Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$494,700
Entries
510
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Time for Another Break
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Another three levels have passed, and that means it's time for the second 10-minute break of the day.
First Round of Payouts
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Congratulations to the first round of winners at Golden Gates Casino and Poker Parlour, taking home $1,979 each.
| Place | Player | Hometown |
|---|---|---|
| 46th | Tom Bouziden | Colorado Springs, CO |
| 47th | Mansour Alipourfard | Boulder, CO |
| 48th | Michael Ermie | Perrysburg, OH |
| 49th | Luke Macken | Denver, CO |
| 50th | Adrian Buckley | Westminster, CO |
| 51st | Richard Oneal | Chicago, IL |
| 52nd | V incent Griboski | Aurora, CO |
| 53rd | Robert Foster | Alliance, NE |
| 54th | Cuong Dang | Toronto, ON |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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A Round of Chip Counts
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,000,000 | 50,000 |
|
800,000 | -30,000 |
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770,000 | 770,000 |
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580,000 | 30,000 |
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575,000 | -40,000 |
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500,000 | -260,000 |
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500,000 | 240,000 |
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500,000 | 365,000 |
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480,000 | 331,000 |
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420,000 | -80,000 |
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380,000 | 210,000 |
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380,000 | 80,000 |
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360,000 | -65,000 |
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350,000 | 190,000 |
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335,000 | 85,000 |
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310,000 | 110,000 |
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275,000 | 125,000 |
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240,000 | 10,000 |
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235,000 | -290,000 |
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220,000 | 27,500 |
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211,000 | -69,000 |
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185,000 | -16,000 |
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165,000 | -15,000 |
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155,000 | -65,000 |
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140,000 | -260,000 |
WSOP Millionaire Maker Champ Hits the Rail
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 |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Cooler for Alexander
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Tyler Holbrook opened for 30,000 only to have MSPT Team Pro Matt Alexander three-bet to 80,000 from the hijack. Action folded back to Holbrook, who shoved all in for roughly 300,000. Alexander made a quick call and discovered the bad news.
Alexander: 
Holbrook: 
The board ran out p5d4d4sac3h], and Holbrook doubled through.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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615,000 | 315,000 |
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150,000 | -300,000 |
Bad Beat Sends Foster to the Rail
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
It appeared action folded to Doug Foster on the button and he moved all in for a bit over 100K. Aaron Thomas was in the small blind and decided to look him up.
Foster: 
Thomas: 
Foster was in great shape to double, but then the flop came down 
. Thomas flopped a boat, and suddenly Foster was knocking on elimination's door. The 
turn wasn't the ten he needed, and neither was the 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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500,000 | 140,000 |
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Busted |
Cote Wins 800K Pot of Ermie
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Michael Ermie opened for a raise to 22,000 under the gun and was met by a three-bet to 70,000 from Sylvain Cote, who was on his direct left. Action folded back to Ermie, who simply moved all in. Cote snap-called off for 412,000.
Cote:
Ermie:
Cote was looking to dodge an ace or some other such nonsense, which is just what he did after the board ran out clean. Ship the huge double to Cote!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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830,000 | 540,000 |
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110,000 | -390,000 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
Big Slick Doesn't Do the Trick for Bubble Boy Ben Marsh
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 |
|---|---|---|
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550,000 | 135,000 |
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Busted |