2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park

Main Event
Day: 1a
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

In His Defense

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante
Dan Hendrickson
Dan Hendrickson

Defending MSPT Canterbury Park champ Dan Hendrickson has turned up here tonight.

But the defense of his title will not be an easy one, as he appears to have drawn one of the toughest tables in the room.

There's no less than eight MSPT final table appearances among those seated with Hendrickson and St. Paul, MN's Christian Pham is there as well.

Pham is the 2015 WSOP bracelet winner who accidentally bought into the $1,500 2-7 Draw Lowball No-Limit this past summer, then won it.

Player Chips Progress
Christian Pham us
Christian Pham
20,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Dan Hendrickson us
Dan Hendrickson
20,000
20,000
20,000

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Go West

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante
Freddy West
Freddy West

Andover, MN's Freddy West has jumped up to a spot among the chip leaders heading into the first break of the day.

His ascent started after he flopped a set of eights and got it in on the turn against a single opponent holding pocket aces.

West is headed in the right direction now on over 40,000.

Player Chips Progress
Freddy West
Freddy West
42,000

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Break!

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

With the first three levels in the books the players are off on a 10-minute break.

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Minnesota Poker Hall of Fame Inductees

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante
Blake Bohn
Blake Bohn

Following the break, it was announced that two local players have been inducted into the Minnesota Poker Hall of Fame.

The 2015 inductees include Minneapolis' Jim Meehan, a 2003 World Series of Poker bracelet winner who boasts $1,410,092 in career tournament earnings and three other WSOP final table appearances.

The second inductee is none other than Savage, MN's Blake Bohn. An MSPT Pro, Bohn has two MSPT titles and ran deep in the 2015 WSOP Main Event this past summer finishing 23rd.

Bohn has $2,352,290 in career tournament earnings, remains in contention for MSPT Player of the Year and is second only to Minnesota poker legend and World Poker Tour founder Lyle Berman on the Minnesota all-time money winner's list.

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DuBray's Second Bullet

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante
Leroy DuBray
Leroy DuBray

Mobridge, SD's Leroy DuBray got aces cracked in his first kick at the can here at Canterbury Park.

Rather than head home with a bad beat story, he bought in again and has emerged as the chip leader now as the start of Level 5 looms.

His rise up the leader board came courtesy of one opponent who shipped it in for a little more than 20,000 after flopping a seven-high diamond flush. DuBray had the {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}, also known as the nuts. He made the call and is now over 50,000 and counting.

Player Chips Progress
Leroy DuBray
Leroy DuBray
51,000

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Hit By The Deck

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante
Andy Redleaf
Andy Redleaf

Minneapolis, MN local Andy Redleaf has been hit by the deck in the first four levels.

He now finds himself on the top of the chip counts after making aces full to drag a 10,000-chip pot and a queen-high flush to collect a 25,000 chip pot.

This in addition to numerous other pots where he continually comes up with the best of it.

Player Chips Progress
Andy Redleaf
Andy Redleaf
73,500

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Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

The Chase Is On

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante
Josh Chase
Josh Chase

Eau Claire, WI's Josh Chase has leaped into a spot among the leaders.

He collected a 40,000-chip pot turning a set of tens and getting it in against one opponent on a flush draw. The flush did not come and Chase is on over 60,000 and counting.

Player Chips Progress
Josh Chase
Josh Chase
67,000

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Hodge Lets One Get There

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante
Mark Hodge
Mark Hodge

Current 2015 MSPT Player of the Year leader Mark Hodge is headed in the wrong direction here at Canterbury Park.

He led for 750 under the gun and got two callers going three ways to a {9-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{8-Clubs} flop. The small blind checked, but was the only caller when Hodge continued for 1,200.

Both players checked the {4-Spades} turn, but the small blind fired out 3,000 at the {10-Diamonds} river. Hodge called, but mucked when the small blind turned over the {7-Clubs}{6-Clubs} straight.

"I let him get there," Hodge quickly admitted.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Hodge us
Mark Hodge
11,000
-9,000
-9,000

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