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

Level: 2

Blinds: 75/150

Ante:

Flush Over Flush

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Three players saw the turn in a large pot at one of the tables, which made the board {10-Hearts}{5-Spades}{8-Hearts}{3-Hearts}. A player in the blinds checked, and a middle-position player bet 5,000. Sylvain Cote called in the cutoff, and the first player folded. On the {k-Clubs} river, the middle player bet another 5,000, and Cote made it 12,000. The middle player shook his head and called after about a minute.

Cote showed {a-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for the nut flush.

"Show me your flush," he said.

The player obliged, flashing {7-Hearts}{2-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Sylvain Cote
Sylvain Cote
51,200
Chris Tryba us
Chris Tryba
WSOP 1X Winner
33,000 33,000
Jeff Bryan us
Jeff Bryan
29,000 29,000

Tags: Sylvain Cote

McCray Back for Another Crack

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Jonathan McCray is among the early birds sitting in here. He got second last time the Mid-States Poker Tour was here, falling heads up to Dan Colpoys and taking home $63,420. McCray skipped the first two days of the tournament. We still haven't seen Colpoys.

Player Chips Progress
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
30,000 30,000
Kris Wagner us
Kris Wagner
30,000 30,000
Jason Seefeld
Jason Seefeld
30,000
Lou Mortellaro
Lou Mortellaro
30,000 30,000
Adam Lamphere us
Adam Lamphere
30,000 30,000
Phil Mader us
Phil Mader
30,000 30,000
Jonathan McCray us
Jonathan McCray
30,000

Level: 1

Blinds: 50/100

Ante:

Welcome to Day 1c of Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates

Corey Zedo was among the leaders last night.
Corey Zedo was among the leaders last night.

With two Day 1 flights complete and 63 players having punched tickets to Day 2, just one final chance remains to advance to the championship day. Day 1c will kick off at noon local time here in Black Hawk, Colo., amid a snowfall here in the mountains.

Last night, Matt Livingston and Corey Zedo each bagged over 300,000 to join Alex Greenblatt and Blake Bohn from Day 1a at the top of the chip counts, though everyone is well behind Bohn's 511,500. Others making it through Day 1b included Eric Maier (278,000), Ben Keeline (274,500), bracelet winner John Beauprez (251,500), and Michael Lech (232,000). Feared pro Kevin "1sickdisease" Eyster (161,500), two-time MSPT champ Jason Zarlenga (150,000), Steve Anderson (120,000), Mike Ross (107,000), and former Main Event runner-up Paul Wasicka (86,500) also survived the 15 levels.

Starting stacks will be 30,000 instead of the usual 20,000. Other than that, the normal Allen Kessler-approved blind structure will be in place, with 40-minute levels starting at 50/100. Fifteen levels are scheduled today, and players may reenter as many times as they wish. A strong turnout could push the total entries over 500, but the weather could be an impediment.

Main Event

Day 1c Started