Main Event Day 1b | 2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park

04-26-2014 17:12 UTC-5

Wazwaz Dusts Off a Stack Early

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Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

On the button, Rob Wazwaz jammed for about 9,000 over a bet of 2,100 on a flop from George Shabatura.

"Call," Shabatura said after about 20 seconds.

Wazwaz winced.

"You got anything?"

"Yeah," Shabatura said, showing .

Wazwaz turned over for an inferior two pair, and a made short work of him on the turn.

"You weren't supposed to have anything," Wazwaz said with a slight smile as he exited his seat.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Shabatura	30,000

Tags: Rob Wazwaz George Shabatura

04-26-2014 17:23 UTC-5

Rooster Has Reason to Crow Early

mnuwwarah

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

We found Taylor Tollefson shoving all in for about 11,000 after a flop of , and Rooster Oien made the call.

Oien:
Tollefson:

Oien had flopped a pair and a gutshot, and he wasted no time getting there when the hit the turn.

"That works," Oien said, as a meaningless completed the board to send the Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk fourth-place finisher to the rail.

According to Oien, he had accidentally reraised Tollefson and called a four-bet before the flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rooster Oien	55,100

Tags: Rooster Oien Taylor Tollefson

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante:

04-26-2014 17:39 UTC-5

Jore's Cowboys Oust One

mnuwwarah

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

We didn't see the action, but Matt Jore got all in preflop against a shorter stack with against his opponent's . Jore's kings held when the board came .

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Jore	35,500

Tags: Matt Jore

04-26-2014 17:55 UTC-5

Sandness Forces Kuznia to Fold

mnuwwarah

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Mark Sandness and Brett Kuznia both put in what looked like 1,300 on a board of , and Sandness fired out 3,500 on the scary river. Kuznia tanked and sighed before announcing a fold, and Sandness didn't show his hand. The Mid-States Poker Tour Running Aces champion is looking to make it two-for-two in MSPTs in his home state this year.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Sandness	20,500
Brett Kuznia	14,200 -5,800	-5,800

Tags: Brett Kuznia Mark Sandness

04-26-2014 18:04 UTC-5

Harris Starting Fast Again

mnuwwarah

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Lance Harris flopped a straight and stacked an opponent.

After Lance Harris doubled up on the first level yesterday, he's got more than double the starting stack again before the first break today. He bet the turn on a board, and his opponent raised it up to 3,600. A likely-blank hit the river, and Harris' opponent in the big blind announced all in. The stack looked to be around 10,000, and Harris thought briefly before tossing in a calling chip.

"Good call," the big blind said. "I missed everything."

He turned over for a missed combo draw, and Harris showed for a flopped straight.

Players are on a 10-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lance Harris	49,400 29,400	29,400

Tags: Lance Harris

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

04-26-2014 18:26 UTC-5

Hanson Catches Alexander's Bluff Shove

mnuwwarah

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Matt Alexander bet what looked like 800 after a check from his big blind opponent on a flop. Jerry Hanson came back with a raise to 2,500, and Alexander called. A brought out a bet of 3,500 from Hanson, and Alexander called once more. Hanson slapped the table relatively quickly after the completed the community, and Alexander thought for about a minute before going all in. Hanson called off his 10,650, clapping with delight when his for a flush was best against Alexander's .

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerry Hanson	35,000
Matthew Alexander	14,500 14,500	14,500

Tags: Matt Alexander Jerry Hanson

04-26-2014 18:40 UTC-5

Kressin Holds Great Spot

mnuwwarah

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

We found three players getting all of their chips in the middle on a board of . Aaron Johnson called off his stack right when we got to the table, and the players flipped their cards.

Johnson:
Casey Kressin:
Third player:

"Nuts!" Kressin exclaimed as he slapped down his holding. Indeed, he had flopped the nut straight and had good reason to be excited since his two opponents had each others' outs. Sure enough, the and were harmless blanks, and Kressin's straight busted two opponents, including Aaron Johnson. Johnson took down two tournaments at last year's Fall Poker Classic here at Canterbury, and he headed to the registration desk to take another crack at this expanding field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Casey Kressin	55,000 55,000	55,000
Aaron Johnson	Busted

Tags: Aaron Johnson Casey Kressin

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25