2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Potawatomi Casino

Main Event
Day: 1a
1a1b2
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
Total Entries
635
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 635
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Updated Counts

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Below are updated counts for the biggest stacks in the room, including Yu Dong, who has since dusted off the big stack he built early:

Level: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

Break!

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

The players are off on a 10-minute break and the tournament staff will be coloring up the 25-denomination green chips.

Kroon Implodes

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante
Mark Kroon
Mark Kroon

Mark Kroon is out and Bill Wagner is up near the top of the counts after a Kroon meltdown moments ago.

Apparently Wagner flopped a set of eights and even check-raised a Kroon bet on the turn, but Kroon still didn't get the message.

Wagner checked again on the river and Kroon shipped it in with seven-high, leaving the room rather quickly when Wagner called and showed him the goods.

Bluffcatcher

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante
Brett Reichard
Brett Reichard

Brett Reichard is inching up the leaderboard yet again after catching one player with his hand in the cookie jar.

Faced with a 3,600-chip bet on the turn of a {5-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} board, Reichard called. His opponent fired again on the scary looking {j-Clubs} river, making it 6,500.

But Reichard was not phased, making the call with {10-Spades}{q-Spades}.

"Good call," said his opponent, mucking.

Kessler Done

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Allen Kessler shipped his last 9,100 in with two eights, but Mark Kroon woke up with two queens and made the call.

No love for Kessler on the run out meant his Day 1a is done.

Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Leon: The Professional

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante
Leon Morford
Leon Morford

The Leon Morford show continues here in Milwaukee.

No details on the hand, but Morford was just seen collecting yet another player's stack and is now sitting on 200,000 in chips.

Tags: Leon Morford

Holloway's Demise

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante
Chad Holloway
Chad Holloway

PokerNews Senior Editor and WSOP bracelet winner Chad Holloway is now contemplating when to fire a second bullet after going broke here in level eight.

He shipped his last 12 bigs with {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs} and ran smack into {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}.

A queen-high board brought no joy for Holloway and he's now forced to decide whether to re-enter now or wait for tomorrow's Day 1b.

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75