Main Event Day 1a | 2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells

Main Event

Day 1a Completed

03-22-2014 03:03 UTC-5

Aaron Johnson Leads 30 Survivors of Day 1a

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Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Aaron Johnson bagged 233,500 to lead the 30 surviving players out of 148 runners here on Day 1a of Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk Gaming. Johnson led a group of three Minnesotans in the top five stacks, including Gennady Shimelfarb (196,500) and Kou Vang (167,500). Also in the top five were Ernest Garrett (177,500) and Ken Payne (175,500).

Johnson's climb began when he bet 5,000 with the board reading , and Bill Romer put Johnson all in for about 26,000 total. Johnson thought for about a minute before calling it off.

Johnson:
Romer:

"Nice call, young man," Rob Wazwaz said.

It got even nicer when Johnson's queens up held on the river.

Later, a player raised to 4,200 from middle position, and Johnson three-bet to 9,900 in the hijack. Action folded back to the raiser, who shoved for about 65,000 total. Johnson made the call, immediately flipping . His opponent had , and Johnson flopped a set to widen his lead on the flop. An made it a sweat, as the queens would win if a heart came, but the board paired with the to give Johnson a boat.

It wasn't all big hands and dragged pots for Johnson, however. He also had to make some laydowns, including this hand, which prompted a colorful reaction from opponent David Gutfreund.

As for Shimelfarb, he made most of his bacon when he bet 6,400 from under the gun on an flop. Gutfreund raised to 14,200 in the cutoff, and Will Liebergen called on the button. Shimelfarb pushed all in for about 45,000 more, and Gutfreund folded after getting a count. Liebergen called.

Liebergen:
Shimelfarb:

Liebergen had sprung the trap by flatting with his set, and Shimelfarb needed a queen to survive. The turn was a brick, but the river was just the ticket for Shimelfarb.

Notables bagging stacks include David Gutfreund (143,500) and Mike Deis (62,500), who made the final table of MSPT Majestic Star.

The less fortunate include Matt Kirby, Blake Bohn, Eddie Blumenthal, Bill Romer, Bryan Moon, Terry Ring, Lance Harris, Larry Ormson, John Hayes, Leon Morford, Rob Wazwaz, Mario Hudson, Patrick Steele, and the champion of the last MSPT stop here, Josh Reichard.

Be sure to tune back in tomorrow at 4 p.m. for Day 1b coverage here on PokerNews.

Tags: Aaron Johnson Bill Romer Blake Bohn Bryan Moon David Gutfreund Eddie Blumenthal Gennady Shimelfarb John Hayes Josh Reichard Ken Payne Kou Vang Lance Harris Larry Ormson Terry Ring Rob Wazwaz Patrick Steele Matt Kirby Mario Hudson Leon Morford Will Liebergen

03-22-2014 02:23 UTC-5

Final Day 1a Counts (full)

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Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Johnson	233,500	-1,500
Gennady Shimelfarb	196,500	51,500
Ernest Gorich	177,500
Ken Payne	175,500	35,500
Kou Vang	167,500	42,100
Mike Shin	164,500	57,200
Jerry Gumila	146,500	76,500
DJ Buckley	146,500	51,500
David Gutfreund	143,500	-12,500
John Morstad	126,500
Brian Rudolph	121,000
Yao Yin	114,500
Lee Rzentkowski	104,500
Parminder Sinah	104,500
Richard Walsh	102,000
Will Liebergen	94,000	37,000
Dave Grandin	84,000	-12,000
Jim Boone	78,000
Mike Deis	62,500
Jim Brodenick	60,000
Max Garland	58,500
Brian Zupancich	56,000
Steve Lauson	53,000
Darren Ficek	49,500
Brian Wilke	40,500	-7,000

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03-22-2014 02:07 UTC-5

Reichard Busts on Last Hand

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Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Josh Reichard ran into a lot of big hands late tonight.

According to players at the table, Josh Reichard three-bet a player who opened before getting it in after a four-bet, only to run his into . The former Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk Gaming champion busted out when he failed to catch up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Reichard	Busted

Tags: Josh Reichard

03-22-2014 01:54 UTC-5

Four More Hands

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Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Players will bag up after four hands are played.

03-22-2014 01:53 UTC-5

"You're Too Damn, F****** Good"

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Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Aaron Johnson is too good, according to David Gutfreund.

Aaron Johnson checked out of the big blind before calling 4,600 from David Gutfreund on the flop. Both players checked the turn, and a came on the river. Johnson checked, and Gutfreund bet 19,600. Johnson thought for about a minute before laying it down.

"You're too good," Gutfreund said, tossing in for the nut straight. "You're too damn f****** good."

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Johnson	235,000	-28,000
David Gutfreund	156,000	-13,500

Tags: Aaron Johnson David Gutfreund

03-22-2014 01:37 UTC-5

Reichard Ships to Vang

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Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

From the small blind, Kou Vang check-called 6,500 on a flop against Josh Reichard, and Vang then came out betting with 8,900 on the turn. Reichard called, and he called 26,200 more on the river.