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

Ruszkiewicz Ousts Vang

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Kou Vang couldn't get much going on Day 1b.
Kou Vang couldn't get much going on Day 1b.

John Hayes opened for 2,500 in middle position, and Kou Vang shoved all in from the button for about 13,000. Peter Ruszkiewicz jammed as well for 19,400 in the blinds, and Hayes thought for a couple of minutes before mucking. Vang turned over, {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}, an eerily similar shoving spot to the hand a bit ago when Hayes shoved an almost-identical stack on the button over a Vang raise and doubled up with {a-}{q-}.

The sponsored pro wasn't so lucky, as Ruszkiewicz's {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} turned him dead on a board of {9-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{6-Spades}{j-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
John Hayes us
John Hayes
44,000
3,800
3,800
Peter Ruszkiewicz
Peter Ruszkiewicz
37,000
-18,000
-18,000
Kou Vang us
Kou Vang
Busted

Tags: Peter RuszkiewiczJohn HayesKou Vang

Mustafa Increasing Lead

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Mike Mustafa
Mike Mustafa
205,000
69,000
69,000
Matthew Alexander us
Matthew Alexander
158,000
58,000
58,000
Mike Deis us
Mike Deis
150,100
31,100
31,100
Ken Pates us
Ken Pates
80,000
-30,000
-30,000
Jun Kim us
Jun Kim
75,000
55,000
55,000
Steve Verrett
Steve Verrett
66,000
1,000
1,000
Molly Mossey us
Molly Mossey
54,000
21,000
21,000
Patrick Steele us
Patrick Steele
40,000
2,200
2,200
Jonathan Olson us
Jonathan Olson
38,500
-18,500
-18,500
Dennis Stevermer us
Dennis Stevermer
33,500
-1,500
-1,500
Jason Sell us
Jason Sell
14,500
-11,500
-11,500

Level: 12

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

No Champagne for Ormson

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Larry Ormson ran into Ken Payne's kings.
Larry Ormson ran into Ken Payne's kings.

In one of the last hands in Level 11, Larry Ormson opened for 3,100 and Ken Payne made it 7,000 to go from the cutoff. Action folded back to Ormson, who took awhile before announcing all in, splashing his chips in a fistful at a time.

"I don't like the way you did that," Payne said with a shrug. "But I can't fold."

Payne: {k-Clubs}{k-Spades}
Ormson: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}

Payne's fears were unfounded, and the {10-Clubs}{7-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{6-Clubs} community was in his favor. After the hand, he said he saw Ormson go through a similar process and turn over aces at a previous table.

Player Chips Progress
Ken Payne
Ken Payne
80,000
15,000
15,000
Larry Ormson us
Larry Ormson
Busted

Tags: Larry OrmsonKen Payne

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300