Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers Casino
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers Casino
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
559
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Bruce Pressures From the Button
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Kristina 'Spec' Bruce was on the button when the action folded to her. She raised to 1,100 and got one caller from the big blind. The flop came 
and the big blind checked. Bruce reached for her chips and that was enough to get her opponent to quickly fold. He showed 
and Bruce showed 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,000
500
|
500 |
Hatfield's Raise Takes it Down
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Dan Hatfield limped from middle position and a player called from the cutoff. The big blind checked his option and the three players saw the flop of 
. All three players checked and the turn was the 
. The big blind checked and Hatfield bet 800. The cutoff folded and the big blind called. The river was the 
. The big blind bet out 1,250 and Hatfield raised to 3,000. After a moment or two, the big blind folded and Hatfield took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,400
23,400
|
23,400 |
Gent Makes A Move, Maybe
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
A player limped from early position and the next player raised to 750. Carter Gent called and the remaining players folded until the original limper also called. Three players saw the flop of 
and the limper led out for 2,000. The next player quickly called before Gent shoved all in for about 21,000. The limper quickly folded and the remaining player tanked for a moment. He eventually folded, giving Gent the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
24,500
24,500
|
24,500 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Some Updated Chip Counts
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,000
-3,500
|
-3,500 |
|
|
26,200
1,600
|
1,600 |
|
19,300
-4,100
|
-4,100 |
|
||
|
|
17,400
-6,300
|
-6,300 |
|
14,200
-9,800
|
-9,800 |
Two Eights Hold for Tasman
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
Joel Tasman was all in for his tournament life with 
against an opponent with 
. The board ran out 
and Tasman doubled up.
"Aren't you glad he didn't have ace king," another player asked Tasman.
"I'm very glad he didn't have ace king," replied Tasman as the dealer move the pot to Tasman.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,900 |
Riess Gets Respect
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
Ryan Riess was heads up and looking at the flop of 
. His opponent bet 1,200 and Riess made it 4,000 to go. His opponent thought about it for a moment. He stacked his chips up, as if preparing to go all in, then stopped and eventually folded.
"Best hand," Riess said, showing 
, "You didn't fold an ace."
"I did," his opponent responded.
"I'm not sure I believe you," said Riess.
On the next hand the two players were heads up again, this time it was all in preflop and Riess had his opponent covered. Riess had 
and his opponent had . The board ran out 
, giving Riess a full house and eliminating his opponent.
As Riess was stacking his chips, he was so convinced that his opponent hadn't folded an ace the hand before that he said, "I would bet a million dollars he didn't have an ace."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,000
5,700
|
5,700 |
|
|
||
Smitty Takes it Down
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
"Big City Smitty," said James Smith as he stacked his chips from the pot he had just won.
Seven players limped to the flop of 
and the first player to act led out for 1,200. Four players called and that left five players to see the 
on the turn. The first player led out again, this time for 3,000. Then the next player to act raised to 6,100. The action was on Smith. He stacked all his chips on top of his cards, slowly pushed the cards and the stack toward the pot. He then snatched the cards out from under the chips, much like a magician pulling a table cloth from under a bunch of dishes. Smith was all in for around 21,000. The two remaining players folded and Smith casually turned over the before he returned his hand to the dealer and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50