2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q9
Prize
$101,229
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$410,000
Entries
410
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

James Wilson Eliminated in 8th Place ($11,490)

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
James Wilson
James Wilson

On a board reading {9-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{2-Hearts}, Justin Thurlow checked and James Wilson did the same.

The turn brought the {j-Clubs}. Thurlow bet 230,000, and Wilson called to see a river.

Thurlow checked the {9-Clubs} river, and Wilson shoved all in. Thurlow instantly called.

Thurlow: {8-Spades}{9-Spades}
Wilson: {a-Spades}{10-Hearts}

Thurlow's trip nines were good and Wilson was eliminated in 8th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Justin Thurlow
2,256,000
704,000
704,000
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James Wilson
Busted

Peixin Liu Doubles Through James Wilson

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

James Wilson raised to 80,000 from under the gun. Peixin Liu was next to act and he called to see a flop.

The two were heads up as the flop came {6-Clubs}{7-Spades}{j-Hearts}. Wilson bet 150,000. Liu looked at his chips and asked, "Do I even have that much?"

Liu then pushed all of his chips into the middle and announced he was all in. Wilson called.

Wilson turned over {3-Clubs}{3-Spades}, but Liu had flopped a set holding {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}.

"Nice play," Wilson said to Liu.

The turn came the {3-Hearts} and the river the {j-Diamonds}, allowing Liu to double up.

Player Chips Progress
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James Wilson
970,000
-114,000
-114,000
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Peixin Liu
884,000
618,000
618,000

Jim Boone Doubles With "Garbage"

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Blake Bohn raised to 80,000 from the hijack, and Jim Boone shoved all in for 240,000 in the small blind. Bohn called and the hands were tabled.

Bohn: {q-Spades}{j-Clubs}
Boone: {a-Clubs}{7-Hearts}

The board ran out {3-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{6-Spades} and Boone doubled up with his ace-high retaining the lead.

After the hand was over someone at the table joked, "You play that garbage Jim?" To which Jim just smiled and shrugged his shoulders as he collected his newly acquired chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Blake Bohn
1,476,000
-735,000
-735,000
MSPT
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Jim Boone
560,000
54,000
54,000

Level: 26

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

Phil Mader Eliminated in 9th Place ($7,924)

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Phil Mader
Phil Mader

Phil Mader raised to 70,000 in middle position, and Greg Gates shoved all in for nearly 400,000 from the cutoff. Mader quickly called for his own tournament life.

Mader: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
Gates: {q-Clubs}{q-Spades}

The flop came {j-Spades}{a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} giving Mader a pair of aces, but Gates a set of queens. The turn was the {2-Spades}.

Mader called for a ten, but the river came the {6-Diamonds}, sending him home in 9th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Greg Gates
1,572,000
427,000
427,000
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Phil Mader
Busted

Gates Takes One from Ryan Delorme

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Greg Gates raised to 80,000 in early position and Ryan Delorme called in middle position.

Both players checked the {j-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{6-Spades} flop and the {10-Clubs} turn.

The river came the {9-Hearts}. Gates led for 120,000, and Delorme callled

Gate showed {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} and Delorme mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Greg Gates
1,145,000
695,000
695,000
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Ryan Delorme
845,000
-340,000
-340,000

Phil Mader Doubles Through Rob WazWaz

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Jim Boone raised to 55,000 in middle position. Action folded to Rob WazWaz in the small blind who shoved all in for approximately 200,000. Phil Mader shoved for less in the big blind, and Boone folded.

Mader: {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}
WazWaz: {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

"That's a good flop for me," Mader exclaimed when it came {2-Spades}{10-Spades}{8-Spades}.

Without having to wait, the turn came the {3-Spades} giving Mader the flush. The river was the {3-Diamonds}, and Mader was awarded a full double.

Player Chips Progress
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Phil Mader
426,000
171,000
171,000
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Rob Wazwaz
110,000
-255,000
-255,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Phil MaderRob WazWaz

Level: 25

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

Peixin Liu a Shoving Machine

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Liu shoved nearly three hands in a row. On the final of the three, James Wilson had raised in middle position and Liu shoved all in over the top from the cutoff.

Blake Bohn said, "Liu, you're a machine!"

After a moment of thinking, Wilson folded and Liu won the pot.