2020 Midway Poker Tour Chicago

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

Hankin Eliminated By Barton

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Howard Hankin
Howard Hankin

Howard Hankin is no more!

With 26 players remaining, action folded to Sye Barton raised enough to put the pressure on the blinds. Amanda Heidbrick folded from the small blind and Hankin opted to call off his last 37,000 from the big.

Adam Thomas: {q-}{2-}
Sye Barton: {a-}{4-}

Hankin got it in good, but he was not destined to win as a queen appeared on the flop. Anyone at the venue wanting to know more about the hand, feel free to ask Hankin, who'll be more than happy to tell you all about it.

Player Chips Progress
Howard Hankin us
Howard Hankin
Busted

Tags: Adam ThomasSye Barton

Peppe's Big Flop Gets the Double

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

We arrived at the action to see two players all in on a board of {10-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{6-Diamonds}. Bob Peppe, was all-in and risk for 62,000 but held {q-Hearts}{j-Spades} for the nuts, besting the {a-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} of his opponent. The win rebuilds Peppe's stack to about 150,000.

Player Chips Progress
Bob Peppe us
Bob Peppe
150,000
-10,000
-10,000

Tags: Bob Peppe

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Thomas Straightens Out Barton

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

Just before the level went up, a preflop raising war results in Sye Barton getting his stack of 122,000 all in against Adam Thomas and the two found themselves in a classic flip.

Sye Barton: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Adam Thomas: {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}

Barton was looking to hold and did so through both the {2-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} flop and {j-Clubs} turn. Unfortunately for him, the {q-Diamonds} spiked on the river, which improved him to a set but also gave Thomas the win with a Broadway straight.

Player Chips Progress
Adam Thomas us
Adam Thomas
330,000
130,000
130,000
Sye Barton us
Sye Barton
Busted

Tags: Adam ThomasSye Barton

Maahs Wins a Big One

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

Kevin Maahs opened from middle position to 18,000 and was called by the players in the cutoff and big blind.

The flop of {7-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{3-Spades} was checked by all three players.

The turn brought the {q-Clubs} and was checked by the big blind. Maahs then bet 27,000 and was called by the cutoff; the big blind folded.

After the dealer brought the river {4-Diamonds}, Maahs bet 83,000 which was called by the cutoff.

Maahs tabled {a-Hearts}{5-Clubs} for a rivered straight and his opponent mucked.

With that hand, Maahs catapulted himself into one of the Day 1b chip leadersr with 23 players remaining. We are playing down to 19 tonight.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Maahs us
Kevin Maahs
320,000
190,000
190,000

Tags: Kevin Maahs

Magnus Doesn't Get Lucky to Fall Short of the Money

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

With just three players left to fall before the end of Day 1b, which will also put players in the money, Nadya Magnus moved all in for approximately 90,000 from early position and action folded around to Frank Lagodich, who called from the big blind.

Frank Lagodich: {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Nadya Magnus: {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

Magnus' best chance to survive was to either catch an ace or find some diamonds, but it didn't happen as the board ran out a dry {5-Spades}{10-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{6-Spades}{3-Hearts} to send her out late, similar to her run on Day 1a.

Player Chips Progress
Frank Lagodich us
Frank Lagodich
335,000
195,000
195,000
Nadya Magnus us
Nadya Magnus
Busted

Tags: Nadya MagnusFrank Lagodich

Satoshi Tanaka Sitting on the Big Stack

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

We came upon the action in a monster pot with one player betting 28,000 on a board of {5-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{9-Spades} and was re-raised by Satoshi Tanaka to 62,000. The other player went all in for nearly 200,000 and was called by Tanaka.

Tanaka tabled {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs} and his opponent held {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}. The board ran out {4-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} giving Tanaka the flush and sending his opponent to the rail.

The win added to what was already the top stack in the room. Tanaka won the following two hands as well, building as the end of Day 1b looms.

Player Chips Progress
Satoshi Tanaka us
Satoshi Tanaka
720,000
720,000
720,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tanaka Eliminates Costa to Close Out Day 1b

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

On the bubble of Day 1B, Satoshi Tanaka opened to 30,000 from middle position and Denian Costa moved all-in from the cut-off for 82,000. After getting a count and contemplating for a moment, Tanaka made the call and tabled {q-Hearts}{10-Spades}. Costa flipped over {a-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}.

The board ran out {10-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} giving Tanaka the pot and sending Costa home on the bubble.

Tags: Denian CostaSatoshi Tanaka

End-of-Day 1b Chip Counts (full)

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Satoshi Tanaka us
Satoshi Tanaka
710,000
-10,000
-10,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Amanda Heidbrick us
Amanda Heidbrick
466,000
336,000
336,000
Adam Thomas us
Adam Thomas
377,000
47,000
47,000
Praise Ogwo us
Praise Ogwo
355,000
134,000
134,000
Benjamin Craig us
Benjamin Craig
334,000
334,000
334,000
Steve Federspiel us
Steve Federspiel
331,000
21,000
21,000
Frank Lagodich us
Frank Lagodich
304,000
-31,000
-31,000
Josias Santos br
Josias Santos
300,000
300,000
300,000
Kevin Maahs us
Kevin Maahs
299,000
-21,000
-21,000
Bob Peppe us
Bob Peppe
298,000
148,000
148,000
Mike Sisiliano us
Mike Sisiliano
269,000
269,000
269,000
Rocco Pace us
Rocco Pace
182,000
182,000
182,000
Renato Spahiu us
Renato Spahiu
156,000
-44,000
-44,000
Alex Treimanis us
Alex Treimanis
143,000
143,000
143,000
Amit Kuckreja us
Amit Kuckreja
87,000
87,000
87,000
Bryant Miller us
Bryant Miller
87,000
-93,000
-93,000
Dennis Brady us
Dennis Brady
80,000
10,000
10,000
Young Hoon Koh us
Young Hoon Koh
64,000
64,000
64,000
Matt Lubawski us
Matt Lubawski
45,000
45,000
45,000

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