Main Event Day 1b | 2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Potawatomi Casino

04-12-2015 03:54 UTC

Big Stacks

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Below are updated counts from the early chip leaders and the biggest stacks in the room:

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Kim	140,000 64,000	64,000
Calvin Shaw	109,000 23,000	23,000
Sam Desilva	98,000 7,000	7,000
Steve Vang	95,000 5,500	5,500
Tom Hujda	90,000
Matt Eng	90,000
John Sun	90,000 23,000	23,000
Patrick Steele	81,000 7,600	7,600

Natan Chaitin	70,000 37,000	37,000
Tony Hough	70,000 9,800	9,800
Marianne Deguzman	65,000 14,700	14,700
John Slaughter	63,000 9,000	9,000
Matthew Alexander	60,000 16,800	16,800
Hassan Tahsildar	57,000 3,400	3,400
Ami Sharma	57,000 12,000	12,000
Mike Kotlewski	40,000 64,000	64,000
Chad Holloway	40,000 31,000	31,000

Jeremy Farkas	20,800 21,200	21,200
Ross Obbink	8,500 55,500	55,500

Level: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

04-12-2015 03:21 UTC

Break!

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Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

The players have headed off on a 10-minute break with nine full levels now in the books.

04-12-2015 03:19 UTC

100 Grand

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Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

While a number of players are close, it appears Mike Kotlewski is the first player past the 100,000-chip mark today.

The Franklin, Wisconsin resident collected most of his big stack catching one foe bluffing with a busted flush draw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Kotlewski	104,000 104,000	104,000

04-12-2015 03:02 UTC

Cold Shot

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Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Matt Jaeger led into a flop before his heads-up opponent jammed all in.

Jaeger took his time about it, but made the call with . His opponent held and hit the rail after the turn and river made Jaeger top two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Jaeger	85,000 26,500	26,500

04-12-2015 02:51 UTC

Man Of Steele

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Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

With no less than 10 cashes here on the MSPT, including four final table appearances, Patrick Steele has developed a reputation as a beast on this tour.

Add in a Heartland Poker Tour win back in 2013 and he is quickly becoming one of the Mid-West's most feared players.

Today he's managed to chip up steadily and get one player to commit his stack with tens versus his queens and now finds himself among the leaders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Steele	87,300

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Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

04-12-2015 02:33 UTC

The Prince of Saint Paul

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Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Saint Paul, Minnesota's Steve Vang had kings hold in a massive three-way all in pot against and to bust two players and leap into contention.

He's now sitting on close to 90,000 and among the leaders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Vang	89,500

04-12-2015 02:18 UTC

Updated Counts

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Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Below are current counts for the early leaders and biggest stacks:

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Desilva	91,000 1,000	1,000
Calvin Shaw	86,000 4,000	4,000
Peter Kim	76,000 4,000	4,000
John Slaughter	72,000 5,850	5,850
John Sun	67,000 3,500	3,500
Ross Obbink	64,000 1,500	1,500
Hassan Tahsildar	60,400 9,600	9,600
Tony Hough	60,200 3,200	3,200
Matt Jaeger	58,500 3,500	3,500
Marianne Deguzman	50,300 4,700	4,700
Ami Sharma	45,000 12,000	12,000
Matthew Alexander	43,200 700	700
Jeremy Farkas	42,000 29,000	29,000

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75