Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
463
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Stone Leads Advancing 33 Players on Day 1a of Wisconsin State Poker Championship
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
A day of furious action at Mid-States Poker Tour Wisconsin State Poker Championship at Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells ended with 33 players out of 197 surviving the 14 40-minute levels. Will Stone bagged the heftiest stack with 292,500, but the native Wisconsinite is closely trailed by Mandy Caffee (276,000) and Brian Rudolph (252,500), with Jeff Petronack (228,000) and Zach Shelton (213,000) also finishing north of 200K.
Stone began the day with a big double through Rob Wazwaz during Level 3 (100/200). He five-bet shoved for about 18,000 after a raising war on a 
flop with 
. The bottom set had Wazwaz's 
crushed, and Stone's double was secured after a king failed to come to Wazwaz's rescue.
Later, a dream scenario unfolded for Stone during Level 12 (800/1,600/200). He found himself in a three-way all in with 
against opponents holding 
and 
. A 
flop gave Stone a sweat as the player with ace-king had picked up a gutshot, but two harmless bricks fell on the last two streets to ship him the monster pot.
Other players punching tickets to Sunday's Day 2 included Mike Mustafa (137,500), Mike Holm (136,500), tour pro Matt Alexander (133,000), Joe Ford (104,500), Kou Vang (93,500), Chad Holloway (93,000), and Ernest Garrett (84,500).
Plenty of big names dusted off a bullet or two during the course of play and will have to run it back on Saturday's Day 1b for a shot at what looks to be a big prize pool (the 197-player field is more than halfway to a venue record for the tour). Former MSPT champs Nick Jivkov, Ervin Bjerga, Blake Bohn, Matt Kirby, and Terry Ring failed to advance, as did John Hayes, Lance Harris, Nick Pupillo, Mark Kroon, Nik Stone, and Mark Hodge.
Day 1b kicks off at 4 p.m. local time on Saturday, so come back to PokerNews to see what develops.
End of Day 1a Counts (full)
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
292,500
113,500
|
113,500 |
|
276,000
276,000
|
276,000 |
|
252,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
228,500
-96,500
|
-96,500 |
|
213,000 | |
|
|
186,000
186,000
|
186,000 |
|
|
151,000 | |
|
146,500
146,500
|
146,500 |
|
137,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
136,500
-33,500
|
-33,500 |
|
|
135,500
135,500
|
135,500 |
|
133,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
||
|
|
129,500
129,500
|
129,500 |
|
124,000
124,000
|
124,000 |
|
114,500
114,500
|
114,500 |
|
110,500
110,500
|
110,500 |
|
104,500
-55,500
|
-55,500 |
|
93,500
-5,500
|
-5,500 |
|
93,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
||
|
|
88,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
84,500
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
|
83,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
78,500
78,500
|
78,500 |
|
|
74,500
-65,500
|
-65,500 |
|
65,500
-24,500
|
-24,500 |
Holloway, Caffee Drag Huge Pots to End Night
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Four players saw 
for the price of 5,500 preflop, and action checked to Mike Holm in the cutoff. He put in 10,000, and Kou Vang called from the button. In the big blind, Chad Holloway announced he was all in for roughly 58,000. The fourth player folded, as did Holm and Vang.
"I wouldn't normally show," Holloway said before flashing 
for a set.
At another table, Mandy Caffee scored a monster double just before the night's end when a player check-shoved all in on an 
flop with 
only to be drawing nearly dead after Caffee snapped it off with for top set.
Players are bagging for the night.
Photos: MSPT Ho-Chunk Gaming Day 1a
Holm Doubles
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Mike Holm opened for a raise in middle position and saw the big blind three-bet to 17,000. Holm jammed for 80,700, and the big blind called with 
. Holm had him dominated with 
, and a run out of 
meant Holm doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
170,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
Regan Limps the Bullets
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Three players limped in, leading to a shove from the player in the cutoff for about 40,000. After the button and blinds mucked, Terence Regan, the first of the limpers, got a count. He called, while the others folded.
Regan:
Cutoff:
Neither player improved on the flop, and Regan hit an ace to turn his opponent dead on fourth street.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000 |
Rake Wins a Race
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
After a 7,000 open from under the gun, Joe Rake shoved 26,000 in from the big blind. The opener called.
Rake:
Under the gun:
"Wow, that's... an interesting call," Rake said.
It paid for Rake as the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Petronack Widening Lead
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
325,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
179,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
160,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
|
153,000
114,500
|
114,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
135,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
131,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
99,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
|
90,000
22,900
|
22,900 |
|
|
87,500
31,150
|
31,150 |
|
84,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
77,000
22,400
|
22,400 |
|
|
56,500 | |