Main Event
Day 2 Started
Main Event
Day 2 Started
Who will claim $114,117 and the latest Mid-States Poker Tour crown?
That will be determined over the course of the next 12 hours or so here at Potawatomi Casino in Milwaukee. Eighty out of 462 runners have qualified for Day 2 after two starting flights, and they'll meet up at 10:30 a.m. sharp to play until a winner has been determined.
Among the contenders for the title: chip leader David To (515,000), Matt Hauge (320,500), Rick Syverud (312,000), Jerry Gumila (303,500), Thomas Peebles (223,000), Rob Wazwaz (200,500), Jim Boone (132,500), Rodger Johnson (98,000), Jason Seitz (69,000), and MSPT Team Pro Matt Alexander (67,000).
When play begins, the blinds will be at Level 15 (1,500/3,000/500) and progress every 40 minutes from there. Stay tuned to PokerNews as another MSPT event winds down to a champion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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515,000 | |
|
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320,500 | |
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312,000 | |
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303,500 | |
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249,500 | |
|
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225,000 | |
|
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223,000 | |
|
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201,000 | |
|
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200,500 | |
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193,500 | |
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188,000 | |
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187,500 | |
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167,500 | |
|
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165,000 | |
|
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158,500 | |
|
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158,000 | |
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158,000 | |
|
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156,000 | |
|
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154,000 | |
|
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146,000 | |
|
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143,500 | |
|
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133,000 | |
|
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132,500 | |
|
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131,000 | |
|
|
127,500 | |
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Yossi Azulay came into the day with about 10 big blinds but he has quickly found himself among the leaders.
In the biggest pot he has dragged, he three-bet from the big blind against an open and a small blind call. With the board reading ![]()
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, we found Azulay facing an all-in shove from the small blind for 78,000. He thought about a minute and dropped enough to call into the middle.
Azulay: ![]()
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Small blind: ![]()
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Azulay had his foe crushed and the river was a
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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300,000
260,500
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260,500 |
Kirby Rogers put his last 27,000 in from middle position and got called by Ryne Johnson, the small blind. Rogers peeked at his cards and turned over ![]()
, saying he had only looked at one so Johnson got pretty unlucky. Johnson showed the ![]()
. The dealer fanned a ![]()
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flop, and the
hit the turn to give Johnson a chance with a flush draw.
"It's always the jack of clubs," Rogers said.
The river: a
, giving Johnson a flush.
"Nice hand," Rogers said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
176,000
83,500
|
83,500 |
|
|
Busted |
We found Ken Komberec all in on a ![]()
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board in a blind battle holding ![]()
for bottom set. The big blind had ![]()
but missed his combo draw as the
turn was followed by a
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
350,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
A player shoved all in for approximately 30,000 in the cutoff, and Jerry Gumila called in the big blind.
Gumila: ![]()
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Cutoff: ![]()
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No sweat for Gumila as he flopped a set and had his opponent dead on the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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285,000
18,500
|
18,500 |
David To opened to 8,500 and got one call before the small blind shipped for 51,500. To called, and the third player folded.
To: ![]()
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Opponent: ![]()
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To took a huge lead on the ![]()
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flop, and though the
turn gave his opponent hope, the
was a brick on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
530,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Allan Haupert checked a board of ![]()
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in the cutoff, and Roger Kregelka bet an unknown amount. Haupert moved all in and Kregelka snap-called for about 80,000.
Kregelka: ![]()
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Haupert: ![]()
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Kregelka had it locked up already with a flush and the meaningless river was a
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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215,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |