Level: 17
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 2,000
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Running Aces Harness Park
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Running Aces Harness Park
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$355,200
Entries
354
Level
21
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Lawrence Hits Huge Double
Level 16
: 8,000/16,000, 1,000 ante
Jim Lawrence's surge continues. We found him raising a flop bet from Peixin Liu after the 
hit the board. Liu moved all in, and Lawrence called.
Lawrence: 
Liu: 
Liu was ahead for the moment with aces, but Lawrence had the equity advantage with his pair and flush draw. He turned his opponent dead with the 
, and a cruel 
finished out the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
900,000 | 445,000 |
|
320,000 | -500,000 |
Marimganti Done
Level 16
: 8,000/16,000, 1,000 ante
When we last saw Kishore Marimganti, he was chipping his way up the leaderboard, but evidently, things took a turn for the worse for him as we found him all in with a short stack holding 
. Jim Lawrence had him dominated with 
, and the board ran out 
to give Lawrence a winning flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
455,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Liu Sends Cacho Out
Level 16
: 8,000/16,000, 1,000 ante
Ric Cacho shoved all in after a flop of 
, and Peixin Liu made the call with 
. Cacho tabled 
for a flush draw and an overcard. The board bricked out with the 
and 
, and Liu collected Cacho's chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
820,000 | 448,000 |
|
Busted |
More Departed
Level 16
: 8,000/16,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Schroeder Hurts Dirksen
Level 16
: 8,000/16,000, 1,000 ante
Dustin Dirksen is down to about 10 big blinds after he lost with 
to the 
of Rick Schroeder on a board of 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
240,000 | 206,400 |
|
152,000 | -79,000 |
PokerNews Podcast Episode #202: Aussie Millions Recap feat. Mike McDonald
Level 16
: 8,000/16,000, 1,000 ante
It's just Rich and Donnie this week, and the duo recaps the 2014 Aussie Millions, including the AU$100,000 and AU$250,000 Challenges, and the Main Event. Then, NL.PokerNews editor Frank op de Woerd talks with Mike "Timex" McDonald about his hot start, running good, and the value of WSOP bracelets.
Back to the Felt
Level 16
: 8,000/16,000, 1,000 ante
Players have returned from break for Level 16.
Level: 16
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 1,000
Breather
Level 15
: 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
Players are now on a 10-minute break.