2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki Casino
According to Jim Boone, he opened for a raise and got three-bet to 13,500 by Mike Vanier. Boone called, and the two checked a queen-jack high flop. A
hit the turn, and Boone bet 18,000. Vanier put him all in, and he called off with ![]()
for queens up. Unfortunately for Boone, Vanier had turned a better two pair with ![]()
, and Boone busted when he failed to fill up on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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331,000
331,000
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331,000 |
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Mark Hodge opened for 4,200 in late position, and Peixin Liu shoved from the blinds. Hodge called right away with ![]()
, and Liu had ![]()
. Liu flopped a gutter on the ![]()
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flop, but otherwise offered no threat to Hodge's aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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90,000
46,800
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46,800 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Peixin Liu and Thao Thiem checked an ![]()
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flop, and a
hit the turn. Liu, who was under the gun, bet 8,000 and Thiem called from the button. A
hit the board on the river, and Liu came out with a hefty 25,000. Thiem thought briefly before making the call, and Liu showed him ![]()
for top full house.
Players are on the final 10-minute break of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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120,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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88,100
7,100
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7,100 |
Anthony Yeh checked from under the gun on a ![]()
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flop, and Taylor Howard bet 4,500. Yeh made it 12,000, and Howard wasted little time pushing all in. Yeh tanked for a couple of minutes before announcing call of his 60,000 or so.
"I have a set," Howard said, flipping ![]()
.
"Nice hand," Yeh said as he tabled a nearly-dead ![]()
.
The
turn sealed it for Howard, and Yeh's once-large stack is now gone.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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198,000 | |
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Busted |
We found Jeff Grimes all in for 13,500. His opponent thought for awhile before making the call.
"Well, he's not saying nice call, so I must be in trouble," the caller remarked.
Grimes: ![]()
Opponent: ![]()
The ![]()
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board left Grimes' queens best for the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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37,000
2,000
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2,000 |
Payouts are now available in the corresponding red tab above. First place will take home $100,075.
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
We found Travis Lauson, in the hijack, calling a three-bet to about 8,000 from Kyle Schertz on the button. After the ![]()
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flop, Lauson checked and Schertz bet about 7,000. Lauson instantly announced all in, and Schertz dropped calling chips in just as quickly.
Schertz: ![]()
Lauson: ![]()
Lauson needed a queen, but he missed the
turn and
river, so he sent 40,100 to Schertz.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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102,200 | |
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19,600
57,400
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57,400 |