2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Potawatomi Casino

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Potawatomi Casino

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
85
Prize
$147,529
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$635,000
Entries
635
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Goepel's Gift

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Daniel Goepel was just given a gift double up by Matthew Vaughan. The hand began with Goepel making it 255,000.

Vaughan then made it 450,000 from the big blind and Goepel shoved for about the same amount more. Priced in, Vaughan made the call with {a-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} and was well behind Goepel's {8-Clubs}{8-Spades}.

The board ran out {3-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{q-Spades}{q-Hearts}{j-Spades} and Goepel now has twice as many chips.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Goepel
Daniel Goepel
1,900,000
400,000
400,000
Matthew Vaughan us
Matthew Vaughan
1,800,000
440,000
440,000

The Bai Beat Down

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Richard Bai continues to pummel everyone in his path here at the final table.

In this latest bout he put the hurt on Daniel Goepel starting with a 185,000 open that Goepel called, defending his big blind. The flop came {9-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{8-Hearts} and after a Goepel check, Bai made it 150,000. Goepel check-raised to 400,000, but could not shake Bai.

The turn brought the {4-Spades} and after Goepel checked again, Bai bet 400,000. Goepel called again before check-folding to a 650,000-chip bet on the {7-Spades} river, allowing Bai's steamroll to continue.

Player Chips Progress
Richard Bai us
Richard Bai
3,400,000
600,000
600,000
Daniel Goepel
Daniel Goepel
950,000
-950,000
-950,000

Dreams Can Come True, It Can Happen To You

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Andreas Wagner
Andreas Wagner

Richard Bai was absolutely running away with this thing until Andreas Wagner went runner-runner to double through him and take the lead moments ago.

The hand began with a 190,000 open from Wagner. Bai three-bet to 450,000 and Wagner flat called. The flop came down {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{8-Hearts} and Wagner shipped it in.

Bai snapped him off with {q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} and Wagner looked to be the next out holding {K-Clubs}{j-Clubs} until the {a-Clubs} turn and {8-Clubs} river gave him a miracle flush.

Player Chips Progress
Andreas Wagner
Andreas Wagner
3,000,000
1,400,000
1,400,000
Richard Bai us
Richard Bai
2,000,000
-1,400,000
-1,400,000

Level: 30

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 10,000

Bai's Revenge

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Andreas Wagner made it 315,000, Richard Bai jammed and Wagner snap-called with {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}.

Bai was drawing thin with {q-Spades}{j-Spades}, but got there on the {j-Clubs}{3-Spades}{5-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{10-Spades} board to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Richard Bai us
Richard Bai
3,000,000
1,700,000
1,700,000
Andreas Wagner
Andreas Wagner
1,400,000
-1,750,000
-1,750,000

Kasputis Rides The Wave; Mirza Leads!

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Jason Mirza raised, James Kasputis shoved and Matthew Vaughan did the same.

Mirza folded and it was Vaughan's two queens against Kasputis' {a-Spades}{10-Spades}. Vaughan spiked an ace to double up, but the very next hand he got in a preflop raising war with Mirza and called off almost all his chips with two nines.

Mirza had queens and held to vault in the chip lead while Kasputis was left with a chip and a chair.

He doubled that with sevens against Vaughan's {a-Spades}{j-Clubs} the very next hand, but is still on life support.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Mirza us
Jason Mirza
5,000,000
2,640,000
2,640,000
Matthew Vaughan us
Matthew Vaughan
1,000,000
-1,355,000
-1,355,000
James Kasputis us
James Kasputis
100,000
-650,000
-650,000