Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers Casino
Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers Casino
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
614
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Johnson Wins Four-Way All in
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
We found four players all in preflop with the cards on their backs and the dealer preparing to fire out the board. Jason Johnson had the lead for the moment with 
. One player had 
and the shortest stack, Dan Bekavac had 
, and the last player was pleasantly surprised to see he was in solid shape with 
. The flop came 
and the 
turn meant seemingly half of the deck would ship the pot to the player with . The 
river was a brick though, and Johnson pumped his fist and collected the huge pot.
Bekavac lost most of his stack and busted out in short order.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000 | 31,400 |
|
Busted |
Photos: MSPT FireKeepers Day 1c
JJ for JJ
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
Jason Johnson bet 1,350 on a 
flop after both blinds checked to him, and both called. Everyone checked the 
, and Johnson bet 2,650 on the 
river. The small blind quickly mucked, but the big blind called.
Johnson showed 
and took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,600 | 7,600 |
Zarlenga Gets Paid
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
A player in the big blind bet 3,000 against two opponents on a 
board, and only button Jason Zarlenga called. The big blind checked the 
, and Zarlenga bet 5,750. After about a three-minute tank, the big blind tossed in a call, and Zarlenga showed 
for a boat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,000 | 8,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Updated Chip Counts
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000 | 24,000 |
|
27,000 | 7,000 |
|
|
26,700 | -1,900 |
|
24,600 | 11,000 |
|
19,600 | -400 |
|
16,600 | -3,400 |
|
16,000 | -4,000 |
|
|
16,000 | -7,400 |
|
14,400 | |
|
8,800 | -11,200 |
Rolnitzky Fades Two Draws
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Jack Rolnitzky may be the early leader here at Mid-State Poker Tour FireKeepers Casino after he took down a three-way all in on a 
flop. Rolnitzky held 
and was up against 
and 
. Both straight draws bricked as the 
turn was followed by a 
river, and Rolnitzky has more than three times the starting stack now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
65,400 |
"Chainsaw" Buzzing Early
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Allen Kessler put in a check-raise to what looked like about 8,000 from an early position on an 
board. His opponent in middle position called, then called another 5,000 on the river.
Kessler showed 
and took the pot with his set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000 | 15,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25