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
$355,200
Entries
354
Level
21
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Welcome to Day 1b of Mid-States Poker Tour Running Aces Harness Park
Day 1b will kick off shortly here at Running Aces Harness Park for the $1,100 main event. Players are streaming in and the line is already as long as it was minutes before the start of the tournament yesterday, so we should be seeing a considerably bigger field. Furthermore, a tournament official told us that 66 qualified players had yet to use their entries, so it wouldn't be a surprise if the 128-player Day 1a flight was doubled here.
Players will grind their way through nine levels if they want to bag up a stack, and they're allowed one rebuy should they bust out. Yesterday's unfortunate fallen will be allowed the full two bullets as well.
Blinds begin at 25/50, and players start with 20,000 in chips. Breaks will be given after every two levels.
Be sure to check back regularly for all of the live updates here at PokerNews.
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante:
Button in Seat 1...
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
...and the tournament director just ordered the first hands to be dealt. We have 139 players already registered and many more are walking in to register and filling out paperwork as we speak.
Some Notables
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Here are some notable players we saw on a walk through the room in the early goings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | |
|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | |
|
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
Winter is Coming (Out Betting)
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
In one of the bigger pots we've seen here on Level 1, Dustin Winter check-called a bet of 1,200 from the big blind against an early-position opponent with the board reading 
. When the 
fell on the river, Winter fired out 3,800, and his opponent folded fairly quickly.
We've added a few more notable registrants below as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,500 | 25,500 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 2,800 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
Nelson Providing the Chuckles
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
According to Shane Nelson, he just scooped a pot in which an opponent bet 200 into at least five opponents after a 
flop. Nelson was the only caller, and by the river a 
and 
had completed the board. Nelson led out for 50, and his opponent raised to 500. Nelson said he snap-called, and his opponent was unable to beat his 
for jack-high.
It's not a line you're likely to see on a training video any time soon, but Nelson said his tablemates "got a chuckle out of it."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
The First to Fall
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
We didn't see how it happened, but Nebraska native Jeff Bryan, who finished 27th in the Main Event for $333,490 back in 2007, became the first player busted from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante:
Ducks for Lang
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
Troy Lang bet 1,800 on the end with the board reading 
. His opponent raised to 5,000.
"Call," Lang said, confidently tossing into the middle for a boat. His opponent couldn't beat it, and Lang took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,900 |