Main Event | 2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Potawatomi Casino

09-07-2014 14:24 UTC-5

Mattioda the First Over a Million

Chad Holloway

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

A short-stacked Joe Huang shoved all in for 118,000 from the under-the-gun position and Paul Mattioda called from middle position. The rest of the field folded and it was off to the races.

Huang:
Mattioda:

Huang was the one at risk and in need of improvement, but he didn't do it on the flop. The turn improved Mattioda to a full house, and that left Huang drawing dead. The meaningless was put out on the river for good measure, and then Huang made his way to the payout desk in 30th place for $2,587.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Mattioda	1,050,000 150,000	150,000
Joe Huang	Busted

Tags: Joe Huang Paul Mattioda

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

09-07-2014 14:10 UTC-5

Ormson and "Wild Bill" Set Off Into the Sunset

Chad Holloway

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

After John Sun opened with a raise, Larry Ormson three-bet jammed. Action folded back to Sun, who called with suited. Unfortunately for Ormson, his offsuit was dominated. Ormson got lucky awhile back to double, but he wouldn't be able to do it again as the board ran out dry. Ormson finished in 34th place.

Not long after, a short-stacked "Wild Bill" Romer moved all in for his last 10 big blinds holding and ran it straight into an opponent who woke up with . The ace-king held and Romer had to settle for 32nd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Sun	700,000 50,000	50,000
Larry Ormson	Busted
Bill Romer	Busted

Tags: Bill Romer Larry Ormson

09-07-2014 14:02 UTC-5

The First Batch of Payouts

Chad Holloway

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

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
37th	Todd Brooks	Beloit, WI	$2,352
38th	David Windsor	Milwaukee, WI	$2,352
39th	Andreas Wagner	Franksville, WI	$2,352
40th	Karl Lavergne	Kenosha, WI	$2,352
41st	Michael Holm	Naperville, IL	$2,352
42nd	Arthur Harb	Chicago, IL	$2,352
43rd	Ryan Jaworski	Greenfield, WI	$2,352
44th	David Crevcoure	Las Vegas, NV	$2,352
45th	Doug Timmer	Milwaukee, WI	$2,352

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Jaworski	Busted
David Crevcoure	Busted
Doug Timmer	Busted
Arthur Harb	Busted
Michael Holm	Busted
David Windsor	Busted
Andreas Wagner	Busted
Karl Lavergne	Busted
Todd Brooks	Busted

09-07-2014 13:58 UTC-5

Wisconsin PPA Director Steve Verrett Sent Home in 36th Place

Chad Holloway

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

Madison's Steve Verrett, who serves as the Wisconsin director for the Poker Players Alliance, had been grinding a short stack for much of the day, and he recently committed his last 25,000 or so after Paul Vivacqua had raised.

Verrett:
Vivacqua:

Verrett had a kicker issue, and it didn't get resolved as the board ran out clean. It's a small consolation, but Verrett managed to ladder up a payout rung by finishing in 36th place, which came with a $2,587 payday.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Vivacqua	105,000 20,000	20,000
Steve Verrett	Busted

09-07-2014 13:53 UTC-5

Nice Run Out for Ormson

Chad Holloway

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

A short-stacked Larry Ormson moved all in for his last 57,000 only to have Paul Vivacqua three-bet all in over the top from the hijack. The rest of the players folded and Ormson discovered the bad news.

Ormson:
Vivacqua:

Ormson was pipped, and he stood in preparation to make his exit. The flop gave Ormson an open-ended straight draw, but he must not have seen it. We say that because after the turn, the appeared on the river to give Ormson the said straight. He began to take off his glasses, put them in his pocket, and removed his headphones. A solid 30 seconds passed before Ormson realized he won, and he lit up like a Christmas tree with new life.

Player	Chips	Progress
Larry Ormson	139,000 82,000	82,000
Paul Vivacqua	85,000 -25,000	-25,000

Tags: Paul Vivacqua Larry Ormson

09-07-2014 13:45 UTC-5

Wagner Crushed by Obbink

Chad Holloway

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

Andreas Wagner got his last 33,000 all in preflop and found himself in bad shape against Ross Obbink.

Obbink:
Wagner:

Wagner was in desperate need of a six, but he was left wanting as the board ran out a dry . Wagner exited in 39th place and will take home $2,352 for his performance.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ross Obbink	460,000 57,000	57,000
Andreas Wagner	Busted

Tags: Ross Obbink Andreas Wagner

09-07-2014 13:41 UTC-5

Holm Exits in 41st Place

Chad Holloway

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

We saw MSPT Meskwaki runner-up Mike Holm standing at the payout desk, and he informed us that he had just fallen in 41st place.

According to him, he open-shoved with and cleared the field to the player in the big blind, who tanked before calling with . Holm was unable to catch, and he had to pacify himself with a min-cash. Holm stated that his next stop will be the MSPT Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells later this month.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Holm	Busted

Level: 19

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

09-07-2014 13:29 UTC-5

"Nothing Like Flopping the Nuts"

Chad Holloway

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Greg Baird opened for 15,000 from early position only to have reigning MSPT Player of the Year Pat Steele min-raise to 30,000. Action folded back to Baird, who made the call, and the flop came down . Baird checked and Steele paused for a beat before moving all in. Baird snap-called off for 134,000.

Baird:
Steele:

"Wow, nice hand," Steele said. "Nothing like flopping the nuts."

Indeed, Baird had flopped the nut flush and Steele was drawing dead. The meaningless was put out on the turn followed by the on the river, and Baird was shipped the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pat Steele	345,000
Greg Baird	340,000 223,500	223,500

Tags: Greg Baird Pat Steele