Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
349
Level
26
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Photos: MSPT Ho-Chunk Gaming Day 1a
Beat from Ehlen Sends Tsui Out
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
Gary Tsui opened to 1,550 under the gun and got three-bet by the small blind. In the big blind, Kris Ehlen shoved all in, covering both opponents. Tsui called off his stack of 45,000 or so, and the small blind came along for less.
Ehlen: 
Tsui: 
Small blind: 
Ehlen flopped a set of tens to bust both unfortunate opponents.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
132,000 | 132,000 |
|
Busted |
Mustafa Raises Before Calling Twice
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
Mike Mustafa raised to 7,500 from the button after a player in middle position bet 3,000 into him on an 
flop. Mustafa's opponent called, but then led out with 2,000 on the 
turn. Mustafa called, but he snap-folded to 3,500 on the 
river.
Illinois native Mustafa has more than $570,000 in live cashes, and he added a bit with an eighth-place finish at Mid-States Poker Tour Majestic Star in August.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,500 | -19,500 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Reichard Sliding Again
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
Josh Reichard's second bullet isn't going much better than his first, which ended just before the last break with him getting his last 5,000 or so in with 
and losing to 
. In one early pot at his new seat, he put a shorter stack at risk with 
only to run into and lose.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,500 | 300 |
Rogers Waits for the River
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
A player in the blinds bet 2,500 into a small pot on a board of 
, and Kirby Rogers made it 8,100. The bettor thought for a couple of minutes before tossing in a call, and Rogers showed 
for jacks full.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
81,000 | 52,000 |
Kost In, Deis Out
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
Nick Kost, who took down Event #14: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo this summer at the World Series of Poker for $283,275, is in the field at Table 5.
Mike Deis, who leads the Mid-States Poker Tour Player of the Year standings, just busted his first bullet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,000 | 34,000 |
|
Busted |
Belland Doubles Through Filtz
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
Justin Filtz opened to 1,100 from early position and called the shove of Steve Belland, who had 7,350.
Belland: 
Filtz: 
Belland won the race when the board came 
, giving him aces up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
73,000 | -5,500 |
|
15,000 | 8,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50