Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Grand Falls
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Grand Falls
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
238
Level
26
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
PokerNews Podcast Episode #326: Second Bracelet feat. Loni Harwood
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
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.
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Kirby's River Raise Wins
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
A player in early position fired 1,200 on a 
board, and Matt Kirby called from middle position. The river 
put trips on board, and the first player bet another 1,200. Kirby made it 4,000 to go, and his opponent thought about a minute and folded.
Mike Ross joined the tournament and is seated next to Kirby's fellow Mid-States Poker Tour Team Pro Matt Alexander.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,500
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
||
|
20,000 | |
Hodge Looking to Make Up POY Ground
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
Two Mid-States Poker Tour regulars battled from late position when Mark Hodge bet 625 on a 
flop. Judd Greenagel made it 1,625 from his left, and the two saw an 
turn after Hodge called. Check-check, and Hodge bet 4,000 on the 
. Greenagel wasted little time calling, but Hodge showed the nuts: 
.
Hodge has a prime opportunity to make up some ground in the MSPT Player of the Year race. He sits in second behind runaway leader Blake Bohn, but with Bohn absent, Hodge could retake the lead with a final table run.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
12,700
-7,300
|
-7,300 |
Gerleman Rivers the Nuts
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
Duane Gerleman checked from the small blind on a 
flop, and his opponent in the cutoff bet pot, 1,500. That didn't deter Gerleman, and he check-called another 2,000 on the 
turn. He came out betting quickly with 2,500 on the 
river, and his opponent called.
Gerleman showed 
, a combo draw on the flop that made the nuts on the river.
"Eh, I knew you had that," his opponent said as he mucked.
Players are on break for 10 minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Dosch Outflops Aces
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
On a 
flop, a player shoved all in for about 5,000 well over the pot, which contained around 1,500. Brandon Dosch was the only caller, as he had flopped a set on the button with , and he had the all-in player's 
crushed. No ace arrived, and Dosch collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,000 |
Alexander Chipping Up Early
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Matt Alexander just got a 7,000 river bet paid off on an ace-high board, showing down 
for a set of nines against an opponent's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,500 | |
|
|
||
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Photos: MSPT Grand Falls Day 1a
