2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Tropicana Evansville

Main Event
Day: 1b
1a1b2
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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Monahan Ousts Two

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Three players saw a flop of {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{j-Hearts}, and one player on a short stack shoved all in. Rory Monahan shoved as well, and the third player called off his stack.

Short stack: {6-Clubs}{6-Spades}
Monahan: {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
Third player: {k-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

"Give me a ten," the third player said. It wasn't to be, as fourth and fifth streets were {7-Diamonds} and {a-Diamonds}.

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Rory Monahan
65,000

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Pupillo Flops the Deadening

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Nicholas Pupillo opened under the gun and got shoved on for 11,500 by a player in middle position. A third player called, and Pupillo shoved over the top for about another 40,000. The third player tanked for a bit but let it go.

Pupillo: {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}
Opponent: {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}

The dealer spread a flop of {j-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{8-Spades}, leaving Pupillo with top boat and a near-lock. The {6-Diamonds} and {4-Diamonds} finished out the board.

"You just cost yourself a lot of money, buddy," the player who folded preflop said. "Ace-king of diamonds."

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Nicholas Pupillo
71,000
29,575
29,575

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Oberst Grabs a Gift

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

We found Brian Oberst all in against a player before the flop for about 15,000.

Oberst: {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}
Opponent: {9-Clubs}{8-Spades}

Oberst was miles ahead, and the {k-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} flop did nothing to change that. Oberst got a mild sweat on the {8-Hearts} turn, but a {2-Clubs} river was a blank. According to the players at the table, Oberst's opponent had just lost a heap of chips before the break.

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Brian Oberst
38,000
26,000
26,000

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Level: 7

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 50

Chambers Coolers One

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

We didn't see the hand, but Dan Chambers just flopped the nut flush in a battle of the blinds and knocked a player out. He showed down {a-Clubs}{5-Clubs} on a board of {3-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{a-Spades}{5-Hearts}, and his unfortunate opponent had flopped a queen-high flush, though we didn't see his second card.

Players are on break for 10 minutes.

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Dan Chambers
60,300
13,150
13,150

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Yen Bests Oberst Again

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Alex Yen and Brian Oberst just locked horns again, this time in a battle of the blinds. Yen checked the {q-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} flop and then raised to 3,000 after Oberst bet 1,200. Oberst called, and a {7-Spades} paired the board. Yen bet 3,300 and got called again. Both players checked the {9-Hearts} river. Oberst showed {8-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} for a pair and a bricked flush draw, but it was no good against Yen's {q-Spades}{10-Hearts}.

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Alex Yen
30,000
5,000
5,000
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Brian Oberst
12,000
1,000
1,000

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Long Snaps Off Clark

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Aaron Clark bet 3,300 into three opponents on a {3-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} flop, and only Rusty Long, on the button, made the call. On the {a-Spades} turn, Clark moved all in for about 15,000, and Long snap-called.

Long: {3-}{3-}
Clark: {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

Long had his opponent dead in the water with a set, but he apparently didn't realize it as he cursed when the {k-Spades} hit the board. Moments later, he realized his error.

"I can't do math or read a board today," he said as he dragged the pot.

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Rusty Long
40,000
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Aaron Clark
600
19,400
19,400

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Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Yen Counterfeits Oberst

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante
Brian Oberst finished the hand with four-high.
Brian Oberst finished the hand with four-high.

Brian Oberst had 2,700 in front of him on a {6-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{2-Hearts} flop, and he was considering an all-in raise to 11,350 from Alex Yen. Oberst thought for a couple of minutes before dropping in calling chips.

Oberst: {4-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}
Yen: {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

"That's what I put you on," Oberst said of his opponent's flush draw with overcards.

A {5-Clubs} turn gave Yen even more outs, as a {6-} on the end would counterfeit Oberst. The river indeed brought a {6-Clubs}.

"Are you kidding me, dude?" a disappointed Oberst said. "Jesus Christ..."

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Alex Yen
25,000
25,000
25,000
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Brian Oberst
11,000

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