Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
379
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Rzentkowski Leads Day 1a with 407,000 (full)
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Lee Rzentkowski leads the 26 players advancing from Day 1a of the Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells, the second-to-last stop of the tour's sixth season. Rzentkowski was the big stack for the latter half of the day and didn't seem to win any real bigs hands, he just steadily climbed the counts. On one hand, a player bet 17,500 on the river and Rzentkowski called with a straight. He added those chips to his stack, and despite a few setbacks, managed to top out at 407,000.
World Series of Poker bracelet winner John Reading and Andrew Rubinberg, who finished runner-up in the MSPT Ho-Chunk back in 2014, were two of the big movers on Day 1a. Reading held stead at around 70,000 until a massive pot in the last level against Jeff Fielder. Fielder shoved all in, putting Reading at risk. Reading called and doubled up with top pair against a bluff by Fielder. Reading finished the day with 238,500 and in fifth position.
Rubinberg was down to about 11,000 before he got aces all in against ace-king and doubled up. Since that hand, he was on a tear and moved all the way up to second on the day. During the last few hands he hit a set of fours on the turn and won another 90,000 to place him firmly in second place. Greg Seif (259,500) and James Casement (267,000) round out the top five.
Below is a list of the end of day chip counts.
Day 1b will start tomorrow at 4 p.m. local time and the surviving players will join these 26 on Sunday. Day 2 will begin at 11 a.m. on Sunday and play down to a winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
407,000
137,000
|
137,000 |
|
282,500
77,500
|
77,500 |
|
267,000
267,000
|
267,000 |
|
259,500
80,500
|
80,500 |
|
238,500
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
||
|
207,000
207,000
|
207,000 |
|
158,500
158,500
|
158,500 |
|
|
153,500
8,500
|
8,500 |
|
|
147,500
147,500
|
147,500 |
|
|
134,000
134,000
|
134,000 |
|
132,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
128,000
128,000
|
128,000 |
|
|
117,000
79,400
|
79,400 |
|
|
||
|
|
114,500
114,500
|
114,500 |
|
111,500
111,500
|
111,500 |
|
93,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
87,500
27,500
|
27,500 |
|
|
84,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
74,500
74,500
|
74,500 |
|
64,500
20,800
|
20,800 |
|
|
61,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
52,500
-19,500
|
-19,500 |
|
40,500
-6,600
|
-6,600 |
|
|
15,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
Play is Done for the Day
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Day 1a is in the books. Stay tuned for a full recap of the days action.
Four More Hands
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
As the announcement that there were four hands left to play tonight Aaron Johnson was seen walking to the rail having just bust.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Reading Rising In Last Level
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
After exchanging double ups with Jeff Jelinek, John Reading doubled up after he called a river shove from Jeff Fielder.
Fielder raised preflop to 6,200 and Reading defended from the big blind. The flop came 
and Reading checked to Fielder. Fielder bet 4,200 and Reading called.
Reading led out when the 
hit the turn and got check-raised by fielder for 17,800 more. Reading called and the two players saw the 
land on the river. Reading checked to Fielder and Fielder shoved all in, putting Reading at risk should he call. Reading took a minute or two and finally called.
"Really," said Fielder, seemingly amazed by Reading's call. Fielder showed 
and Reading showed 
for top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
235,000
144,000
|
144,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
43,700
-71,300
|
-71,300 |
Ditrapani Eliminates Lowery
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Duma Lowery has been eliminated. Lowery had been battling all night to come back from a hand that left him with less than 10 big blinds. He got his 
in against Sam Overlien with 
and couldn't catch up.
Since then he has been grinding his short stack, until he called an all in with 
. Ditrapani had him beat with 
and stayed ahead as the board ran out. Lowery is eliminated with about 30 minutes left in the final level of play for Day 1a.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
Busted |
Jelinek Gets 'Em Right Back
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
John Reading just doubled through Jeff Jelinek and a couple of hands later Reading returned the favor.
The two players got all in with kings against aces. Reading held the kings 
and Jelinek held the aces . The board ran out 
and Jelinek got all his chips back in a flash.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
184,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
|
91,000
-74,000
|
-74,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Reading Doubles Through Jelinek
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
John Reading was heads up with Jeff Jelinek and both players were looking at a board of 
.
Reading ended up getting all his chips in with a straight, 
and Jelinek called off with two pair, 
. The river 
did not pair the board and Reading doubled up.
Both Jelinek and Reading now have healthy stacks heading into the final level of the evening.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
165,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
110,000
-74,000
|
-74,000 |
Zastava Gets One Through, Garbowicz Applies Pressure
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
- Zac Zastava shoved all in from under-the-gun with 39,000 and everyone folded. Zastava added a little more than 5,000 to his stack.
- Ken Garbowicz was heads up in a pot with John Reading. Reading bet 15,000 on a
board and Garbowicz shoved all in for 130,000. Reading took a few moments and then decided to fold. Garbowiz told Reading he had a set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
145,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
|
90,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
42,000
25,900
|
25,900 |