Last Break of the Night
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Players are now on their last ten-minute break of the night. When they return they'll play two more levels before bagging and tagging for the night.
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers Casino
Main Event
Day: 1c
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
Romer Shoots One Dead
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
"Wild Bill" Romer opened for 3,600 only to have the player in the small blind three-bet shove all in for roughly 42,000. Romer made a quick call and was behind.
Romer: 
Small Blind: 
The 
flop paired both, but Romer's queens gave him the lead. The 
turn gave the small blind two pair, but at the same time it improved Romer to a Broadway straight. The small blind needed the board to pair either an ace or ten to stay alive, but it wasn't in the cards as the useless 
blanked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
266,000 | 46,000 |
Here Comes Michalak
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
John Michalak has built himself quite a stack. We were eyeing it up when we happened to catch him in a pretty big pot.
With around 75,000 in the middle and a board reading 
, Michalak checked and his opponent did the same. When the 
completed the board on the river, Michalak bet a healthy 30,000, and his opponent didn't seem too excited.
"Well, I guess I'll pay you off," he said before guessing Michalak had rivered a flush. That wasn't the case though as Michalak had a better hand with the 
. The full house of Michalak was good as his opponent shook his head and mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
285,000 | 285,000 |
Some Updated Chip Counts
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000 | 134,000 |
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185,000 | 76,000 |
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162,000 | 162,000 |
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155,000 | 155,000 |
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135,000 | 15,000 |
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120,000 | 120,000 |
|
100,000 | 20,000 |
|
80,000 | 35,000 |
|
80,000 | 17,000 |
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65,000 | 15,000 |
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30,000 | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
"Wild Bill" is on Fire
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
"Wild Bill" Romer, a fan favorite on the MSPT, has been on fire the last couple levels. When he returned from the last break, he had around 80,000. Now he has 245,500!
In a recent hand, a preflop raising war saw a player get his stack of 40,000 or so all in against Romer, who happened to hold ladies.
Romer:
Opponent: 
The 
flop put a sweat out there, but both the 
turn and 
river blanked to give Romer the juicy pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
245,500 | 53,000 |
Vang Vanquished by Deis
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Kou Vang won't be adding any more MSPT Player of the Year points here at FireKeepers Casino as he was just eliminated by Mike Deis.
It happened when an under-the-gun player opened for 2,500 and Vang shoved all in for around 23,000 from the hijack. Mike Deis then moved all in over the top for 35,000 or so from the cutoff, which cleared out the field.
Deis: 
Vang: 
It was a cooler for Vang, and he wouldn't get lucky as the board ran out jack high. Vang, who traveled all the way from Minnesota just to play Day 1c, will leave the Wolverine State empty handed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
63,000 | 8,000 |
|
Busted |
Steele Won't Be Making His Third FireKeepers Final Table
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
"Well, I'm out," reigning MSPT Player of the Year Patrick Steele said as he walked by our desk. He then explained that he moved all in from the cutoff after the hijack had opened. The button moved all in over the top, the hijack folded, and the cards were turned up.
Steele: 
Button: 
It was a race, but Steele was unable to catch. The first two times the MSPT came to FireKeepers, Steele finished fourth-place both times. However, the third time will not prove to be the charm as the man from Chelsea has hi the rail.
Meanwhile, Russell Harriman has also been eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Vang Doubles
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
After the under-the-gun player opened with a standard raise, Kou Vang moved all in from the small blind for 11,300. His opponent called and it was off to the races.
Vang: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out a clean 
and Vang was shipped the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,000 | 13,700 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200