Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Mike Mustafa bet 16,500 from the big blind on a ![]()
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flop from the big blind against an opponent on the button, who made the call. Mustafa put the player all in on the
river for 12,000, and he showed ![]()
when his opponent called it off. The player on the button knuckled the table silently and left.
Nick Pupillo was the chip leader early on then said he was busted down to a few thousand before running it up to more than 50,000. Back down to his last 9,800, he shoved over a 9,500 jam from the player under the gun, and Joe Ford put both at risk from the big blind.
Ford: ![]()
Under the gun: ![]()
Pupillo: ![]()
Pupillo had found a great spot, but both opponents picked up equity as ![]()
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flopped, giving Ford a pair of queens and the other player a flush draw. Two bricks Pupillo needed, and two bricks he got as
and
emerged from the deck.
These players are no longer in the tournament.
We found Mark Kroon on the button facing an all-in wager from hijack Cody Gilbertson on a board of ![]()
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. The bet was around 35,000, an overbet to the pot.
"This would be a sick call," Kroon said. "I'm about ready to make the worst call of my life. I call."
Kroon: ![]()
Gilbertson: ![]()
Kroon was right, he was way behind, and the
river didn't get him there. He sent Gilbertson 33,600.
With an unofficial total of 197 runners, Day 1a of Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk Gaming certainly looked like a major success. The field is threatening to eclipse the Ho-Chunk record 383 runners the MSPT drew here last March.
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Jeff Petronack opened to 2,000 in early position, and Chad Holloway jammed 15,925 from the button. The small blind called, and Petronack folded.
Small blind: ![]()
Holloway: ![]()
Holloway had been caught shipping light, and he stood up when he saw how crushed he was. A
door card was followed by ![]()
though, just the ticket for Holloway. The
turn and
river danced around the small blind.
Players are on break for 10 minutes.
Andrew "Elmo" Hamm appears to be the leader with 135,000 after busting a player who held ![]()
on a queen-high board with two hearts. Hamm had ![]()
and hit his flush on the turn.
Chad Holloway said he doubled up when his ![]()
held against an opponent with ![]()
.