Main Event Day 1b | 2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Maryland Live! Casino

04-17-2015 20:06 UTC-4

Bond Doubles Through Zekus

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

Brian Zekus opened for 4,000 under the gun and got a call from his left. Action folded to Nick Bond, who made it 11,000 on the button. Zekus said he was all in, and Bond snap-called and tabled two queens. The only problem was, the third player had yet to act. He folded, and Zekus showed . He was dead by the turn on the board, and Bond took his new chips and his short penalty.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Bond	125,100 88,100	88,100
Brian Zekus	13,200 -65,800	-65,800

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04-17-2015 20:14 UTC-4

Liberto Crushes One

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

Justin Liberto was all in when we arrived at his table, putting an opponent who had bet 6,000 from the button at risk for about 20.000 more. The board read , and the player called it off after a lengthy tank.

Liberto:
Opponent:

Liberto faded the two-outer as an hit.

Another player busted at the other table, so the tournament is done for the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Liberto	165,000 28,400	28,400

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04-17-2015 20:35 UTC-4

End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Friedman	285,600 15,600	15,600

Justin Liberto	176,400 11,400	11,400

Matt Alexander	145,600 74,600	74,600

Nick Bond	127,700 2,600	2,600
Avon Wilson	118,200 118,200	118,200
Adam White	115,400 115,400	115,400
Billy Jacobini	113,100
Joe Cashen	100,900 26,300	26,300
Mitchell Bank	93,300 93,300	93,300
Dennis Summers	81,700 81,700	81,700
Vichien Siprajim	75,200 75,200	75,200
Ali Soleimanlou	68,400 68,400	68,400
Jeremy Stein	45,200 45,200	45,200
Brian Zekus	33,400 20,200	20,200

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04-17-2015 20:56 UTC-4

Friedman Bags Huge Lead on Day 1b

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

World Series of Poker bracelet winner Adam Friedman busted a bullet early on, but he didn't let that deter him, ultimately bagging 285,600 in chips to take the overall lead in the Mid-States Poker Tour Maryland Live! Casino Main Event. He finished with about 50,000 more than Day 1a leader Mo Mostafa and will have more than 150 big binds when Day 2 commences on Sunday.

Notable East Coast grinder and Maryland native Justin Liberto (176,400) finished the day in second place. Others who were among the 14 Day 1b survivors included MSPT Team Pro Matt Alexander (145,600), Nick Bond (127,700), Avon Wilson (118,200), Billy Jacobini (113,100), Joe Cashen (100,900), and Brian Zekus (33,400). The flight drew 78 players total.

Friedman got cut to piece by the Huan Ho buzzsaw on his first bullet, making a call for his stack on the turn in a four-bet pot. With about 23,000 in the middle, Ho bet 17,000 on a board from the cutoff seat, and Friedman put in his whole stack of about 27,000 in after thinking things over for a couple of minutes.

"That's no pair," Friedman said with a smile when Ho didn't immediately call, asking for a count instead. He was right, as Ho called with the but found the on the river to bust a disappointed Friedman, who held the .

The Ohio native hopped right back in and quickly ran up a stack, partially courtesy of MSPT points leader Mark Hodge. First, Friedman got three streets of value with a flush draw that turned into top pair. Then, he got it in on a board with , dominating Hodge's . Friedman continued to chip up from there, hitting a combo draw all in on the turn for stacks to bust one player and then having another opponent call off on the river against his aces up.

Players who fired and missed included MSPT Pro Nick Pupillo, Stan Jablonski, Greg Davis, and Jordan Hogans. They'll have one last chance to qualify for championship Sunday as Day 1c begins Saturday at 11:15 a.m. local time. Players who advance from there will join the 28 players who have thus far made it through to Sunday.

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Day 1b Completed