2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells

Main Event
Day: 1b
1a1b2
Event Info
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
$90,632
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
349
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
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"You Bluffed Me Two Years Ago"

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante
Sam De Silva, pictured at MSPT Running Aces.
Sam De Silva, pictured at MSPT Running Aces.

We found Sam De Silva tanking against an all-in wager of 19,350 from an opponent on a {9-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{j-Diamonds} flop. De Silva thought for a couple of minutes and tossed in a call.

De Silva: {q-Spades}{j-Clubs}
Opponent: {3-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}

De Silva was far in front, and the {9-Clubs} and {j-Hearts} run out cemented it for him.

"You know why I called you?" De Silva said. "You bluffed me two years ago."

His opponent protested that she thought she had flopped a set of twos and hadn't known she was bluffing.

Player Chips Progress
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Sam De Silva
65,000
45,000
45,000
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Alan Carty
Busted
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Terry Ring
Busted

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Lamphere Goes Runner-Runner to Bust Midena

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante
Tom Midena is on his last bullet.
Tom Midena is on his last bullet.

Tom Midena was all in with a very short stack when we arrived at Table 15, but he was ahead with {a-Spades}{k-Hearts} against the {5-Clubs}{4-Clubs} of Adam Lamphere. The dealer spread a flop of {10-Hearts}{6-Spades}{6-Hearts}.

"Good flop for you," Lamphere said.

A {2-Clubs} was bad on the turn though, as it gave Lamphere a straight draw, which he hit on the {3-Hearts} river.

Midena headed for the reentry desk to fire his last allotted bullet.

Player Chips Progress
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Adam Lamphere
80,300
26,600
26,600
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Tom Midena
20,000
13,200
13,200

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Lucky River for Bronk

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Jason Meyer check-called 2,600 from Drake Bronk after a {7-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds} flop, and both players checked the {k-Diamonds}. Meyer bet out 4,000 on the {10-Diamonds} river, and Bronk made it 13,000. Meyer called, and Bronk rolled over {10-Hearts}{10-Spades} to take the pot with a rivered full house.

Player Chips Progress
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Drake Bronk
70,000
27,000
27,000
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Jason Meyer
58,000
23,500
23,500

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Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Pates Looking Good

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Ken Pates looks serious about another run to a second-straight Mid-States Poker Tour win, as he has quickly amassed a six-figure stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Ken Pates
110,000
62,000
62,000
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Shane Nelson
109,400
5,400
5,400
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Tom Peterson
108,000
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Tony Lazar
99,000
67,000
67,000
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Jason Meyer
81,500
500
500
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Matthew Alexander
80,000
38,500
38,500
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Patrick Steele
72,300
3,100
3,100
Jaka Coaching
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Brian Zupancich
60,000
40,000
40,000
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Jason Zarlenga
58,500
6,500
6,500
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Shane Anderson
58,000
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Drake Bronk
43,000
12,000
12,000
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Jonathan Olson
41,000
41,000
41,000
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Kou Vang
36,000
16,000
16,000

Tags: Ken Pates

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Brutal Flop for Belland

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

In a three-bet pot after a flop of {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{4-Spades}, Erich Ponath checked from early position to three-bettor Steve Belland, who bet 5,000 from late position. Ponath slid all of his large-denomination chips forward, and Belland took a deep breath and announced all in for about 22,000. Ponath called the extra few thousand.

Ponath: {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}
Belland: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}

Another player said he folded a queen, so Ponath had flopped the case two queens, and Belland couldn't find his one-outer on the {6-Spades} turn or {9-Hearts} river.

Player Chips Progress
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Erich Ponath
65,000
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Steve Belland
Busted

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Olson Calls Off

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante
Jonathan Olson called and lost.
Jonathan Olson called and lost.

Gary Tsui bet 1,800 from the big blind on a board of {j-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{10-Spades}{5-Diamonds}, and Peter Ruszkiewicz made it 7,000 to go from the cutoff. Jonathan Olson cold-called in the small blind, and Tsui mucked. The {4-Clubs} completed the board, and Olson checked. Ruszkiewicz immediately announced all in, and Olson went into the tank.

"Ace-five?" he asked. "King-queen would be sick..."

He made the call, and sickness it was as Ruszkiewicz flipped {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} for a straight.

Player Chips Progress
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Peter Ruszkiewicz
55,000
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Jonathan Olson
Busted

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Updated Chip Counts

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mike Deis us
Mike Deis
90,000
3,000
3,000
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Dennis Stevermer
66,525
23,925
23,925
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Steve Verrett
65,000
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Adam Lamphere
53,700
20,700
20,700
Profile photo of Gary Tsui
Gary Tsui
46,000
3,000
3,000
Profile photo of Mike Mustafa
Mike Mustafa
43,525
20,825
20,825
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Larry Ormson
40,000
40,000
40,000
Profile photo of Alan Carty us
Alan Carty
37,400
17,400
17,400
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Tom Midena
33,200
13,200
13,200
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Chad Holloway
31,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Jonathan Olson
29,400
19,600
19,600
Profile photo of Mike Lang us
Mike Lang
22,000
3,080
3,080
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Kou Vang
20,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Mike Schneider us
Mike Schneider
7,025
15,225
15,225
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Sunny Ali
1,950
18,050
18,050