2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino
We found the dealer counting out stacks between Matt Alexander and Justin Cole with ![]()
in front of Cole on a board in which the flop had come ![]()
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. According to the players at the table, Alexander had gotten it in with a set of eights and run into the nuts. He's now back just below the starting stack after finally getting something going today, while Cole may be the chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
202,000
102,000
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102,000 |
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19,400
120,600
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120,600 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 100
Aaron Frei opened for 2,700 in the cutoff, and Matt Alexander shipped it for 17,800 in the small blind. After contemplating briefly, Frei made the call.
Frei: ![]()
Alexander: ![]()
Neither player had much, but Frei's king high stayed best on the ![]()
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flop. A
turn left Alexander very likely to double though, and he did just that when the
fell.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
44,500
64,575
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64,575 |
|
|
38,000
18,600
|
18,600 |
We didn't see the action, but John Hayes just busted out with ![]()
all in against the ![]()
of Mike Pennetta when the board came ![]()
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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110,200 | |
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Busted |
Roger Martin opened for 3,000 under the gun and Blake Bohn jammed his 25,800 from middle position. Action folded back to Martin, who thought briefly before calling.
Martin: ![]()
Bohn: ![]()
Martin found no help on the ![]()
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runout, and Bohn doubled through his old tormenter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
63,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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55,000
27,300
|
27,300 |
Kou Vang just spiked an ace on the river with ![]()
all in against a player with ![]()
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
35,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
We found a player under the gun contemplating an all-in shove from Teresa Hemingway on a ![]()
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board. The player had bet 5,500 and Hemingway had put him at risk for his last 38,000 or so. Someone called a clock after a few minutes, and the player called after the tournament director was about to begin the countdown.
Under the gun: ![]()
Hemingway; ![]()
The player had made the right read, but Hemingway spiked the
on the river to make trips, and the under-the-gun players silently grabbed his coat and backpack and exited the area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,500
40,500
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40,500 |
After fourth street had made the board ![]()
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, Reza Yazdi shoved all in from the big blind against Luke Amrein, who was under the gun.
"He said he's all in?" Amrein asked the dealer. "I call."
Amrein: ![]()
Yazdi: ![]()
Yazdi had been semi-bluffing with an open-ended straight draw, but Amrein snapped it with top-top. His hand held on the
river, and Yazdi shipped another 19,700 to his left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
135,000
98,000
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98,000 |
|
|
63,000 |
Players are on the final 10-minute break of the night.