First Break of the Day
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Players are now on their first 10-minute break of the day.
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
Level: 19
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Keeline Dodges a Ton of Outs
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Mitchell Lekarczyk opened for 16,000 under the gun, and Ben Keeline, who began the day on a big stack but only went downhill, three-bet all in for 64,000 from the button. The blinds both folded, and Lekarczyk hit the tank before making the call.
Lekarczyk: 
Keeline: 
Keeline had his opponent dominated, but the 
flop delivered Lekarczyk an open-ended straight draw. The 
turn gave him added flush outs, but Keeline survived with trips when the 
paired the board on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
-64,000
|
-64,000 |
|
135,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
A Round of Chip Counts
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
575,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
525,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
|
430,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
425,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
||
|
415,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
400,000
-22,500
|
-22,500 |
|
370,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
340,000
-83,000
|
-83,000 |
|
300,000
36,500
|
36,500 |
|
280,000
-72,500
|
-72,500 |
|
260,000
17,500
|
17,500 |
|
255,000
114,000
|
114,000 |
|
250,000
116,500
|
116,500 |
|
250,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
||
|
250,000
-20,500
|
-20,500 |
|
||
|
230,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
230,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
220,000
82,500
|
82,500 |
|
213,000
24,500
|
24,500 |
|
210,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
195,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
190,000
-43,000
|
-43,000 |
|
180,000
-220,000
|
-220,000 |
|
149,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
80,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Dixon Gets Bogged Down in the Marsh
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
After Nader Wahdan limped, Rich Dixon moved all in for 29,000 from the small blind. Ben Marsh then three-bet all in over the top from the big, and Wahdan folded.
Dixon: 
Marsh: 
Dixon got it in good and actually improved to two pair on the 
flop. Unfortunately for him, the turn was the 
to give Marsh the lead with a set. The 
river was no help to Dixon, and he exited just at the tail end of Level 19.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
The Defending Champion Falls
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Back in March, Kane Lai won this very event, and just last week he captured a Heartland Poker Tour title. Lai was looking to defend his title, and he had a shot at it coming into Day 2 on a big stack. Unfortunately for him, the day did not treat him kind.
In what would be his final hand of the tournament, Michael Ermie opened for 23,000 from early position and Lai opted to shove all in for 159,000 from the button. The blinds both folded and Ermie announced a call.
Ermie: 
Lai: 
Lai picked a bad spot to make a move, and it got even worse when the 
flop delivered Ermie a set. The 
turn officially left Lai drawing dead, and he made his way to the exit after the was run out on the river. With that, the MSPT Golden Gates Casino is assured a new champion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000
278,000
|
278,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Finger Cracks Aces to Stay Alive
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
We're not sure how the preflop action unfolded, but we do know Nathan Finger got his stack of 88,000 all in preflop and was in dire straits against two-time WSOP bracelet winner David Warga.
Warga: 
Finger:
Finger needed some major help, and he got a little when the 
flop delivered him a gutshot to Broadway. Wouldn't you know it, he hit it too when the spiked on the turn. The 
river was a blank, and Finger shipped the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
|
160,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
Finger Cracks Aces to Stay Alive
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
We're not sure how the preflop action unfolded, but we do know Nathan Finger got his stack of 88,000 all in preflop and was in dire straits against two-time WSOP bracelet winner David Warga.
Warga:
Finger:
Finger needed some major help, and he got a little when the flop delivered him a gutshot to Broadway. Wouldn't you know it, he hit it too when the spiked on the turn. The river was a blank, and Finger shipped the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000 | |
|
|
160,000 |
MSPT Team Pro Nick Pupillo the Latest Victim of William Givens
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
We picked up the action on the turn with a board reading 
when MSPT Team Pro Nick Pupillo bet and William Givens raised. Pupillo thought for a bit before moving all in for what looked to be over 200,000, and Givens snap-called.
Givens: 
Pupillo: 
Givens got lucky on the turn to pull ahead of Pupillo's kings, and he held when the 
peeled off on the river.
Givens is now the clear chip leader, while Pupillo, who currently sits third on the MSPT Season 6 Player of the Year Leaderboard, won't be adding any points here at Golden Gates Casino.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
950,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
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