Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Belle of Baton Rouge
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Belle of Baton Rouge
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
115
Level
23
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
3,000
Friedman Steamrolls Day 1b Field
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
After a very unsuccessful Day 1a, Adam Friedman returned to the Mid-States Poker Tour Belle of Baton Rouge Main Event and rolled the field in a 14-level tour de force, bagging 356,500 to take a monster lead — more than double the next biggest stack. Not only will Friedman have the most chips heading to Day 2 on Sunday, he will also bring one of the most formidable tournament résumés, sporting more than $1.6 million in cashes.
Friedman's luck began turning early in the day, when he got it in with Jeff Grimes after a 
flop during Level 9 (400/800/50) for a 76,000-chip pot. Friedman held the 
for overs and a straight draw, but trailed Grimes' 
. The turn brought a king for Friedman, and he held on through the river.
Later, he had built that up to a room-leading stack when he played the pot of the tournament thus far, again facing off with Grimes. Both players had checked a 
flop, and Friedman checked again on the 
turn. Grimes fired out a bet, and Friedman made a big check-raise. Grimes shoved in after starting the hand with around 100,000, and Friedman called with 
for a flopped straight. Grimes was drawing dead with 
.
From there, Friedman turned the aggression up to peak levels, but he lost a bit before the end of the night.
Just six other players made it through the Day 1b field: Mihail Karasoulis (151,000), Josh Mancuso (128,000), Brandon Creel (110,000), Broderick Scott (102,500), Adam Simoneaux (69,000), and Richard Hairston (43,500). The seven survivors will join the 17 who made it through Day 1a to create a 24-player field for Sunday.
Rick McGown, Duma Lowery, defending champ Shawn Schoreck, Mike Lang, and Daniel Holmes were among those joining Grimes on the rail during Day 1b.
Schoreck's title defense ended when he saw a player open for a raise to 2,700 and John Galik call. On the button, Schoreck put his stack of about 20,000 in, and the opener folded after it got back to him. Galik snapped, however, as he'd flatted the powerful 
. Schoreck had , and a run out of 
meant his day was done.
Two-time MSPT runner-up Lang, meanwhile, flatted a raise from Simoneaux in the blinds and then open-jammed the 
flop for about 10,000 during Level 11 (600/1,200/200). Simoneaux quickly called with the 
, and Lang politely wished him a happy birthday after he bricked off with the 
.
Day 2 kicks off at 11 a.m. Sunday, and PokerNews will be posting live updates until a champion is crowned.
PokerNews Podcast Ep. #260: 2014 WSOP Main Event Champ Martin Jacobson
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
For Episode #260 of the PokerNews Podcast, Donnie and Rich are joined by none other than the new World Series of Poker Main Event champion, Martin Jacobson. Topics include Jacobson's final-table preparation, his big win, and the true pronunciation of his last name.
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End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
356,500 | -23,500 |
|
151,000 | -10,000 |
|
128,000 | 13,000 |
|
110,000 | -15,000 |
|
102,500 | 32,500 |
|
|
69,000 | -26,200 |
|
|
43,500 | 43,500 |
Cordell Busts Last Hand
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Mike Cordell busted in the last hand, though we didn't see how it happened.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Scott Folds to Mancuso
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Broderick Scott raised in the cutoff and called a three-bet to 17,900 from button Josh Mancuso. Mancuso bet the 
flop after Scott checked, and Scott insta-folded, showing 
.
Mancuso showed .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
115,000 | 82,200 |
|
|
70,000 | 44,000 |
Three More
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Players at the remaining table will play three more hands.
Karasoulis Sends Galik Packing
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Mihail Karasoulis opened for a raise and then called the shove of John Galik, who had about 25,000. Karasoulis had 
, dominating Galik's 
, and he hit a club flush to boot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
161,000 | 62,000 |
|
Busted |
Friedman Ousts Two More
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
After scoring two more eliminations, Adam Friedman is near 400,000 and absolutely mowing down the competition. His most recent knockout saw him call a shove of about 6,200 with 
and outdraw as the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
380,000 | 90,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400