Main Event
Day 1b Started
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Potawatomi Casino
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Potawatomi Casino
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
462
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Welcome to Day 1b of Mid-States Poker Tour Potawatomi Casino
Day 1a of Mid-States Poker Tour Potawatomi saw a solid 246 turn out for what's traditionally been one of the premier stops in terms of numbers on the tour. David To bagged up 515,000 and is the man to catch for Day 1b runners, who should be taking their seats soon for the second of two flights of the $1,100 reentry tournament, which begins at 4 p.m. local time here in Milwaukee.
Jonathan Dimatteo, Nick Kost, "DQ" Dan Hendrickson, Ravi Raghavan, Mark Kroon, last year's champ Jason Mirza, and MSPT Team Pros Blake Bohn, Matt Alexander, and Matt Kirby are among those who took shots in Day 1a and failed, so we expect to see them back on the felt for Day 1b. Rumor has it that a certain PokerNews employee may show up as well.
Once again, Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler's patented structure will be in use, which calls for 40-minute levels, 14 of which will be played today. Each player gets 20,000 to start off at blinds of 50/100 and players may reenter one time should they be eliminated before the start of Level 10.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Notable Early Entrants
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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20,000
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-1,500 |
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Vincent Out Early
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
WJ Vincent pushed all in for his last 6,000 or so from early position on a board of 
and got snap-called by small blind Tim Belstner.
Vincent: 
Belstner: 
Belstner's flush was best and he faded the board pairing as the 
hit on the river, leading to an early exit for Vincent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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31,000 | |
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Busted |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Ford Gets a Set Out
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Three players checked to Joe Ford in the cutoff, who bet 1,200 on a 
flop. Two folds later, the last player raised to 3,000. Ford called, and the turn brought a 
and two checks. The first player checked the 
and Ford bet 4,200.
"Terrible run out," the first player said, mucking 
face-up. Ford showed 
that he turned into a bluff.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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47,500
27,500
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27,500 |
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Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
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Vaughan Doesn't Have Queens
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
We found Matt Vaughan under the gun and pushing all in for about 10,000 effective on a completed board of 
. His opponent thought about 30 seconds and announced a call. Vaughan turned over 
.
"Put you on queens with the preflop raise," his opponent said, showing 
. "I'll be back."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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52,000 |
More Notables
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |