Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Grand Falls
Main Event
Day: 1b
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
Lauder Doubles Without a Sweat
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
We found Keith Lauder all in for 7,800 on a board of 
, and his opponent thought about a minute and tossed in a call.
Lauder: 
Opponent: 
The set was locked in against one pair, and the 
river was of no consequence.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,000 |
Two Heavy Hitters Enter
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
Lance Harris and Joseph Stiers have recently joined the field and both are already chipping up.
Harris is a regular on the Mid-States Poker Tour and is coming off of a deep run in the 2015 Main Event, where he ultimately busted 128th for about $46,000.
Stiers is an East Coast player who has made most of his bacon at Borgata. He won a $560 reentry there at the 2013 Winter Poker Open for more than $300,000 and then came second the next year in the $1,500 heads-up tournament for $18,624.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,500 | |
|
26,200 |
Photos: MSPT Grand Falls Day 1b
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Heilman Coolers One
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Three players put in 3,200 apiece on a board of 
, and a player who meant to raise on the turn but didn't put in enough fired out about 6,000 on the river. Justin Heilman put him all in for what looked like about 8,000 more, and the player sighed, stared and the ceiling with chips in hand, and reluctantly dumped them in.
Heilman showed for sixes full, and his opponent flashed for a lower boat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000 | 33,700 |
De Silva Flops A Monster
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Sam De Silva had position on a lone opponent on a final board of 
. The first player bet 3,000 into a pot of about 5,000, and De Silva thought for a bit.
"Flush draw?" he asked.
When the player didn't respond, De Silva splashed out 7,000. His opponent called, and De Silva showed 
for tens full. The other player had 
for trips.
"I didn't put you on the deuce," De Silva commented.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,000 | 4,000 |
Fink Misses, Busts
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Daryl Oppelt bet 1,000 on a 
flop out of the big blind. Opponent Mark Fink called from early position, and Oppelt bet 2,000 on the 
turn. Fink raised to 5,000, and Oppelt shoved all in, putting Fink at risk for 13,000 or so. Fink quickly called.
Fink: 
Oppelt: 
Fink's flush draw had improved to a combo draw on the turn, but he bricked as the 
fell.
At another table, Ernest Garrett busted.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000 | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Gerleman Busted
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
We found Duane Gerleman exiting his chair and it was for good reason as he got the last 6,000 or so in on a 
flop with 
against an opponent holding the for the nut flush. No miracle came for Gerleman, and he's down to the final bullet.
Players are on break for 10 minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |