Welcome to Day 1b of Mid-States Poker Tour Maryland Live! Casino
Day 1a is in the books, and the second of three flights at Mid-States Poker Tour Maryland Live! Casino kicks off in less than an hour here on the outskirts of Baltimore.
The first flight saw some notables bag up, including chip leader Mo Mostafa (238,900), MSPT team pro Blake Bohn (142,600), and Christian Harder (104,500). Some of the players failing to advance included Blake's fellow tour pro Matt Alexander, Adam Friedman, WSOPC ring winner Jeromy Bittan, and MSPT points leader Mark Hodge. We can expect all four of those and more to return for another crack at this growing prize pool.
The plan for the day is to play 14 levels, each lasting 40 minutes as part of the Allen Kessler-approved structure. There will be breaks every three levels, and with play kicking off at 11:15 a.m., things should wrap up just after 9 p.m. local time. Each player begins with 20,000 in their stack, and blinds start off at 50/100.
board against two opponents, one of whom quickly folded. Stan Jablonski made it 3,200 from the big blind though, and Alexander called. The river brought a 
, and Jablonski bet 6,500. 
.
. "I was going for the other end."
flop, with Jablonski at risk for about 9,500. A third player was thinking things over but decided to fold, and Hodge turned up 
, well ahead of Jablonski's 
. An 
turn ended the drama right away. 
turn, and Friedman counted out his stack and thought for a couple of minutes before moving in for about 10,000 more. Ho asked for a count of the raise.
board, and his opponent on the button called. Hodge checked the 
. Hodge showed 
and took the pot with top two.
turn. The 
river changed nothing, and Jacobini had 29,200. That was enough to cover the player who flopped two pair, and Alexander shipped the requisite amount to his right.
. He was dead by the turn on the 
board with 
