Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers Casino
Main Event
Day: 1a
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
Bracelet Winner Jivkov Gives Up a Few in First Level Action
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Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Carter Myers raised to 300 from the hijack and Nick Jivkov called on the button. The blinds got out of the way and they were heads up to the flop. The flop came down 
and Myers checked, Jivkov bet 350 and Myers called. The turn was the 
and Myers led for 600 and Jivkov made the call. The river brought the 
and Myers continued with a bet of 1,400; Jivkov thought for a while before finally mucking his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,000 | 31,000 |
|
15,600 | -4,400 |
One for Bahls
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
After a player in early position opened for 225 and a middle-position player called, Steve Bahls limped from the hijack. The cutoff came along too, and four players took a flop of 
. After the original raiser checked, the middle-position player bet 600, which only Bahls called.
When the 
appeared on the turn, the middle-position player continued for 1,000 and Bahls announced a raise before making it 2,000. It did the trick as his opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
22,000 |
Some Familiar Faces
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
MyStack App Available for MSPT FireKeepers
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The PokerNews MyStack App is available for players here in the Mid-States Poker Tour Season 5 FireKeepers, allowing players to directly update their chip count on the PokerNews Live Reporting page for their friends and family to see.
You can download the app for iPhone or Android now to get started. Then, create a new PokerNews account or update your current one to start updating your status immediately. Your followers can see all the live action that you're involved in.
Be forewarned, however, any abuse of the app will result in account suspension or termination.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
The MSPT Turns Its Attention to the Wolverine State
Season 5 of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) continues today with Day 1a of the MSPT FireKeepers Casino $1,100 Main Event here in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Located on Highway 94 directly between Chicago and Detroit with live poker action 24 hours a day, seven days a week, FireKeepers Casino Hotel is a beautiful, new property that offers craps and other table games, including two-deck blackjack and baccarat, a world-class buffet and a host of quality restaurants and bars. However, this weekend it's all about the poker!
Season 5 of the MSPT has been setting state records left and right. It started in back in March at the Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells, which set a state record with 383 entries. A couple weeks later, the MSPT set the Iowa state record at Meskwaki with 389 entries, and then followed that up with a massive 447 at Canterbury Park in Minnesota. That too was a state record, and a special one at that as it was the venue of the very first MSPT event!
Now, all eyes are on Michigan.
“FireKeepers is proud to be the Michigan tour stop for the Mid-States Poker Tour and the destination for the Michigan State Championship,” Kelley Bailey, Poker Manager at FireKeepers, told PokerNews. “With each MSPT tournament series we have experienced an increase in player participation as well as notoriety for being a stop on the tour. MSPT has done a wonderful job in expanding their product and establishing their brand in the premier tournament arena. We are pleased to continue to offer players in Michigan and surrounding areas the opportunity to play in this tournament series.”
This may only be the third time the MSPT is rolling into town, but if the first two stops are any indication, the third time will be the biggest and best yet. It will be the first time the new “Allen-Kessler Approved” structure will be utilized, and some of the Midwest’s best are expected to make the journey including World Series of Poker bracelet winner and Heartland Poker Tour champ Adam Friedman, who is confirmed to play his first-ever MSPT.
Cards are schedule to be in the air at 4 p.m. local time, which is about an hour from now. The plan is to play 14 40-minute levels of play, which means things will come to a close around 2 a.m. Friday morning. Then, at Noon on Friday, Day 1b will play out, while Day 1c will follow at the same time on Saturday. On Sunday, all surviving players will combine under one roof to play down to a winner.
Season 5 of the MSPT is set to light up Michigan here at FireKeepers, so stay tuned.
Main Event
Day 1a Started