2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Tropicana Evansville

Main Event
Day: 2
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Event Info
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Tropicana Evansville
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$60,527
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Total Entries
225
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 225
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Yen Takes Limped Pot with Two Pair

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Drake Espenlaub completed the blind, and Alex Yen checked. Espenlaub bet 55,000 on the {9-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{6-Hearts} flop, and Yen called. Both checked the {5-Diamonds} turn, and a {k-Hearts} completed the board. Espenlaub checked before snapping a 125,000 bet from Yen.

Yen showed {k-Clubs}{6-Clubs} for kings up.

Tags: Alex YenDrake Espenlaub

Espenlaub Healthy Again

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Drake Espenlaub's comeback from under two big blinds is complete, as he's no longer the shortest stack.

Dale Sudduth raised the button to 80,000, and Charlie Dawson called. Espenlaub shipped for 385,000, and Sudduth folded.

"Screw it, I'm gonna gamble," Dawson said as he shoved in.

Dawson: {a-Spades}{3-Hearts}
Espenlaub: {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}

"Aw, you've got me crushed," Dawson said upon seeing his foe's hand.

The {10-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} board kept Espenlaub best.

Tags: Charlie DawsonDale SudduthDrake Espenlaub

Espenlaub Doubles Again

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

After bluffing off about half of his stack in the previous hand, Drake Espenlaub shoved over a button raise from Charlie Dawson and was called.

Dawson: {a-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}
Espenlaub: {4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}

Espenlaub flopped a set as the dealer placed {4-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} on board.

"Bingo," he said.

The {j-Diamonds} turn left Dawson dead.

Tags: Charlie DawsonDrake Espenlaub

Sudduth's Hero Call Cripples Espenlaub

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Dale Sudduth made a nice call.
Dale Sudduth made a nice call.

Dale Sudduth raised to 80,000 on the button, and Drake Espenlaub called in the big blind. Espenlaub check-called 100,000 from Sudduth on the {q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{6-Clubs} flop. On the {q-Clubs} turn, Espenlaub checked, Sudduth bet 150,000, and Espenlaub shoved all in for about 350,000 more. Sudduth thought for about a minute an announced a call.

"Good call," Espenlaub said, showing {8-Spades}{7-Hearts} for second pair.

Sudduth also had eights, {a-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}. The {10-Diamonds} river kept his kicked as the winner, and Sudduth was down to 55,000. He doubled up the next two hands when his ace-high held versus live cards both times.

Tags: Dale SudduthDrake Espenlaub

Espenlaub Shows a Bluff

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Drake Espenlaub raised to 80,000 from the small blind, and Alex Yen called. Espenlaub bet 45,000 on the {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} flop, and Yen made it 105,000 to go. Espenlaub came back with 210,000, and Yen quickly folded. Espenlaub showed {7-Hearts}{6-Hearts} and took the pot.

Tags: Alex YenDrake Espenlaub

Espenlaub's Limp-Raise Fails

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Drake Espenlaub completed the blind, and Alex Yen made it 115,000 to go. Espenlaub came back with 225,000, and Yen quickly moved all in. Espenlaub folded in short order.

Tags: Alex YenDrake Espenlaub

Level: 26

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

Updated Chip Counts

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

One for Dawson

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Charlie Dawson made it 75,000 under the gun and was called by both blinds. Alex Yen led out for 75,000 on the {k-Hearts}{j-Spades}{9-Spades} flop, and Dale Sudduth mucked. Dawson called, and the two saw a {4-Spades} turn. Yen checked, then folded to 100,000 from Dawson.

Tags: Alex YenCharlie Dawson