Main Event
Day 2 Started
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
447
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Welcome to Day 2 of 2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park
We're a half hour away from the cards beginning to fly for Day 2 of Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park, and Jay Melancon has pole position on his 86 rivals. Melancon's 266,400 is good for an ever-so-slight chip lead over Day 1a leader David Abramowicz, who bagged 259,500.
Melancon and Abramowicz will have plenty of tough competition as the players fight for a first-place prize of over $110,000. Jason Smith (176,200), Mike Schneider (148,900), Kou Vang (139,800), Adam Dahlin (116,100), Blake Bohn (111,400), Mark Sandness (98,800), Jovan Sudar (92,300), Lance Harris (78,300), and Nes Coburn (46,000) all lurk as significant threats to take home the bacon, with plenty of big-time experience among them.
We'll begin at Level 15, with the blinds at 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante, and progress from there until we reach a final table of 10. At that point, we'll go on hiatus for an hour as players eat and recharge in preparation for the finale, which will be streamed live with hole cards right here on PokerNews. Don't go anywhere until then, because all of the live updates will be found right here.
Day 2 Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
266,400 | |
|
|
259,500 | |
|
|
227,300 | |
|
|
217,100 | |
|
193,300 | |
|
193,200 | |
|
185,000 | |
|
|
182,800 | |
|
182,200 | |
|
176,200 | |
|
|
175,200 | |
|
168,000 | |
|
162,000 | |
|
160,700 | |
|
159,900 | |
|
|
157,300 | |
|
|
156,100 | |
|
153,500 | |
|
152,900 | |
|
148,900 | |
|
|
140,000 | |
|
139,800 | |
|
130,800 | |
|
128,700 | |
|
|
119,800 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Day 2 is underway.
Lawrence Runs Into Pierce's Rockets
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Jim Lawrence, on the button, bet 10,000 against the blinds after a 
flop. John Pierce shoved for 39,500 in the small blind, and the big blind folded. Lawrence thought briefly before announcing a call.
Lawrence: 
Pierce: 
Lawrence likely hoped he had two over, but unfortunately for him, he'd run into a monster and had zero. The 
turn brought a sweat, as usual, but the 
river left Lawrence's jacks second-best.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | 57,900 |
|
51,500 | -58,000 |
What They're Playing For
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
You can now see the prizes by clicking the red "Payout" tab above.
Sitron Ousts Hartmann
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Blake Bohn opened for 6,500 on the button, and Ryan Hartmann shipped from the small blind. Scott Sitron reraised all in after getting a rough count of Bohn's stack, and Bohn quickly folded.
Hartmann: 
Sitron: 
"Son of a...," Hartmann muttered upon seeing the bad news. "Pop a king out there one time."
The dealer did not oblige, as the board came 
, sending the colorful Hartmann to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
315,000 | 121,700 |
|
Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Vang Catches Poitra Cramming Ten-High
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Mid-States Poker Tour Player of the Year leader Kou Vang is up to his usual chip-accumulating ways.
According to a bystander, two players limped into Vang's big blind, and he came out with a raise. The first limper, Chad Poitra, shoved all in, and Vang snap-called with 
. He had his opponent's 
dominated, and Poitra didn't improve.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
215,000 | 75,200 |
|
|
Busted |