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
a9
Prize
$101,482
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$397,170
Entries
411
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
1,000

Some Updated Chip Counts

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
John Michalak us
John Michalak
510,000
202,000
202,000
Jason Zarlenga us
Jason Zarlenga
500,000
295,000
295,000
Glen Henbest
Glen Henbest
465,000
257,500
257,500
Carter Myers us
Carter Myers
450,000
177,000
177,000
Nick Perkins
Nick Perkins
415,000
46,500
46,500
Marko Doljevic us
Marko Doljevic
300,000
75,000
75,000
"Wild Bill" Romer
"Wild Bill" Romer
300,000
18,000
18,000
Heather Schuchaskie us
Heather Schuchaskie
280,000
57,500
57,500
Mike Deis us
Mike Deis
265,000
-15,000
-15,000
Jake Jarous
Jake Jarous
240,000
59,000
59,000
Taylor Tollefson
Taylor Tollefson
180,000
-30,500
-30,500
Frank Galilei
Frank Galilei
180,000
-131,000
-131,000
Pierre Armster
Pierre Armster
175,000
-25,000
-25,000
Tyler Caspers us
Tyler Caspers
160,000
-105,000
-105,000
Ken Payne
Ken Payne
160,000
30,000
30,000
Ken Baime us
Ken Baime
160,000
-19,000
-19,000
Scott Hammett us
Scott Hammett
100,000
-112,500
-112,500
Steve Anderson us
Steve Anderson
100,000
25,000
25,000
Adam Lamphere us
Adam Lamphere
75,000
-45,000
-45,000
Gary Farhat us
Gary Farhat
59,000
-5,000
-5,000

Tollefson Notches 8th MSPT Cash; Ties Matt Kirby

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Now that we're in the money here at FireKeepers, Taylor Tollefson has officially notched his eighth MSPT cash, which ties him third all time with MSPT Pro Matt Kirby. The only two players with more are Kou Vang and Everett Carlton, who have nine and ten respectively.

Congrats to Tollefson!

Taylor Tollefson

Top Ten MSPT Cashes

PlacePlayerNo. of Cashes
1Everett Carlton10
2Kou Vang9
3Matt Kirby8
3Taylor Tollefson8
4Mark Sandness 
4Todd Melander 
4Nathan Fair7
4Brett Kuznia7
4John Hayes7
5Jason Seitz6

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Tollefson Gets Lucky to Stay Alive

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Action folded to Taylor Tollefson in the cutoff and he moved all in for 61,500, which Frank Galilei called from the button. The blinds both folded and Tollefson discovered the bad news.

Tollefson: {a-Clubs}{4-Hearts}
Galilei: {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}

Tollefson was in trouble and in desperate need of an ace, which he found when the flop came down {a-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{5-Hearts}. The {4-Diamonds} turn gave him two pair, and all he needed to do was dodge a jack on the river to survive, which is exactly what he did when the {7-Spades} blanked.

Player Chips Progress
Taylor Tollefson
Taylor Tollefson
130,000
65,000
65,000
Frank Galilei
Frank Galilei
130,000
-50,000
-50,000

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Level: 18

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 1,000

First Batch of Payouts

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
PlacePlayerHometownPrize
37Jacob JarousLansing, MI$1,986
38Jake BaumgartnerGrand Rapids, MI$1,986
39Steve AndersonJackson, MI$1,986
40Vance EssakWest Bloomfield, MI$1,986
41Bob HoagBattle Creek, MI$1,986
42Bob KoltuniakTraverse City, MI$1,986
43Ken StevensMarlette, MI$1,986
44Jim PetzingDouglas, MI$1,986
45Matt SolomanAnn Arbor, MI$1,986
Player Chips Progress
Ken Stevenson
Ken Stevenson
Busted
Jim Petzing us
Jim Petzing
Busted
Matt Soloman
Matt Soloman
Busted
Bob Koltuniak
Bob Koltuniak
Busted
Bob Hoag us
Bob Hoag
Busted
Jake Baumgartner us
Jake Baumgartner
Busted
Steve Anderson us
Steve Anderson
Busted
Vance Essak us
Vance Essak
Busted
Jake Jarous
Jake Jarous
Busted

Burns Gets Burned

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

The preflop action escaped us, but we do know that Steve Burns managed to get his stack of 130,000 or so all in and in a great spot against Kevin O'Connor.

O'Connor: {k-Hearts}{q-Spades}
Burns: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}

Both players shared a king, which meant Burns' kicker made him a big favorite. However, O'Connor managed to pair his on the {7-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} flop to take the lead. The {Q-Clubs} turn improved him to trips, meaning Burns needed a jack and a jack only to stay alive. The dealer burned one last time and put out the {6-Spades}. Burns missed and was sent to the payout desk, but not before saying his final words, "Nice hit."

Player Chips Progress
Kevin O'Connor
Kevin O'Connor
400,000
100,000
100,000
Steve Burns
Steve Burns
Busted

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MSPT Majestic Star Champ Eliminated

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Ken Baime
Ken Baime

Two hands is all it took to send MSPT Majestic Star champ Ken Baime, who previously spoke to PokerNews about that win, to be eliminated in 32nd place.

In the first, Gary Farhat opened for 15,000 from the button and Baime three-bet all in for 82,000 from the small blind. The big folded and Farhat called off for 57,000.

Farhat: {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}
Baime: {6-Spades}{6-Clubs}

The {3-Spades}{10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} flop saw Farhat stand in preparation to take his leave, but then the dealer burned and turned the {J-Clubs} to give him the lead. the {K-Hearts} river was of no consequence, and Baime was crippled on the hand.

In the next hand, action folded to Baime on the button and he moved all in. John Michalak called from the small blind, Marko Doljevic came along from the big, and then both active players checked it down as the board ran out {5-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{3-Hearts}. Michalak tabled the {k-Clubs}{8-Spades}, which bested the {k-Spades}{7-Hearts} of Baime. However, it'd be Doljevic who would win the pot as his {5-Spades}{4-Spades} was best.

Baime will take home $2,184 for his 32nd-place finish.

Player Chips Progress
Gary Farhat us
Gary Farhat
120,000
61,000
61,000
Ken Baime us
Ken Baime
Busted

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Level: 19

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000