2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
jj
Prize
$108,984
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
447
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Schneider Doubles Through Lawrence

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Mike "Schneids" Schneider's TT held versus AK.
Mike "Schneids" Schneider's TT held versus AK.

We arrived at Table 3 just in time to see the cards turned over before the flop in an all-in pot between two notable players.

Mike Schneider: {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}
Jim Lawrence: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

The two were racing, and the {7-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} was more than safe for Schneider, as it improved him to a flush draw with a pair. A {2-Spades} gave Lawrence a draw of his own, but the {j-Clubs} was a blank on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Jim Lawrence us
Jim Lawrence
111,000 -51,000
Mike Schneider us
Mike Schneider
97,000 27,000

Tags: Jim LawrenceMike Schneider

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

Sandness Calls Two Bullets

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Mark Sandness made the right read.
Mark Sandness made the right read.

Mark Sandness opened for 3,400 in middle position and called a three-bet of about 7,500 from the cutoff. After a {9-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} flop, Sandness check-called 8,000. A {j-Spades} hit the turn, and Sandness checked again. The cutoff bet 14,000, and Sandness took his time before calling. Both players quickly checked the {2-Spades} river.

"I have a pair," Sandness said.

"Pair's good," his opponent said regretfully.

Sandness tabled {k-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} for bottom pair, but it was indeed good against {q-Spades}{10-Diamonds}.

Players are on a 10-minute break, and so are we.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Sandness us
Mark Sandness
100,000 43,000

Tags: Mark Sandness

Lawrence Stacking Again

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Jim Lawrence
Jim Lawrence

Jim Lawrence opened for a raise under the gun and got three-bet to about 12,000 by a player in middle position. Lawrence made the call after action was back to him, and the flop came {a-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}. Lawrence checked and his opponent moved all in. Lawrence immediately dropped a stack of chips into the middle.

Lawrence: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Opponent: {8-}{8-}

Lawrence faded the two-outer when paint arrived on fourth and fifth. He rolled up one of the top stacks in the early going yesterday but ended up busting; we'll see if he has more staying power this time.

Player Chips Progress
Jim Lawrence us
Jim Lawrence
162,000 142,000

Tags: Jim Lawrence

Dunbar Snaps One Off

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

After a {5-Clubs}{8-Spades}{10-Spades} flopped in a three-bet pot, a player who opened under the gun and then called a reraise open-shipped all in and was snap-called by Mark Dunbar in middle position.

Dunbar: {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs}
Under the gun: {7-Hearts}{5-Hearts}

Dunbar was well in front with top pair, and his opponent got no help on the {a-Diamonds} turn or {j-Clubs} river.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Dunbar
Mark Dunbar
152,000

Tags: Mark Dunbar

Level: 12

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

Harris' Three-Barrel Misses

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Lance Harris couldn't get his opponent to fold.
Lance Harris couldn't get his opponent to fold.

Ken Pates checked from early position to Lance Harris, who bet 3,700 on an {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{9-Clubs} flop. Pates made the call, and he check-called another 8,100 on the {2-Diamonds} turn. A {4-Clubs} hit the river, and Pates checked a final time. Harris loaded and fired again, this time 13,500. Pates thought for a bit before calling, and Harris showed {7-Spades}{6-Spades} for seven-high. Pates has {a-Spades}{8-Diamonds} for top pair.

Player Chips Progress
Ken Pates us
Ken Pates
100,000
Lance Harris
Lance Harris
54,900 5,500

Tags: Lance Harris

Payne Done

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Ken Payne, who finished in fifth place for $18,787 at Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki earlier this month, just busted out when his {7-Spades}{7-Clubs} was outrun by the {a-}{j-} of an opponent who made aces full.

Player Chips Progress
Ken Payne
Ken Payne
Busted

Tags: Ken Payne

Johnson Doubles Through Saad El-Dein

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Sami Saad El-Dein made a bad read.
Sami Saad El-Dein made a bad read.

We found Sami Saad El-Dein with a bet of 4,000 in front of him on a board of {5-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{8-Clubs}. One player had called, while Rodger Johnson had shoved all in for 20,800 in the big blind. Saad El-Dein decided to call after some thought, and the third player folded.

Saad El-Dein: {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Johnson: {5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}

"Is that a set of fives?" Saad El-Dein asked, squinting across the table. "Wow."

He chuckled about his misread as he bricked the {2-Spades} river.

Player Chips Progress
Rodger Johnson us
Rodger Johnson
60,000
Sami Saad El-Dein
Sami Saad El-Dein
46,000 10,500

Tags: Rodger JohnsonSami Saad El-Dein

Level: 11

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200