Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour bestbet Jacksonville
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour bestbet Jacksonville
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
421
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
15,000
Klein Surges to Day 1b Lead; Raymer Bags in Third
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
After Day 1b of Mid-States Poker Tour bestbet Jacksonville, the Day 2 field is set and Jeff Klein will go in as the overall leader with 400,000. Notable as that is, a far bigger name in the poker world looms as a major threat to capture the crown on Sunday; 2004 Main Event champ Greg Raymer bagged 266,500, the third-biggest count of the night. Forty players advanced from Day 1b out of 236 total.
Raymer fired on Day 1a but found no success, busting relatively early and choosing to pack it in and regroup for Day 1b. That proved a wise decision, as Raymer stayed patient for most of the day before he finally started running hot after the dinner break, when we noted him with 174,000 during Level 11 (600/1,200/200). Shortly after that, Raymer added a considerable chunk to his stack in a battle with the active Thad McNulty.
Raymer called McNulty's middle-position open from the cutoff, and the two saw 
flop. McNulty continuation-bet 5,200 and Raymer called. McNulty then slowed down as a three-flush came with the 
, check-calling 10,000. He came out firing again on the 
river with 16,000, to which Raymer responded with a small raise to 37,000. McNulty called, and Raymer showed him 
for a winning flush, while McNulty mucked 
face-up.
Klein also dragged a monster pot late. He bet 20,000 from the big blind during Level 13 (1,000/2,000/300) against a player in the small blind, who shoved all in for 49,900 more on the 
flop. Klein made the call with 
, and his unfortunate opponent had flopped aces up with 
.
"What a sick hand," the player said after he bricked the last two streets.
Klein had 220,000 at that point, so he must have won another massive pot or two during the last level to solidify the chip lead and a $2,000 bonus.
Joining Klein and Raymer for in making it through were Rod Rodrigue (301,000), Hal Lewis (238,000), Andrew Dykeman (220,000), Jim Boone (106,500), Glenn Strickland (105,500), and Ryan Dykhouse (67,000).
Strickland's advancement came with a $500 bounty, gained at the expense of Matt Kirby's tournament life. Others who joined Kirby on the rail during the course of play included "East Coast" Mike Ross, Joseph Dichiaro, Adam Lamphere, and Eddy Mroczkowski.
The survivors will link up with the 31 from Day 1a to make a 71-player Day 2 field that will begin play at 11 a.m. local time on Sunday. More live coverage will be right here on PokerNews, so come back and see who pockets more than $100,000.
End of Day 1b Counts (full)
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000 | 180,000 |
|
301,000 | 28,000 |
|
266,500 | 30,200 |
|
238,000 | 5,000 |
|
220,000 | 195,600 |
|
215,000 | -5,000 |
|
215,000 | 215,000 |
|
194,000 | 194,000 |
|
172,500 | 172,500 |
|
|
159,500 | 159,500 |
|
|
146,500 | -13,500 |
|
|
135,500 | 135,500 |
|
126,500 | 126,500 |
|
118,000 | 118,000 |
|
|
111,000 | 111,000 |
|
106,500 | -3,500 |
|
|
105,500 | 31,075 |
|
97,000 | 97,000 |
|
95,500 | 95,500 |
|
|
94,000 | 94,000 |
|
91,000 | 91,000 |
|
90,000 | 90,000 |
|
89,000 | -11,000 |
|
|
82,500 | 82,500 |
|
82,000 | 46,800 |
Photos: MSPT bestbet Jacksonville Day 1b
Three More Hands; Mroczkowski Busted
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
According a player at Eddy Mroczkowski's table, he went but on the most painful of all beats - 
losing to 
.
Three more hands will be played at each table before bagging up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Wooten Doubles Through Pattison
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
On a flop of 
, Daren Wooten bet 7,000 from the button. Sean Pattison raised all in from the big blind, and Wooten called for 101,500.
Wooten:
Pattison: 
Wooten had gotten the perfect flop, and his opponent was dead to running quads. The ended those slimmest of hopes and Wooten got a huge double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
220,000 | |
|
|
100,000 | 72,500 |
Rodrigue Busts Joseph
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Rich Joseph got his last 25,000 or so in with 
, but he was unable to find an ounce of help from the community cards against the 
of Rod Rodrigue, who is a strong contender for the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
273,000 | 33,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Bobo Sliding
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Chris Bobo was over 100,000 a bit ago, but he's sunk to about 52,000 after going to war on a 
board. The small blind bet 6,000, Bobo made it 12,000, and his opponent reraised to 22,000. Bobo called, and his opponent checked the 
river. Bobo quickly checked back and turned over 
, but his opponent had a boat with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
52,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Klein Coolers Opponent for Monster Pot
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
We found Jeff Klein with a bet of 20,000 in front of him in a blind battle on an flop. His opponent had check-shipped, and Klein asked for a count. Told it was 49,900 more, he slid the requisite chips in and turned over . His opponent had for top two that was drawing to two outs. The and blanked off for Klein.
"What a sick hand," the small blind said as he got up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
220,000 |