Main Event Day 1b | 2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells

11-22-2015 01:01 UTC-5

Bohn's Plans Swarted

Brentharrington

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

MSPT Pro Blake Bohn and Bruce "Hammer" Swart just battled in the blinds and by the end, Swart had doubled up.

The action folded to Bohn, who limped the small blind. Swart made it 4,600. Bohn didn't take too much time to reraise all in and Swart snap-called.

Swart had and Bohn had . The board ran out and Swart doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Blake Bohn	82,000	66,000
Bruce Swart	65,000	31,000

Tags: Bruce Swart Blake Bohn

Level: 12

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

11-22-2015 00:53 UTC-5

Double Up Squeeze

Brentharrington

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Brett Reichard just about doubled up without having to show his cards.

Tony Lazar opened to 2,600 and not one, not two, but three people called before the action fell to Reichard. He shoved all in for 17,900 and apparently claimed to not even have looked at his hand.

Lazar was the only player to think about his decision before folding and Reichard took down the pot.

"I don't even care what you had, I just want to know if you looked," said Lazar.

"I did, I did," said Reichard, "that was such a sweet spot. I doubled up."

Player	Chips	Progress
Brett Reichard	32,000	32,000

Tags: Brett Reichard

11-22-2015 00:42 UTC-5

Apparently Dueces Can Looses

Brentharrington

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Joan Sandoval is continuing to build her chip stack up and is just under 40,000 after doubling up through Thomas Peebles.

Peebles raised preflop to 3,000 and Sandoval reraised all in for 17,200. Peebles reluctantly called and showed . When Sandoval turned over , Peebles sighed.

The board ran out , giving Sandoval the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Peebles	91,000	-4,200
Joan Sandoval	38,000	7,500

Tags: Joan Sandoval Thomas Peebles

11-22-2015 00:35 UTC-5

Wild Bill Romer Eliminated

Brentharrington

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

"Wild Bill" Romer is an MSPT regular and has just been eliminated. He was all in while two players saw the flop and played for a side pot.

The two players were checking it down and Geier showed for a pair on the board. It was good enough to take down the pot and eliminate Romer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Geier	49,000
Bill Romer	Busted

Tags: Bill Romer Scott Geier

Level: 11

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

11-22-2015 00:12 UTC-5

Hook 'Em Hoerneman

Brentharrington

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Tony Hoerneman just doubled through Aaron Johnson. Hoerneman raised preflop from the hijack to 2,000. Johnson reraised from the small blind to 12,000. Hoerneman called.

The flop was and Johnson bet 2,900. Hoerneman called, leaving just 5,900 behind. On the turn Johnson put Hoerneman all in with a bet after the hit. Hoerneman called quickly and showed he made a straight with . Johnson showed and when the river paired the board with the it sealed the double up for Hoerneman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Johnson	41,000	8,000
Tony Hoerneman	37,000

Tags: Aaron Johnson Tony Hoerneman

11-22-2015 00:07 UTC-5

Sandoval Wins Two In A Row

Brentharrington

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Joan Sandoval was down to roughly 8,000 chips and has worked her stack back up to over 30,000. She just won two hands in a row:

On the first hand, a player limped from early position and Thomas Peebles made it 3,500. Jeff Hariu and Joan Sandoval called and the limper folded. On the flop, the action folded to Sandoval who bet 4,000. Peebles and Hariu both folded.
On the next hand, Sandoval took down the pot on the flop with another 4,000 bet. This time the flop was and her opponent folded. She showed .

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Peebles	95,200	23,200
Jeff Hariu	78,200	7,200
Joan Sandoval	30,500	22,900

Tags: Joan Sandoval Thomas Peebles Jeff Hariu

11-22-2015 00:03 UTC-5

Kroon Slowly Rebuilding

Brentharrington

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Mark Kroon topped out earlier at 125,000 and since then has fallen back a little. On this hands he gets a few chips from Leroy Dubray, after Dubray raised preflop.

Dubray opened for 3,500 from the button and Kroon called from the small blind. Kroon then checked in the dark. The dealer set out the flop and Dubray checked as well.

Both players checked after they saw the hit the turn. On the river Kroon shot out a bet of 3,300, which proved too much for Dunbray who folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Kroon	81,500	-43,500
Leroy Dubray	24,000	-4,000

Tags: Mark Kroon Leroy Dubray

11-21-2015 23:59 UTC-5

Updated Counts

Brentharrington

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
John Kurfman	93,500	30,500
Tony Lazar	87,600	19,400
Robert Edelstein	69,200	16,000
Josh Reichard	65,200	26,200
Joe Matheson	38,400	-13,400
Bruce Swart	34,000	1,400
Vue Thao	30,800	-24,300
Todd Hagan	30,000	5,500
Nick Stone	10,500	-2,700