Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
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
Galik Fades Schoreck's Draw
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
Two players checked in front of John Galik, who shoved all in for 18,000 on a board of 
. Shawn Schoreck leaned back in his seat and ran his hands through his hair, contemplating for awhile before opting to call. The third player folded.
Schoreck: 
Galik: 
"I need a jack or a spade," Schoreck said with a sigh. He got only the 
, not enough to best Galik's set.
Players are on a 10-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
49,500 | |
|
30,000 | -32,800 |
Friedman Doubles Through Grimes
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
Adam Friedman opened for a standard raise in early position and was called by cutoff Jeff Grimes. The flop came 
, and the two proceeded to get all in with Friedman at risk for 37,325.
Friedman: 
Grimes: 
The flop was favorable for both players, and Grimes was fading kings, queens, aces, and nines. The 
turn put Friedman in the lead right away, and Grimes couldn't catch back up on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
76,000 | 40,600 |
|
12,325 | -32,675 |
Gates' Semi-Bluff Blows Up
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
Three players checked to Justin Gates, who bet 6,200 from the button on a 
flop. Debbie Irvin called in the big blind, and the two others folded. On the 
turn, Irvin checked and then snap-called when Gates put her all in for 16,550.
Irvin:
Gates: 
Gates had picked up a flush draw, but Irvin had found a straight on the turn. The river 
missed Gates, and he sent nearly all of his stack to Irvin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
57,000 | |
|
|
1,500 |
Lowery Back
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
Duma Lowery is back for a final crack here at Mid-States Poker Tour Belle of Baton Rouge, and his final bullet seems to be going well to this point as he has around 35,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000 | 35,000 |
Photos: MSPT Belle of Baton Rouge Day 1b
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Phillips Finishes the Job
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
David Phillips opened for 1,200 in early position, and the player whose bluff he picked off shoved in for about 10,000. Action folded back to Phillips, and he called with 
. His opponent shook his head, turning 
over. Phillips looked ready to lock it in after the 
flop, but a turn offered his opponent hope with a gutshot. The river was a brick.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,000 | 12,000 |
"I Won My Money Back from the Slot Machine"
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
We found David Phillips facing a bet for his stack on a board of 
. Phillips was in the big blind, and he had 10,400 left. There was about 7,000 in the pot, and he grabbed his stack with both hands and put it in the middle declaring that he had a three. It was leading.
Phillips: 
Opponent: 
Phillips got the blank he wanted as the hit, missing his opponent's overcards and straight draw.
"Man was ready to go home," Phillips' opponent said. "In a $1,000 buy-in tournament?"
"I won my money back from the slot machine," Phillips said of his first failed bullet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75