2015 Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers Casino

Main Event
Day: 1c
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

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Rubinberg's Flush Outdrawn

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Two players shipped over a 6,000 continuation-bet from Gary Herstein on a {5-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} flop, and he folded {k-Hearts}{k-Spades} in frustration, his second time mucking kings on the flop recently. Andy Rubinberg had {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} for a flopped flush, and his opponent had {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}. The {6-Clubs} turn and {3-Hearts} river gave that player a boat though, to Rubinberg's dismay. He sent his opponent 10,600.

Herstein expressed amazement at the hands calling 2,500 preflop.

Player Chips Progress
Gary Herstein us
Gary Herstein
26,500 16,500
Andy Rubinberg
Andy Rubinberg
16,000 -13,000

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Romer Gets Paid Off

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Bill Romer bet 3,750 from the button on a board of {j-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{9-Spades}, and one of his two opponents called. That player checked the {q-Hearts} river, and Romer bet 6,500. He got another call and showed {k-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} for a straight.

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Bill Romer
63,000 34,000

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Ross Doubles

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante
Mike Ross
Mike Ross

"East Coast" Mike Ross bet 3,200 from under the gun on a {2-Clubs}{a-Spades}{10-Spades}{a-Clubs} board, and his opponent in the big blind came out with a check-raise to 10,000. Ross immediately announced he was all in, and the big blind called quickly with {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}. Ross had him beat with {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} though, and the {4-Diamonds} was a brick on the end. Ross collected 22,100 from his foe.

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Mike Ross
50,000 23,000

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Hammett Turns One Dead

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

A flop of {k-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} looked to have appealed to everyone at a table in the corner of the room, as a player who opened from early position to 1,200 preflop bet 2,600 on the flop. He saw a raise to 6,200 from Scott Hammett on the button and then a shove of nearly 30,000 from the player in the small blind. The preflop raiser folded, and Hammett snap-called off his stack of 21,225.

Hammett: {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}
Small blind: {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}

The turn came {8-Hearts}, and Hammett sealed the double. The opener said he mucked ace-king.

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Scott Hammett
50,000 500

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Level: 7

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 50

Agonizing Fold for Herstein

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Gary Herstein four-bet to 11,500 from early position over a player in the cutoff who made it 4,800 to go preflop. That player called the four-bet, seeing an {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} flop. Herstein checked, and the cutoff shoved for about 10,000 effect. An agonized Herstein took about three minutes to fold {k-Spades}{k-Clubs} face-up and his opponent showed {8-Clubs}{8-Spades}.

Players are on break for 10 minutes.

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Gary Herstein
10,000

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Rubinberg Looking for Another Final Table

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Andy Rubinberg raised to 3,000 after an opponent bet 1,100 from an early position on a {10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{q-Spades} flop. The bettor called, and he check-called another 4,000 on the {9-Hearts} turn. The {4-Spades} hit the river, and Rubinberg fired a bet that barely got out of his hands before his opponent mucked a {10-Diamonds} face-up.

Rubinberg finished runner-up at Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk in February for more than $50,000.

Player Chips Progress
Andy Rubinberg
Andy Rubinberg
29,000

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