2015 Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers Casino

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2015 Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers Casino

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k5
Prize
$134,642
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
559
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Ferrarotti Lives Again, Doubles Through Ross

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Mike Ross raised to 4,700 preflop. Ryan Terpstra reraised to 10,000 and Michael Ferrarotti four-bet shoved all in for his last 25,700. Ross debated what to do and settled on a five bet to 55,000. Terpstra folded leaving Ross heads up with Ferrarotti. Ross had {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} and Ferrarotti had {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}. The board ran out {3-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{j-Hearts} and Ferrarotti doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Ross us
Mike Ross
175,000 -25,000
Ryan Terpstra us
Ryan Terpstra
70,000 13,000
Michael Ferrarotti us
Michael Ferrarotti
60,000 -2,000

Tags: Michael FerrarottiMike RossRyan Terpstra

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

Last Break of Day 1a

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

There are two levels of play remaining when players come back from this final ten-minute break. There are 42 players remaining and in 80 minutes the players still left will bag and have the weekend off until Sunday when Day 2 starts at 11 a.m.

Suffel Up, Eliminates Moden

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

John Moden shoved all in for his last 23,200 on a board reading {7-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{4-Clubs} and Doug Suffel called. Moden showed {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs} and Suffel turned over {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}. The river was the {7-Spades} and Suffel's jacks held. Moden was eliminated, leaving 45 players in flight 1a.

Player Chips Progress
Doug Suffel
Doug Suffel
138,000 138,000
John Moden
John Moden
Busted

Tags: Doug SuffelJohn Moden

Queens for Days

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Chan Li raised to 3,800 from middle position and Chris Moon called from the small blind. The flop came {4-Hearts}{6-Spades}{j-Clubs} and Li checked to Moon. Moon bet 5,600 and Li called. The turn was the {10-Diamonds} and Li checked again. Again Moon bet, this time 11,800. Li called. The river was the {3-Diamonds} and Li checked for a third time, and for a third time Moon bet. Moon's bet was the rest of his chips, 36,000 to be exact. Li didn't hesitate to call. Both players turned over pocket queens, which sparked a couple laughs at the table, but neither player was able to gain ground with their queens.

Player Chips Progress
Chan Li
Chan Li
124,000 31,000
Chris Moon us
Chris Moon
46,000

Tags: Chan LiChris Moon

Level: 12

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

Dudley Takes Chip Lead

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Dash Dudley raised a limper, making it 2,700 to go. The limper called and the two players saw the {3-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{9-Clubs} flop. The limper checked and Dudley bet 2,500. The limper called. The turn was the {a-Hearts} and both players checked. The river was the {2-Spades} and the action checked to Dudley who bet 4,000 and took down the pot when the limper folded.

Player Chips Progress
Dash Dudley us
Dash Dudley
WSOP 3X Winner
152,000 86,500

Tags: Dash Dudley

Good Spot for Sparks

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Justin Potrykus raised to 2,600 preflop and Lonnie Sparks raised all in for his last 25,500. Potrykus called with {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds} and Sparks showed {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds}. When a king hit the on the {k-Clubs}{2-Spades}{j-Spades} flop, Sparks got up from his seat, assuming his day was over, but the {a-Hearts} on the turn gave him two pair and Potrykus couldn't catch up with the {6-Spades} on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Lonnie Sparks
Lonnie Sparks
52,000 20,000
Justin Potrykus
Justin Potrykus
135 -140,865

Tags: Lonnie SparksJustin Potrykus

Bullets for Burgess

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

A player shoved all in for his last 7,800 and Jeff Burgess reshoved all in for his last 17,000. The rest of the table folded, leaving Burgess heads up with the short stack. The short-stacked player showed {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} reluctantly, not sure if he was ahead.

"Ooooooooh," said the short stack as Burgess turned over {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}.

The board ran out {3-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{j-Spades}{3-Clubs}{8-Hearts}, giving Burgess the pot and eliminating his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Burgess
Jeff Burgess
36,300

Tags: Jeff Burgess