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Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
Three levels are in the books, which means it's time for the first ten-minute break of the day.
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers Casino
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers Casino
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$397,170
Total Entries
411
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
1,000
Players Left 1 / 411
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Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
At 100-200, a player in middle position raised to 475, Zack Tracy called on the button, and the two went heads up to the flop.
The flop fell 
and both players checked.
The turn was the 
. The preflop aggressor bet 525, and Tracy made the call in position.
The 
fell on the river, completing a flush draw. The player in middle position checked, and Tracy bet 1,350. His opponent made the call, and Tracy tabled 
for a rivered flush to win the pot worth 5,000 chips. He is now up to 23,200 chips.
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
After three limpers, a player raised to 700 from the cutoff, the button and blinds folded and the limpers called the additional 500. The flop was 
and after the first player checked, there was a bet of 2,200, a call and then the preflop raiser made it 9,000.
That brought a fold from the player who checked and then a flat-call from the original bettor. Adam Lamphere then three-bet all in for 19,100. The original raiser thought for a bit before finally calling and the third player also called. There were now two all-in players as the pot swelled to over 60,000. The cards were turned up and Lamphere had flopped the nuts and his 
dominated the aces and the top pair/top kicker of his opponents. The 
turn and 
river gave the big pot to Lamphere.
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
It's been a rough few levels for Heather Schuchaskie, who was down to just 1,550 when she decided to shove from the cutoff. Action folded around to the big blind, and he looked down at his cards before saying, "Let's gamble. I have deuce-three."
Big Blind: 
Schuchaskie: 
It was going to take a lot for the deuce-three to win as Schuchaskie held a monster. The 
flop was safe, and the 
turn meant Schuchaskie was guaranteed to stay alive. A jack on the river would have resulted in a chop, but that didn't happen as the 
blanked.
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
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Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
At 75-150, Steve Anderson raised under the gun to 400 and was called by four players.
The flop was 
. Steve Anderson made a continuation-bet of 575, two players in middle position folded, but the button raised it up to 2,000. The small blind released his hand and Anderson made the call to go heads up to the turn.
The turn was the . Anderson checked to the aggressor, and the button bet 5,000. Anderson check-raised to 10,000, and the button made the call.
The river fell the . Anderson shoved for his remaining 8,000 and the button made the call. Anderson tabled 
for two pair, and the button mucked his hand. Anderson is now up to 42,000 chips.
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
A player in middle position and the button both limped in, while the blinds joined them and four players saw a flop of 
. The action checked around to the button who threw out 400, Ashlee McGee called from the small blind and the big blind raised to 1,200. The initial limper got out of the way and the button and McGee both called. The turn was the 
and McGee fired 2,200, the big blind called and the button got out of the way, leaving the ladies heads up. The fell on the river and McGee kept the pressure on with a bet of 5,000 which prompted a quick fold.
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
At 50-100, a player in middle position limped for 100, the player to his direct left raised it up to 400, and was called by three players, one of which was Dale Hackney, who called from the big blind.
The flop fell 
. Hackney checked, as did the original raiser. The first caller bet out 1,000 and was called by both the button and Hackney. The preflop aggressor released his hand.
The turn was the 
. Action checked to the button, who bet 2,100. Only Hackney called.
The river was the . Hackney checked, the button fired again for 2,700 into a pot of 8,800. Hackney called after some consideration. The button tabled pocket queens, but was bested by Hackney's AhQh. Hackney dragged in the pot worth 14,200, and is now up to 24,300 chips.
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
From March 8-10, 2013, the MSPT visited FireKeepers for the first time and attracted 272 entrants and created a prize pool of $272,000, making it the largest first-time event in the history of the tour. After three days of intense play, popular local pro Thomas Medina, who qualified for the tournament through a $250 qualifier, walked away with the $73,456 first-place prize and the coveted RF Moeller diamond championship bracelet.
Midena, who primarily played cash games, did so by defeating another local grinder, Adam Lamphere, in a heads-up match that lasted more than an hour. Lamphere, who would be back at the final table later in the year, earned $39,351 for his runner-up finish.
"This [event] was so much fun." said then-MSPT Ambassador Chris "Fox" Wallace. "To come back to Michigan and host an event here that was such a huge success is fantastic. The staff was great here, from the beverage servers all the way up to the top, we had everything we needed, and we were able to make sure the players all left wanting more. We're really looking forward to coming back in August."
Here’s a look at the first-ever MSPT FireKeepers final table:
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Midena | Brooklyn, MI | $73,456 |
| 2 | Adam Lamphere | Lansing, MI | $39,351 |
| 3 | Tim "Homer" Ebenhoeh | Chesaning, MI | $24,922 |
| 4 | Patrick Steele | Chelsea, MI | $18,364 |
| 5 | Benjamin Krill | Parts Unknown | $15,740 |
| 6 | Trevor Kirkland | Jackson, MI | $11,805 |
| 7 | Tom Hujda | New Lenox, IL | $9,969 |
| 8 | Sai Muduluru | Lansing, MI | $8,920 |
| 9 | Adam Bacon | Bryan, OH | $7,346 |
