2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki

Main Event
Day: 1b
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

Matt Kirby Takes a Hit

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

On a board reading {9-Spades}{2-Spades}{5-Diamonds}, the big blind checked, Reg Powell bet 1,100 from under the gun, and both Matt Kirby and the big blind called.

The turn was the {q-Diamonds}. Action checked to Kirby who bet 2,600. Only the big blind called.

The river was the {2-Diamonds}. The big blind bet 1,600, and Kirby called.

The big blind showed {a-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} for the nut flush, and Kirby mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Kirby us
Matt Kirby
12,000
-5,000
-5,000
MSPT

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Updated Chip Counts

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

Nebraska native, and Mid-States Poker Tour regular Jeff Bryan is at the top of the counts at the moment. Blake Bohn and John Reading are not far behind. Ken Rosheisen and Lance Harris have had great levels post-break and are in the top ten at the moment.

New players to the field include Sherry Hammers, Tom Hammers, DJ Buckley, and Dave Gonia.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Bryan us
Jeff Bryan
60,000
60,000
60,000
Blake Bohn us
Blake Bohn
47,000
19,000
19,000
MSPT
John Reading us
John Reading
40,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Lance Harris
Lance Harris
34,500
11,500
11,500
Ken Rosheisen
Ken Rosheisen
34,500
4,500
4,500
Matt Alexander us
Matt Alexander
33,000
9,000
9,000
MSPT
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
30,000
10,000
10,000
Kou Vang us
Kou Vang
29,000
18,400
18,400
Sherry Hammers us
Sherry Hammers
29,000
29,000
29,000
Nick Jivkov bg
Nick Jivkov
27,000
8,500
8,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Angelina Rich au
Angelina Rich
24,000
-1,000
-1,000
Tom Hammers us
Tom Hammers
24,000
24,000
24,000
DJ Buckley us
DJ Buckley
20,000
20,000
20,000
Reg Powell us
Reg Powell
19,000
-4,000
-4,000
Mario Hudson us
Mario Hudson
19,000
11,000
11,000
Jeff Grimes us
Jeff Grimes
17,500
-500
-500
Nick Pupillo us
Nick Pupillo
17,000
-3,500
-3,500
WSOP 1X Winner
MSPT
Joshua Reichard us
Joshua Reichard
16,100
-3,900
-3,900
Terry Ring
Terry Ring
15,000
-4,000
-4,000
Bill Romer us
Bill Romer
13,175
-24,825
-24,825
David Gonia us
David Gonia
13,000
13,000
13,000
Randy Smith
Randy Smith
12,000
-4,500
-4,500
Matt Kirby us
Matt Kirby
12,000
MSPT
Mike Holm us
Mike Holm
10,000
-13,000
-13,000
Shane Nelson
Shane Nelson
Busted

Terry Ring Eliminated

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante
Terry Ring
Terry Ring

Alan Carty raised to 600 in early position. A player in middle position, a player on the button, and Terry Ring in the big blind all called.

The flop came {3-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}. Terry shoved his remaining 1,150 chips into the middle, and all three players called.

Carty checked the {a-Hearts} flop, the player in middle position bet 2,200, and only the player on the button called.

All players checked the {k-Diamonds} river.

The player in middle position turned over {a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} for the ace high flush. The player on the button said, "I had you all the way to the river," as Ring mucked his cards silently and walked away from the table.

Ring will have one more opportunity to reenter, as all players are allowed one reentry per flight.

Player Chips Progress
Terry Ring
Terry Ring
Busted

Tags: Terry Ring

Eric Loehr Knocks One Out

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

A player in middle position checked when the flop came {k-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}, and Eric Loehr bet 6,000. With action back on the player in middle position, he shoved all in for a total of 11,975. After a moment of thinking about it, Loehr called.

Loehr was ahead when he tabled {q-Clubs}{q-Spades}, but he would need to fade a diamond as his opponent tabled {7-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for a flush draw.

The {k-Hearts} turn and {5-Hearts} river failed to improve his opponent's hand, and Loehr chipped up to 55,000, while his opponent was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Loehr
Eric Loehr
55,000
55,000
55,000

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

DJ Buckley Shoves the Turn and Chips Up

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante
DJ Buckley
DJ Buckley

DJ Buckley check-raised to 11,000 from the big blind on a board reading {6-Spades}{3-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{7-Spades} after a player in the hijack bet 3,000. The player called.

Buckley then open-shipped 19,000 on the {a-Clubs} river. His opponent tanked for over four minutes before eventually folding his hand.

Player Chips Progress
DJ Buckley us
DJ Buckley
45,000
25,000
25,000

Tags: DJ Buckley

Sandness and Kurfman Battle

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Mark Sandness raised under the gun, and a player in middle position, as well as John Kurfman on the button, both called.

All three players checked the {2-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{4-Hearts} flop.

Sandness lead out for 3,000 when the {3-Hearts} came on the turn. The player in middle position folded, Kurfman raised to 6,000, and Sandness quickly called.

Sandness check-called a bet of 5,000 from Kurfman when the {10-Spades} hit on the river.

Sandness showed {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds} and Kurfman showed {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades} resulting in a chopped pot for both players.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Sandness us
Mark Sandness
75,000
75,000
75,000
John Kurfman us
John Kurfman
20,000
20,000
20,000