Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
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
Time for the 45-Minute Dinner Break
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
Players are now on a 45-minute dinner break. When they return they'll play seven more levels before bagging and tagging.
A Look at the Current MSPT Season 6 Player of the Year Leaderboard
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Hodge | 3,540 |
| 2 | Blake Bohn | 3,000 |
| 3 | Nicholas Pupillo | 2,950 |
| 4 | Peixin Liu | 2,900 |
| 5 | Bill Rogers | 2,900 |
| 6 | Richard Alsup | 2,750 |
| 7 | Daniel Goepel | 2,500 |
| 8 | Angelina Rich | 2,500 |
| 9 | Daniel Buckley | 2,167 |
| 10 | Kane Lai | 1,900 |
Nothing Scares Gayton
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
Sean Munjal opened for 1,800 from early position and the player in the hijack three-bet to 4,000. Michael Gayton called from the big blind, Munjal came along, and three players saw a flop of 
.
Gayton wasted little time in sliding out a bet of 22,650, leaving himself a single red T5,000 chip behind. Munjal folded, and the player in the hijack called off for 18,000 or so.
Gayton: 
Opponent: 
Gayton took the lead on the flop by pairing his queen, and he held strong as the 
blanked on the turn followed by the 
on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
56,000 |
Massey Exits; Yazdi Enters
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
We saw Ralph Massey standing next to his brother book bag in hand, and he confirmed that he had just been eliminated from the tournament.
Meanwhile, Reza Yazdi, who won this event one year ago, has reentered the field and filled the void left by Massey.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
Busted |
Update Counts from the Other Half the Room
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000 | |
|
86,000 | 51,000 |
|
70,000 | -10,000 |
|
60,000 | 20,000 |
|
60,000 | 15,000 |
|
60,000 | 36,000 |
|
40,000 | -4,000 |
|
38,000 | 38,000 |
|
36,000 | 36,000 |
|
31,500 | -1,500 |
|
|
25,300 | -24,700 |
|
23,000 | -12,000 |
|
Busted |
Update Counts from Half the Room
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000 | 5,000 |
|
140,000 | 30,000 |
|
115,000 | 15,000 |
|
75,000 | 25,000 |
|
75,000 | 5,000 |
|
56,000 | -44,000 |
|
55,000 | 8,000 |
|
55,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
50,000 | |
|
|
50,000 | 15,000 |
|
32,000 | 8,000 |
|
30,000 | -30,000 |
|
|
15,000 | 3,200 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Chrisp Amazing Chips
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
Max Chrisp, who finished third in this very event one year ago, is sitting with a big stack over in the far corner of the room.
In one recent hand, there was roughly 20,000 in the pot on a 
flop. Chrisp fired out 22,000, and his opponent hit the tank before moving all in for what looked to be 45,000. Chrisp snap-called.
Chrisp: 
Opponent: 
Both players held overpairs to the board, but of course Chrisp's was best. Neither the 
turn nor 
river changed things, and Chrisp was pushed the juicy pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000 | 80,000 |
Doing the Ali Shuffle
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
The under-the-gun player opened for 1,900 and Chris Ali called from middle position. When action reached Nader Wahdan on the button, he simply moved all in for approximately 30,000. The blinds both folded, as did the original raiser, and Ali hit the tank.
"I know what you have," Ali explained.
"No one knows what I have, not the way I play," Wahdan said with a laugh.
"I should go with my gut," Ali responded. It looked as if Ali was going to fold, but all of a sudden he spiked in his stack of 17,600.
Ali: 
Wahdan: 
It was a flip, and Ali was looking to hold. He failed to do so on the 
flop, but fortunately for him he was the only one with a club, which locked him up the hand when the 
peeled off on the turn. The meaningless 
was put out on the river, and Ali was shipped the double.
"I knew it was a race," Ali said after the hand. "Did I want to risk 25 big blinds?"