2014 Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers Casino

Main Event
Day: 1a
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

Kicked To The Curb

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

James Hettich opened to 3,000 from early position and was met with a call from a player in late position. It folded around and they were heads up for the flop of {a-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}. Hettich bet 12,000 into the 8,500 pot and his opponent quickly called. The turn was the {10-Clubs} and Hettich contemplated for a bit and then asked his opponent how much he had left. "Around 25,000", he said, and Hettich thought a little longer before pushing out his entire stack, putting his opponent all in if he chose to call.

Now it was Hettich's opponent who tanked, talking himself through the actions of the hand. After a couple of minutes, the opponent tossed in a few chips to signify the call and when the hands were flipped, Hettich had his opponent's {a-}{j-} out kicked with {a-}{q-}. The {k-} on the river was no help and the opponent was eliminated and Hettich raked the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jim Hettich
Jim Hettich
88,000
88,000
88,000

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