Main Event Day 1b | 2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki

07-25-2015 21:55 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts

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Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Sandness	100,000 25,000	25,000
Blake Bohn	100,000 30,000	30,000

Ken Rosheisen	85,000 11,000	11,000
Nick Pupillo	79,000

Kou Vang	70,000 15,000	15,000
Joshua Reichard	55,000 15,000	15,000
DJ Buckley	45,000
Stan Webb	43,000 -3,000	-3,000
Shane Nelson	42,000 14,000	14,000
Jeff Grimes	30,000 -19,000	-19,000
Terry Ring	29,000 12,000	12,000
Allen Kessler	21,000 -9,000	-9,000
Mike Holm	20,000 -15,000	-15,000
Matt Alexander	17,000 8,500	8,500

Tom Hammers	14,000 -10,000	-10,000
Sherry Hammers	12,000 -4,000	-4,000
Jose Serratos	5,000
Matt Kirby	Busted

Lance Harris	Busted
Mario Hudson	Busted
David Gonia	Busted
Angelina Rich	Busted

07-25-2015 21:58 UTC-5

A Round of Reentries

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Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Matt Kirby, Lance Harris, and Dave Gonia have all opted to use their second allotted bullet into this flight after recently busting out.

There are just 22 minutes left in this level, and after the break, the reentry period will be closed. We are currently at 225 players for this flight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lance Harris	20,000 20,000	20,000
Matt Kirby	20,000 20,000	20,000

David Gonia	20,000 20,000	20,000

07-25-2015 22:02 UTC-5

Jeff Grimes Calls and Folds the River

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Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

On a board reading , a player in the hijack check-called a bet of 5,000 from Jeff Grimes.

Both players checked the turn.

The player in the hijack led out for 5,000, and Grimes called.

His opponent showed for top pair, and Grimes tossed his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Grimes	30,000

07-25-2015 22:21 UTC-5

Shane Nelson Scared of "Cameras"

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Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Shane Nelson raised to 1,600 on the button, and the big blind called, and checked dark.

"I would bet dark, but I better be good since the cameras are watching," he joked as he turned and looked at the PokerNews blogger.

The flop came , and Nelson fired 1,700. His opponent folded, and Nelson showed the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Shane Nelson	53,000 11,000	11,000

07-25-2015 22:23 UTC-5

Players Now on Break #3

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Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Players are now on the third break of the night. Final numbers will be posted after this break when the reentry period is officially closed.

Level: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

07-25-2015 22:36 UTC-5

Final Number of Players

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Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

The final numbers are in, and the 231 players in flight 1b added to the 179 players in flight 1a means 410 total players from both combined flights.

This means that the Mid-States Poker Tour beat their $300,000 guarantee by $110,000, for a total prize pool for $410,000.

We will bring you the total prize pool and payout schedule as soon as it's available.

07-25-2015 22:58 UTC-5

Mark Sandness and Ken Rosheisen Square Off

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Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

On a board reading , Ken Rosheisen checked, Mark Sandness bet 4,000, Rosheisen raised to 15,000, and Sandness called.

The turn came the . Rosheisen led for 15,000, and Sandness called.

Both players checked the river.

Rosheisen showed for two pair, but Sandness had flopped a straight with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Sandness	155,000 55,000	55,000
Ken Rosheisen	65,000 -20,000	-20,000

Tags: Mark Sandness Ken Rosheisen

07-25-2015 23:00 UTC-5

Matt Alexander Knocks One Out

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Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

A player in early position raised to 2,000, Matt Alexander reraised to 5,500, and the player in the big blind shoved all in.

The original raiser hesitantly folded. Alexander asked for a count and upon hearing the 10,000 total, he made the call.

Alexander showed , and his opponent tabled .

The board ran out knocking his opponent out and chipping Alexander up to 40,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Alexander	40,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Matt Alexander

Level: 11

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200