Main Event
Day 1b Started
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Running Aces Harness Park
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Running Aces Harness Park
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$338,000
Entries
338
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Welcome to Day 1b of 2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Running Aces Harness Park
After 14 levels of Day 1a play yesterday, we're set to kick off another 14-level grind today for Day 1b of Mid-States Poker Tour Running Aces Harness Park. Late last night, Andrew Null bagged up the top stack with 309,500, so we'll see if anyone can top that lofty total.
Plenty of notables such as Matt Kirby, Lance Harris, Brandon Meyers, Jason Zarlenga, Jeremy Dresch, and Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler failed to make it through Day 1a and will surely be back with a renewed determination on their last chance to take a piece of the prize pool.
Cards are scheduled to fly at 4 p.m. local time here in Columbus, Minn., and the structure in use will be the Allen Kessler-approved variety adopted by the tour earlier this year. Players will start with 20,000 in chips, and blinds will be 50/100 at the beginning, with levels lasting 40 minutes and breaks given every three levels. Each player is allowed one reentry should he or she bust out during the course of play, so players will have to be careful with their last two bullets here today.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante:
Familiar Faces
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
River Washes Away Most of Zarlenga's Stack
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Jason Zarlenga checked from under the gun and saw his lone opponent, Tom Walberer, bet 700 in what appeared to be a three-bet pot with a flop of 
. Zarlenga made it 2,200 to go, and Walberer immediately reraised to 6,700. The two-time Mid-States Poker Tour champ quickly stacked all of his chips and slid them forward and was called.
Zarlenga: 
Walberer: 
Both had flopped monsters, but Walberer needed the board to pair, which it did with the 
river after a 
turn. More than likely, Zarlenga will have to make his final bullet count as he's down to under 2,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
39,000 | |
|
|
1,700 | -18,300 |
More Arrivals
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
Romo Gets an Early Score
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Eric Romo bet 1,500 from under the gun on a final board of 
, and his opponent on the button made it 3,200. Romo reraised to 6,500, and his opponent called.
Romo showed 
for top boat, besting the small boat of his opponent, who held 
.
"I liked it," Romo said casually.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,500 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante:
Zarlenga Busto
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Jason Zarlenga busted the last of his short stack and will be forced to reenter if he wants to keep playing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Powers Takes from Olson
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Jonathan Olson, who captured a Mid-States Poker Tour title at Meskwaki Casino earlier this summer, has taken a seat at Table 37, where he recently sent a small chunk of his stack to Marc "Poker Joker" Powers. On fourth street, the board was 
, and a player bet 700 from under the gun, being called by both Olson and Powers. A 
finished out the board, and Olson bet 1,100 after the first player checked. Powers called, and the first player folded.
Olson shook his head, turning 
for a missed flush draw. Power had also missed a flush draw, but he had 
for top pair to go with it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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25,100 | 5,100 |
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17,750 |