2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki Casino

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki Casino

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
93
Prize
$104,974
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
426
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000

Hinkle Making Bullet Two Count

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante
Blair Hinkle
Blair Hinkle

Blair Hinkle's second shot in the tournament is going much better than the first.

He checked a board of {2-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} from the cutoff and saw his opponent on the button bet 1,650. Hinkle made it 4,150 to go, and his opponent thought for awhile before calling. On the {6-Hearts} river, Hinkle took some time before checking, and his opponent immediately rolled over {10-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} for a pair of sixes and a missed diamond draw. Hinkle also had missed diamonds, but his {q-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} was good for a straight on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Blair Hinkle us
Blair Hinkle
39,400
19,400
19,400
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Blair Hinkle

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante:

"You Start This But You Don't Finish It?"

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Will Givens bet 1,025 from the small blind on a flop of {9-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{8-Spades} and was called by Jeff Bryan under the gun. A third player made it 3,000 to go from middle position, and Givens called. Bryan shoved all in for about 18,000, and the original raiser thought for a bit before folding.

"You start this but you don't finish it?" Givens said with a laugh as he mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Bryan us
Jeff Bryan
25,000
5,000
5,000
Will Givens us
Will Givens
19,200
-800
-800
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Will GivensJeff Bryan

Carpenter Outflopped and Ousted

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante
Darin Utley
Darin Utley

We found Cash Carpenter with a bet of 4,500 in front of him on the button. The flop had come {5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}, and his opponent, Darin Utley, had shoved all in from middle position. Carpenter made the call.

Carpenter: {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}
Utley: {5-Clubs}{4-Clubs}

Carpenter's kings were no good, and he was unable make the kings full he needed as the {6-Hearts} hit the turn and the {a-Hearts} on the river. Utley had a total of 19,700, and he doubled up.

Carpenter, meanwhile, headed for the registration desk to reenter after he got his last 4,000 or so all in the next hand with {7-}{5-} and lost to a player holding {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Darin Utley us
Darin Utley
52,000
52,000
52,000
Cash Carpenter us
Cash Carpenter
20,000
20,000
20,000

Tags: Cash CarpenterDarin Utley

Hudson's Shove Gets Snapped

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

After one check, Mario Hudson pushed all in for about 11,000 into a pot of about 8,000 on a {9-Spades}{5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} flop and was called immediately by the player on the button, Jake Nickell. The third player folded.

Hudson: {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
Button: {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}

Hudson had some outs, but the {j-Diamonds} turn and {7-Spades} river didn't help him.

Players are on break for 10 minutes.

Player Chips Progress
Jake Nickell
Jake Nickell
36,100
Mario Hudson us
Mario Hudson
Busted

Tags: Mario HudsonJake Nickell

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Givens Barrels One Out

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante
Will Givens
Will Givens

A player limped in from early position and saw a middle player raise to 550. Will Givens went up further to 1,600 on the button, and the limper attempted to throw out 550, not seeing the three-bet. The floor was called, and the player was told his options were to forfeit the 550 or call the wager. He elected to call, and the original raiser called as well.

Action checked to Givens, who bet 2,400 on the {10-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{4-Hearts} flop. The early player called, and the third player folded.

"Go ahead," the first player said after the {6-Diamonds} turned. Givens went ahead and 15,000, and his opponent quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Will Givens us
Will Givens
30,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Will Givens

Defending Champ In; Other Chip Counts

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Jonathan Olson has returned to try to make it two straight Mid-States Poker Tour wins at Meskwaki.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Kirby us
Matt Kirby
47,000
27,000
27,000
Josh Reichard us
Josh Reichard
41,800
21,800
21,800
Phil Mader us
Phil Mader
24,550
4,550
4,550
Aaron Johnson us
Aaron Johnson
20,250
250
250
Jonathan Olson us
Jonathan Olson
20,000
Nicholas Pupillo us
Nicholas Pupillo
20,000
Peixin Liu us
Peixin Liu
19,800
-200
-200
Jeremy Dresch us
Jeremy Dresch
19,500
1,450
1,450
Jim Lawrence us
Jim Lawrence
18,000
-2,000
-2,000
James Mackey us
James Mackey
13,500
-6,500
-6,500
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Steve Anderson us
Steve Anderson
12,700
-7,300
-7,300