Main Event
Day 1b Started
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Running Aces
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Running Aces
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$328,000
Entries
328
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
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Welcome to Day 1b of Mid-States Poker Tour Running Aces
The Mid-States Poker Tour is off to a solid start with 150 players having played in the Day 1a flight. An even larger turnout is expected for today's flight 1b, scheduled to kick off at 4 p.m. central time in Columbus, MN.
A total of 30 players made it through last night, led by Nancy Anderson who bagged 234,000 in chips. Not far behind Anderson was Michael Zietz from North Dakota with 205,500. And rounding out the top three was Mid-States Poker Tour Pro Matt Kirby who will start Day 2 with 187,000 in chips.
Other survivors of Day 1a included Erick Wright (173,000), John Alexander (92,000), Steve Belland (87,000), Tony Hartmann (80,000), MSPT Pro Matt Alexander (76,500), Kou Vang (58,000), and Mike Schneider (49,000).
Players will once again use the Kessler-approved structure, featuring blinds starting at 50/100 and a 20,000 starting stack. Levels will increase ever 40 minutes, with ten minute breaks after every three levels. All players are allowed to reenter once, and the reentry period will end after Level 9.
Please stayed tuned here at PokerNews for live updates beginning with the start of the tournament at 4 p.m.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Cards In the Air
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Players are just taking their seats, as cards are now in the air. Stay tuned here at PokerNews for up to date live action coverage.
Early Notables
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Former Mid-States Poker Tour Champions Terry Ring and Tom Stambaugh have just taken their seats in flight 1b. Tour regulars Alan Carty, Todd Melander, Joe Barnard, and Sam De Silva have also joined the field. As has MSPT Pro Nick Pupillo.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
Rob WazWaz Eliminated By Scott Mahin
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Rob WazWaz has utilized his first bullet in the first ten minutes of flight 1b. According to WazWaz, he had called a four bet preflop, turned trip eights on an 
board, and Scott Mahin had turned a full house holding pocket aces.
WazWaz has just reentered and will have one final attempt to make day 2, as all players are allowed only two chances per flight to make it through.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
William Vincent II Takes One Down
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
A player in early position raised to 400. William Vincent II called in the hijack and the cutoff also called. Joe Barnard raised to 1,900 on the button and both the early position raiser as well as Vincent II called.
All players checked the 
flop. The player in early position bet 1,900 when the 
hit the turn. Vincent II called, as did Barnard. The river came the 
. The player in early position checked, Vincent II bet 3,000, and only Barnard called.
Vincent II turned over 
for trip tens to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
35,000 | 35,000 |
|
|
13,000 | -7,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
John Reading Tank Calls the River
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
On a board reading 
, a player in the small blind bet 700 and John Reading called. The small blind check-called a bet of 2,000 from Reading when the 
came on the turn. The small blind led out for 3,000 when the 
hit the river. Reading went into the tank and after a minute of thinking, called the 3,000.
The small blind turned over 
for a pair of aces and a missed flush draw. Reading turned over 
for a bigger Ace to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,000 | 27,000 |