Level: 26
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
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
$397,170
Entries
411
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
1,000
Scott Hammett Eliminated in 8th Place ($11,518)
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Mike Deis kicked off the action with a raise to 65,000, which JC Chen called. When action reached Scott Hammett in the small blind, he opted to three-bet to 200,000, leaving himself 300,000 behind. Deis folded, and then Chen announced that he was all in. Hammett didn't seem thrilled, but ended up calling off after thinking about it for a few moments.
Hammett: 
Chen: 
Hammett was pleasantly surprised to be ahead, and he was looking good through the 
flop. The 
turn made things interesting as Chen picked up a flush draw, but it would be the 
on the river that would do Hammett in.
Chen's kings sent the Day 1a chip leader to the rail in eighth place, good for $11,518.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,929,000 | 574,000 |
|
Busted |
Big Stacks Battle
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
JC Chen opened for 90,000 and was met by a three-bet to 168,000 from Jason Zarlenga on the button. The blinds folded and Chen nonchalantly announced that he was all in for 1.1 million. Zarlenga seemed off put by the big four-bet, but it did the trick as Zarlenga laid down his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,390,000 | -110,000 |
|
|
1,355,000 | 176,000 |
"Jack Ball"
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
JC Chen opened for 80,000 under the gun only to be met by an all-in three-bet to 289,000 by Scott Hammett in the cutoff. Action folded back to Chen and he snap-called.
Chen: 
Hammett: 
Hammett was crestfallen to learn that he was dominated, but he tried to be optimistic. "Jack ball," he requested.
The dealer did not put out a jack, but he did put out a flop of 
.
"Ok, ace or nine," Hammett said with renewed faith. Indeed, he had flopped an open-ended straight draw, which he hit when the dealer burned and turned the 
. Hammett clapped his hands while Chen whispered for a jack, which would give him a chop.
The dealer put out the 
. Hammett got lucky to double on the hand while Chen's stack took a hit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,179,000 | -201,000 |
|
|
655,000 | 209,000 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000
Dash Dudley Eliminated in 9th Place ($7,943)
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Action folded around to Dash Dudley on the button and he moved all in for 335,000. The small blind folded, but then John Michalak called him from the big.
Dudley: 
Michalak: 
Dudley's supporters on the rail began calling for a king, but they didn't get on on the 
flop. Dudley quietly asked for a diamond for a sweat, but instead the dealer burned and turned the to leave him drawing dead.
The meaningless 
was put out on the river for good measure, and then Dudley bowed out in ninth place for $7,943.
"Good luck guys," he offered before departing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,400,000 | 519,000 |
|
Busted |
Marko Doljevic Eliminated in 10th Place ($5,163)
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Jason Zarlenga opened for 55,000 under the gun and Marko Doljevic called from middle position. The rest of the field folded and it was heads-up action to the 
flop. Zarlenga continued for 65,000, Doljevic raised to 150,000, and Zarlenga three-bet all in. Doljevic thought for a bit before calling of for around 500,000 and discovered the bad news.
Doljevic:
Zarlenga:
Both players held overpairs to the board, but of course Zarlenga's was best. Neither the 
turn nor river influenced the hand, and Doljevic was eliminated in tenth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,500,000 | 498,000 |
|
Busted |
Watch the Live Stream
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
The final table will be live streamed on a 15-minute delay, which you can watch by clicking here.
Cards Are Back in the Air
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
The dinner break is over and cards are back in the air. Here we go!
The MSPT FireKeepers Final Table
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
| Seat | Player | Hometown | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Michalak | Cleveland, OH | 881,000 |
| 2 | Marko Doljevic | Highland, MI | 692,000 |
| 3 | Dustin Hargis | Galesburg, MI | 693,000 |
| 4 | Mike Deis | Ann Arbor, MI | 904,000 |
| 5 | JC Chen | Richland, MI | 1,380,000 |
| 6 | Nick Perkins | Chesaning, MI | 695,000 |
| 7 | Mark Johnson | Warren, MI | 1,192,000 |
| 8 | Jason Zarlenga | Lansing, MI | 1,002,000 |
| 9 | Dash Dudley | Lansing, MI | 335,000 |
| 10 | Scott Hammett | Chelsea, MI | 446,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,380,000 | 430,000 |
|
1,192,000 | 92,000 |
|
|
1,002,000 | -198,000 |
|
904,000 | 514,000 |
|
|
881,000 | 381,000 |
|
695,000 | -75,000 |
|
693,000 | -157,000 |
|
|
692,000 | 232,000 |
|
|
446,000 | -54,000 |
|
|
335,000 | -45,000 |