Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park
$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
Matakis In and Firing
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
Ian Matakis was seen entering the tournament area shortly before the break and was just in a hand where the hijack opened to 1,100. Matakis was on the button and three-bet to 3,300. Action made its way back to the player on the button and he folded, earning Matakis the pot and bringing his stack back to the 25,000 with which he started.
The 22 year-old from Faribault, MN has already amassed a lifetime career earnings of over $450,000, including a second-place finish at MSPT Meskwaki in November, 2018 for $55,598 and a fourth-place finish at MSPT Canterbury Park in September, 2018 for $31,739. He also won the $2,500 High Roller event at the 2019 Canterbury Park Fall Poker Classic last October on his 22nd birthday for $32,242 and is looking to add to his resume with this weekend's tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
Mader Wins With River Bet
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
There was at least 14,000 in the middle on a board reading 
and action was heads up between Phil Mader, who was in early position, and his opponent in the cutoff.
Mader made a bet of 8,000 and his opponent went into the tank for around a minute before conceding the pot, telling Mader he made a nice bet as he sent his cards to the muck. Mader now finds himself with two starting stacks nearing the midway point in Level 4.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
Some More Chip Counts
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
64,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
56,500
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
51,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
40,000
10,500
|
10,500 |
|
|
38,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
33,500
8,500
|
8,500 |
|
32,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
31,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
27,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
22,600
-2,400
|
-2,400 |
|
22,000 | |
|
22,000
500
|
500 |
|
19,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
|
16,400
-8,600
|
-8,600 |
|
|
4,000
-18,500
|
-18,500 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
"You Were Not!"
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
A player in early position opened to 1,200 and was three-bet by Jeff Petronack to 3,000. Action made its way back to the early-position player and he called, bringing a flop of 
on board. The early-position player checked over to Petronack and he threw out a continuation-bet for another 3,000. His opponent folded.
"I might've been ahead still!" said the player in early position, sending his two cards 
onto the felt face up.
"What's that?" asked Petronack as the pot was sent his way.
"I might've been ahead," said Petronack's opponent once more.
"You were not!" said Petronack with a smile, stacking his chips as he got ready for the next hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
52,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
Tyler Checks, Clicks It Back
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
There was 5,000 in the middle from preflop action in a heads-up pot between Ryan Tyler in middle position and his opponent in the cutoff. The flop came 
and Tyler check-called a bet of 2,500 from his opponent.
The turn was 
and Tyler checked again. His opponent threw out a T5,000 chip and Tyler clicked it back, check-raising the minimum to 10,000. His opponent went into the tank for just shy of a minute and a half and then painfully and meekly slid his cards from the nine-seat over to the dealer on his direct left, resulting in the pot being shipped Tyler's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
More Photos from Day 1a of the MSPT Canterbury Park $1,100 Main Event
Anderson's Kicker Plays
Level 5
: 300/500, 500 ante
There was around 12,000 in the pot with three players in the pot on a board reading 
. A player in early position checked over to Edward Janezich, who was in the hijack and also checked. Becky Anderson was last to act on the button and bet 3,200. The early-position player folded and Janezich called.
Action then went heads up to the river 
and both players checked to take the hand to showdown.
Janezich showed 
for three aces and Anderson tabled 
, also showing three aces. The dealer announced that the eight played and shipped Anderson the pot, bringing her up to around 64,000 in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
64,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
|
25,300
-5,700
|
-5,700 |
Obinger Floats the Flop
Level 5
: 300/500, 500 ante
Nghia Le opened to 1,100 in the hijack and received calls from Jason Obinger on the button and Jason Seitz in the big blind. The flop dropped 
and Seitz checked to Le, who made a continuation-bet of 1,800. Obinger called and Seitz folded.
Action was then heads up to the turn and Le pumped the brakes, tapping the felt to check. Obinger fired out 2,600 and Le slid his cards forward to the muck to result in the pot being shipped to Obinger.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,500
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
25,800
25,800
|
25,800 |
|
23,000
23,000
|
23,000 |