2020 Midway Poker Tour Chicago

Midway Poker Tour Chicago $1,100 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2020 Midway Poker Tour Chicago

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
74
Prize
$55,060
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$258,020
Entries
266
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
20,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
266
Players Left
1

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

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Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
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Ogwo Eliminated in 23rd as Tanaka Builds to Over a Milliion

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Satoshi Tanaka
Satoshi Tanaka

We came across the action on a board of {6-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{7-Hearts} and about 90,000 in the middle.

Praise Ogwo was seated in the big blind and had checked to Satoshi Tanaka, playing from the under-the-gun position. Tanaka bet 65,000 and Ogwo elected to raise to 177,000. Tanaka made the call. At this point Ogwo had 230,000 behind and Tanaka 520,000.

On the {5-Clubs} river, Ogwo moved all-in and was quickly called by Tanaka.

Ogwo held {j-Spades}{5-Hearts} and Tanaka {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}. Ogwo was eliminated in 23rd place.

At another table, Alex Tremanis was eliminated, bringing us down to 21 remaining players.

Player Chips Progress
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Satoshi Tanaka
1,100,000
390,000
390,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Praise Ogwo
Busted
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Alex Tremanis
Busted

Tags: Alex TremanisPraise OgwoSatoshi Tanaka

Spahiu Ousts Berthelsen in 21st Place

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Kevin Berthelsen
Kevin Berthelsen

Renato Spahiu raised the button to 20,000 and Bryant Miller called. Kevin Berthelsen, who back in August finished third in the MSPT Grand Falls Main Event, came along from the big blind and it was three-way action to the {10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{j-Spades} flop.

Two checks saw Spahiu continued for 40,000 and Miller folded. Berthelsen then check-jammed for around 150,000 and Spahiu called.

Renato Spahiu: {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}
Kevin Berthelsen: {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}

Berthelsen had flopped top pair but it was no good as Spahiu held an overpair. Neither the {4-Spades} turn nor {10-Hearts} river changed a thing and Berthelsen bowed out in 21st place for $2,600 in cash and prizes.

Player Chips Progress
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Renato Spahiu
420,000
264,000
264,000
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Kevin Berthelsen
Busted

Tags: Kevin BerthelsenRenato Spahiu

Kapoor Doubles Through Rogowski

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Jason Kapoor bet all-in from the cutoff for 105,000 holding the {4-Hearts}{4-Clubs}. On his immediate left, on the button, Andy Rogowski re-raised all in with the {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}.

Everyone else folded leaving the players heads up. The board favored Kapoor as it ran outt {j-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{7-Spades} to give him the double.

Player Chips Progress
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Andy Rogowski
250,000
-22,000
-22,000
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Jason "Clozer" Kapoor
220,000
72,000
72,000

Tags: Andy RogowskiJason Kapoor

Chip Counts at Break

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Satoshi Tanaka us
Satoshi Tanaka
1,100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Nicola Ditrapani us
Nicola Ditrapani
950,000
189,000
189,000
Profile photo of Josias Santos br
Josias Santos
715,000
415,000
415,000
Profile photo of Amanda Heidbrick us
Amanda Heidbrick
540,000
74,000
74,000
Profile photo of Bryant Miller us
Bryant Miller
450,000
363,000
363,000
Profile photo of Pat Steele us
Pat Steele
430,000
-150,000
-150,000
Profile photo of Joseph Paris us
Joseph Paris
410,000
65,000
65,000
Profile photo of Steve Federspiel us
Steve Federspiel
400,000
69,000
69,000
Profile photo of Renato Spahiu us
Renato Spahiu
390,000
-30,000
-30,000
Profile photo of Antonio De La Cruz us
Antonio De La Cruz
370,000
17,000
17,000
Profile photo of Rocco Pace us
Rocco Pace
350,000
168,000
168,000
Profile photo of Frank Lagodich us
Frank Lagodich
300,000
-4,000
-4,000
Profile photo of Sami Shurbaji us
Sami Shurbaji
300,000
14,000
14,000
Profile photo of Benjamin Craig us
Benjamin Craig
280,000
-54,000
-54,000
Profile photo of Jimmy "Blue Eyes" Salabi us
Jimmy "Blue Eyes" Salabi
260,000
122,000
122,000
Profile photo of Bob Peppe us
Bob Peppe
250,000
-48,000
-48,000
Profile photo of Adam Thomas us
Adam Thomas
230,000
-147,000
-147,000
Profile photo of Jason Kapoor us
Jason Kapoor
185,000
185,000
185,000
Profile photo of Andy Rogowski us
Andy Rogowski
180,000
-70,000
-70,000
Profile photo of Kevin Maahs us
Kevin Maahs
90,000
-209,000
-209,000

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Big Slick Does Not Do the Trick for Miller

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Bryant Miller
Bryant Miller

Bryant Miller raised to 25,000 from the button only to have Steve Federspiel three-bet to 85,000 from the big blind. Miller responded by four-bet jamming and Federspiel called.

Steve Federspiel: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}
Bryant Miller: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}

Both players had ace-king and that meant a chop was more than likely. However, the {9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{4-Clubs} flop made things interesting by giving Federspiel a freeroll flush draw. The {6-Clubs} turn didn't complete it but the {j-Hearts} river did to send Miller out the door in 20th place for $2,600.

Player Chips Progress
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Steve Federspiel
825,000
425,000
425,000
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Bryant Miller
Busted

Tags: Steve FederspielBryant Miller

Maahs Busted in 19th

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Kevin Maahs
Kevin Maahs

Left with 80,000, Kevin Maahs raised all-in from under the gun with {k-Spades}{j-Hearts} and was called by the small blind of Jason Kapoor with {a-Diamonds}{7-Spades}.

Maahs was unable to catch up on a board of {5-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{7-Clubs} sending him to the rail.

There will now be a full 18-player redraw.

Player Chips Progress
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Kevin Maahs
Busted

Tags: Jason KapoorKevin Maahs