2015 Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers Casino

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2015 Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers Casino

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a6
Prize
$142,637
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
614
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Nick Pupillo Eliminated in 6th Place ($27,031)

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Nick Pupillo - 6th Place
Nick Pupillo - 6th Place

Nick Pupillo was on the button and called a cutoff raise by Mark Rubenstein. They took in a {7-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} flop, and Rubenstein bet 500,000. Pupillo jammed for 1.7 million, and Rubenstein called.

Rubenstein: {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}
Pupillo: {4-Diamonds}{4-Spades}

Pupillo was in rough shape as his straight outs were dead. The {a-Clubs} turn didn't help the Mid-States Poker Tour team pro, and the {5-Clubs} send him out in sixth, the same place he got at MSPT Golden Gates earlier this year.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Rubenstein us
Mark Rubenstein
6,275,000 1,870,000
Nick Pupillo us
Nick Pupillo
WSOP 1X Winner
MSPT
Busted

Tags: Nick PupilloMark Rubenstein

JC Chen Eliminated in 7th Place ($21,684)

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
JC Chen - 7th Place
JC Chen - 7th Place

JC Chen jammed from middle position with a stack of more than 1 million, and Nicholas Aranda called off 980,000 on the button.

Aranda: {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}
Chen: {4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}

The board came clean for Aranda, and he doubled up, leaving Chen with barely a small blind. He put that in with {q-Hearts}{j-Spades} the next hand and failed to improve against the {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs} of Jason Zarlenga.

Player Chips Progress
Nicholas Aranda us
Nicholas Aranda
2,170,000 780,000
JC Chen
JC Chen
Busted

Tags: JC ChenJason ZarlengaNicholas Aranda

Level: 29

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

Rubenstein Forces Chen to Fold

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante

JC Chen opened for 165,000 in middle position, and Mark Rubenstein defended his big blind. They both checked the {j-Spades}{q-Spades}{5-Clubs}, and the {a-Diamonds} hit. Rubenstein bet 250,000, and Chen raised to 600,000. Rubenstein responded by jamming for about 900,000 more. Chen tanked for a few minutes and seemed truly pained, eventually spinning the {a-Spades} face-up and face-down for about a minute. He then mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Rubenstein us
Mark Rubenstein
4,405,000 580,000
JC Chen
JC Chen
895,000 -525,000

Tags: JC ChenMark Rubenstein

Tom Theisen Eliminated in 8th Place ($16,337)

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante
Tom Theisen - 8th Place
Tom Theisen - 8th Place

William Rogers opened for 155,000 in middle position. Tom Theisen shoved in from the button for 860,000. Rogers thought about a minute and flicked in a call.

Rogers: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}
Theisen: {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}

Rogers needn't have worried as he was in great shape, and he scored the knockout as the board came {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{10-Spades}{5-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
William Rogers
William Rogers
2,710,000 1,625,000
Tom Theisen
Tom Theisen
Busted

Tags: Tom TheisenWilliam Rogers

Ryan Michael Eliminated in 9th Place ($11,288)

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante
Ryan Michael - 9th Place
Ryan Michael - 9th Place

Mark Rubenstein opened for 120,000 under the gun, and JC Chen called in middle position. On the button, Ryan Michael shoved for 635,000. Rubenstein folded, but Chen called off for 560,000.

Chen: {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}
Michael: {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}

The {5-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} flop offered Chen little, but a {9-Diamonds} turn meant he needed just one more diamond to make a flush. The {10-Diamonds} peeled off the deck, and the aces were cracked.

Michael had just 75,000 left and busted two hands later.

Player Chips Progress
JC Chen
JC Chen
1,420,000 630,000
Ryan Michael
Ryan Michael
Busted

Tags: JC ChenMark RubensteinRyan Michael

Level: 28

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 5,000

Sean Munjal Eliminated in 10th Place ($7,723)

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Sean Munjal - 10th Place
Sean Munjal - 10th Place

Hijack Sean Munjal shoved in for 335,000 over an early limp, and Jason Zarlenga called on his left. Everyone else folded.

Zarlenga: {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}
Munjal: {k-Spades}{10-Clubs}

Munjal couldn't find a pair as the {q-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{5-Hearts} danced around him, and he was first to go.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Zarlenga us
Jason Zarlenga
MSPT
1,530,000 515,000
Sean Munjal
Sean Munjal
Busted

Tags: Jason ZarlengaSean Munjal