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

Main Event
Day: 1b
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

"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
Sam De Silva us
Sam De Silva
65,000 45,000
Alan Carty us
Alan Carty
Busted
Terry Ring
Terry Ring
Busted

Tags: Sam De Silva

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
Adam Lamphere us
Adam Lamphere
80,300 26,600
Tom Midena us
Tom Midena
20,000 -13,200

Tags: Adam LamphereTom Midena

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
Drake Bronk
Drake Bronk
70,000 27,000
Jason Meyer
Jason Meyer
58,000 -23,500

Tags: Drake BronkJason Meyer

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
Ken Pates us
Ken Pates
110,000 62,000
Shane Nelson
Shane Nelson
109,400 5,400
Tom Peterson us
Tom Peterson
108,000
Tony Lazar us
Tony Lazar
99,000 67,000
Jason Meyer
Jason Meyer
81,500 500
Matthew Alexander us
Matthew Alexander
80,000 38,500
Patrick Steele us
Patrick Steele
72,300 -3,100
Brian Zupancich us
Brian Zupancich
60,000 40,000
Jason Zarlenga us
Jason Zarlenga
58,500 -6,500
Shane Anderson
Shane Anderson
58,000
Drake Bronk
Drake Bronk
43,000 12,000
Jonathan Olson us
Jonathan Olson
41,000 41,000
Kou Vang us
Kou Vang
36,000 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
Erich Ponath
Erich Ponath
65,000
Steve Belland us
Steve Belland
Busted

Tags: Steve Belland

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
Peter Ruszkiewicz
Peter Ruszkiewicz
55,000
Jonathan Olson us
Jonathan Olson
Busted

Tags: Jonathan OlsonGary TsuiPeter Ruszkiewicz

Updated Chip Counts

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