2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$98,907
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
379
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Level: 19

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

Updated Counts (full)

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Lee Rzentkowski us
Lee Rzentkowski
628,000
198,000
198,000
Joseph Miller us
Joseph Miller
405,000
67,000
67,000
John Hayes us
John Hayes
390,000
75,000
75,000
John Kurfman us
John Kurfman
375,000
40,000
40,000
Gerald Heckathorn
Gerald Heckathorn
365,000
45,000
45,000
Kyle Adams us
Kyle Adams
360,000
236,000
236,000
Ryan Perez
Ryan Perez
350,000
58,000
58,000
Xao Yang us
Xao Yang
328,000
29,000
29,000
Eddie Blumenthal us
Eddie Blumenthal
310,000
-5,000
-5,000
Yao Yin us
Yao Yin
285,000
3,000
3,000
Steven Gantner
Steven Gantner
282,000
212,000
212,000
Andrew Rubinberg us
Andrew Rubinberg
279,000
-56,500
-56,500
Zal Irani us
Zal Irani
256,000
32,000
32,000
Steven Lauson
Steven Lauson
247,000
57,000
57,000
Shawn Quinn us
Shawn Quinn
237,000
-18,000
-18,000
James Casement us
James Casement
225,000
-115,000
-115,000
Mark Gabardi
Mark Gabardi
210,000
116,000
116,000
Thomas Peebles us
Thomas Peebles
205,000
-67,000
-67,000
Jason Mirza us
Jason Mirza
205,000
-95,000
-95,000
Jacob Woggon us
Jacob Woggon
196,000
16,000
16,000
Marius Toderici us
Marius Toderici
130,000
-59,000
-59,000
Tony Lazar us
Tony Lazar
100,000
51,000
51,000
John Ryan
John Ryan
92,000
-49,000
-49,000
Matt Vaughan us
Matt Vaughan
90,000
9,000
9,000
Eric Schmitz
Eric Schmitz
82,000
19,500
19,500

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Thorne's Bigger Flush Knocks Out Hariu

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Shane Thorne and Jeff Hariu got it all in and they both had flushes.

Hariu had the smaller flush and would have had the straight flush redraw, except that Thorne had his straight flush out the {9-Hearts}.

The play has gone pretty fast and the eliminations are coming even faster. There are now 27 players left and the redraw has been completed.

Player Chips Progress
Shane Thorne us
Shane Thorne
215,000
215,000
215,000
Jeff Hariu
Jeff Hariu
Busted

Bracelet Winner and Former MSPT Champ Bust

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

John Reading, who won a WSOP Bracelet over the summer and Former MSPT Champ Richard Alsup have busted.

Alsup need a top six finish to eclipse Mark Hodge on the MSPT Player of the Year leaderboard. Hodge will hold the number one spot going into the final MSPT event in December.

Player Chips Progress
Richard Alsup us
Richard Alsup
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
John Reading us
John Reading
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: John ReadingRichard Alsup

A Chair and 300,000 Chips

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Greg Seif
Greg Seif

Greg Seif was sitting at 30,000 right around the time the bubble burst. He is now up to 365,000 after winning several hands in a row.

On this hand, Marius Toderici raised preflop to 18,000. Seif called from the cutoff and the two players would see the flop heads up.

The flop was {4-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and Toderici bet 24,000. Seif called quickly. The turn was the {2-Clubs} and Toderici checked. Seif shoved without much of a thought. Toderici had to take a few minutes before finally folding.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Seif
Greg Seif
365,000
335,000
335,000

Zal Irani Defends Big Blind, Brian Zupancich Eliminated in 26th Place ($2,564)

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Zal Irani
Zal Irani

Brian Zupancich shoved all in from the cutoff into Zal Irani's big blind. Irani called with {q-Clubs}{j-Hearts} and was behind against Zupancich's {a-}{8-}.

The dealer dealt out the flop face down and when he turned it over, the top card was the {q-Spades}. He hesitated for a second, seeming to let it linger a little before revealing the rest of the {q-Spades}{2-Hearts}{4-Spades} flop. The rest of the board ran out {8-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} and that was the end of Zupancich's day.

Player Chips Progress
Zal Irani us
Zal Irani
310,000
54,000
54,000
Brian Zupancich us
Brian Zupancich
Busted

Tags: Brian ZupancichZal Irani

Matt Vaughan Eliminated in 25th Place ($2,564), Seif Continues Monster Run

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Greg Seif has been rolling since the bubble burst and just helped thin the field by eliminating Matt Vaughan.

Seif and Vaughan were all in and Seif had {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}. Vaughan had a lesser ace and couldn't catch up.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Seif
Greg Seif
410,000
45,000
45,000
Matt Vaughan us
Matt Vaughan
Busted

Tags: Greg SeifMatt Vaughan

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

Kant Stop Now

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Albert Kant
Albert Kant

Albert Kant shoved all in and Kyle Adams called with pocket twos {2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}. Kant had {a-Spades}{5-Hearts}.

The board ended things pretty quickly when it came {5-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{5-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{7-Spades} and gave Kant the double up with a full house.

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Adams us
Kyle Adams
295,000
-65,000
-65,000
Albert Kant
Albert Kant
145,000
65,000
65,000

And Seif Rolls On

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Greg Seif can't be stopped. On this latest hand, he flopped the nut flush and got some value for it.

Seif limped from middle position and Ryan Perez called from the small blind. Kyle Adams was in the big blind and checked his option.

The flop came {a-Spades}{9-Spades}{7-Spades} and Perez checked. Adams made it 18,000 and Seif called. Perez folded, leaving Seif heads up with Adams to the turn.

The turn was the {4-Diamonds} and both players checked. The river was the {2-Clubs} and Adams led out for 34,000. Seif asked how much the bet was, and then shoved all in. Adams didn't take too long to fold and Seif stacked more chips.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Seif
Greg Seif
480,000
70,000
70,000
Kyle Adams us
Kyle Adams
235,000
-60,000
-60,000

Tags: Greg SeifKyle Adams