Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
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
All That Work for Nothing?
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Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
Hank Mlekoday raised to 3,000 from under the gun, and a player in the cutoff called. Mlekoday led for 3,000 and was again called when the flop fell 
. Both players checked the 
turn. Mlekoday bet 4,000 when the river came the 
, and his opponent called.
Mlekoday turned over 
and his opponent turned over 
. His opponent said, "I thought we were chopping."
A player not involved in the hand questioned, "All that work for nothing?" and smiled.
Day 1b Photos
Players Now on Break #3
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
Play will resume at 10:30 p.m. local time.
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Muneer Ahmed Gets Rivered
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
A player in middle position raised to 2,200. Muneer Ahmed reraised to 5,500, and the player called.
The player in middle position check-called a bet of 6,500 on the 
flop, and then again check-called a bet of 10,000 when the 
came on the turn.
When the 
came on the river, the player led out for 35,000, and Ahmed called.
Ahmed turned over 
, but his opponent showed 
for the straight. Ahmed threw his cards into the muck and sighed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
John Lawson Doubles Up
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
On a board reading 
, John Lawson got it all in and was called by a player in middle position.
Lawson had flopped a set holding 
against his opponent's two pair 
.
The 
turn and 
river were of no help to his opponent, and Lawson was awarded a full double up.
John Reading Doubles Up
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
John Reading and a player in middle position both checked the board reading 
, and a player in the cutoff bet 8,000. With action back on Reading, he shoved all in for 26,000. The player in middle position folded, and the cutoff called.
Reading had turned a straight holding 
against his opponent's 
. The on the river did not improve his opponent's hand, and Reading was awarded a full double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
||
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Prize Pool Information
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Registration has closed and the tournament staff has released the official prize pool information. The event earned a total of 328 entries, allowing for a total prize pool of $328,000. The top 36 players will make the money and are guaranteed a min-cash of $1,963. An appearance at the final table is worth $4,117. From there on out, each player will eye up the first-place prize of $85,498.
Here's a look at the payouts for the official final table:
| Place | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1 | $85,498 |
| 2 | $47,499 |
| 3 | $29,544 |
| 4 | $23,750 |
| 5 | $18,683 |
| 6 | $15,358 |
| 7 | $12,350 |
| 8 | $9,341 |
| 9 | $6,333 |
| 10 | $4,117 |