2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
A player bet 400 in a multi-way pot after a ![]()
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flop, and Anselmo Villareal raised to about 1,400. The bettor called after everyone else folded, and an
arrived. The first player jammed for 16,725, and Villareal thought it over for a minute before tossing in a call.
Villareal: ![]()
Opponent: ![]()
Only a ten would cost Villareal the pot, but the river was a
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Players are on break for 10 minutes.
Jason Sell and Drake Bronk are among the seven former Mid-States Poker Tour champions currently in the room. Sell took down this event in March for $97,539, topping a field of 383, and he's returned to defend his title after being absent on Day 1a. Bronk conquered the largest field in tour history when he beat out a field of 854 runners to claim a first-place prize of $163,870 at the MSPT Mid-Season Championship at the Venetian in early June.
Keep an eye on these two.
Gary Tsui bet 2,850 from the small blind on a board of ![]()
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and was called after some thought by a player in middle position. The board paired with a
river, and Tsui put his opponent all in for about 8,600. The player asked for a count and looked at his stack, taking about 30 seconds before calling it off.
Tsui showed ![]()
for a flopped straight, but he had been run down by ![]()
for fives full.
He took his head.
"You get there and you crying call?"
A player in the small blind bet 2,100 on a ![]()
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board, and Molly Mossey made it 6,000 from the button. The small blind leaned back in his seat and bounced a chip a few times before tossing in a call. Mossey showed ![]()
a backdoor flush. Her opponent mucked a
face up.
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante:
Steve Jewell just busted an opponent on a board of ![]()
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when he got it all in on the turn against a shorter-stacked opponent holding ![]()
. Jewell had his foe drawing dead with ![]()
for a set, and the
river was a mere formality.
Jonathan Olson is among the recent entrants. He took down Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki for over $95,000 in late July and has become a familiar face on the tour in the months since.