Main Event | 2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Tropicana

08-23-2015 18:50 UTC-5

O'Neill Takes Four-Bet Pot, Chip Lead

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Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Allen Kessler opened the button and Mike O'Neill made it 185,000. Alex Yen four-bet to 450,000, and only O'Neill came long. He then led out for 600,000 on the , and Yen mucked. O'Neill showed two eights.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike O'Neill	2,417,000	745,000
Alex Yen	1,991,000	-476,000
Allen Kessler	613,000	-35,000

Tags: Allen Kessler Alex Yen Mike O'Neill

Level: 25

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

08-23-2015 18:44 UTC-5

Scot Brady Eliminated in 4th Place ($18,632)

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Scot Brady pushed all in from the button for 108,000, and Alex Yen called in the big blind.

Yen:
Brady:

The flop came .

"What a flop," Allen Kessler said. "Something for everybody."

Brady had lots of outs but found only two bricks: the and , ending his admirable laddering.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Yen	2,467,000	9,000
Scot Brady	Busted

Tags: Scot Brady Alex Yen

08-23-2015 18:35 UTC-5

Jim Russler Eliminated in 5th Place ($14,518)

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Jim Russler pushed all in from middle position for about 140,000. Mike O'Neill called immediately in the big blind once again, as he'd woken up with this time. Russler was dominated with .

Flop:
Turn:
River:

That was it for Russler as the eliminations continue to come fast.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike O'Neill	1,672,000	300,000
Jim Russler	Busted

Tags: Jim Russler Mike O'Neill

08-23-2015 18:30 UTC-5

Nick Pupillo Eliminated in 6th Place ($12,099)

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Nick Pupillo shoved all in from the cutoff and Mike O'Neill called quickly in the big blind.

Pupillo:
O'Neill:

Pupillo had live cards and asked for one time, but no help came on the .

"It's gotta be a nine," Allen Kessler said, but instead it was a straight draw Pupillo didn't want to see as the fell. He needed a queen, but the hit.

Pupillo busted seventh last year and did one better here in 2015.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike O'Neill	1,372,000	425,000
Nick Pupillo	Busted

Tags: Mike O'Neill Nick Pupillo

08-23-2015 18:21 UTC-5

Craig Spalding Eliminated in 7th Place ($9,679)

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Craig Spalding got his last 300,000 or so in from the small blind with but he was crushed by Alex Yen's . A flop offered little hope for Spalding, but the turn gave him outs with an open-ender. The river missed him, and Yen has about half of the chips in play six-handed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Yen	2,458,000	165,000
Craig Spalding	Busted

Tags: Alex Yen Craig Spalding

08-23-2015 18:17 UTC-5

Jim Will Eliminated in 8th Place ($7,259)

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Jim Will shoved for 83,000, and Allen Kessler isolated in the cutoff on his left for 150,000. Everyone else mucked.

Kessler:
Will:

Kessler claimed Will had a good chance, and the gave both players a straight draw on the flop.

"Queen would be alright," Kessler said.

Indeed it was a on the turn, and the "Chainsaw" scored an elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Allen Kessler	648,000	263,000
Jim Will	Busted

Tags: Allen Kessler Jim Will

Level: 24

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 4,000

08-23-2015 18:03 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts

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Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Yen	2,293,000	163,000
Mike O'Neill	947,000	-31,000
Jim Russler	405,000	-114,000
Allen Kessler	385,000	-39,000
Craig Spalding	357,000	40,000
Nick Pupillo	351,000	-26,000
Scot Brady	144,000	-25,000
Jim Will	139,000	-31,000

08-23-2015 17:54 UTC-5

O'Neill Doubles Through Pupillo

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Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Mike O'Neill bet 50,000 from the cutoff, and Nick Pupillo check-raised from under the gun to 130,000 on a flop. O'Neill peeled, and the hit. Pupillo bet 154,000, and O'Neill said he was all in. Pupillo snap-called.

Pupillo:
O'Neill: