Main Event
Day 2 Started
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers Casino
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers Casino
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$517,000
Entries
517
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Record Field Produces 98 Survivors Who Return to Fight on Day 2
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After three Day 1 flights, 98 players have advanced to contend for the 2014 Michigan State Championship and a first prize of $124,500 here at the Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers stop.
Leading the way is Jeremy Ehrke, who amassed a huge stack of 360,000 on Day 1b.Nik Stone (290,000) and Michael Griebe (283,000) are close behind, as is Day 1a chip king Alex Barill. Other solid stacks are held by Ryan Austin (230,500), Jean Gaspard (183,000) and Jason Zarlenga (190,000), who is looking to continue his crushing ways, which includes two MSPT wins this year, including the May FireKeepers stop.
Play will resume at 10:00 a.m. sharp with Level 15 (1,500/3,000/500). The top 54 will be paid and play will continue until there is a winner.
Be sure to follow along with PokerNews live reporting to see who walks away with the trophies and the cash.
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Griebe With Early Pressure
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
We picked up the action after a flop of 
and three-way action. Michael Griebe checked, as did a player to his left. Brandon Heller bet 16,000 and Griebe raised to 37,000. After much thought, Heller released his hand and Griebe neared the 300,000 chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
299,000 | 16,000 |
|
|
49,000 | -26,500 |
Ermie an Early Riser
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Bill Rogers raised to 8,000 from middle position and Nick Pupillo made the call. Michael Ermie three-bet to 31,000, Rogers folded and Pupillo called.
The flop was 
and Pupillo check-folded after a 31,000 bet from Ermie. Ermie has increased his stack well here early on Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
179,000 | 71,500 |
|
70,000 | -66,000 |
Stone Busts One, Pads Big Stack
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Nik Stone raised to 8,000 from early position, Mike Dolehanty called from the cutoff and Samuel Angott called from the big blind. The flop came 
and Angott checked. Stone bet 13,000, Dolehanty called and Angott moved all in for 74,500.
Stone moved all in over the top, prompting a fold from Dolehanty.
Stone: 
Angott: 
The 
turn and 
river didn't bring the flush or queen and Stone is up over 400,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
444,000 | 154,000 |
|
|
118,000 | -51,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Friedman Picks One Up
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
We picked up the action after an 
flop and three-way action. After two checks, Johnny Bahri bet 12,000 and only Adam Friedman made the call. The 
on the turn brought two checks and the 
fell on the river. Friedman bet 44,000 and Bahri folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000 | 56,000 |
|
|
160,000 | 31,000 |
Griebe Grabs More Chips
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
We walked up to heads-up action between Michael Griebe and Brian Newman. After a flop of 
, Newman moved all in and Griebe made the quick call.
Newman: 
Griebe: 
The 
turn and 
river kept Griebe's hand good and his stack is large.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
390,000 | 91,000 |
|
104,000 |
Big Stacks Battle
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Jeremy Ehrke raised to 10,500 from under the gun and Nik Stone three-bet to 25,500 from middle position. Action folded back to Ehrke and he made the call. The flop was 
and Ehrke check-raised to 70,000 after Stone continued for 30,000.
Stone let it go and the pot for Ehrke left the two close to even at or near the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
443,000 | -1,000 |
|
|
430,000 | 70,000 |