Main Event | 2015 Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers Casino

10-18-2015 11:38 UTC-6

Player	Chips	Progress
Linda Callear	180,000 97,500	97,500
Greg Semer	150,000 63,000	63,000
Justin Nagle	84,000 10,500	10,500
James Hettich	84,000 26,500	26,500
Jefferson Lasecki	70,000 29,500	29,500
George Janssen	66,000 48,000	48,000
Mark Morris	45,000 64,000	64,000
Paul Prentis	Busted

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Terpstra	238,000 108,500	108,500
Nick Pupillo	210,000 10,000	10,000

Mike Ermie	160,000 90,500	90,500
Chris Moon	155,000 85,000	85,000
Adam Lamphere	155,000 43,500	43,500
Andrew Peplinski	Busted

Greiner Pushes on Argiero, Argiero Folds Best Hand

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

Timothy Greiner and Carmin Argiero were heads up and looking at a board of . According to Greiner the he check-raised the flop to 50,000 and Argiero tank called. When the turn hit Greiner shoved all in for his remaining 143,000 into a pot of about 150,000. Argiero struggled with his decision for a while.

"I'm sorry guys, I got a monster," said Argiero standing up. He took another minute to finally fold his hand face up. He slapped on the table to show top pair top kicker.

Greiner wasted no time flipping over for top pair with a worse kicker.

"Oooooooooo!" Argiero let out, "my read was right, good bet."

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Greiner	300,000 90,000	90,000
Carmin Argiero	172,000 58,000	58,000

Tags: Carmin Argiero Timothy Greiner

Level: 18

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 1,000

10-18-2015 11:10 UTC-6

First Break of the Day

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

The first three levels of the day saw 46 players drop from the field. Sixty four remain. Former MSPT Champ Ryan Dykhouse was elimminated along with MSPT regular Steve Anderson. Both MSPT Pros, Nick Pupillo and Jason Zarlenga are still alive. Ten eliminations left before players are in the money.

10-18-2015 11:07 UTC-6

Anderson Out, Vergos Still Kicking

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Gus Vergos and Steve Anderson were all in heads up. The board read . Anderson held and Vergos held . Vergos won the hand with a club flush and eliminated Anderson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gus Vergos	325,000 265,000	265,000
Steve Anderson	Busted

Tags: Mike Ross Steve Anderson

10-18-2015 11:03 UTC-6

Updated Counts

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Smith	338,000 60,000	60,000
Bill Rogers	320,000 33,000	33,000
David Wasson	310,000 275,500	275,500
Andrew Korby	293,000 138,000	138,000
Mike Deis	272,000 137,500	137,500
Carmin Argiero	230,000 45,000	45,000
Abbas Namazi	229,500 75,000	75,000
Timothy Greiner	210,000 10,000	10,000
Larry Baxter	190,000 94,500	94,500
Douglas Suffel	165,000 18,500	18,500
Dan Laduke	133,000 68,000	68,000
Phillip Wojtuniecki	125,000 48,500	48,500
Imari Love	80,000 77,500	77,500

Andrew Peplinski	64,000 81,000	81,000
Chad Bienz	Busted

10-18-2015 10:50 UTC-6

Ross Knocks Out Baumgartner, Breaks 400,000

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Jake Baumgartner shoved all in for 50,000 and Mike Ross called. Ross had and Baumgartner had . The board ran out and Baumgartner was eliminated. With that hand Ross broke the 400,000 barrier.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Ross	402,000 70,000	70,000
Jake Baumgartner	Busted

Tags: Mike Ross Jake Baumgartner

10-18-2015 10:43 UTC-6

Blumenfeld Sends One Home

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Robert Blumenfeld was all in with against an opponent with .

"Fours are okay, just no fives," said Blumenfeld awaiting the flop.

The flop came .

"How about a three?" his opponent asked.

The turn and river were both fours, the [4c and .

"Chop," said another player.

"I'll take a chop," said the recently elminated player. Blumenfeld won the hand with trip fours and his king played for a higher kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Blumenfeld	160,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Robert Blumenfeld

10-18-2015 10:37 UTC-6

Thomassie Busts Former MSPT Champ Dykhouse

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Dylan Thomassie and Former MSPT Champ Ryan Dykhouse got all in on the flop of . Thomassie held and was well ahead of Dykhouse's . The board finished and Dykhouse couldn't catch up. Thomassie is now over 300,000.