2020 Midway Poker Tour Chicago

Midway Poker Tour Chicago $1,100 Main Event
Day: 1b
1a1b2
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 1b
Entries
164
Players Left
19
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Peppe Adds More to His Big Stack

Level 13 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Bob Peppe
Bob Peppe

We came to the action in a blind vs. blind battle with Bob Peppe in the small blind, checking a flop of {9-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}. The big blind player bet 3,000 and Peppe made the call.

On the {k-Clubs} turn, Peppe again checked and called the 5,000 bet from his opponent.

Both players checked the {q-Diamonds} river. Peppe tabled {k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} and his opponent mucked, sending the chips to Peppe.

Peppe stands as the current Day 1b chip leader with 245,000.

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Bob Peppe
245,000

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Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Ogwo Chipping Up

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Praise Ogwo
Praise Ogwo

In a blind vs. blind battle, the small blind limped and Praise Ogwo completed, creating a pot of 7,500.

On a flop of {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{2-Spades}, the small blind player checked and Ogwo bet 2,500 which was called.

A similar pattern occurred on the {6-Clubs} turn with the small blind check-calling 9,000 from Ogwo.

The river {4-Hearts} completed the board. Once again the small blind checked and Ogwo decided to go all-in with his 60,000 chips, effectively putting the small blind all-in for their remaining 47,000.

After a long deliberation, the small blind folded his hand and the pot was awarded to Ogwo.

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Praise Ogwo
85,000
5,000
5,000

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Shin Gets a Needed Double

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Down to under ten big blinds, Mike Shin decided to shove his final 29,500 from the cutoff over a limp from the player in the hijack. The button and blinds folded, leaving the decision on the player in the hijack. After some thought, he decided to make the call with {a-Clubs}{5-Clubs} and was up against the {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts} of Shin.

The board favored Shin running out {7-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{8-Clubs}, more than doubling his stack.

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Mike Shin
68,000
43,000
43,000

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Phan Stays Alive

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Ryan Phan
Ryan Phan

Ryan Phan, who finished 11th in the 2018 WSOP Main Event, raised all in for 14,500 from the small blind after the player in the cutoff limped. The player in the big blind called and the limper got out of the way.

Ryan Phan: {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
Big Blind: {k-Hearts}{8-Hearts}

Phan was ahead and took a stranglehold on the hand when the {6-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} flop gave him top set. The {9-Hearts} turn gave his opponent a gutshot straight draw, but it didn't come in as the {8-Spades} bricked on the river.

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Ryan Phan
30,000
30,000
30,000

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Lagodich Sends One to the Rail

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Ohio's Frank Lagodich moved all in for approximately 40,000 under the gun and action folded around to the player in the big blind, who opted to call off for around 20,000.

Frank Lagodich: {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}
Big Blind: {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}

The {q-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{2-Spades} flop paired both players, but Lagodich had the better kicker. Neither the {8-Diamonds} turn nor {j-Clubs} river changed a thing and Lagodich scored the knockout.

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Frank Lagodich
60,000
30,000
30,000

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Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Magnus Acquiring Chips

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

An under-the-gun player limped and was raised to 10,000 by Nadya Magnus from middle position. The action folded back around to the under-the-gun player who made the call.

On a flop of {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{5-Spades}, both players checked.

On the {8-Spades} turn, after her opponent bet 7,000 and Magnus called.

On the {7-Spades} river, her opponent checked and Magnus bet 21,000. After a few minutes, her opponent folded.

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Nadya Magnus
75,000
45,000
45,000

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Spahiu Scores Double Knockout

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Renato Spahiu
Renato Spahiu

WSOP bracelet winner Ben Keeline moved all in for 57,000 under the gun and Renato Spahiu jammed over the top next to act. The player in the hijack then called off for 78,000 total and the rest of the field cleared out.

Ben Keeline: {6-Hearts}{6-Spades}
Renato Spahiu: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}
Hijack: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

Spahiu had the granddaddy of all hands and he essentially locked it up when the {9-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{9-Clubs} flop gave him a full house. The {7-Diamonds} turn left both his opponents drawing dead and he scored the double elimination after the meaningless {8-Spades} was run out on the river.

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Renato Spahiu
200,000
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Ben Keeline
Busted

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Lagodich Doubles

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

From the hijack a player raised to 13,000 and was met by a re-raise to 47,500 from Frank Lagodich on the button. The action folded around to the original raiser who, once receiving the count, made the call.

Lagodich showed he {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} putting the {a-Spades}{k-Hearts} of his opponent in tough shape.

The board ran out clean for Lagodich {10-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{6-Diamonds} who earned the full double-up and left his opponent short stacked.

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Frank Lagodich
100,000
40,000
40,000

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