2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$116,103
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$454,400
Entries
470
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Thurlow Chips Up

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

After a min-raise in front of him, DJ Buckley three-bet the button, making it 29,000.

Justin Thurlow then went deep into the tank in the small blind and emerged with a four-bet, making it 64,000 total.

The original raiser and Buckley laid down, and while Thurlow pushed up to 400,000, Buckley is suddenly trending downwards.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Thurlow us
Justin Thurlow
400,000
250,500
250,500
DJ Buckley us
DJ Buckley
320,000
-80,000
-80,000

On The Bubble

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Yao Yin just busted one shorty with the {5-}{7-} against the {a-}{3-}, turning a pair.

With that just 46 players remain and hand-for-hand play will commence on the money bubble.

Mlekoday Bubbles

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

John Hayes bet 16,000 on a {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} flop heads up with Hank Mlekoday.

Mlekoday called and Hayes check-called his 16,000-chip bet on the {j-Clubs} turn. When the {2-Clubs} river was revealed, Mlekoday announced he was all in out of turn.

Hayes checked, the all in declaration was ruled binding, and Hayes sat thinking it over for a minute before making the 111,000-chip call with the {k-Spades}{10-Spades}. He was right, Mlekoday was bluffing with the {8-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}, and bubbled the money.

The 45 players remaining will all get paid and they have combined to five tables.

Player Chips Progress
John Hayes us
John Hayes
300,000
98,000
98,000
Hank Mlekoday
Hank Mlekoday
Busted

Tags: Hank MlekodayJohn Hayes

Level: 19

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

Revniaga Fills Up, Closes In

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

With close to 160,000 in the pot already, heads up with Rich Alsup on a {9-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} board, Vladimir Revniaga fired out a bet of 84,000.

Alsup mulled it over for a minute before committing the chips.

Revniaga showed {j-Spades}{9-Spades} for the full house and as Alsup mucked, Revniaga moved up the ladder and appears to be the only player close to chip leader Yao Yin right now.

Player Chips Progress
Vladimir Revniaga us
Vladimir Revniaga
600,000
414,000
414,000
Rich Alsup us
Rich Alsup
320,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Carodenuto's Way

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Carl Carodenuto
Carl Carodenuto

Things appear to be going Carl Carodenuto's way today.

He recently picked up pocket aces to drag a sizable pot and has simply had the best of it all day long.

"I keep getting it in good," he told PokerNews, now sitting on a contending 650,000-chip stack as Level 19 comes to a close.

Player Chips Progress
Carl Carodenuto us
Carl Carodenuto
650,000
509,500
509,500

Tags: Carl Carodenuto

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

Rogers Clips Olson

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Kirby Rogers led for 20,000 and got called in three spots.

On a {q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} flop, Rogers led for 46,000 and Willie Olson shoved. Rogers called it off with the {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} set and Olson had the {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts} pair, flush draw and a gutshot.

The board ran out {a-Spades}{4-Clubs} and Rogers is suddenly a contender with Olson under 100,000.

Player Chips Progress
Kirby Rogers us
Kirby Rogers
400,000
281,500
281,500
Willie Olson
Willie Olson
80,000
-330,000
-330,000

Yin Gives It Away

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Rich Alsup
Rich Alsup

Yao Yin made it 25,000 under the gun and Rich Alsup defended his big blind.

Alsup checked the {K-Spades}{2-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} flop, then called when Yin bet 50,000. The turn came the {7-Diamonds} and Alsup checked again. Yin bet 100,000 and, once again, Alsup flatted.

On the {7-Spades} river, both players checked and Alsup showed the {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}.

Yin mucked and he's now in a four-way dead heat for the lead with Alsup, Carl Carodenuto and Vladimir Revniaga.

Player Chips Progress
Carl Carodenuto us
Carl Carodenuto
620,000
-30,000
-30,000
Yao Yin us
Yao Yin
620,000
-200,000
-200,000
Rich Alsup us
Rich Alsup
620,000
300,000
300,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Vladimir Revniaga us
Vladimir Revniaga
620,000
20,000
20,000

Tags: Rich AlsupVladimir RevniagaYao Yin