Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Phil Mader opened to 3,000 and the player in the small blind three-bet to 81,000 and Mader called. The flop came , the unknown player bet 7,000 and Mader raised all in. The player called, showed and needed helpt to survive.
Mader turned up pocket queens, the board completed and his stack moved over six-figures.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Phil Mader |
112,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/500
Ante: 500
We found this hand at the river on a board of . Danny Gonzales bet 5,000 and Chris Ocksrider called. Gonzales showed for a busted draw and Ocksrider held to take the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chris Ocksrider | 52,000 | |
Danny Gonzales |
15,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
One of the best stories of 2018 was the incredible year of Minnesota’s Aaron Johnson. Back in May, PokerNews spoke with Johnson about leading the Player of the Year races on both Season 9 of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) and Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) Season XIV.
Over the next seven months, Johnson maintained his lead on the MSPT, and while he lost the HPT lead for a bit, he ultimately ended with it thanks to a deep run in the season finale. That allowed Johnson to become the first player to ever win POY titles on two different tours in the same year.
For doing so, Johnson won a $10,000 prize package for each tour.
“It feels amazing,” Johnson told PokerNews. “Coming into the year I certainly wanted to make a run at MSPT POY (which has always been a goal of mine), but I never imagined that I’d be in contention for multiple POY titles. To actually achieve it is unreal.”
For more on the reigning HPT POY, check out his full interview here on PokerNews.
A middle position player opened to 1,300 and George Clark called on the button. The flop came , the mid position player bet 1,500 and Clark raised to 3,500. His opponent called, the turn came and he moved all in holding pocket aces. Clark called with in the hole for two pair. The river was a blank with and the original raiser was eliminated.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
George Clark | 42,000 |
Three more levels are in the rearview and the field is on a 15-minute break. There are no alternates waiting at this time.
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Cards are back in the air following the break. Entrants will play three more levels and then have a 60-minute dinner break. Registration closes at the end of the dinner break - approximately 7:30 pm. A few more players joined the field during the break and the tournament clock shows 199 entrants.