"Better to Be Lucky Than Good" for Lang
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
After an early limp, Mike Lang made it 1,200 to go and got two callers, the small blind and the limper. The 
flop prompted a couple of checks, and Lang bet 3,000. The small blind called, and the limper jammed for 9,850. Lang thought a bit and reshipped. The small blind got a count but folded.
Lang: 
Small blind: 
Lang needed help against the two pair, and running 
gave it to him for jacks up.
"Better to be lucky than good," he said.
Lang booked a pair of runner-up finishes in 2014 on the Mid-States Poker Tour, each worth north of $60,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 |
, and an opponent who had checked from early position made what was clearly a crying call after about a minute. Ross turned over 
, and Ross doubled up.
board. Skalsky held 
for queens full, and his opponent showed the bad luck: 
for an underfull.
flop. Tollefson's opponent called, and they got the rest in on the 
and his opponent top set with 
. A brick fell on the river, and the small blind shipped her stack of about 6,000 to Tollefson.
. Alexander raised to 10,500, and Mader jammed without delay. Alexander snap-mucked.