2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Grand Falls

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Grand Falls

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$64,655
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
238
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

Burke Takes Lead

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Chris Burke limped in and both blinds checked. Everyone checked the {8-Hearts}{2-Spades}{6-Diamonds}, and action checked to Burke on the {10-Clubs}. He bet 100,000. Alan Curl called in the small and the big blind folded. Both checked the {8-Clubs} river, and Burke revealed {q-Clubs}{10-Hearts}.

"Nice hand, Chris," Curl said, mucking the {10-Spades} face-up.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Burke us
Chris Burke
1,100,000 265,000
Alan Curl us
Alan Curl
950,000 144,000

Tags: Alan CurlChris Burke

Ryan Skluzak Eliminated in 7th Place ($9,234)

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Ryan Skluzak - 7th Place
Ryan Skluzak - 7th Place

Ryan Skluzak put his last 300,000 or so in from the big blind after Brian Davis opened, and Davis called.

Davis: {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}
Skluzak: {10-}{10-}

Neither player improved on the community, and Skluzak followed Streese out the door.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Davis us
Brian Davis
750,000 179,000
Ryan Skluzak us
Ryan Skluzak
Busted

Tags: John StreeseRyan Skluzak

John Streese Eliminated in 8th Place ($6,925)

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
John Streese - 8th Place
John Streese - 8th Place

We found Kim Rasmussen considering the all-in shove of big blind John Streese on a {9-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{7-Clubs} flop. Rasmussen asked for a count, and it was 168,000. He decided to call with {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}, and no pair was good as Streese had {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}.

"Queen," Streese said. "Or a club."

He got the club: {2-Clubs}. Another black card fell but it was the {3-Spades}, and Rasmussen got the knockout.

Player Chips Progress
Kim Rasmussen
Kim Rasmussen
850,000 310,000
John Streese
John Streese
Busted

Tags: John StreeseKim Rasmussen

Dan Hendrickson Eliminated in 9th Place ($4,617)

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
"DQ" Dan Hendrickson - 9th Place
"DQ" Dan Hendrickson - 9th Place

Brian Davis raised to 60,000 from the cutoff, and Dan Hendrickson shoved all in from the big blind. Davis called off for 267,000.

Davis: {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Hendrickson: {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

Davis was in trouble but the {10-Spades}{q-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} flop gave him a straight draw. He added more outs with a flush draw on the {5-Hearts} turn, and the {6-Hearts} river got him there backdoor.

Hendrickson lost about half of his stack, and his remaining 13 big blinds vanished shortly thereafter.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Davis us
Brian Davis
571,000 301,000
Dan Hendrickson us
Dan Hendrickson
Busted

Tags: Brian DavisDan Hendrickson

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

Chuck Costanzo Eliminated in 10th Place ($3,001)

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Chuck Costanzo - 10th Place
Chuck Costanzo - 10th Place

Action folded to Chuck Costanzo, and the Day 1b leader shoved for 219,000 in the small blind. Big blind Jon Maras peeked at his cards, shuffled them for about 30 seconds, and announced a call.

Maras: {k-Hearts}{j-Spades}
Costanzo: {q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

Neither improved on the {7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{4-Spades} board, and king-high won.

"Nice call," someone said.

Player Chips Progress
Jon Maras us
Jon Maras
960,000 209,000
Chuck Costanzo
Chuck Costanzo
Busted

Tags: Chuck CostanzoJon Maras

PokerNews Podcast Episode #326: Second Bracelet feat. Loni Harwood

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Loni Harwood
Loni Harwood

Donnie Peters recaps his visit on the PokerStars Pro Tour, Rich Ryan wonders how much it would take for most poker players to cold-cock a debtor, and Loni Harwood discusses her second bracelet win in the WSOP National Championship.

You can subscribe to the entire iBus Media Network on iTunes here, or you can access the RSS feed here. The PokerNews family of podcasts is now available on Stitcher.

Tags: Donnie PetersLoni HarwoodRich Ryan

Final Table Draw and Counts

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
SeatPlayerStack
1Brian Davis270,000
2Sam De Silva337,000
3Chris Burke835,000
4Dan Hendrickson450,000
5Chuck Costanzo240,000
6Jon Maras751,000
7John Streese300,000
8Kim Rasmussen540,000
9Ryan Skluzak193,000
10Alan Curl806,000
Player Chips Progress
Chris Burke us
Chris Burke
835,000 25,000
Alan Curl us
Alan Curl
806,000 86,000
Jon Maras us
Jon Maras
751,000 -29,000
Kim Rasmussen
Kim Rasmussen
540,000 225,000
Dan Hendrickson us
Dan Hendrickson
450,000 44,000
Sam De Silva us
Sam De Silva
337,000 5,000
John Streese
John Streese
300,000 -86,000
Brian Davis us
Brian Davis
270,000 110,000
Chuck Costanzo
Chuck Costanzo
240,000 -60,000
Ryan Skluzak us
Ryan Skluzak
193,000 33,000

Harris Counterfeited on Bubble

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Lance Harris
Lance Harris

Lance Harris pushed all in from the button, and Chris Burke snap-called in the small blind. Harris had about 160,000.

Harris: {2-Hearts}{2-Clubs}
Burke: {k-Hearts}{10-Clubs}

The {a-Clubs}{a-Spades}{7-Spades} flop brought more danger for Harris as a seven would leave him counterfeited. The {6-Spades} was a brick, but the {7-Diamonds} meant Burke had the winner with king-high.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Burke us
Chris Burke
810,000 110,000
Lance Harris
Lance Harris
Busted

Tags: Lance HarrisChris Burke