2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino
We missed the elimination of Norecia Austin, the last woman in the field, but we do know she ran kings into aces to bust.
Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Congratulations to the next round of winners at Golden Gates Casino and Poker Parlour, taking home $2,226:
| Place | Player | Hometown |
|---|---|---|
| 37th | Jason Vanstrom | Colorado Springs, CO |
| 38th | Nathan Finger | Lakewood, CO |
| 39th | Steven Baca | Arvada, CO |
| 40th | Nader Wahdan | Aurora, CO |
| 41st | Matt Greenwald | Erie, CO |
| 42nd | Svetlana Martie | Lakewood, CO |
| 43rd | Robert Schneegas | Craig, CO |
| 44th | Lou Mortellaro | Lakewood, CO |
| 45th | Mitchell Lekarczyk | Steamboat Springs, CO |
Luke Mermin moved all in for 172,000 from middle position and chip leader Joe Huang called from the cutoff. The button and blinds all folded, and the cards were turned on their backs.
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Mermin held the better ace, and he held strong on the ![]()
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flop. The
turn was dangerous as it gave Huang a flush draw, but it proved a moot card as it was followed by the
river.
Matt Alexander shoved all in from the cutoff for 238,000 and Aaron Thomas looked him up from the big blind.
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Alexander was well out in front, which is just where he stayed as the board ran out ![]()
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Nader Wahdan, who was one of the bigger stacks to emerge from Day 1c, dwindled down to 160,000 when he shoved all in under the gun. Joe Huang, who has been one of the biggest movers and shakers here on Day 2, made the call from middle position, and the rest of the field got out of the way.
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Wahdan was in a world of hurt, and his best bet of staying alive was to catch a six. That proved easier said than done though as the board ran out an unhelpful ![]()
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Phanora Prom raised to 40,000 from the small blind and Michael Sanders pushed back by moving all in from the big. Prom, the shorter of the two, thought long and hard before calling off for 198,000 total.
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Prom needed help to stay alive, and he got it on the ![]()
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flop. The
turn improved Prom to two pair, and he was pushed the pot after the
blanked on the river.
Sammy Aweida opened for 42,000 from early position and was met by an all-in three-bet to 81,000 from Robert Schneegas in middle position. Action folded back to Aweida, and he made the call.
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Schneegas had some major kicker issues, and they failed to get resolved as the board ran out a clean ![]()
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. Schneegas exited in 43rd place.