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Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$494,700
Total Entries
510
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Players Left 1 / 510
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Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
Five players each put in 700 preflop and saw a flop of 
. Action checked to David Gutfreund in the cutoff, and he bet 1,625. Three of his opponents called, including Phil Mader in the blind, and the 
appeared on the turn.
Mader led out for 3,600, only Gutfreund called, and the 
completed the board on the river. Mader moved all in for his last 5,300, and Gutfreund tanked for a solid two minutes before calling with the 
. Unfortunately for him, his two pair was no good as Mader had turned trips with the 
.
In the very next hand, the under-the-gun player opened for 700 and Gutfreund called from the hijack. When the flop came down 
, the under-the-gun player continued for 700 but folded when Gutfreund shoved all in for 4,775.
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
Jim Morrison, who has been active this level, raised to 900 under the gun and current MSPT Player of the Year leader Mark Hodge called from the button. The blinds both folded, and the flop came down 
.
Action went check-check, as it did on the 
turn, and then Morrison flung out a red T5,000 chip on the river. Hodge snap-folded.
"No action," Morrison lamented before showing the 
for quads. "I was hoping you had a flush."
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
We missed the action unfold, but we do know fireworks flew between three players on a 
flop. A short stacked player was all in holding the 
, while Munjal had shipped with 
. Morrison, who had both covered, put them at risk holding two pair with the 
.
The 
turn was of no consequence, but the 
river was. The short stack went runner-runner to counterfeit Morrison and triple up. However, Morrison still profited off the side pot and the elimination of Munjal.
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
Mike Hassab opened for 750 from early position and Jim Morrison — yes, that's his real name — called from middle position. Sean Munjal came along from the hijack, and Gary Germann called from the button to make it four-way action to the 
flop.
Three checks saw Munjal bet 2,400, only Morrison called, and the 
peeled off on the turn. Morrison checked and then snap-folded when Munjal moved all in for 13,175.
After the hand, Jim Morrison told us the story about him and his best friend in high school, who was named James Bond.
"I graduated high school in 1969, so you can imagine, we were pretty popular with the girl," said Morrison.
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Reza Yazdi, who won this very event one year ago, opened for 800 from middle position and Chuck Tipton three-bet to 2,000 from the hijack. Action folded back to Yazdi, who called to see a 
flop. Yazdi proceeded to check-call a bet of 4,000, and then checked the turn. Tipton bet 8,000, Yazdi moved all in, and Tipton called off for just a bit less.
Tipton: 
Yazdi: 
Yazdi flopped trip nines to pull ahead of Tipton's queens, and he held when the 
blanked on the river. Tipton immediately made his way to the registration desk to reenter.
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
We came across a big pot on Table 12. We're not sure how the action went down, but we do know that John Vitt got his last 16,000 or so all in on the turn with the board reading 
. Both Thomas Sharp and the player on the button looked him up, and then the two active players checked the river.
Sharp tabled the for two pair, which was behind the button's 
.
"I've got a boat," a cheerful Vitt declared and rolled over the for the triple up.
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
With 2,500 in the middle and five players to a flop, both blinds checked and Mark Hodge bet 1,025 from middle position. Two more folds saw Sean Munjal call from the small blind, the big blind fold, and the dealer burn and turn the .
Both players checked, and then Munjal checked the river. Hodge bet 1,000, and it did the trick as Munjal released his hand.
