Main Event | 2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki Casino

11-09-2014 11:07 UTC-5

Welcome to Day 2 of Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki Casino

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Good morning and welcome to the final day of Mid-States Poker Tour's third stop of the year here at Meskwaki Casino in Tama, Ia. This edition has proven to be the biggest, as the tour shattered its own state record of 389 running for a major tournament by drawing 426. Of those, 45 will walk away with at least some monetary compensation, meaning 40 of the 85 remaining players must still be whittled away before the money begins.

Some of the more notable names in contention include former MSPT champs Joe Illingworth and Jonathan Olson, the two top stacks returning, as well as David Gutfreund, Nick Jivkov, Nick Pupillo, Jeremy Dresch, Todd Breyfogle, Nik Stone, James Mackey, Ralph Massey, Yossi Azulay, "Minneapolis" Jim Meehan, Phil Mader, and Tim Vance.

The final day's play will begin at 10:30 a.m. and progress until the final table is determined, at which point we will see the tournament pause for a dinner break. After that, 60-minute levels begin for the final table, and a champion will be determined who will take home more than $100,000. Stay tuned as we bring you all of the live updates here on PokerNews.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Illingworth	269,500
Jonathan Olson	262,000
David Gutfreund	238,500
John Kurfman	216,500
Arron Salandro	215,500
Ken Auker	211,500
Nick Jivkov	182,500

Nicholas Pupillo	181,500
Ken Rosheisen	179,500
Loki Abboud	174,500
Jeremy Dresch	171,500
Kevin Shimp	168,000
Todd Breyfogle	167,000
Sam DeSilva	165,000
Mike Lang	161,000
Cory Gourley	154,000
Daniel Carson	154,000
Chris Duncan	144,000
Jason Seefeld	142,000
Lawrence Scholl	139,000
Jim Lawrence	135,500
Don Herr II	131,500
Garrett Riley	131,500
David Steger	130,000
Vince Wolrab	129,000

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11-09-2014 12:22 UTC-5

Massey Doubles through Lawrence

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Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

After a flop of , Ralph Massey checked out of the hijack and saw Jim Lawrence bet 10,000 on the button. Massey demonstratively dropped all of his chips in the middle and was quickly called.

Massey:
Lawrence:

Lawrence had flopped huge but was no good, and he was unable to improve on the turn or river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ralph Massey	110,000 47,000	47,000
Jim Lawrence	65,500 -70,000	-70,000

Tags: Jim Lawrence Ralph Massey

11-09-2014 12:44 UTC-5

Lang Over 400,000

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Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Mike Lang, who finished second at Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park in April, appears to be the chip leader at this juncture after taking another large pot when an opponent shoved for about 73,000 on a flop. Lang snapped it off with and saw he was crushing his opponent's . The and finished out the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Lang	405,000 197,500	197,500

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11-09-2014 13:07 UTC-5

"Us Old Guys Forget S*** Sometimes"

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Jeremy Dresch opened for 9,500 in middle position and saw Phil Mader three-bet to 27,500. Dresch asked Mader to verify his stacks and then shoved all in. Mader took a final peak at his hole cards and softly announced a call.

Dresch:
Mader:

A flop meant Dresch was nearly dead, and the ended things on the turn. Dresch chided Mader for his double-check.

"You have to insta-call with kings," he said. "You take more than two seconds, I don't think you have kings."

"I have to look again," Mader said with a smile. "Us old guys forget s*** sometimes."

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Mader	212,000 154,000	154,000
Jeremy Dresch	161,000 58,500	58,500

Tags: Jeremy Dresch Phil Mader

11-09-2014 14:58 UTC-5

Breyfogle Gets Lucky

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Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Todd Breyfogle shoved all in for 160,000 from the small blind into a bloated pot on a flop. His opponent on the button tanked for a bit, stacked the requisite chips, and announced a call.

Breyfogle:
Button:

Breyfogle had been outflopped, and the turn did nothing for him. He found one of his outs on the river though.

"The ace-king curse is over," Breyfogle said with a sigh of relief.

The tournament is now hand-for-hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Todd Breyfogle	450,000 330,000	330,000

Tags: Todd Breyfogle

11-09-2014 15:07 UTC-5

Straight Cash, Homie

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Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

A player on the button shoved in for about 40,000, and Jeremy Dresch called from the big blind.

Dresch:
Button:

"At least you have the club blocker," Dresch said, pointing at his opponent's .

The blocker was needed after the flop came . While a turn was safe for Dresch's opponent, the river filled Dresch's flush draw and meant the remaining players will all be paid.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Dresch	235,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Jeremy Dresch

11-09-2014 15:26 UTC-5

Lucky Lang Bounces Pupillo

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Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Nick Pupillo had a bet of 20,000 in front of him on a flop, which had been raised to 40,000 by Mike Lang on the button. Pupillo jammed for about 140,000, and Lang made the call after briefly thinking.

Pupillo:
Lang:

Lang's overs weren't live, as he could only hit a king for the lead, and he did just that on the turn, causing Pupillo to lean back in disgust. The river was no help to Pupillo, and he could only mutter to himself about the beat as he exited.

At another table, David Gutfreund busted Steve Vang.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Lang	735,000 225,000	225,000
David Gutfreund	565,000 407,000	407,000
Steve Vang	Busted
Nicholas Pupillo	Busted

Tags: Mike Lang Nick Pupillo Steve Vang David Gutfreund

11-09-2014 17:04 UTC-5

The A7 Train to Bustoville

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Yossi Azulay shoved all in for 162,000 and was called by David Gutfreund. Azulay had and was unable to run down the of Gutfreund.

The next hand, action folded to Amy Muller on the button, and she jammed with as well. This time, it was Chuck Costanzo making the call, with . Costanzo kept his lead as the flopped, but an gave Muller a flush draw. The sealed it for Constanzo with two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chuck Costanzo	800,000 704,000	704,000
David Gutfreund	730,000 130,000	130,000
Yossi Azulay	Busted
Amy Muller	Busted

Tags: David Gutfreund Amy Muller Yossi Azulay Chuck Costanzo

11-09-2014 18:38 UTC-5

Van Blair Doubles Through Lang; Carson Busts

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

On a ten-high flop, Mike Lang just tried to muscle Andy Van Blair out of the pot with an all-in raise over Van Blair's continuation-bet. Unfortunately for Lang and his , Van Blair had the goods with , and he easily held for the double.

At the other table, Dan Carson busted out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andy Van Blair	1,300,000 800,000	800,000
Mike Lang	480,000 -520,000	-520,000
Daniel Carson	Busted

Tags: Andy Van Blair Mike Lang

11-09-2014 19:08 UTC-5

Ficek Triples Up; Massey and Zupancich Busted

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Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Brian Zupancich put 132,000 in from middle position with 100,000 more behind, and Jeremy Dresch pushed all in from the button. Darren Ficek called it off for 202,000 in the big blind, and Zupancich called also.

Zupancich:
Ficek:
Dresch:

Three big pairs, but nobody hit a set on the board, so Ficek took the main pot while Zupancich took a very small side pot. He busted a few hands later.