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

02-20-2015 22:51 UTC-6

Player	Chips	Progress
John Reading	Busted

Ken Rosheisen	Busted
Mark Hodge	Busted
Anselmo Villareal	Busted
Joe Barnard	Busted
Nik Stone	Busted
Darren Ficek	Busted
Blake Bohn	Busted

Pupillo Triples Up

Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

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 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Ford	69,000 40,500	40,500
Nick Pupillo	32,000 23,900	23,900

Tags: Nick Pupillo Joe Ford

02-20-2015 23:12 UTC-6

Mustafa Busts One

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Mike Mustafa bet 16,500 from the big blind on a 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Mustafa	103,000 47,000	47,000

Tags: Mike Mustafa

Level: 11

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

02-20-2015 23:24 UTC-6

"P0ker H0" Busted

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Mark "P0ker H0" Kroon got his last 5,500 in with and was at risk against a player with . Kroon found a nine on the flop and looked likely to survive, but his opponent spiked a set on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Kroon	Busted

02-20-2015 23:27 UTC-6

Updated Chip Counts

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregory Wilson	158,400 92,100	92,100
Jeff Petronack	148,000 36,000	36,000
Cody Gilbertson	98,000 13,000	13,000
Chad Holloway	84,000 49,000	49,000

Joe Ford	77,000 8,000	8,000
Aaron Johnson	67,100 31,400	31,400
Rob Wazwaz	57,000 43,000	43,000

Mike Holm	54,600 26,100	26,100
Kou Vang	50,000 15,000	15,000
Andrew Hamm	40,200 94,800	94,800
Will Stone	40,000 1,000	1,000
Matthew Alexander	38,500 100	100
Terry Ring	35,800 6,800	6,800
Brian Zupancich	23,000 3,200	3,200
John Hayes	21,000 900	900
Lance Harris	15,000 825	825
Nick Pupillo	Busted

02-20-2015 23:41 UTC-6

Petronack Bullies One into Submission

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Jeff Petronack has been opening liberally, according to one player formerly at his table, and he hasn't been afraid to follow up with continued aggression when played back at. In one recent pot, he opened to 3,000 from early position and got a call from only the player on his left. On a flop, Petronack bet 5,000 and saw his opponent make it 10,000. Petronack moved all in for about 40,000 effective, and his opponent tank-folded after a couple of minutes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Petronack	175,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Jeff Petronack

Level: 12

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

02-21-2015 00:01 UTC-6

Rudolph Hits Big Draw for Big Pot

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

A player in the cutoff bet 8,000 on an flop, and Brian Rudolph called from middle position. On the turn, Rudolph checked again and saw his opponent cut out a stack before deciding to move in for 41,500. Rudolph sighed and went into the tank.

"Wow," he mouthed silently. After a couple of minutes of tanking and another deep breath, he called.

Rudolph:
Opponent:

Rudolph needed a heart, five, or a ten. The dealer burned and turned the , giving him a winning flush.

"Yes!" Rudolph exulted.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rudolph	215,000 215,000	215,000

Tags: Brian Rudolph

02-21-2015 00:27 UTC-6

Dream Spot for Stone

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Will Stone just picked up in a three-way all in, and it turned out to be one of the most dream scenarios possible. One of his opponents held , while the other had . A flop made things a bit hairy, but no further danger emerged from the deck and Stone took out two players.