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Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino
Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Total Entries
500
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 500
Filter
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Phil Mader put in 7,000 on a board of 
and saw Jason Seefeld raise to 20,000 from middle position. Mader thought for a while before calling, and the river was a brick: 
. Mader checked, and Seefeld bet 25,000. Mader thought a few minutes, apologizing to the table, before electing to fold 
face up. Seefeld smiled and showed 
for a pair and a missed straight draw.
"Ah, I call the 20, I should call the 25," Mader said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
124,800
52,700
|
52,700 |
|
121,700
70,000
|
70,000 |
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Phil Mader opened under the gun and then called the shove of an early player who had about 20,000.
Mader: 
Opponent: 
The flop came 
, giving Mader a wide lead in the race. The 
and 
didn't help his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
177,500
37,500
|
37,500 |
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Will Givens opened to 2,400 and was called by the player on the button before the big blind shipped all in for 15,900. Givens shoved over, forcing out the third player.
Givens: 
Button: 
The board ran out ten-high, no help to Givens.
At another table, Chris Tryba bet what looked like 7,500 on a flop of 
and saw an opponent shove in for about 28,000 more. Tryba decided to gamble with 
, and his opponent had 
.
"Worst card," Tryba said as the hit to eliminate hearts from his outs. The 
river was a blank.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
||
|
49,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Matt Krier bet 6,000 from the cutoff on a board of 
and was called by Kevin Boudreau on his left. The river brought a and a check from Krier, and Boudreau stacked his chips in one tower and placed them in the middle. Krier tanked for a couple of minutes and mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
66,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
35,800
8,500
|
8,500 |
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
A player known only as "Chad's Mom" just scooped a decent-sized pot when she check-called 6,500 out of the small blind against a player in middle position on a board of 
. On the 
river, both players checked, and Chad's Mom rolled over for top pair, which was good.
According to sources preferring to remain anonymous, Chad's Mom was the benefactor of Mid-States Poker Tour team pro Blake Bohn, who put her into the tournament during the dinner break. Chad's Mom is reportedly the mother of one of the poker room managers.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 |
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
We found Matt Krier all in with for his last 21,000 or so against a player who had him dominated with . The flop changed things in a hurry though, coming 
, and a turn sealed it for Krier.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
44,300
7,300
|
7,300 |
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Shortly after exchanging words with Allen Kessler, Adam Friedman got the final word in and busted him (Friedman said the two had dinner together on break, for the record).
Kessler opened for 2,500 in the cutoff, leaving himself about 6,000 behind, and Friedman made the call in the big blind. On the 
flop, Friedman check-called Kessler's shove with for top pair, while Kessler had 
for a double-gutshot. Kessler found no improvement on the turn and river, and he said he won't be reentering.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
