2014 Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers Casino

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2014 Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers Casino

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a2
Prize
$124,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$517,000
Entries
517
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Main Event

Day 2 Completed

Ryan Dykhouse Wins Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers ($124,500)

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
MSPT FireKeepers Winner Ryan Dykhouse
MSPT FireKeepers Winner Ryan Dykhouse

After three starting flights and a grueling Day 2, Ryan Dykhouse bested a huge field of 517 entries to win the latest stop on the 2014 Mid-States Poker Tour schedule at FireKeepers.

The event would see 98 runners return for Day 2 to battle for the titles of Michigan State Poker Champion and MSPT Champion. Dykhouse made his way through to Day 2 via Day 1b and came into Day 2 smack-dab in the middle of the pack, ranked 49th in chips.

On Day 2, players reached the money four levels into play and it would take another six levels to reach the final table. On the way there, notable players lost to the cruelty of tournament poker included Patrick Steele (46th place), Michael Ross (35th), Dash Dudley (26th), and Jean Gaspard (16th).

The first full level of final-table play saw three players hit the rail, as Nik Stone, Chad Bienz and Jim Dominique all fell short in their bid for the championship. Tour regular Steve Anderson was next to go as he couldn’t win a race and his {a-Spades}{j-Spades} fell short against the pocket tens of Adam Friedman.

Next to go was Phung Ngo in particularly brutal fashion, which was perhaps a sign of things to come for Dykhouse. After that, in fifth place was Nick Pupillo, also at the hands of Dykhouse when his {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}, couldn’t fade Dykhouse’s {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs} when he flopped a king. Jeremy Ehrke started the day as chip leader, but couldn’t get it done and exited in fourth place.

Adam Friedman had scratched and clawed his way to the final three and it was he, Dykhouse and Mark Johnson that battled it out for quite some time. Friedman was eventually worn down and exited in third place, leaving Dykhouse and Johnson heads up.

Dykhouse started heads-up play with more than a 2-1 chip lead and, despite a couple of stumbles, never really gave up control and eventually finished off Johnson, who hung in nicely before finally succumbing to the strong play from Dykhouse.

Final Table Payouts

PlacePlayerPrize
1Ryan Dykhouse$124,500
2Mark Johnson$70,000
3Adam Friedman$45,000
4Jeremy Ehrke$35,740
5Nick Pupillo$28,000
6Phung Ngo$23,000
7Steve Anderson$18,250
8Jim Dominique$14,250
9Chad Bienz$10,000

Johnson would take home $70,000 for his efforts and Dykhouse more than tripled his previous largest live cash with the $124,500 score. Congratulations to Ryan Dykhouse, Michigan State Poker Champion and MSPT FireKeepers Champion!

Mark Johnson Eliminated in 2nd Place ($70,000)

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Mark Johnson
Mark Johnson

Ryan Dykhouse raised to 200,000 and Mark Johnson moved all in. "How much is it," Dykhouse asked. After a count of 1,430,000 and a brief thought, Dykhouse threw in chips for the call.

Dykhouse: {a-Hearts}{2-Hearts}

Johnson: {10-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}

Dykhouse stayed safe on the {9-Spades}{5-Hearts}{k-Clubs} flop, but the {q-Spades} turn gave Johnson four more outs. The {7-Diamonds} fell on the river, however, and Johnson graciously made his exit just short of the title.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Dykhouse us
Ryan Dykhouse
10,340,000 1,740,000
Mark Johnson us
Mark Johnson
Busted
ClubGG ClubGG

Tags: Mark JohnsonRyan Dykhouse

Dykhouse Picks Off Johnson

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Ryan Dykhouse raised to 200,000 and Mark Johnson made the call. The flop was {4-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} and Johnson check-called a bet of 275,000 from Dykhouse. The turn was the {a-Diamonds} and Johnson bet 395,000. Dykhouse called and the {a-Spades} fell on the river.

Johnson slide out a bet of 1,025,000 and Dykhouse quickly called, tabling {9-Diamonds}{5-Spades}. It was good, as Johnson showed {k-Spades}{7-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Dykhouse us
Ryan Dykhouse
9,025,000 1,525,000
Mark Johnson us
Mark Johnson
1,325,000 -1,575,000
ClubGG ClubGG

Tags: Ryan DykhouseMark Johnson

Johnson Fights Back For a Double

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Mark Johnson
Mark Johnson

On a flop of {a-Spades}{3-Spades}{6-Spades}, all of the chips got in the middle and Mark Johnson needed help for his {j-Spades}{6-Clubs} against the {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} of Dykhouse. Johnson would get the help he needed on the {2-Spades} turn and the {7-Spades} fell on the river for good measure.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Dykhouse us
Ryan Dykhouse
6,600,000 -1,800,000
Mark Johnson us
Mark Johnson
3,800,000 2,000,000
ClubGG ClubGG

Tags: Mark JohnsonRyan Dykhouse

Dykhouse Takes Control

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Mark Johnson raised to 200,000 and Ryan Dykhouse made the call. The flop was {5-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and Dykhouse check-called a bet of 260,000 from Johnson. The turn was the {2-Spades} and both players checked. The river was the {q-Spades} and Dykhouse bet 625,000. Johnson called, but mucked when Dykhouse turned over {a-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} for the flopped straight flush.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Dykhouse us
Ryan Dykhouse
8,400,000 1,300,000
Mark Johnson us
Mark Johnson
1,800,000 -1,500,000
ClubGG ClubGG

Tags: Marco JohnsonRyan Dykhouse

Level: 30

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 10,000