2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Running Aces Harness Park

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Running Aces Harness Park

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$90,913
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$355,200
Entries
354
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Level: 14

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 500

No More Stacks for "Gstaks"

Level 13 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
John Hayes couldn't win a flip for his tournament life.
John Hayes couldn't win a flip for his tournament life.

Gennady Shimerfarb opened to 14,000 from early position, and John "JohnnyGstaks" Hayes jammed for 64,500 more from the button. After getting the count and thinking it over briefly, Shimerfarb made the call.

Shimerfarb: {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}
Hayes: {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades}

The players were racing, and the {9-Clubs}{8-Spades}{5-Spades} flop favored Shimerfarb. The {7-Clubs} turn favored him even more, and he now needed to dodge only a six, which would leave him chopping the pot, and a ten, which would give Hayes a straight. The river was the {k-Diamonds}, and Shimerfarb collected Hayes' stack.

Player Chips Progress
Gennady Shimerfarb
Gennady Shimerfarb
270,000 253,200
John Hayes us
John Hayes
Busted

Tags: John HayesGennady Shimerfarb

Bryant Takes a Chunk from Bohn

Level 13 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

We didn't see the action, but Eddie Bryant just snagged a huge pot from Blake Bohn when the two got it in after an {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}{8-Spades} flop. Bohn held {a-}{8-} for middle two, but Bryant had him bested with {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} for top two. The board stayed clean for Bryant, and Bohn sent him 160,500.

Player Chips Progress
Eddie Bryant us
Eddie Bryant
340,000 176,000
Blake Bohn us
Blake Bohn
220,000 -140,000

Tags: Blake BohnEddie Bryant

Four More to the Door

Level 13 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Larry Ormson busted his short stack.
Larry Ormson busted his short stack.

We're down to the last five tables, and here are some more eliminations.

Player Chips Progress
Larry Ormson us
Larry Ormson
Busted
Craig Fierke
Craig Fierke
Busted
Dave Haberman
Dave Haberman
Busted
Daniel O'Shaughnessy
Daniel O'Shaughnessy
Busted

Pfautz Up to 170,000

Level 13 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Mike Pfautz just called a shove from a short-stacked Russ Louwagie. Pfautz took the pot after his {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts} outflopped the nines of Louwagie when an ace hit the board.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Pfautz
Mike Pfautz
170,000 119,500
Russ Louwagie
Russ Louwagie
Busted

Tags: Mike Pfautz

Level: 13

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

Two Coolers

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
Peixin Liu made his aces count.
Peixin Liu made his aces count.

According to Mark Hodge, Marc "Poker Joker" Powers got it all in preflop with {k-}{k-} only to run into the {a-}{a-} of Peixin Liu. Liu's hand held, and he now has one of the largest stacks in the room.

At another table, Kishore Marimganti got all in with {a-}{a-} as well, and he was against two players holding {5-}{5-} and {k-}{k-}. Nobody made a set, and Marimganti's aces netted him a double to north of 205,000, while the player with fives was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Peixin Liu us
Peixin Liu
372,000 247,900
Kishore Marimganti
Kishore Marimganti
205,000 148,300
Marc Powers
Marc Powers
Busted

Tags: Peixin LiuMarc PowersKishore Marimganti