Main Event
Day 1b Started
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park
Main Event
Day: 1b
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 1b of Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park
We're set to kick off the second heat of Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park right here in Shakopee, Minn. David Abramowicz bagged the Day 1a chip lead with just south of 260,000. Cards will be in the air at 4 p.m. local time.
Notable names failing to bag stacks on Day 1a included Matt Kirby, Matt Alexander, Aaron Johnson, Lance Harris, Terry Ring, Jeremy Dresch, Patrick Steele, and MSPT Ho-Chunk champion Jason Sell. We expect to see all of those players take another crack at the prize pool here on Day 1b, especially considering how juicy that pool looks with a record Day 1a field of over 200 players entering yesterday.
We'll play 14 40-minute levels today, starting at 50/100, with each player wielding 20,000 in chips to start. Breaks will be given every three levels, and one reentry will be allowed for each player per starting day. The dealers are now taking their seats, and we'll be bringing so all of the live updates right here on PokerNews, so don't go anywhere.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante:
Button's in Seat One
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
...and the tournament director said the cards will fly in 30 seconds.
Familiar Faces
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Here are some players we recognized in the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
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20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
More Notables
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Players we noted on our second sweep through the room include Cardrunners instructor and Limit Hold'em legend Mike Schneider and former Mid-States Poker Tour player of the year (and two-time champion) Dan Sun.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
Ormson Checks the Nuts
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Brett Kuznia and Larry Ormson both checked the turn with the board reading 
, and a 
prompted a bet of 550 from Kuznia. Ormson double-checked his cards before tossing out a pair of yellow T1,000 chips. Kuznia quickly called, and Ormson tossed first the 
...then the 
face up into the middle.
"Nice hand, Larry," Kuznia said with a chuckle.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
21,300 | 1,300 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante:
Steele's Top Two No Good
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
We found Sami Saad El-Dein tanking against an all-in bet from Patrick Steele on a final board of 
. Almost the moment we walked over, he stacked his chips and authoritatively slapped them onto the felt past the betting line.
Steele turned over 
for top two, but Saad El-Dein had it beat with 
for bottom set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,500 | |
|
|
Busted |
Greenagel Doubles His Short Stack
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
We found Judd Greenagel all in for 7,250 in the cutoff on a 
flop. His opponent, who had a bet of 3,125 in front, made the call, and Greenagel flipped 
for a flush to have his opponent dead to runner-runner. A turn cinched it for Greenagel, but he still has work to do to get back to the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,500 | -4,500 |