Level: 33
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 30,000
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
Dave Kohnke Eliminated in 7th Place ($18,056)
Level 33
: 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante
Aaron Thomas open-shipped from the under-the-gun position and action folded to Dave Kohnke, who called off for 1.4 million.
Kohnke: 
Thomas: 
Kohnke had some kicker issues, which came into play when both paired their ace on the 
flop. Neither the 
turn nor 
river helped Kohnke, and he took his leave in seventh place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,410,000
1,940,000
|
1,940,000 |
|
Busted |
Sanders Runs Smack Dab Into Pocket Rockets
Level 33
: 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante
Michael Sanders moved all in from the cutoff and action folded to Phanora Prom, who snap-called off for 1.96 million in the big blind.
Sanders: 
Prom:
Sanders ran smack dab into aces, and while the 
flop paired him, he needed more help to eliminate Prom. The 
didn't do it, and neither did the 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,210,000
1,210,000
|
1,210,000 |
|
470,000
-1,290,000
|
-1,290,000 |
Michael Sanders Eliminated in 6th Place ($22,755)
Level 33
: 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante
Michael Sanders got what was left of his chips all in preflop and was at risk against Aaron Thomas.
Thomas: 
Sanders: 
Sanders was drawing to two live cards, but they failed to come as the board ran out 
. Sanders will take home $22,755 for his sixth-place finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,500,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Ben Keeline Eliminated in 5th Place ($27,730)
Level 33
: 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante
In the first hand after Michael Sanders' elimination, Ben Keeline moved all in under the gun for 1 million and Phanora Prom called from the button.
Prom: 
Keeline: 
Keeline was a big underdog, and he watched helplessly as the board ran out 
to send him out the door in fifth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Don Angstead Eliminated in 4th Place ($35,370)
Level 33
: 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante
Action folded to Don Angstead in the small blind and he moved all in for what looked to be 2.7 million. Phanora Prom called from the big.
Prom:
Angstead: 
Angstead was behind but drawing to two live cards. However, the 
flop paired Prom and left Angstead drawing to runner-runner. The 
turn took away any chance of that happening, and after the meaningless was put out on the river, Angstead shook hands with the table and then took his leave in fourth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Three-Handed Chips Counts (full)
Level 33
: 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,955,000
3,745,000
|
3,745,000 |
|
|
4,910,000
-590,000
|
-590,000 |
|
2,450,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
Aaron Thomas Eliminated in 3rd Place ($44,523)
Level 33
: 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante
Aaron Thomas opened for 500,000 from the button and Phanora Prom defended from the big blind to see a flop. Prom check-called a bet of 500,000 and then checked the turn. Thomas bet 700,000, Prom shoved all in, and Thomas called off.
Thomas: 
Prom: 
Prom turned trips to take the lead, and he actually improved to a full house on the river. Meanwhile, Thomas was eliminated in third place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Heads-Up Chip Counts
Level 33
: 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,145,000
5,190,000
|
5,190,000 |
|
|
2,170,000
-280,000
|
-280,000 |
Sammy Aweida Eliminated in 2nd Place ($69,258)
Level 33
: 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante
On the first hand of heads-up play, Phanora Prom shoved the button and Sammy Aweida folded. On the second hand, Aweida shoved and Prom called.
Prom:
Aweida:
Aweida held the better kicker with his ace, so he was primed to double in those instances there wasn't a chop or Prom got lucky. Well, this was one of those times for Prom, who spiked two pair on the 
flop. Neither the turn nor 
river helped Aweida, and he was eliminated in second place for $69,258.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,300,000
2,155,000
|
2,155,000 |
|
|
Busted |