2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Majestic Star Casino

Main Event
Day: 2
1a1b2
Event Info
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Majestic Star Casino
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$77,681
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Total Entries
301
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 301
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Level: 13

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

Gifford More Than Doubles

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
Krista Gifford busted a player and doubled through another.
Krista Gifford busted a player and doubled through another.

Krista Gifford opened for 10,000 and a player behind her shoved for 58,000. Another player called, and Gifford jammed 133,000, which the remaining live player also called. Gifford's {k-}{k-} held up against the short stack's {a-}{q-} and the third player's {q-}{q-} to drag the large pot and eliminate one opponent.

Tags: Krista Gifford

Early Eliminations

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 400 ante

The following players busted out early on:

Kirby Shooting Ducks

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 400 ante

According to Matt Kirby, he opened for 8,500 from late position and Howard "The Duck" Hankin shoved all in for about 70,000. Kirby made the call, and he had Hankin dominated with {a-Hearts}{10-Spades} against Hankin's {a-}{8-}. Kirby flopped his opponent nearly dead with a {10-}{10-}{2-} flop, and he held on from there to bust the boisterous Hankin.

Tags: Matt KirbyHoward Hankin

Gent Busts Alexander

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
Matt Alexander couldn't get anything going on Day 2.
Matt Alexander couldn't get anything going on Day 2.

Two players limped from early and middle position, and Matt Alexander shoved for about 50,000 from the cutoff. The button obliged him, while the other players folded.

"I'm drawing to thirty percent," Alexander said before the cards were turned over, and he was correct.

Alexander: {a-Clubs}{2-Hearts}
Gent: {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

The {6-Spades}{q-Spades}{j-Hearts} flop quickly reduced that thirty percent to something miniscule, and an {8-Diamonds} turn clinched the hand for Gent.

Alexander's first Day 2 of Mid-States Poker Tour Season 5 proved to be a short one, but the Minnesota pro will undoubtedly be due for a strong showing whenever his luck turns around.

Tags: Matt AlexanderCarter Gent

Level: 12

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 400

Long Doubles Through Hayes

Level 11 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante
John Hayes lost a race.
John Hayes lost a race.

Three players limped into the pot, and Steve Long jammed 23,600 from the cutoff. Action folded to the final limper, John Hayes, who dropped an orange T1,000 chip into the pot to indicate a call.

Hayes: {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Long: {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}

Both got help on the {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} flop, but it was Long who held a wide lead with a set. Hayes didn't catch up on the {2-Clubs} and {8-Clubs} runout, and he shipped about a third of his stack to Long.

Tags: John HayesSteve Long

Buckman Over 300k

Level 11 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

Robert Buckman just busted a player when his {a-Spades}{k-Spades} held against the shorter stack's {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs} all in before the flop. Buckman's now among the leaders with north of 300,000.

Tags: Robert Buckman