Main Event
Day 1c Completed
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino
Main Event
Day: 1c
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
MSPT Regional Champ Bobby Sanoubane Bags Day 1c Lead; POY Leader Mark Hodge Falls
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
The third and final starting flight of the Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino attracted 223 entrants to Black Hawk, Colorado. Along with Day 1a's 126 and 1b's 161, that brought the total field up to 510 entries – a new record for the stop — and created a $494,700 prize pool, which absolutely obliterated the $200,000 guarantee.
After 16 levels of play, just 40 players bagged chips with Bobby Sanoubane of Aurora, Colorado leading the way with 466,000, which is ahead of both Day 1b chip leader Derek McMaster (450,000) and Day 1a's Ross Reichert (357,500)
Earlier in week, Golden Gates Casino hosted a $360 buy-in $100,000 guaranteed MSPT Regional event, which attracted 770 entrants. Sanoubane, who fired four bullets in the Main Event, took down that tournament for $33,000 after a six-way chop. If there's such a thing as home field advantage in poker, Sanoubane has it.
Others who bagged up big stacks were Nader Wahdan (422,500), James Wilson (392,000), and Steve Baca (362,500). Others who advanced to Day 2 were two time World Series of Poker bracelet winner David Warga, reigning WSOP Millionaire Maker champ Adrian Buckley, Jeff Fielder, and Jose Serratos.
Of course not everyone was so fortunate. Among those to fall on Day 1c were Rex Clinkscales, Allen Kessler, Tyler Corbett, Aaron & Ralph Massey, Travis Nothrope, former MSPT Golden Gates champ Reza Yazdi, MSPT Team Pro Matt Kirby, and current MSPT Player of the Year leader Mark Hodge.
Hodge fell in Level 10 (500/1,000/100) when Wahdan opened for 3,500 under the gun and got five callers, including Hodge with the 
. The flop came down 
with two spades, and Nader bet 6,000. Action folded to Hodge, and he raised to 16,000, which was about half his stack.
Nader made the call and then shoved all in when a third spade hit the turn. Hodge begrudgingly called off and discovered Nader held two spades for a flush. The river failed to help Hodge, and he headed for the exit.
Hodge currently sits atop the MSPT Season 6 Player of the Year Leaderboard with 3,540 points, a solid 540 ahead of second place Blake Bohn, and has already said he'll be at the MSPT stop next weekend at Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells, which you can read more about by clicking here.
Day 2, which will begin with 87 players, will kick off at 12:00 p.m. local time on Sunday and play down to a winner. Who will walk away with the top prize? Be sure to join us then as the PokerNews Live Reporting Team captures all the action!
End-of-Day 1c Chip Counts (full)
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
466,000 | |
|
422,500 | |
|
392,000 | |
|
362,500 | |
|
325,000 | 71,000 |
|
294,000 | 274,000 |
|
263,500 | 63,500 |
|
263,000 | |
|
257,500 | |
|
242,500 | |
|
|
232,500 | |
|
195,000 | 35,000 |
|
|
192,500 | 22,500 |
|
188,500 | -51,500 |
|
186,500 | 31,500 |
|
|
173,000 | |
|
157,500 | 57,500 |
|
|
142,500 | |
|
141,000 | -19,000 |
|
138,500 | -6,500 |
|
138,000 | -12,000 |
|
137,500 | -107,500 |
|
133,500 | 13,500 |
|
|
131,500 | |
|
121,500 |
Five More Hands
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
The tournament staff just announced the remaining players will play five more hands before bagging and tagging for the night. We're headed out to the field to capture any last-minute action and to compile a list of chip counts.
Stay tuned for those, as well as a full recap of the Day 1c action and the Day 2 seat draw.
Flopped Quads Allows Foster to Double Big
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Nader Wahdan opened for 9,000 under the gun and Doug Foster called from the hijack. Bryan Johnson came along from the button, as did James Wilson from the big blind, and four players saw a 
flop. Wilson checked, Wahdan continued for 16,000, and Foster just called.
Johnson then raised all in, Wilson and Wahdan both folded, and Foster snap-called off for 96,000 total.
Foster: 
Johnson: 
Foster had flopped quads, which meant Johnson needed running kings to win. The 
turn took away any shot of that happening, and Foster was pushed the pot after the 
was run out on the river. Johnson was left with just 4,000 after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
240,000 |
Wahdan With the Big Stack
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
As the last level of the night winds down, it looks like Nader Wahdan, the man who eliminated Mark Hodge earlier in the day, is the big stack with 460,000. Less than a half hour remains on the clock, so only time will tell if he can hold on to the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
460,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Last Break of the Night
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
The players are on their final 10-minute break of the night.
Liu Doubles Through Zedo
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Corey Zedo opened for 7,700 under the gun only to have Ping Liu three-bet all in for 52,100 from middle position. Action folded back to Zedo and he made the call.
Zedo: 
Liu: 
It was a flip, but Liu needed to improve to stay alive. That's just what he did on the 
flop, though Zedo picked up a wheel draw. The turn changed nothing, and neither did the 
river. Ship the double to Liu.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000 | -60,000 |
|
108,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
400,000 | -75,000 |
|
300,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
285,000 | -90,000 |
|
|
220,000 | 60,000 |
|
|
200,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
170,000 | 170,000 |
|
|
160,000 | -30,000 |
|
|
160,000 | -40,000 |
|
|
155,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
145,000 | 5,000 |
|
130,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
120,000 | |
|
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
|
90,000 | |
|
|
80,000 | 80,000 |
|
70,000 | -140,000 |
|
67,000 | -3,000 |
|
62,000 | 40,000 |
|
60,000 | -20,000 |
|
50,000 | -8,000 |
|
35,000 | -11,500 |
|
|
33,000 | -39,000 |
|
|
20,000 | -92,000 |