2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Tropicana

Main Event
Day: 1b
1a1b2
Event Info
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Tropicana
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
$67,746
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Total Entries
251
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 251
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"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
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Ed Kennedy
170,000
90,000
90,000
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Patrick Steele
70,000
18,400
18,400
Jaka Coaching

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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
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Gary Tsui
Busted

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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.

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Matt Alexander
76,000
23,500
23,500
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jonathan dimatteo
Busted

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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
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Jason Zarlenga
68,000
41,000
41,000
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jonathan dimatteo
28,200
26,800
26,800

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