Main Event | 2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Running Aces

02-08-2015 13:26 UTC-6

Updated Chip Counts

Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Ford	580,000 284,000	284,000
Mike Schneider	400,000 50,000	50,000
Terry Ring	385,000 160,000	160,000
Ervin Bjerga	355,000 155,000	155,000
Dennis Stevermer	180,000 67,000	67,000
Bill Romer	93,000 47,500	47,500
James Gibson	78,000 126,000	126,000
Paula Phan	Busted

Level: 19

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

02-08-2015 13:18 UTC-6

Ross Crippled to a Few Big Blinds

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Mike Ross put Marinela Selseth at risk for 51,000 preflop.

Selseth:
Ross:

An exasperated Ross saw Selseth flop an ace and river a queen for good measure, and hand-for-hand play continues.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marinela Selseth	51,000 6,500	6,500
Mike Ross	22,000 75,500	75,500

Tags: Marinela Selseth Mike Ross

02-08-2015 13:14 UTC-6

Heathcote Avoids Bubbling

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Play is now hand-for-hand as the money bubble has arrived.

Ken Heathcote just put himself at risk for 92,000 with and was behind an opponent's . Heathcote still trailed after the flop, but an turn and river meant he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ken Heathcote	200,000 86,000	86,000

02-08-2015 12:56 UTC-6

Schneider Crushes Caspers

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Tyler Caspers won't be repeating his third-place finish from a year ago.

He pushed all in for 55,000 in middle position, and Mike Schneider also shoved from his left. Everyone else folded.

Schneider:
Caspers:

Schneider had his fellow Minnesotan dominated, and a flop changed nothing. The turn cinched it for Schneider.

Todd Melander also busted out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Schneider	350,000 40,000	40,000
Todd Melander	Busted
Tyler Caspers	Busted

Tags: Mike Schneider Todd Melander Tyler Caspers

Level: 18

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 1,000

02-08-2015 12:30 UTC-6

Take 10

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Players are on break for 10 minutes.

02-08-2015 12:22 UTC-6

Pupillo Loses a Race

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Nick Pupillo shoved his last 65,500 from the button over an under-the-gun limp from Paul Sullivan, who called.

Pupillo:
Sullivan:

Pupillo's overs sniffed nothing on the community.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Sullivan	300,000 190,500	190,500
Nick Pupillo	Busted

Tags: Nick Pupillo Paul Sullivan

02-08-2015 12:04 UTC-6

Updated Chip Counts

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
James Maxey	365,000 36,000	36,000
Mike Schneider	310,000 125,000	125,000
Kevin Clyde	300,000 31,000	31,000
Mark Hodge	300,000 113,000	113,000
Peixin Liu	243,000 93,000	93,000
Terry Ring	225,000 157,500	157,500
Ervin Bjerga	200,000 48,500	48,500
Dennis Stevermer	113,000 52,000	52,000
Todd Melander	86,000 11,500	11,500
Derek Crooks	68,000 11,000	11,000
Marinela Selseth	57,500 218,000	218,000
James Wilson	57,000 10,000	10,000
Darren Ficek	39,000 86,000	86,000
Joe Barnard	22,000 37,000	37,000

Level: 17

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500