2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park

$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park

Final Results
Winner
Derek McMaster
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$100,824
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$468,950
Entries
485
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 150,000
Ante
30,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
223
Players Left
26

Bohn Surging, Ousts Petronack

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Blake Bohn
Blake Bohn

Blake Bohn opened to 4,000 on the button and received a call from Jeff Petronack, who defended his big blind. The flop was {3-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{2-Spades} and Petronack went all in for his last 19,000.

"Boom!" said Bohn, slamming down a stack of chips and tabling his hand quickly thereafter.

Jeff Petronack: {j-Spades}{5-Diamonds}
Blake Bohn: {3-Clubs}{3-Hearts}

Bohn's flopped set left Petronack with four outs at a gutshot to stay alive. He did not hit it on the turn {q-Diamonds} or the river {10-Hearts} and was eliminated from the tournament. On the other hand, Bohn's stack has ballooned up to just shy of 200,000 and he now finds himself among one of the biggest stacks across the eight tables left in play.

Player Chips Progress
Blake Bohn us
Blake Bohn
197,000
132,000
132,000
Jeff Petronack us
Jeff Petronack
Busted

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Rockowitz Temporarily Toasted

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Jesse Rockowitz
Jesse Rockowitz

Jesse Rockowitz was standing up from his seat and was in the process of being eliminated from the tournament as the runout finished and his hand was mucked. Three spades were on board and Justin Thurlow's winning hand of {q-Spades}{9-Spades} was still tabled for a moment as the pot was shipped his way before the cards were scooped up.

According to Thurlow after the hand, he opened on the button and Rockowitz committed the last of his chips from the big blind with {8-}{6-}. Thurlow's flush was best when all was said and done and he delivered the final blow to Rockowitz after he stuck around with a short stack for nearly two hours before being eliminated from the tournament. However, he wasted no time using his reentry and has found a new seat and a fresh starting stack of 25,000.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Thurlow us
Justin Thurlow
125,000
Jesse Rockowitz us
Jesse Rockowitz
25,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Ewald Takes from Thurlow

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Gary Ewald
Gary Ewald

Justin Thurlow opened the action with a raise to 10,000 on the button and received a call from Gary Ewald in the small blind. Both players checked a flop of {k-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{3-Spades}.

The turn was {6-Diamonds} and Ewald bet 15,000. Thurlow called and the river came {q-Hearts}. Ewald bet another 15,000 and Thurlow thought for a half-minute before tossing out three T5,000 chips to make the call.

"King," said Ewald, tabling {k-Hearts}{7-Hearts}. Thurlow nodded to confirm Ewald's hand was best and then sent his cards to the muck. With the pot, Ewald now finds himself at 367,000, just 10,000 shy of Thurlow as he climbs into contention for the chip lead with the end of the night looming near.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Thurlow us
Justin Thurlow
377,000
-28,000
-28,000
Gary Ewald us
Gary Ewald
367,000
37,000
37,000

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"There It Is!" Stevermer Puts an End To the Night

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Dennis Stevermer
Dennis Stevermer

A player in middle position went all in for 40,000 and action folded around to Chan Pelton in the small blind, who asked for a count. The number was confirmed and he folded. Dennis Stevermer was in the big blind and waiting, announcing a call shortly thereafter.

All-In Player: {a-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}
Dennis Stevermer: {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}

"There it is," said Stevermer from the three-seat with a birds' eye view of an ace in the window on the flop {k-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}.

"There it is!" said another player as the turn rolled off {9-Spades}, giving Stevermer a set of nines to leave his opponent drawing dead for the river {q-Hearts}.

"Seat open!" yelled the dealer and the floor announced that play would conclude on the two remaining tables at the completion of the hand. Twenty-eight minutes and 15 seconds are left on the clock in Level 15, which will become the new ending point for Saturday's Day 1b.

Full chip counts and a recap of the day's action will be provided shortly. Stay posted.

Player Chips Progress
Dennis Stevermer us
Dennis Stevermer
155,000
29,000
29,000

Tags: Chan PeltonDennis Stevermer

Waalen Leads the Way on Day 1a of the 2020 MSPT Canterbury Park $1,100 Main Event

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Brandon Waalen (photo courtesy of Benjamin Valder/MSPT)
Brandon Waalen (photo courtesy of Benjamin Valder/MSPT)

Day 1a of the 2020 Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Canterbury Park $1,100 Main Event saw 223 entries logged and the accompanying action did not disappoint. Fifteen levels were on the docket for the day but the 12% figure of 26 players needed to reach a hard stop was attained just under a half hour early.

When that mark was reached, Brandon Waalen was the one atop the count. Waalen emerged as one of the big stacks in the room nearing the final break of the evening with a stack of around a quarter-million and built that figure up to 395,000 early in Level 14. He continued climbing from there and ended the day with 567,000, the only player with a stack over a half-million.

Following behind to round out the top five are four other players with over 400,000 in Kevin Boyer (453,000), Justin Thurlow (449,000), Jason Fitzpatrick (432,000), and Chan Pelton (417,000)

Other notable players to advance included Blake Bohn (331,000), Aaron Johnson (250,000), Richard Alsup (80,000), DJ Buckley (62,000) and Matt Kirby (55,000). Plenty of others were less fortunate: former MSPT Canterbury Park champions Rob Wazwaz and Kou Vang were only a couple of the day’s casualties, with others such as Phil Mader, Jesse Rockowitz, and Nghia “3 Putts” Le also unable to find a bag as play went on throughout the evening.

Saturday’s Day 1b will be the second and final opportunity to advance to Sunday’s Day 2, where the field will combine and play down to a winner. The $300,000 guaranteed prize pool has already come close to reaching 75% of its figure and that number is sure to be outdone on the second flight.

Like on Day 1a, cards are in the air at 3 p.m. Saturday for Day 1b. PokerNews will be on hand to bring you all the action, so be sure to come back and follow.

Tags: Aaron JohnsonBlake BohnBrandon WaalenChan PeltonDJ BuckleyJason FitzpatrickJesse RockowitzJustin ThurlowKou VangMatt KirbyPhil MaderRichard AlsupRob Wazwaz