Main Event | 2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells

11-22-2015 23:02 UTC-5

Greg Seif Eliminated in 5th Place ($21,613)

Brentharrington

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Greg Seif has been fighting all night, battling from short stack to okay, then back again. It looked like Seif was going to double up again, until a nasty river card.

The action folded to Marius Toderici who made it 185,000 from the cutoff. Ryan Perez and John Hayes folded. Seif had and Toderici had .

"Okay, I have to call ya," said Seif, putting all his chips in.

However, Seif had a little more than 185,000 so he had to put it all in on the flop. The flop was and Seif was knocked out by the river card.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Toderici	4,470,000 510,000	510,000
Greg Seif	Busted

Tags: Greg Seif Marius Toderici

11-22-2015 22:42 UTC-5

Hayes Gets Two Through

Brentharrington

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

In the small blind and on the button on consecutive hands, John Hayes shoved all in. He's added 200,000 to his stack over the last two hands.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Hayes	925,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: John Hayes

11-22-2015 22:35 UTC-5

Gerald Heckathorn Eliminated in 6th Place ($17,767)

Brentharrington

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Gerald Heckathorn, easily the most entertaining player at the final table has been eliminated. After doubling up John Kurfman, Heckathorn was left with just 105,000 when he shoved under-the-gun into Kurfman's big blind.

It folded around to Kurfman.

"I guess I won't even look," he said and called showing .

Heckathorn had and was at risk if Kurfman could catch up. The flop came .

"Two more hearts," Heckathorn said.

The table laughed and insisted he wanted no more hearts. The turn was the .

"No more hearts," said Heckathorn.

The river wasn't a heart but the was enough to send Heckathorn home in 6th place, giving Kurfman a pair of fives and the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Kurfman	1,205,000 300,000	300,000
Gerald Heckathorn	Busted

11-22-2015 22:28 UTC-5

John Kurfman Doubles Up, Heckathorn Left With Scraps

Brentharrington

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Greg Seif opened for 125,000 from the cutoff on a hand that would see John Kurfman doubled up against Gerald Heckathorn.

Kurfman shoved all in for 350,000 from the button over Seif's raise and Heckathorn reraised all in over the top of that for 475,000. Sief decided to fold and showed . Kurfman showed the "Ho-Chunk nuts" and Heckathorn had .

The flop made Seif cringe when it came , which would have given him the nut flush. The turn and the river came and Seif thought of what could have been while Kurfman collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Kurfman	905,000 90,000	90,000
Greg Seif	875,000 235,000	235,000
Gerald Heckathorn	125,000 -660,000	-660,000

11-22-2015 22:02 UTC-5

Heckathorn is Ready To Go Home Right Now

Brentharrington

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

John Kurfman and Gerald Heckathorn were heads up looking at a board of . They both checked the flop.

Heckathorn shoved all in for 505,000 and Kurfman was in the tank.

"You could have just about anything right here," said Kurfman.

"I know," said Heckathorn.

"The stone-cold nuts," questioned Kurfman.

"Oh, so you don't have the stone cold nuts?" Heckathorn replied.

"This might be the world's dumbest fold," Kurfman said, flipping his cards one on top of the other.

"Don't do it then. If it feels right then do it, if it don't, then don't," Heckathorn advised.

Kurfman folded and Heckathorn turned over and laid it on the table.

"I like the way you play, you play just like me," said Heckathorn as he collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Kurfman	815,000 -140,000	-140,000
Gerald Heckathorn	785,000 60,000	60,000

11-22-2015 21:31 UTC-5

Thomas Peebles Eliminated in 7th Place ($14,287)

Brentharrington

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Thomas Peebles has just been eliminated by Marius Toderici shortly after the break.

The action folded to Peebles on the button and he shoved all in for 600,000. Gerald Heckathorn folded and Toderici asked for a count. When he heard the number, he called.

He showed and Peebles had . The came on the flop, along with the and the . The turn and the river didn't help Peebles when they came . Peebles was eliminated in 7th place.

Peebles has final tabled the last two MSPT Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells Main Events. He finished 2nd in February and 7th today.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Toderici	3,500,000 840,000	840,000
Thomas Peebles	Busted

Tags: Marius Toderici Thomas Peebles

11-22-2015 20:56 UTC-5

Massive Three Way Pot Puts Toderici Way on Top

Brentharrington

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Huge Three Way Pot, Marius Toderici Takes Chip Lead

Things had been relatively quiet until recently. Marius Toderici just won a 2.5-million chip pot, but that might be the least interesting thing that happened on this hand.

In preflop action, Greg Seif opened for 90,000. Gerald Heckathorn called before Marius Toderici shoved all in. Seif called and Heckathorn went into the tank for a little.

"Ok, I call," said Heckathorn.

At that, Toderici turned over his hand to show , but Seif and Heckathorn both had him covered so they didn't show theirs. Toderici realized his mistake and turned his hand back over.

Everyone at the table had seen it and knew what Seif and Heckathorn were up against. The flop came and Seif and Heckathorn checked. They checked the on the turn as well.

When the hit the river Heckathorn shoved all in. Seif snap folded and Toderici was worried that Heckathorn had made a flush.

Heckathorn turned over and Torderici was relieved that the 2.5-million chip pot was coming his way.

Seif laughed and said, "You know he had aces?"

"I knew what he had, I wanted your money," Heckathorn replied.

"I had pocket kings!" Seif said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Toderici	2,515,000 1,650,000	1,650,000
Ryan Perez	1,458,000 -116,000	-116,000
John Kurfman	1,194,000 -31,000	-31,000
John Hayes	880,000 191,000	191,000
Gerald Heckathorn	776,000 -880,000	-880,000
Thomas Peebles	620,000 12,000	12,000
Greg Seif	276,000 -835,000	-835,000

Tags: Gerald Heckathorn Greg Seif Marius Toderici

11-22-2015 20:25 UTC-5

Yao Yin Eliminated in 8th Place ($10,807)

Brentharrington

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Gerald Heckathorn called on the river and didn't think he would win the hand. Instead he ended up eliminating Yao Yin because the board counterfeited Yin's pocket twos.

The board was and the action was checked around on the turn and the river until it fell to Yin on the button. He shoved and Heckathorn called.

"You win," said Heckathorn, showing .

Yin turned over and it turned out he actually didn't win, because Heckathorn had a flush to eliminate Yin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerald Heckathorn	1,638,000 578,000	578,000
Yao Yin	Busted

Tags: Gerald Heckathorn Yao Yin

11-22-2015 20:08 UTC-5

Steven Gantner Eliminated in 9th Place ($7,326)

Brentharrington

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

After Steven Lauson's elimination, it was back to normal for this final table. They continued to play tight and wait to see who would break first.

Steven Gantner was just under 300,000 after one orbit and shoved under the gun with . The action folded all the way to Marius Toderici on the button. He hesitated for a second before going all in. Ryan Perez and John Hayes folded from the blinds.

Toderici had and was way ahead. His hesitation might have been a ploy to get more action, or perhaps a deep breath before he played a hand that could easily change his fate in this tournament.

The board was friendly to Toderici when it ran out and Gantner was eliminated.