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Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Total Entries
379
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 379
Filter
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Day 1b finished on Saturday in the 2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells Main Event and 44 players remain. Former MSPT champion Jason Mirza ended the day at the top with 330,500 in chips to have the chip lead, although Thomas Peebles made a pretty good run at it.
Mirza previously won the MSPT Milwaukee Main Event back in April, keeping the title on home turf and securing himself a payday of $147,529. Mirza defeated a field of 635 entries and has set himself up for another deep run after he solid Day 1b performance. Here, Mirza will be looking to claim the top prize of $98,907.
It was going to be close between Peebles and Xao Yang for the second biggest stack, as the two were sitting over 200,000, but on the last hand of the night Peebles sealed the deal.
Peebles raised from middle position and Kou Vang reraised all in for 47,100. Peebles snap-called with the 
and was against the 
of Vang. He stayed ahead and knocked Vang out, finishing the day with 295,500. Yang finished with 268,500.
Rounding out the top five were Matthew Vaughn (248,500) and John Hayes (219,500).
MSPT Pro Blake Bohn was unable to make it though to Day 2, and with one event left Mark Hodge will stay above Bohn on the MSPT Player of the Year leaderboard. Hodge also busted earlier in the day.
A total of 69 players will return for Sunday's Day 2, the 44 who remained from Day 1b and the 25 who were left from Day 1a. The top 36 spots will pay, so about half of the returning field will go home empty handed.
Ernest Garrett was the 26th player that made it through Day 1a, but he sacrificed his stack to give Day 1b a shot and was unable to make it through.
Day 2 will begin at 11 a.m. local time and before the day is done, a champion will be crowned.
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
The players are bagging up. Stay tuned for end-of-day chip counts and a recap of the days action.
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Thomas Peebles raised preflop to 8,000 on the last hand of the night. Kou Vang thought about his move from the button. He settled on shoving all in for 47,100. The blinds folded and Peebles snap-called and showed aces, 
. Vang had .
The board ran out 
and Peebles eliminated Vang on the final hand and cemented his position as the second biggest stack of the day.
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Players have two more hands before they bag and come back tomorrow for Day 2 at 11 a.m. local time.
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Thomas Peebles is over 200,000 after he called for his tournament life on the river.
The board read 
and his opponent shoved all in, putting Peebles at risk if he called. Peebles eventually called and his opponent showed ace-high with 
. Peebles had 
for a pair of tens and won the hand.
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Duma Lowery woke up in the big blind with pocket kings and shoved raised, putting Doug Buhmeyer all in. Buhmeyer called.
Buhmeyer opened the action with a raise to 13,000. The action folded to Lowery, who checked his cards then made it 41,200 to put Buhmeyer all in. Buhmeyer called.
Buhmeyer had 
and Lowery had 
. The board ran out 
and Buhmeyer doubled up.
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Allen Kessler had trouble getting anything going all day and finally ran into Duma Lowery.
Kessler and Lowery were all in preflop. Kessler had and Lowery had 
. The board ran out 
and sent Kessler to the rail.
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
