Main Event | 2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Potawatomi Casino

04-13-2015 03:14 UTC

Bai In Control

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Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Richard Bai joined Daniel Goepel in calling a 150,000-chip open from Leon Morford.

All three players checked the flop, but when the turn came down the fireworks started. Bai bet 185,000, Morford made it 250,000 more and after Goepel threw his hand away, Bai fired back, making it 710,000 total.

Morford folded, handing Bai the sizable pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Bai	2,800,000 430,000	430,000
Leon Morford	1,700,000 -595,000	-595,000

04-13-2015 02:45 UTC

Double Elimination: Martin Corn 8th ($16,897), Alan Wehbi 9th ($11,675)

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Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Alan Wehbi open shoved under the gun and Martin Corn went all in behind him for more before Andreas Wagner went all in having them both covered.

Wagner:
Corn:
Wehbi:

Wagner's kings held on a board to eliminate both players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Wagner	1,600,000 810,000	810,000
Martin Corn	Busted
Alan Wehbi	Busted

04-13-2015 02:34 UTC

Greg Koutelidakis Eliminated in 10th Place ($7,988)

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Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Jason Mirza made it 140,000, Daniel Goepel three-bet to 300,000 and Greg Koutelidakis shipped it in for around 740,000.

Mirza mucked, but Goepel made the easy call with . Koutelidakis had and hit the rail after the board was revealed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Goepel	1,500,000 840,000	840,000
Greg Koutelidakis	Busted

04-13-2015 01:25 UTC

Bai Leads!

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Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Richard Bai has moved into the chip lead after taking a chunk from Daniel Goepel.

Goepel opened for 135,000 and Bai made it 280,000 from the button. Goepel called and the flop came . Goepel led for 250,000, but could not shake Bai.

Goepel then checked the river and folded when Bai bet 300,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Bai	2,385,000 532,000	532,000
Daniel Goepel	665,000 -134,000	-134,000

04-12-2015 23:05 UTC

Leon Leads!

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Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Leon Morford has leapfrogged Jason Mirza at the top of the leaderboard after a huge heads-up pot between the two.

The action wasn't clear but the gist of it was Morford rivered a set of deuces against Mizra's open-ended straight flush draw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leon Morford	1,860,000 510,000	510,000
Jason Mirza	780,000 -420,000	-420,000

04-12-2015 21:32 UTC

Mirza Leads!

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Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Jason Mirza has moved into the top spot on the leaderboard after busting Mike Ross.

Ross got a little short and open-shoved only to find the suddenly resurgent Mirza on .

Mirza spiked an ace and Ross whiffed to hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Mirza	1,200,000 205,000	205,000
Mike Ross	Busted

04-12-2015 19:45 UTC

Million-Dollar Man

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

Leon Morford is the first player past the one million-chip mark and into the lead now.

He busted two players in one hand to get there, calling an early position raise and joining a shorty who shoved for less in a three way pot, Morfrod spiked a set on the flop.

The early position raiser had and went got it all in on the flop versus Morford's .

Player	Chips	Progress
Leon Morford	1,100,000 700,000	700,000

04-12-2015 17:49 UTC

Turn Up The Wattage

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

Alex Watts just made quick work of Christopher Belflower, sending him to the rail in two quick hands and vaulting into the chip lead.

First he made a straight to double through him, then they both made trip aces, but Watts' had Belflower's outkicked.

While Belflower has fallen short of the money, Watts is now on 500,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Watts	500,000 391,500	391,500
Christopher Belflower	Busted

04-12-2015 17:04 UTC

Another Early Riser

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Adam Dembrowski represents the latest zero to hero story here in Milwaukee after rising from under 100,000 in chips at the start of the day into the chip lead.

He's the first player to reach 400,000 after busting one short stack with kings over threes, then getting three streets of value with tens when he flopped a set to drag a 250,000-chip pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Dembrowski	400,000

04-12-2015 16:48 UTC

Blooming Like A Belflower

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Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Christopher Belflower has shot into the chip lead after a meteoric rise from just 67,000 in chips to 350,000 in only a level and a half.

He doubled with kings on the third hand of the day, doubled with jacks on the sixth and pushed table captain Mark Sandness off a hand check-shoving with sevens on a ten-high flop to drag another sizable pot and move up and above the rest of the pack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Belflower	350,000 283,000	283,000