2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Grand Falls

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Grand Falls

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$64,655
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
238
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Lauder Doubles Without a Sweat

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

We found Keith Lauder all in for 7,800 on a board of {2-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}, and his opponent thought about a minute and tossed in a call.

Lauder: {2-Hearts}{2-Spades}
Opponent: {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

The set was locked in against one pair, and the {q-Clubs} river was of no consequence.

Player Chips Progress
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Keith Lauder
26,000

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Two Heavy Hitters Enter

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante
Joseph Stiers, pictured at Borgata Winter Poker Open 2014.
Joseph Stiers, pictured at Borgata Winter Poker Open 2014.

Lance Harris and Joseph Stiers have recently joined the field and both are already chipping up.

Harris is a regular on the Mid-States Poker Tour and is coming off of a deep run in the 2015 Main Event, where he ultimately busted 128th for about $46,000.

Stiers is an East Coast player who has made most of his bacon at Borgata. He won a $560 reentry there at the 2013 Winter Poker Open for more than $300,000 and then came second the next year in the $1,500 heads-up tournament for $18,624.

Player Chips Progress
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Lance Harris
31,500
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Joseph Stiers
26,200

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Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Heilman Coolers One

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Three players put in 3,200 apiece on a board of {2-}{6-}{q-}{4-}, and a player who meant to raise on the turn but didn't put in enough fired out about 6,000 on the {4-} river. Justin Heilman put him all in for what looked like about 8,000 more, and the player sighed, stared and the ceiling with chips in hand, and reluctantly dumped them in.

Heilman showed {6-}{6-} for sixes full, and his opponent flashed {2-}{2-} for a lower boat.

Player Chips Progress
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Justin Heilman
58,000
33,700
33,700

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De Silva Flops A Monster

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Sam De Silva had position on a lone opponent on a final board of {2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{7-Spades}. The first player bet 3,000 into a pot of about 5,000, and De Silva thought for a bit.

"Flush draw?" he asked.

When the player didn't respond, De Silva splashed out 7,000. His opponent called, and De Silva showed {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} for tens full. The other player had {6-Spades}{2-Spades} for trips.

"I didn't put you on the deuce," De Silva commented.

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Sam De Silva
41,000
4,000
4,000

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Fink Misses, Busts

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Daryl Oppelt bet 1,000 on a {7-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{3-Hearts} flop out of the big blind. Opponent Mark Fink called from early position, and Oppelt bet 2,000 on the {9-Clubs} turn. Fink raised to 5,000, and Oppelt shoved all in, putting Fink at risk for 13,000 or so. Fink quickly called.

Fink: {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts}
Oppelt: {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

Fink's flush draw had improved to a combo draw on the turn, but he bricked as the {3-Diamonds} fell.

At another table, Ernest Garrett busted.

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Daryl Oppelt
42,000
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Mark Fink
Busted
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Ernest Garrett
Busted

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Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Gerleman Busted

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

We found Duane Gerleman exiting his chair and it was for good reason as he got the last 6,000 or so in on a {10-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{6-Hearts} flop with {10-}{9-} against an opponent holding the {a-Hearts}{3-Hearts} for the nut flush. No miracle came for Gerleman, and he's down to the final bullet.

Players are on break for 10 minutes.

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Duane Gerleman
Busted

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