Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Grand Falls Casino
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Grand Falls Casino
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$201,000
Entries
201
Level
24
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
4,000
Blake Bohn Wins 2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Grand Falls Casino ($54,607)
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
After scoring two runner-up finishes in past Mid-States Poker Tour events, tour pro Blake Bohn made sure to finish the job this time, though he almost let the victory slip away late. The Eden Prairie, Minn., native added $54,607 to a tournament tally of more than $1.4 million in cashes. He defeated a field of 201 runners, ultimately claiming victory in an aggressive heads-up match with Fort Calhoun, Neb., native Jeff Bryan.
Bohn came into the day with a massive chip lead, and he put it to good use, absolutely steamrolling the final table, where he knocked out seven of his nine fellow finalists.
Before that could happen, a few of the 36 Day 2 starters had to miss the money, including Mark Sandness, who defeated Bohn heads up earlier this year at MSPT Running Aces. Once Justin Heilman busted to get the tournament in the money, "Red Bull" Robbie Thompson, Kou Vang, Lance Harris, Day 1b leader Ken Ihringer, Renee Kessel, and Ryan Skluzak collected payout tickets before the final table was set.
Bubbling had to be a tough pill to swallow for Skluzak, as his kings were cracked to bust him in 11th.
Vang, meanwhile, will pull back into first place in the MSPT Player of the Year standings after Mike Deis knotted things up with a cash at Majestic Star.
Bohn had more than a third of the chips in play as the final table began, and he quickly bounced Frank Martin and Max Bergquist in 10th and ninth, respectively. After short stack Steve Pint bowed out in eighth, Bohn was able to take out one of the more accomplished players in the tournament, Phil Mader, who got some air time during last year's World Series of Poker broadcast by locking horns repeatedly with Phil Ivey during the Main Event.
Mader opened to 40,000 in middle position and was called by only Bohn on the button. Mader continuation-bet 35,000 on the 
flop, and Bohn made the call. Mader fired another 60,000 on the 
turn, and Bohn called once more. On the 
river, Mader bet 105,000, and Bohn put him all in for about 90,000 more. Mader quickly called and was shown the bad news: 
for a backdoor flush.
"Really?" Mader said with a slight smile, showing 
for top set on the flop.
Bohn's roll continued as he booted Herb Laney in sixth by spiking a king with 
on the river against Laney's 
. Robertson then eliminated Marty Rahbusch, making him easily the second-biggest stack. However,a three-outer at the hands of Bohn left him with only fourth-place money.
Steve Belland finished second last time the MSPT came to town, and he followed up with another excellent placing when he busted in third with 
against Bohn's 
as the board ran out 
.
That left Bohn and Bryan heads up, and the action heated up quickly. Bryan twice doubled up with ace-high hands against Bohn's live 
all in preflop, as Bohn seemed to be willing to gamble to try to lock up the victory that seemed all but assured with a nine-to-one chip lead. With the two deadlocked after Bryan took another big pot off Bohn, the Minnesota native was suddenly staring at the possibility of third second-place MSPT finish.
However, Bryan made the classic misstep of slowplaying aces, as he check-called 100,000 on a 
flop after letting Bohn see the flop for a limp. Both players checked the turn, and Bryan fired out 200,000 on the 
river. Bohn shoved all in, and Bryan called with the aces only to be shown 
for a full house. Interestingly, Bohn's runner-up finish to Sandness also featured a final hand of 
against 
, with Bohn jamming a straight draw on the flop and Sandness turning him dead with aces full.
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Jeff Bryan Eliminated in 2nd Place ($32,170)
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Blake Bohn limped from the button, and Jeff Bryan checked. Bryan check-called a massive bet of 100,000 on the flop, and a turned. Both players checked, and Bryan mashed out 200,000 on the river. Bohn announced all in, and Bryan snap-called.
Bryan turned over 
for slowplayed rockets, but Bohn had outflopped him and then caught back up on the river with , making fives full.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Bryan Evens Stacks After Three Big Hands
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
On the first hand of heads-up play, Jeff Bryan called off his stack when Blake Bohn shoved all in from the button.
Bryan:
Bohn: 
The board ran out 
, giving Bryan the double.
A few hands later, Bryan got all in preflop once more, this time with 
against Bohn's 
when Bohn shoved over a button raise. Bryan's ace-high again held on a 
run out.
Shortly thereafter, Bryan opened for a raise on the button and Bohn three-bet to 224,000. Bryan called, and he shoved over Bohn's 300,000 continuation-bet on the 
flop. Bohn laid his hand down, saying it was a "stupid fold."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,020,000 | 1,606,000 |
|
2,000,000 | -1,550,000 |
Photos: MSPT Grand Falls Heads Up
Steve Belland Eliminated in 3rd Place ($18,522)
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Steve Belland got it all in with Blake Bohn once more before the flop.
Bohn:
Belland:
"No jack," Bohn said.
He faded the three-outer this time as the hit the felt.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,550,000 | 550,000 |
|
Busted |
Belland Doubles Through Bohn
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Steve Belland pushed all in from the button with 218,000 and was called by Blake Bohn.
Bohn: 
Belland: 
The board came , and Belland doubled with aces and sixes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,000,000 | -200,000 |
|
|
472,000 | 103,000 |
Jason Robertson Eliminated in 4th Place ($15,012)
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Jason Robertson opened for 100,000 on the button, and Blake Bohn called in the small blind. After the flop, it took all of 10 seconds for Bohn to check, Robertson to announce all in, and Bohn to snap it off.
Bohn:
Robertson: 
The turn was a 
, and it looked like Robertson was going to get a big double to contend with Bohn's stack, but an river peeled off the deck, giving Bohn aces up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,200,000 | 826,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 24
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
Robertson Pairs the River
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Jason Robertson opened for 60,000 in the small blind, and Blake Bohn defended. Bohn called 75,000 on the 
flop, and both checked the turn. A 
arrived on the end and Bohn decided to check it back.
Robertson showed for top pair, and Bohn appeared frustrated with himself for not betting the turn. He mocked throwing his chair, saying he made a bad read.
Players are on a 10-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,300,000 | -200,000 |
|
|
980,000 | 30,000 |