Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers Casino
Main Event
Day: 1b
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
Baumgartner Knocks One Out
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
The board read 
and Jake Baumgartner bet 2,500. His opponent shoved all in and after getting a quick count, Baumgartner called. Baumgartner had 
and his opponent had a flush draw with 
. The turn and river didn't complete the flush and Baumgartner earned a knockout and the pot with a pair of sixes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,700
39,700
|
39,700 |
Short Stack Attack
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
Ron Bell and Gary Bolton both had short stacks and got all their chips in heads up against each other. Bolton shoved his remainging 3,400 into Bell and Bell called with 
. Bell was ahead and stayed ahead of Bolton's 
and sent Bolton home early. There is still time for Bolton to rebuy for today's flight, should he want to, so he might not be done for the day. Bell is still one of the shorter stacks at the table and will probably be looking to double up soon.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,300 | |
|
Busted |
Last Chance Qualifier for Day 1c
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
MSPT will be running a $250 turbo satellite starting in three hours, starting at 8 p.m. local time. Seats will fill up fast as this is the last chance to qualify for a Day 1 flight in the Michigan State Championship Main Event.
There will be one seat into Saturday's Day 1c flight for everyone five players who register and seating is limited, so players may find themselves on the alternates list if they late register.
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
One MSPT Pro Leaves, Another Enters
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
MSPT Pro Nick Pupillo has been eliminated from today's flight. His fellow MSPT Pro Jason Zarlenga, recently took a seat across from Nick's still empty seat. Zarlenga has two first place finishes in MSPT events and $270,000 in live MSPT cashes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Hebekeuser's Knockout Nines
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
A player under the gun raised all in for 12,025 and Ben Hebekeuser reshoved all in for about 4,000 more. Everyone folded and Hebekeuser and the under the gun player were heads up. Hebekeuser had 
and his opponent had 
. The board ran out 
and Hebekeuser won the pot and eliminated his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,000 |
PokerNews Podcast Ep. #337: More GPL/Cube Talk and WSOPE Recaps
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
Donnie Peters and Rich Ryan discuss Wednesday's Global Poker League press conference and take a look at the first four winners from the 2015 World Series of Poker Europe in Berlin.
Don't forget, you can call the show and leave a voicemail at 774-77-PNPOD.
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MSPT Pro Zarlenga Working His Way Up
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
MSPT Pro Jason Zarlenga raised from the cutoff to 1,375. He got two callers, the player on the button and the big blind Jake Baumgartner. The flop came 
and Baumgartner checked. Zarlenga bet 2,050 and the button player called. Baumgartner folded and the dealer put down the 
for the turn. Zarlenga was now acting first and bet 3,500. His opponent took a few moments to consider his options, checked Zarlenga's remaining chips and elected to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,600
4,600
|
4,600 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100