Main Event
Day 2 Started
Main Event
Day 2 Started
Two grueling Day 1 heats are in the books and a 421-player field has been pared to 71. Today, one will stand above the rest and claim a first-place prize of more than $100,000 and the title of first Mid-States Poker Tour champion of 2015.
Plenty of tough contenders have made their presences felt, but the biggest buzz would be created if 2004 Main Event champion Greg Raymer were to take down the tournament. Raymer comes in with as good a chance as anyone, as he totes the fourth-biggest stack with 266,500. Others with a chance to grab the win include chip leader Jeff Klein (400,000), James Wilson (320,500), Rod Rodrigue (301,000), Patrick Steele (200,500), Judd Greenagel (145,000), Jim Boone (106,500), two-time champ Jason Zarlenga (89,000), Ryan Dykhouse (67,000), and Steve Anderson (42,500).
The tournament resumes at 11 a.m. local time here in Jacksonville, Fla. and will play down to a winner, pausing for a dinner break when a final table is determined.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jeff Klein | 400,000 | |
James Wilson | 320,500 | |
Rod Rodrigue | 301,000 | |
Greg Raymer
|
266,500 | |
Austin McCullers | 242,000 | |
Toby Boas | 239,500 | |
Hal Lewis | 238,000 | |
Tim Forsberg | 234,000 | |
Men Nguyen
|
221,500 | |
Andrew Dykeman | 220,000 | |
Scott Brewer | 215,000 | |
Daren Wooten | 215,000 | |
Patrick Steele | 200,500 | |
Brian Arbaugh | 194,000 | |
Luke Graham | 191,500 | |
Jason Murray | 172,500 | |
Chan Nguyen
|
162,000 | |
Saum Sharifi
|
159,500 | |
matthew zimmerman | 146,500 | |
Judd Greenagel | 145,000 | |
Devin Stoll | 144,000 | |
Shane Horvath | 137,500 | |
Allan Deguino
|
135,500 | |
Mark Smith | 126,500 | |
Anthony Lee | 118,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
...shuffle up and deal.
Greg Raymer opened for 7,000 in early position and then called the shove of a short-stacked player who had 29,500 in the small blind.
Raymer:
Opponent:
"That's a good flop for ace-nine," Raymer commented as rolled out of the dealer's hand, leaving him drawing very slim. A turn was the end of it.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Greg Raymer
|
282,500 | 16,000 |
On a flop, the big blind bet out 12,000 into Renea Mahaffey, who made it 24,000. The big blind called, and Mahaffey shipped it for 45,000 on the turn. Her opponent thought for a couple of minutes before calling off almost all of his stack.
Mahaffey:
Big blind:
Mahaffey needed to dodge only nines, and it was an river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Renea Mahaffey | 135,000 | 53,500 |
Two Michigan natives, Ryan Dykhouse and Steve Anderson, recently hit the rail in hands we didn't see.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ryan Dykhouse | Busted | |
Steve Anderson | Busted |
A player shoved for roughly 50,000 in early position and was called by Chan Nguyen in the big blind.
Nguyen:
Opponent:
Nguyen's hand held as nothing bigger than a jack hit the felt.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chan Nguyen
|
215,000 | 53,000 |
Toni Fiorenza opened for 9,000 on the button, and James Wilson made it 25,000 to go in the small blind. Fiorenza shoved all in after some thought, and Wilson snapped for about 110,000.
Wilson:
Fiorenza:
It was a race for about 70 big blinds, and Wilson held his lead on the flop. The turn was just what he needed to end the hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
James Wilson | 330,000 | 9,500 |
Toni Fiorenza
|
Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500