Main Event | 2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Maryland Live! Casino

04-19-2015 11:21 UTC-4

Welcome to Day 2 of Mid-States Poker Tour Maryland Live! Casino (full)

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After three starting days, championship Sunday has arrived at long last at Mid-States Poker Tour Maryland Live! Casino. The tournament drew 270 runners, enough to surpass the $250,000 guarantee, and 47 of those have navigated their way to this point.

Plenty of those are notable names who have lots of chips. Greg Himmelbrand (307,600), Adam Friedman (285,600), Mo Mostafa (238,900), Justin Liberto (176,400), Matt Alexander (145,600), Blake Bohn (142,600), and Christian Harder (104,500) all figure to play prominent roles in today's proceedings.

The tournament is resuming with 33:39 in Level 12, the earliest point that the Day 1 flights ended. After that, all levels will be 40 minutes until the final table, when things move to one hour. Don't go anywhere as the tournament winds down to crowning a new MSPT champ.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Himmelbrand	307,600
Adam Friedman	285,600

Mo Mostafa	238,900
Trevor Savage	217,000
Lenard Adams	208,600
Dennis Tsai	194,900
Vinod Moorjani	186,900
Justin Liberto	176,400

Dan Tomlinson	171,400
Andrew Hippler	167,000
Michael Zuniga	158,900
Matt Alexander	145,600

Gabriel Ohana	145,300
Blake Bohn	142,600

Matthew Kottal	134,100
Daniel Fisher	128,700
Nick Bond	127,700
Frank Bonacci	119,800
Avon Wilson	118,200
Adam White	115,400
Casey Glick	113,700
Billy Jacobini	113,100
Christian Harder	104,500
Joe Cashen	100,900
Bryan Maxin	99,300

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04-19-2015 12:24 UTC-4

"You Don't Have to, But I'm Asking Nicely"

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Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Adam Friedman opened for 4,000 under the gun, and Tim Bryan reraised to 8,500 on his left. Action folded back to Friedman, who took stock of his opponent's stack.

"Did you start with about 100 [thousand]?" he asked, as Bryan's towers appeared to be somewhere between stacks of 30 and 40. Bryan indicated he did.

"Can you break one of those down into twenty?" Friedman asked. "You don't have to, but I'm asking nicely."

Bryan continued to say he was around 100,000, and Friedman decided to four-bet to 24,200. That handed the hand moments later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Friedman	293,800 8,200	8,200

Tim Bryan	126,000 51,800	51,800

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04-19-2015 14:13 UTC-4

Adams, Mostafa Eliminated

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Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Two players formerly at the top of the counts, Mo Mostafa and Lenard Adams, just busted out.

Mostafa three-bet to about 20,000 after a raise from Adam White, and he called off when White put him all in for about 100,000. Mostafa's jacks were ahead of , but an ace on the flop left him drawing nearly dead and White his another one of his outs on the river for good measure.

In Adams' case, he first doubled up Matthew Kottal when he opened and called Kottal's short-stack shove. Kottal's held up after both players flopped a pair. Adams then lost the rest with to a player holding .

Player	Chips	Progress
Lenard Adams	Busted
Mo Mostafa	Busted

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04-19-2015 15:32 UTC-4

Friedman, Alexander Eliminated

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Adam Friedman shoved all in for 41,000 under the gun, and Christian Harder called in middle position.

"What do I have to beat?" Friedman asked.

"You might have the best hand," Harder said.

Friedman:
Harder:

Friedman was way behind though, and Harder flopped a queen to put an end to things.

At another table, Matt Alexander lost his remaining stack. He said he lost with against Dennis Summers' .

Players are on break for 15 minutes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Harder	218,000 126,000	126,000
Adam Friedman	Busted

Matt Alexander	Busted

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04-19-2015 17:34 UTC-4

Jacobini Eliminates Harder

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Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

As Blake Bohn told it, he opened to 20,000 and Christian Harder jammed over his raise with . Unfortunately for "charder30," Billy Jacobini woke up with behind him, and the board ran out clean for Jacobini. Harder followed his friend Andrew Hippler out door.

Player	Chips	Progress
Billy Jacobini	360,000 -18,000	-18,000
Christian Harder	Busted

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04-19-2015 17:47 UTC-4

Final Table Set

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Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Vinod Moorjani opened for 25,000 in the cutoff, and Tim Bryan called. Matthew Kottal jammed in the big blind, and only Moorjani called.

Moorjani:
Kottal:

Kottal was looking good through the turn as the board came , but a river doomed him and pared the field to the final 10, who are now redrawing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Kottal	Busted

04-19-2015 19:27 UTC-4

Bryan Maxin Eliminated in 10th Place ($3,385)

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Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Bryan Maxin pushed his last 70,000 into the pot under the gun. Action folded to Billy Jacobini, who called in the small blind.

"I didn't look," Maxin said, turning up .

Jacobini had , and the gutshot sweat was on after an flop. Maxin needed a deuce but didn't find one on the last two streets, and he was first to fall at the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Billy Jacobini	750,000 -7,000	-7,000
Bryan Maxin	Busted

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04-19-2015 19:41 UTC-4

Daniel Fisher Eliminated in 9th Place ($5,208)

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Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Daniel Fisher raised to 25,000 on the button, and Vinod Moorjani called in the big blind. Action checked to the turn with board reading , and Fisher bet 25,000. Moorjani called and then sprang to life with 75,000 on the river. Fisher thought for awhile and called off nearly all of his stack, leaving 4,000 back.

Moorjani showed for the flopped nuts. Fisher busted out the next hand when Justin Liberto hit a set.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vinod Moorjani	550,000 158,000	158,000
Justin Liberto	540,000 210,000	210,000

Daniel Fisher	Busted

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04-19-2015 19:45 UTC-4

Trevor Savage Eliminated in 8th Place ($7,812)

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Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Trevor Savage got it all in with and ran into the of Vinod Moorjani, who played executioner once again when Savage flopped an eight but Moorjani ran a straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vinod Moorjani	800,000 250,000	250,000
Trevor Savage	Busted

Tags: Trevor Savage Vinod Moorjani

04-19-2015 20:00 UTC-4

Nick Bond Eliminated in 7th Place ($10,416)

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Nick Bond was eliminated when he got it in for about 200,000 with , according to an observer, and Justin Liberto put him at risk with . Bond flopped a flush draw and Liberto flopped a pair of aces, and nothing further materialized for Bond.

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