2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Majestic Star Casino

Main Event
Day: 1b
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
Entries
301
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Battistoni Doubles

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

A player under the gun fired 2,500 into Richard Battistoni, who shoved for 7,200 more with the board reading {7-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}. The player under the gun thought for a bit before tossing in a calling chip resignedly.

Under the gun: {a-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Battistoni: {7-Spades}{6-Clubs}

"Really?" a surprised Battistoni said.

The dealer burned and turned the {5-Spades} as the river card, and Battistoni doubled up with his two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Richard Battistoni
Richard Battistoni
25,600

Tags: Richard Battistoni

Reynolds Doubles Through Cussen

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante
Mike Reynolds
Mike Reynolds

We found the dealer counting out stacks in the aftermath of an all-in pot between Robb Cussen and Mike Reynolds. Cussen's cards were already in the muck, while Reynolds had {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades} face up in front of him with a community of {a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{2-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Reynolds
Mike Reynolds
50,000
38,200
38,200
Robb Cussen
Robb Cussen
3,125
-35,675
-35,675

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Shin Takes Three-Bet Pot from Midena

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante
Tom Midena lost a three-bet pot.
Tom Midena lost a three-bet pot.

Mike Shin opened for 1,025 in middle position and Tom Midena three-bet to 2,875 on the button. Shin called after the remaining players folded, and the two checked a {j-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} flop. Shin checked again when the {q-Spades} came out, and Midena decided on a bet of 2,650. Shin made the call, and two more checks quickly followed the {7-Spades} river. Shin tabled {6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}, which Midena could not beat.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Shin us
Mike Shin
26,000
Tom Midena us
Tom Midena
21,450
850
850

Tags: Mike ShinTom Midena

Lindquist Doubles in "First Win in Two Hours"

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Ryan Lindquist jammed for 9,075 after a player under the gun bet 5,000 with the board reading {3-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{7-Hearts}. The bettor made the call.

Lindquist: {j-Clubs}{j-Spades}
Under the gun: {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}

Lindquist had outflopped his opponent by getting top set, and he dodged the two-outer when the {2-Spades} completed the board.

"First win in two hours," he said as he stacked his chips.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Lindquist
Ryan Lindquist
27,300

Tags: Ryan Lindquist

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Ramos Folds Out a Chop

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

We didn't see the flop action, but four players put in 1,100 each after the {2-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} hit the board in a recent pot. After the {7-Hearts} turned, the small blind bet 3,000, and only Jason Ramos on the button came along. An {8-Spades} completed the board, and the small blind had barely finished checking before Ramos announced all in. His opponent tanked for a couple of minutes before mucking {10-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} face up. Ramos turned over {10-Hearts}{7-Spades} for the same two pair before taking the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Ramos us
Jason Ramos
44,500

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Hamad Flats AA and Drags Big Pot

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

A player under the gun opened for a raise before another player in the cutoff made it 3,000. Fadi Hamad called on the button, and the initial raiser pushed all in for 3,650 total. Both of his opponents called. By the river, with nothing higher than a ten on the board, Hamad bet approximately 9,000 when his lone active opponent checked to him, and the player called.

Hamad showed {a-Spades}{a-Hearts} to beat the {j-}{j-} of the all-in player and the {q-}{q-} of the cutoff.

Player Chips Progress
Fadi Hamad us
Fadi Hamad
46,000

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Sears Doubles in Strange Pot

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante
Jerry Gumila got caught trying to strongarm a pot.
Jerry Gumila got caught trying to strongarm a pot.

One of the strangest pots we've seen in some time just went down at a nearby table.

It began with two limps to Jerry Gumila in the cutoff, who raised to 1,350. The button called, Tom Midena called in the big blind, and the first limper called as well. The second limper attempted to call but tossed out an extra orange T1,000 chip. He tried to pull it back after the dealer announced a raise.

"That's a raise," Gumila said. "Call the floor."

The floor ruled that it was indeed a raise, and Gumila pushed all in for about 20,000. The button and Midena quickly folded, and the first limper thought for awhile before mucking as well.

"Sick bet," Jack Sears, the second limper, said. "Call."

Gumila didn't seem excited to reveal his hand, and it was for good reason: he was dominated.

Sears: {7-Clubs}{7-Hearts}
Gumila: {3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}

The board ran out {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{6-Spades}, and Sears doubled up as Gumila shook his head.

Player Chips Progress
Jack Sears
Jack Sears
30,000
30,000
30,000
Jerry Gumila us
Jerry Gumila
8,000
8,000
8,000

Tags: Jack SearsJerry Gumila