Photos: MSPT Meskwaki Day 1a
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki Casino
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki Casino
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
371
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Woolworth Doesn't Double-Cross Wazwaz
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Ally Woolworth bet 3,200 from an early position on a 
flop, and Rob Wazwaz made the call in the cutoff. Action went check-check on the 
turn, and Woolworth fired 5,425 on the 
river.
"Will you show me if I fold?" Wazwaz asked.
Woolworth remained silent for about a minute before uttering a "yes."
Wazwaz immediately mucked his cards, and Woolworth offered a new deal.
"I'll show you one," she said. Wazwaz waved his hand at her, and she laughed and showed 
. "I would never renege on you," she said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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56,000 | |
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47,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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Early Eliminations
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
Josh Reichard and Mike Lang busted out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Olson Doubles Through Wazwaz
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
Rob Wazwaz opened to 625 in early position, and when we came back to the table moments later we found him putting two shorter stacks at risk, including former champion Jonathan Olson.
Wazwaz: 
Olson: 
Third player: 
The player with threes was the shortest of the three with 4,600, and Wazwaz called for some queens. He got on as 
flopped, but no further help emerged as the 
turn was followed by an 
river. Despite the setback, Wazwaz still has a nice early stack.
"Why does he have to ship it in with the threes?" Wazwaz wondered.
Players are on break for 10 minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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42,000 | |
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20,500
500
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500 |
Barnard Stacks Up
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
Joe Barnard is off to a fabulous start with nearly three times the starting stack.
He recently busted an opponent in a three-bet pot when 
flopped, and Barnard checked from middle position. His opponent bet 2,250, and Barnard put her all in for 6,000 more. She shrugged and called, flipping , but Barnard had flopped a set with 
and he held up through the last two streets.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
86,700
66,700
|
66,700 |
Dirksen Takes a Seat
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
One of the players to recently grab a seat in the tournament is Dustin Dirksen. The Iowa native has had some success on the Mid-States Poker Tour before, coming in fifth at MSPT Running Aces in early 2014 for about $17,000 after bagging a chip lead in one of the Day 1 flights. He has just north of $1 million in tournament winnings but is perhaps best known for participating in the online nosebleeds during the heyday of the high stakes games on Full Tilt.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | |
|
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Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Quick First Bullet for Kirby
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Matt Kirby just got his last few thousand in preflop and was called by two opponents. A 
flop led to another player getting it all in for about 3,000, and the player on the button put him at risk.
Kirby:
Button:
Small blind: 
The turn brought an for Kirby, but the small blind hit trips on the river to take the whole pot.
Kirby said he lost the majority of his stack when he flopped bottom two with 
and was counterfeited on the turn after getting it in against a higher pair. He immediately reentered after busting.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 |
More Recognizables
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Jonathan Olson is among the recently registered players. He won this event in July 2014.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |