lead a couple of hours ago, but he's run into rough waters since, sliding back closer to the pack.
In one recent pot, he called a bet of 15,000 from the player in the small blind on a 
board, and the player showed him .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
270,000 | -127,000 |