Main Event | 2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino

11-15-2015 22:30 UTC-6

Cuong Van Nguyen Eliminated in 11th Place ($6,431)

Chad Holloway

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Phanora Prom raised to 260,000 under the gun only to have Cuong Van Nguyen three-bet all in for 310,000 more from the small blind. Prom got a count, and then made the call.

Nguyen:
Prom:

Nguyen was ahead and looking to dodge an ace, which he did on the flop. The dealer then burned and turned the ! Prom spiked his card and suddenly Nguyen was drawing to two outs. The river was not it, and Nguyen fell in 11th place.

The official final table is now set.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cuong Van Nguyen	Busted

Tags: Cuong Van Nguyen Phanora Prom

11-15-2015 22:17 UTC-6

David Gutfreund Eliminated in 12th Place ($6,431)

Chad Holloway

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Action folded to David Gutfreund in the small blind and he moved all in. Ross Reichert gave it some thought from the big and eventually called.

Gutfreund:
Reichert:

Gutfreund was dominated, and he was never able to overtake Reichert as the board ran out . Gutfreund will take home $6,431 for his 12th-place finish.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ross Reichert	1,600,000 500,000	500,000
David Gutfreund	Busted

Tags: David Gutfreund Ross Reichert

11-15-2015 21:16 UTC-6

David Warga Eliminated in 13th Place ($4,947)

Chad Holloway

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

A short-stacked David Warga — a two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner — shoved all in for his last 350,000 from the button and Ben Keeline called from the small blind.

Keeline:
Warga:

Warga was behind, and the flop didn't do much for him. The turn gave him some chop options, but the would blank on the river to send him home in 13th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Keeline	1,500,000 220,000	220,000
David Warga	Busted

Tags: David Warga Ben Keeline

11-15-2015 20:46 UTC-6

William Givens Eliminated in 15th Place ($4,947)

Chad Holloway

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

After Corey Zedo opened with a raise, one-time chip leader William Givens three-bet all in from the cutoff for his last 200,000. Action folded back to Zedo, who made the call.

Givens:
Zedo:

It was a flip, and Givens held strong on both the flop and turn, but the spiked on the river to drive a dagger through his heart.

Player	Chips	Progress
Corey Zedo	1,700,000 500,000	500,000
William Givens	Busted

Tags: William Givens Corey Zedo

11-15-2015 20:31 UTC-6

Paul Hoch Eliminated in 17th Place ($3,710)

Chad Holloway

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

A short-stacked Paul Hoch shoved all in for 280,000 from early position and Ben Keeline just called from the cutoff. Ross Reichert seemed interested in the big, but ultimately folded what he said was pocket sevens.

Hoch:
Keeline:

Hoch was dominated and there would be no miracle as he was drawing dead by the turn after the board ran out .

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Keeline	1,650,000 730,000	730,000
Paul Hoch	Busted

Tags: Paul Hoch Ben Keeline

11-15-2015 20:12 UTC-6

Last MSPT Team Pro Falls

Chad Holloway

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

A short-stacked Matt Alexander, the last MSPT Team Pro remaining in the field, moved all in for his last 200,000 and David Gutfreund isolated by moving all in over the top.

Gutfreund:
Alexander:

Alexander was dominated, and he received no reprieve as the board ran out . Alexander officially finished in 20th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Gutfreund	975,000 450,000	450,000
Matt Alexander	Busted

Tags: Matt Alexander David Gutfreund

11-15-2015 18:48 UTC-6

McMaster Wins a Monster to Pull Out to Big Chip Lead

Chad Holloway

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Day 1b chip leader Derek McMaster opened for 53,000 under the gun and received a call. Tyler Holbrook then called, and did the big blind, and four players took a flop of . The big blind checked, McMaster continued for 120,000, and after the in-between player folded, Holbrook called.

The big blind folded and it was heads-up action to the turn. McMaster shipped, and Holbrook snap-called off for 380,000.

McMaster:
Holbrook:

Both players held a pair of kings, but McMaster held the better kicker. That said, Holbrook had a club draw. Unfortunately for him, it didn't come in as a blanked on the river. Holbrook exited in 25th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Derek McMaster	1,700,000 800,000	800,000

Tyler Holbrook	Busted

Tags: Derek McMaster Tyler Holbrook

11-15-2015 18:18 UTC-6

Start-of-the-Day Chip Leader Sent to the Rail in 32nd Place

Chad Holloway

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Bobby Sanoubane, who won the $360 MSPT Regional here at Golden Gates last week, began Day 2 as the chip leader among the returning 87 players. His run just came to an end.

Sanoubane, who fired four bullets into this tournament, open-shipped from early position for 185,000 and two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner David Warga moved all in over the top for 260,000 from the button. Both blinds folded and Sanoubane discovered the bad news.

Sanoubane:
Warga:

Both players paired up on the flop, but of course Warga's kings kept him in the lead. Neither the turn nor river helped Sanoubane, and he made his way to the payout desk in 32nd place to collect $2,474.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Warga	460,000 110,000	110,000
Bobby Sanoubane	Busted

Tags: Bobby Sanoubane David Warga

11-15-2015 16:19 UTC-6

WSOP Millionaire Maker Champ Hits the Rail

Chad Holloway

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

This past summer, Adrian "Pile Driver" Buckley topped a field of 7,275 to win the WSOP Millionaire Maker event for $1,277,193. Buckley, who hails from Colorado, advanced to Day 2 last night, but his run just came to an end inside the money.

We missed his elimination, but he was kind enough to inform us of the details. According to him, an under-the-gun player opened with a raise and Buckley three-bet jammed for 220,000 with offsuit. The under-the-gun player called with , and it was off to the races.

The flop contained two diamonds, and the turn actually gave Buckley both straight and flush draws. Unfortunately for him, the river was a blank and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Buckley	Busted

Tags: Adrian Buckley

11-15-2015 15:54 UTC-6

Big Slick Doesn't Do the Trick for Bubble Boy Ben Marsh

Chad Holloway

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Well, it didn't take long for the bubble to burst.

It happened when David Gutfreund opened for 23,000 from early position and Igor Balaban three-bet to 40,000. When action reached Ben Marsh on the button, he four-bet jammed for 141,000, and Gutfreund shoved all in over the top, which inspired Balaban to fold.

Marsh:
Gutfreund:

Marsh was in big trouble, and it got even worse when Gutfreund flopped a full house on the flop. However, a third on the turn meant Marsh could chop if the fourth lady appeared on the river, but it wasn't in the cards as a blank peeled off.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Gutfreund	550,000 135,000	135,000
Ben Marsh	Busted

Tags: Ben Marsh David Gutfreund