2014 Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers Casino

Main Event
Day: 1c
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

Woodman Flops Big, Fades Outs

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

Griff Woodman limped from under the gun and his opponent in middle position raised to 700 and received a caller right behind. Action folded back to Woodman who reraised to 2,500. The original raiser called and they were heads up after a fold from their opponent.

The flop was {k-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{a-Spades} and Woodman check-raised to 8,000 after a 3,000 bet from his opponent. His opponent made the call and they saw the {3-Diamonds} fall on the turn. Woodman moved all in for 6,225 and his opponent called.

Woodman: {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}

Opponent: {q-Hearts}{q-Spades}

Woodman just needed to avoid a jack on the river and he did, as the {5-Clubs} fell.

Player Chips Progress
Griff Woodman
Griff Woodman
34,400 100

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Hebden Continues to Build

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

Elliott Hebden opened to 800 from the hijack and his opponent in the big blind made the call. The flop was {9-Hearts}{7-Spades}{7-Diamonds} and Hebden's opponent checked. Hebden bet 1,000 and his opponent made the call. The turn was the {10-Spades} and Hebden's opponent again check-called, this time for 1,500.

After the {6-Hearts} fell on the river, both players checked and Hebden's {k-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} was good enough after his opponent tabled {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Elliott Hebden us
Elliott Hebden
50,500 5,500

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Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Guagenti Applying Pressure

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante
Nick Guagenti
Nick Guagenti

We caught the action with a board of {a-Hearts}{7-Spades}{6-Spades}{9-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} and Nick Guagenti had thrown out a more-than-pot sized bet of 14,000, enough to put his heads-up opponent all in. His opponent thought for a while, before finally releasing his hand.

Guagenti finds himself desperately trying to build a stack and survive to advance, as he is on his final day-one bullet.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Guagenti us
Nick Guagenti
WSOP 1X Winner
26,000 5,000

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DJ Spins a Flush

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

We picked up the action after the turn and a board of {7-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{8-Spades}{4-Spades}. DJ MacKinnon bet 3,000 and his heads-up opponent made the call. The river was the {4-Diamonds} and MacKinnon bet 4,200. His opponent made the call, but mucked when MacKinnon showed {k-Spades}{10-Spades} for the flush.

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DJ MacKinnon us
DJ MacKinnon
31,000 31,000

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Hebden Straightens Out

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

The player under the gun limped and Elliott Hebden put in a raise to 700 from the button. Action folded to the limper who made the call. The flop was {10-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{9-Spades} and both players checked. The {j-Hearts} came on the turn and Hebden called a bet of 700 from his opponent.

The river was the {4-Clubs} and Hebden's opponent check-called a bet of 2,500, but mucked after Hebden showed {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} for the nuts.

Player Chips Progress
Elliott Hebden us
Elliott Hebden
45,000 45,000

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Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Perkins Takes a Big One

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

After an opening raise from his opponent, Nick Perkins three-bet to 2,350 and was they were heads up to the flop after his opponent called. The flop was {5-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{5-Spades} and Perkins' opponent check-called a bet of 2,350. The {2-Hearts} fell on the turn and both players checked.

The river was the {4-Hearts} and Perkins' opponent checked. Perkins slid out 6,375 and his opponent thought for a moment and then called. Perkins turned over {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} and his opponent mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Perkins
Nick Perkins
37,000 37,000

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Playin' Some Poker

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

There are two ways to win a poker hand. One can bluff with fifth pair and fade their opponent's draw or they can have the goods and extract value. Sai Mudduluru did each on back-to-back hands.

First, with a board of {8-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{5-Diamonds}, Mudduluru's opponent check-raised to 1,300 after he bet 1,300. Mudduluru three-bet to 4,000 and his opponent called. The river brought the {3-Spades} and both players checked and both were reluctant to show their hands. After his opponent tabled {10-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} for the busted straight draw, Mudduluru showed pocket fours and scooped the pot.

On the next hand, Mudduluru opened to 500 from middle position and received one caller. The flop was {3-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{8-Clubs} and both players checked. The {q-Clubs} came on the turn and his opponent bet 500. Mudduluru raised to 1,200 and received a call. The river was the {2-Hearts} and Mudduluru's opponent check-called a bet of 1,200, but mucked when Mudduluru turned over {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Sai Mudduluru
Sai Mudduluru
24,000 24,000