Main Event | 2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Tropicana

08-23-2015 19:52 UTC-5

"How Do You Win With Kings?"

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Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Allen Kessler made it 85,000 in the small blind, and Mike O'Neill called. Kessler bet 100,000 on the , and O'Neill called. Kessler bet 125,000 on the turn, and O'Neill again called. Both checked the .

"Ace is good," Kessler said.

O'Neill tabled .

"How do you win with kings?" Kessler asked despondently, flashing .

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike O'Neill	1,714,000 332,000	332,000
Allen Kessler	531,000 -282,000	-282,000

Tags: Allen Kessler Mike O'Neill

08-23-2015 19:58 UTC-5

Allen Kessler Eliminated in 3rd Place ($22,987)

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Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Allen Kessler pushed all in from the button. Mike O'Neill thought briefly and called from the small blind.

O'Neill:
Kessler:

Kessler needed a lot of help, but the was the opposite of help.

"Need the nine of clubs," Kessler said.

Instead the fell, ending "Chainsaw's" run, his best Mid-States Poker Tour cash to date.

Player	Chips	Progress
Allen Kessler	Busted

Tags: Allen Kessler Mike O'Neill

08-23-2015 20:09 UTC-5

O'Neill Draws Ahead

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Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Alex Yen opened for 90,000 and Mike O'Neill called. It was O'Neill coming out firing with 125,000 on the flop, and Yen called. O'Neill bet 175,000 on the turn, and Yen raised to 450,000. O'Neill called, and he blasted out 600,000 on the river. Yen quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike O'Neill	2,800,000 1,086,000	1,086,000
Alex Yen	2,200,000 -511,000	-511,000

Tags: Alex Yen Mike O'Neill

08-23-2015 20:13 UTC-5

Yen Gets Huge Value Bet Paid

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Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Alex Yen check-called 500,000 on a board, and an fell on the river. Yen thought about a minute and fired 800,000, and Mike O'Neill called. Yen turned over for backdoor two pair and he took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Yen	3,900,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Mike O'Neill	1,100,000 -1,700,000	-1,700,000

Tags: Alex Yen Mike O'Neill

08-23-2015 20:19 UTC-5

Photos: MSPT Tropicana Evansville Heads Up

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Alex Yen (left) and Mike O'Neill play heads up.

Level: 27

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

08-23-2015 20:21 UTC-5

O'Neill Doubles Through Yen

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Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Alex Yen put Mike O'Neill all in for 950,000 after O'Neill opened to 125,000 on the button. O'Neill called off.

O'Neill:
Yen:

Both hit the flop but it was O'Neill still leading after fell. The turn opened up some more outs for Yen, but the missed him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Yen	3,000,000 -900,000	-900,000
Mike O'Neill	2,000,000 900,000	900,000

Tags: Alex Yen Mike O'Neill

08-23-2015 20:26 UTC-5

Another Double for O'Neill

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Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Mike O'Neill moved all in for 1.295 million on a board of . Alex Yen cut out the requisite chips and called after about a minute. O'Neill looked a bit disappointed and showed but Yen told him he was good and tabled . The river bricked with the .