2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino

Main Event
Day: 1b
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Event Info
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
88
Prize
$114,156
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
453
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 453
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Paulus Wins with AA on Scary Board

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

After fourth street, the board read {7-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}, and Bill Romer checked from the small blind. Lou Mortellaro bet 5,000, and Rosie Paulus made the call, as did Romer. A {10-Diamonds} hit the river, and everybody checked.

Mortellaro showed {k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} for kings up, but Paulus' {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} was a better two pair, and she took the pot.

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Rosie Paulus
43,700

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March Ships to Yazdi

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante
Reza Yazdi dodged some outs.
Reza Yazdi dodged some outs.

Robert March bet 5,000 on a board of {5-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} out of the cutoff, and Reza Yazdi check-shoved for 11,575 more in the small blind. March thought for a bit and let out an anguished sound.

"I think I have 12 outs," he said. "Call."

March: {k-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}
Yazdi: {k-Spades}{j-Spades}

Yazdi was ahead with top pair, but March did indeed have 12 outs with his flush draw plus gutter. Unfortunately for him, the {q-Spades} wasn't one of them, and Yazdi took about half of March's stack.

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Reza Yazdi
37,000
37,000
37,000
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Robert March
19,600
19,400
19,400

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Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Mortellaro Ousts Orvis

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante
Dave Orvis picked a bad time to shove.
Dave Orvis picked a bad time to shove.

Lou Mortellaro bet 10,000 from early position after a {q-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{10-Spades} flop, and Dave Orvis thought for a bit before shoving all in for a few thousand more. Mortellaro quickly called.

"Not aces and kings?" Blake Bohn asked. He was half right.

Mortellaro: {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}
Orvis: {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}

Mortellaro did have the aces, and he was well ahead of his opponent's jacks. Orvis found no help on the {7-Diamonds} or {6-Hearts}, and he quickly gathered his backpack and exited the table.

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Lou Mortellaro
50,000
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Dave Orvis
Busted

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Givens Gets Value with Quads

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

On the end, William Givens had fired 7,000 from under the gun, and a late-position player was contemplating calling off half of his stack on a board of {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{7-Spades}{q-Hearts}{8-Clubs}. After a few minutes of thought, the player called. Givens showed {5-Diamonds}{5-Spades} for flopped quads.

"No wonder I couldn't put you on a hand," the late-position player said.

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William Givens
57,300

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Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

March Busts Breyfogle

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante
Robert March won a flip against Todd Breyfogle.
Robert March won a flip against Todd Breyfogle.

We didn't see the action in front of him, but Todd Breyfogle had made it 4,100 from the small blind and was contemplating an all-in shove of 24,000 from the big blind. Breyfogle, who had about 13,500 total, decided to call.

Breyfogle: {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}
March: {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

The {4-Hearts}{2-Spades}{a-Spades} flop gave March a hammerlock on the hand.

"Can't beat ace-king," Breyfogle said as he slid his chair backwards. Indeed, he couldn't after the dealer finished out the hand with the {8-Hearts} and {7-Diamonds}. "Nice hand."

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Robert March
39,000
39,000
39,000
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Todd Breyfogle
Busted

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