Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park
Main Event
Day: 1b
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
Tyler Bags Biggest Stack as 49 Advance from Day 1b
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Another trip to its "home base" of Canterbury Park has resulted in another big turnout for the Mid-States Poker Tour. After 241 Day 1b runners, the two-flight total was pushed to 430. Ryan Tyler emerged as the top stack from Day 1b, and he also claimed the title of overall chip leader heading into Day 2, bagging 285,500.
When Day 1b came to a close, 49 players remained.
Tyler built up a monstrous stack of 240,000 by Level 12 (800/1,600/200). His heater continued with a big win during the final level of the night, when three players saw the 
flop for a raise. An early-position player bet 7,500 after Tyler checked, the third player in the pot folded, and then Tyler put the bettor all in for about 40,000. The player wasted little time calling with the 
for bottom two pair, but Tyler had that smashed with the 
for top set. From there, Tyler's set held up despite the 
turn for a surprise sweat.
Notable local player Adam Dahlin finished a distant second with 226,500.
Dahlin owes his hefty stack in large part to a big preflop all-in clash during Level 13 (1,000/2,000/300). There, he opened to 4,300 early and got one call before Mike Schneider made it 11,100 on the button. Vlad Revniaga cold four-bet to 31,200 out of the small blind, and Dahlin moved all in for 68,200. The caller quickly mucked, and Schneider followed suit after getting a rough count. Revniaga made the reluctant call with the 
, and Dahlin showed him two kings. Revniaga picked up a straight draw on the turn as the board ran out 
, but the 
river was safe for Dahlin.
A number of other notables advanced, including DJ Buckley (210,000), Josh Reichard (151,500), Ryan Hartmann (149,000), the aforementioned Schneider (137,000), Ken Pates (130,000), MSPT team pro Nick Pupillo (126,500), Big One for One Drop participant John Morgan (125,000), Lance Harris (101,000), Kou Vang (66,000), and Aaron Johnson (51,000).
Players failing to make the cut after 14 levels included Mike Ross, Mike Lang, John Hayes, Jake Balsiger, Rodger Johnson, defending champ Peixin Liu, Nick Jivkov, MSPT points leader Mark Hodge, and Jeremy Dresch.
Play resumes at 10:30 a.m. local time on Sunday, at which point the tournament will play down to a winner who will claim more than $106,000 in prize money. Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for continued live coverage from Canterbury Park.
End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
285,500 | -18,500 |
|
226,500 | 56,500 |
|
224,000 | 224,000 |
|
210,000 | 55,000 |
|
209,000 | 3,000 |
|
172,500 | -1,500 |
|
159,500 | 159,500 |
|
151,500 | 82,100 |
|
149,000 | 93,000 |
|
|
146,000 | 146,000 |
|
145,500 | 48,500 |
|
142,500 | -25,700 |
|
|
140,500 | 140,500 |
|
137,000 | 32,000 |
|
130,000 | 80,000 |
|
128,000 | 128,000 |
|
126,500 | 75,500 |
|
125,000 | 17,600 |
|
125,000 | 61,500 |
|
|
116,500 | 116,500 |
|
101,000 | -24,000 |
|
|
95,500 | 95,500 |
|
|
95,500 | -8,500 |
|
89,500 | -80,500 |
|
86,500 | 38,500 |
Photos: MSPT Canterbury Day 1b
Klipping Over 200,000
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
A player in early position opened to 7,000 and got two calls. He open-shipped the 
flop for about 30,000, and Joel Klipping called in the cutoff. John Morgan folded, and hands were opened.
Klipping: 
Early position: 
Klipping was dominated but a river after the 
turn gave him a winning two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
206,000 | 206,000 |
Tyler Still Running Hot
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
An early-position player bet 7,500 on an flop, and big blind Ryan Tyler put him all in after a third player folded. The bettor called it off for about 40,000 with , but his bottom two was completely crushed by Tyler's . Tyler's opponent did turn some equity with the , bringing a flush draw, but the river gave him an inferior full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
304,000 | 64,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Owen Eliminates Fussy
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
We found Leo Fussy shoving all in on a 
board only to get snap-called by Nick Owen, who held 
for a set. Fussy had 
and was drawing stone dead, sending his 70,000 or so to Owen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
170,000 | |
|
Busted |
Dahlin Doubles Through Revniaga
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Adam Dahlin opened for 4,300 and saw an explosion of action. A middle player called, Mike Schneider raised to 11,100 on the button, and Vlad Revniaga cold four-bet to 31,200 in the small blind. That didn't deter Dahlin, who shoved all in for 68,200. The caller and Schneider folded, and Revniaga called after getting the count.
Revniaga:
Dahlin:
Dahlin was looking good on the flop, but a turn gave him a bit more of a sweat as Revniaga picked up a straight draw. The was a near miss.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
170,000 | 83,000 |
|
46,800 | -55,200 |
Ewen Eliminated
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Paul Ewen put in his last 23,000 or so from an early position, and action folded to the big blind, who called.
Ewen: 
Opponent: 
A board of 
brought nothing for Ewen, and he busted out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |