2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
54
Prize
$101,229
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$410,000
Entries
410
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Illingworth Out

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Joe Illingworth
Joe Illingworth

Joe Illingworth shoved 50,000 into a pot of about the same size on an {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{5-Spades} board heads up with Matt Hauge.

Hauge made the call with {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} and was ahead of Illingworth's {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}, holding to bust him after the {j-Diamonds} turn and {3-Hearts} river.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Hauge
Matt Hauge
195,000
Joe Illingworth
Joe Illingworth
Busted

Tags: Joe IllingworthMatt Hague

Hodge Gets There

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Mark Hodge made it 13,000 and Matt Kaldenburg flatted before Kannan Chandran shoved for 130,500.

Hodge re-shoved for about 10,000 more and Kaldenburg tanked for a few minutes before folding what he claimed was the {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}.

Hodge: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}
Chandran: {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}

Hodge was in dominating position, actually made a club flush on the {5-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{6-Spades}{10-Clubs}{2-Clubs} run out and had to be left wondering what could have been had Kaldenburg called.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Hodge us
Mark Hodge
290,000 145,000
Matt Kaldenburg
Matt Kaldenburg
270,000 159,500
Kannan Chandran
Kannan Chandran
Busted

Hodge Leads; Bubble Pops

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Mark Hodge
Mark Hodge

There was a huge roar from the tournament floor moments ago as Mark Hodge busted yet another player, making runner-runner Broadway out of {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} to crack his pocket aces.

Hodge suddenly had a huge stack of chips good for the lead with 46 players remaining on the money bubble.

Play went hand for hand for one hand and it popped. The remaining field is now in the money with Hodge on top.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Hodge us
Mark Hodge
470,000 180,000

Tags: Mark Hodge

Level: 19

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

Dean Done

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Tom Dean
Tom Dean

After Mark Hodge made it 18,000 and Tom Dean called, Nick Jivkov shipped it in for 162,000 total.

Hodge folded, claiming big slick, and Dean called with the {6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}.

"I hope you have a big ace," Dean said, grimacing when Jivkov turned over the {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}. It only got worse for Dean as the {9-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} flop gave Jivkov a set and he said his goodbyes after the {5-Hearts} turn and {2-Clubs} river.

"Maybe I should have been drinking," Dean added on his way out.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Jivkov bg
Nick Jivkov
WSOP 1X Winner
235,000 161,500
Thomas Dean us
Thomas Dean
Busted

Tags: Mark HodgeNick JivkovTom Dean

Win One For The Kipper

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Kipp Smith got it all in preflop with {k-Spades}{k-Clubs} versus {a-Spades}{6-Hearts} and was all but dead when the flop rolled out {a-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}.

The {q-Hearts} turn wasn't much help, but the {k-Hearts} river pulled Smith out of the grave, giving him new life with a set.

Player Chips Progress
Kipp Smith us
Kipp Smith
160,000 7,500

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

Burnett Cools Kim

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

Jun Kim opened, then called a Shaun Burnett three-bet, going heads up to a {4-Spades}{4-Hearts}{q-Spades}.

After some fireworks on the flop they got it all in with Kim at risk holding the {4-Clubs}{7-Clubs} and the lead over Burnett's {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}.

However, the {a-Diamonds} came down on the turn and the pot and Kim's tournament life were handed to Burnett after the innocuous {2-Hearts} river.

Player Chips Progress
Shaun Burnett
Shaun Burnett
440,000 380,000
Jun Kim us
Jun Kim
Busted

Tags: Jun KimShaun Burnett