Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
430
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Brockway Leads, Kirby Second as 29 Advance
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Day 1a of the 2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park Main Event wrapped up after 14 levels of play, and Brad Brockway finished with the biggest stack, 267,000.
Brockway won two sizable pots late to rocket up the counts in the night's final level (1,200/2,400/400). First, he tank-called a 54,000-chip shove from Jeremy Dresch on a completed board of 
with the 
. Dresch showed down the 
, having tried to buy the pot after missing his combo draw. Shortly after that, Brockway fired 12,000 from the button on an 
board and saw his opponent shove all in for about 45,000. Brockway snapped it off with 
, and his opponent showed he'd gotten unlucky with 
. The one-outer didn't come.
Closely trailing Brockway in second is one of the most familiar faces on the tour, MSPT team pro Matt Kirby, who ended with 250,500. Kirby has already booked two first-place finishes and a runner-up on the tour, and Canterbury Park has been good to him recently as well. He won two events here during the Fall Poker Classic, including the Main Event for over $84,000.
With 189 runners, the tournament nearly hit the 15-percent mark, a rare event that would have put an early end to the night. Other survivors included Ray Monsoor (224,500), Thao "Scratch" Thiem (201,500), James Maxey (193,000), Wade Woelfel (158,500), David Gutfreund (151,000), Todd Breyfogle (145,000), Judd Greenagel (132,500), and Gennady Shimelfarb (87,500).
A long list of notables fired one or two bullets on Day 1a without success. That list included "East Coast" Mike Ross, Nick Jivkov, Mike Lang, Peixin Liu, Nathan Bjerno, Kou Vang, Mike Schneider, Mark Sandness, Lance Harris, Adam Dahlin, and tour points leader Mark Hodge.
Hodge fell to Thiem late in Level 12 (800/1,600/200), when he called "Scratch's" three-bet in a button-versus-blind spot and then bluff-shoved a 
flop, only to see "Scratch" turn up two aces. Hodge had a stone cold bluff with the 
, and he sent his stack to his fellow Minnesotan.
Hodge and the rest of the fallen will have a mulligan on Saturday on Day 1b, when they can fire two final bullets. PokerNews will be back on hand then for more live coverage, so stay tuned.
End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
267,000 | 27,000 |
|
250,500 | 100,500 |
|
|
224,500 | 34,500 |
|
201,500 | -3,500 |
|
|
194,000 | 194,000 |
|
193,000 | 43,000 |
|
163,000 | 33,000 |
|
|
160,500 | 160,500 |
|
158,500 | 28,500 |
|
154,000 | 154,000 |
|
151,000 | 108,000 |
|
149,000 | 4,000 |
|
145,000 | |
|
132,500 | -17,500 |
|
123,500 | -4,500 |
|
|
116,500 | 116,500 |
|
|
104,500 | 104,500 |
|
96,000 | 96,000 |
|
|
91,500 | 58,900 |
|
87,500 | -14,500 |
|
|
85,000 | 85,000 |
|
83,500 | 83,500 |
|
82,500 | 82,500 |
|
79,000 | 79,000 |
|
77,000 | 77,000 |
Nelson Grows Stack
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
When we got to the table, Shane Nelson called an all in with 
against . The flop brought a set to Nelson and the other player didn't improve. Nelson's stack grew to 128,000 as the other player was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
128,000 | 61,000 |
Photos: MSPT Canterbury Day 1a
Monsoor Gets Lucky on River
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Two players were all in for about 50,000 apiece when we got to Table 1, and Ray Monsoor put them at risk with . A player with 
had Monsoor dominated, as well as Mandy Caffee, who had 
. A run out of 
meant Monsoor binked his winning pair on the river, much to the disgust of the player with ace-king.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000 |
Morgan Eliminated
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
John Morgan put in his last 15,000 or so with 
and was at risk against a player who had him dominated with . The 
flop gave Morgan a straight draw, and he got a turn to pull ahead with a pair. The river was the card he was looking to fade though, ending his night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Brockway Gets a Perfect Turn
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
"Call!" Brad Brockway immediately said when his opponent check-shipped for about 45,000 on an board.
Brockway, who had bet 12,000, flipped over . His disappointed opponent showed he had one out with . A harmless hit the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
240,000 | 75,000 |
Dresch Sent Packing by Brockway
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
When we got to the table the action was on Jeremy Dresch, who was under the gun. He moved in on a board of for his last 54,000. Brad Brockway, in the small blind, contemplated for a few minutes and made the call with . Dresch flipped over for a busted flush and straight draw and was eliminated.
Brockway climbed to about 165,000 after winning this monster pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
165,000 | 165,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400