Level: 21
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki Casino
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki Casino
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
389
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Mackey Busts Belland in Three-Way All In
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
We found James Mackey all in for about 180,000 in early position. Mike Lang made the call from middle position, and Steve Belland called off for 90,000 on the button.
Lang: 
Mackey: 
Belland: 
The board ran out clean for Mackey: 
, and he has a solid stack now, while Belland is done.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000
262,000
|
262,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Johnson Busts Martinez
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
We found Aaron Johnson shoving all in over a three-bet from Carlos Monteiro, who made the call.
Monteiro held 
, but Johnson outflopped him with 
when the board came 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
420,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Tepen Puts a Beat on Van Blair
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
We found Ryan Tepen pushing all in for 284,000 from the small blind over a cutoff open from Andy Van Blair. Van Blair made the call.
Van Blair:
Tepen: 
Tepen flopped a flush draw on the 
, and he got there right away on the 
turn. Since Van Blair had the , he still could win if a heart came on the river, but the 
was a brick.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
Busted |
Lang Done
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Day 1b chip leader Mike Lang just busted, and we're down to two tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Kirby Four-Bets Tepen
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Matt Kirby opened the button, and Ryan Tepen made it 66,000 in the small blind. Kirby came back with 148,000. Tepen stole a few glances at Kirby as he tanked for a few minutes before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
870,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
500,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Howard Four-Bet Jams
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Gennady Shimelfarb opened from middle position, and Matthew Anderson three-bet to what looked like 75,000 in the cutoff. Taylor Howard shoved in the small blind, and a short-stacked player in the big blind called it off. Shimelfarb and Anderson folded.
Howard: 
Big blind: 
Howard's eights held when the board came 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
410,000
218,000
|
218,000 |
Busts in the Money
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Mackey Sliding
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
After losing consecutive all ins to shorter stacks, James Mackey is hanging on with less than 10 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
275,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
125,000
-375,000
|
-375,000 |
|
|
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