2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Tropicana

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Tropicana

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
$67,746
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
251
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

"Is That the Only Move You Have?"

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Patrick Steele
Patrick Steele

We found Ed Kennedy shoving all in from under the gun on a board of {5-Spades}{k-Clubs}{8-Spades}{5-Clubs}. Patrick Steele was his lone opponent, and Steele had about 70,000 in his stack, which looked to be roughly double the size of the pot.

"Is that the only move you have?" Steele asked.

When Kennedy didn't respond, he repeated the question. Still no answer, so Steele switched it up.

"Do you know what size blinds you're playing?"

Moments later, Steele mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Ed Kennedy
Ed Kennedy
170,000 90,000
Patrick Steele us
Patrick Steele
70,000 -18,400

Tags: Ed KennedyPatrick Steele

Zarlenga Picks Up Bullets

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Jason Zarlenga opened to 4,900 under the gun, and the small blind shoved all in for 15,500. Zarlenga called immediately when the big blind folded, as he held {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}. The small blind was crushed with {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} and it was over by the turn on the {8-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{4-Spades}{9-Spades} run out.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Zarlenga us
Jason Zarlenga
82,000 12,000

Tags: Jason Zarlenga

Level: 11

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Tsui Eliminated

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

A player in early position bet 3,800 on a {2-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} flop, and Gary Tsui shoved for about 13,000. A slew of players behind him folded, and the bettor called.

Tsui: {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Opponent: {2-Clubs}{2-Spades}

"Let's get lucky one time," Tsui said, and the {q-Clubs} helped on the turn by giving him an open-ender. The {k-Spades} river wasn't enough, though.

Player Chips Progress
Gary Tsui
Gary Tsui
Busted

Tags: Gary Tsui

Alexander Eliminates Dimatteo

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Jonathan Dimatteo
Jonathan Dimatteo

Jonathan Dimatteo opened to 2,200, and Matt Alexander three-bet to 5,200 from his immediate left. Action folded back to Dimatteo, who shoved for 17,200. Alexander called immediately.

Alexander: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
Dimatteo: {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}

Dimatteo faded Alexander's outs as {j-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{8-Spades}{6-Clubs} hit the board, but the {k-Diamonds} river doomed him.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Alexander us
Matt Alexander
MSPT
76,000 23,500
jonathan dimatteo us
jonathan dimatteo
Busted

Tags: Jonathan DimatteoMatt Alexander

Guarantee Met

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

With 141 entrants on Day 1b, that pushed the total to 251 after two flights, enough squeak by the guarantee of $250,000.

Level: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

Zarlenga Doubles Through Dimatteo

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Jonathan Dimatteo bet 5,500 from middle position in a five-way pot after {q-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} flopped. The cutoff called after one fold, and Jason Zarlenga made it 16,200 from the big blind. Dimatteo called, and the cutoff got out of the way. The turn was a {7-Hearts}, and Zarlenga put his last 9,000 in. Dimatteo called immediately.

"Two pair," Zarlenga said.

"You're ahead," Dimatteo said, showing {j-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for a pair plus a gutter.

Zarlenga had {j-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}, and he faded the river as a {3-Diamonds} fell.

"Thanks for giving me back the chips you stole from me earlier," Zarlenga said.

Players are on break for 10 minutes.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Zarlenga us
Jason Zarlenga
68,000 41,000
jonathan dimatteo us
jonathan dimatteo
28,200 -26,800

Tags: Jason ZarlengaJonathan Dimatteo