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Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
2020 Midway Poker Tour Chicago
Midway Poker Tour Chicago $1,100 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2020 Midway Poker Tour Chicago
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$258,020
Total Entries
266
Level
22
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
20,000
Entries
164
Players Left
19
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Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
Action folded around to the cutoff player who raised to 1,400. From the button, Mike Shin re-raised to 4,500. After some debate, Howard Hankin folded the big blind and action returned to the player in the cutoff who declared all-in, having Shin covered. Shin called for his remaining 13,500 chips.
Shin held 
and was up against his opponent's 
.
After the flop of 
there was a chorus of "never easy" comments from the table. But Shin was able to dodge the danger and his kings held up as the board completed 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
The player in the hijack opened for 1,200 only to have Bryant Miller three-bet to 3,600 from the cutoff. The player on the button called, the small blind folded, and the big blind moved all in for 5,900.
The original raiser got out of the way and both Miller and the button called to see a 
flop. Miller bet 5,000, the button called, and the dealer burned and turned the 
.
Miller moved all in for 8,000, the bottom called off for less, and the dealer ran out the 
on the river.
Miller showed the 
and it was good as the button busted with the while the big blind simply mucked their hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
49,000 |
Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
We came across the three-handed action on a flop of 
and a pot of about 8,000.
Nadya Magnus, from the under-the-gun-plus-one position, bet 2,200 and was raised by Daniel Sepiol on her direct left to 5,500. The player on the button folded, bringing the action back to Magnus. She had Sepiol well-covered and decided to put him all-in by moving a stack of pink 5k chips into the middle.
Sepiol made the call and was in great shape with his 
against the 
of Magnus. Sepiol's hand held up as the board completed 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
45,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
Kevin Maahs, who finished fifth in the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event for $2.2 million has taken his seat in Day 1b. Maahs is seated to the right of one of the bigger early stacks in the room, the 60,000 held by Nadya Magnus
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
A player in middle position raised to 1,300 and the next player in line called. Amanda Heidbrick then reraised to 4,200 from the big blind and only the original raiser called to see the 
flop.
Action went check-check and the 
appeared on the turn. Heidbrick bet 6,000, her opponent called, and the completed the board on the river.
Heidbrick bet 9,000 and that did the trick as her opponent folded the face up.
Heidbrick then showed she had the goods with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
59,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Level 4
: 200/300, 300 ante
Four levels are in the books here on Day 1b, and that means it's time for the first 15-minute break of the day.
