2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino

Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
$120,765
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
500
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 500
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Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Friedman, Kessler Butting Heads

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante
Adam Friedman
Adam Friedman

Adam Friedman and Allen Kessler are exchanging a few mild words, as they were recently seated at the same table in the corner of the room after Kessler's table broke. From the sound of things, Friedman took issue with some comments Kessler made on the live stream of the final table of Mid-States Poker Tour Firekeepers, where Friedman finished third for $45,000.

"You kept calling him the best player at the table," an irked Friedman said. "You know how many times he shoved all in? Like fifteen times. I was all in twice."

Kessler defended himself, saying the player in question made some really good calls, and the two ended the discussion after Friedman dragged a pot.

Tags: Adam FriedmanAllen Kessler

Updated Chip Counts at Dinner

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Players are on dinner break for 45 minutes.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Shawn Sandt
Shawn Sandt
150,000
Profile photo of Phil Mader us
Phil Mader
140,000
104,500
104,500
Profile photo of Vincent Griboski us
Vincent Griboski
110,000
27,500
27,500
Profile photo of Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
100,000
29,000
29,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Lou Mortellaro
Lou Mortellaro
67,000
55,725
55,725
Profile photo of Jeff Bryan us
Jeff Bryan
44,000
13,000
13,000
Profile photo of Will Givens us
Will Givens
33,000
5,225
5,225
WSOP 1X Winner
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Ken Payne
23,000
8,900
8,900
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Allen Kessler
15,000
6,450
6,450
Profile photo of Olimpia May
Olimpia May
Busted

Level: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

Friedman Busts Kessler

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Allen Kessler
Allen Kessler

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 {q-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{6-Spades} flop, Friedman check-called Kessler's shove with {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs} for top pair, while Kessler had {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for a double-gutshot. Kessler found no improvement on the {3-Spades} turn and {6-Clubs} river, and he said he won't be reentering.

Player Chips Progress
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Adam Friedman
110,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
Busted

Tags: Allen KesslerAdam Friedman