$1,100 Main Event Day 1a | 2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park

02-21-2020 19:25 UTC-5

Petronack Three-Bets Again

HillKerby

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

Action folded around to the player on the button and he raised to 1,000. Jeff Petronack three-bet to 3,200 from the big blind and the player on the button called, taking action heads up to a flop of . Petronack made a continuation-bet of 3,000 and his opponnent called.

The turn was and Petronack continued, betting another 8,000. His opponent went into the tank for around 40 seconds and then let his hand go, earning Petronack the pot to take him up to around 65,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Petronack	65,000

Tags: Jeff Petronack

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

02-21-2020 19:35 UTC-5

Favreau Still Alive

HillKerby

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Dan Favreau went all in for his last 5,600 on the button over a hijack limp and action made its way back to the limper, who took close to a minute before deciding on a call.

Dan Favreau:
Hijack:

Favreau faded the runout as the board came to score him the double with ace high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Favreau	12,700 -9,500	-9,500

Tags: Dan Favreau

02-21-2020 19:42 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts

HillKerby

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Thurlow	122,000 58,000	58,000
Mark Jaroslawski	115,000 43,000	43,000
Ahmed Taleb	68,000 -15,000	-15,000
Adam Dahlin	62,500 -1,500	-1,500
Umut Ozturk	57,500 37,500	37,500
Prabhakar Karri	53,000 -23,000	-23,000
John Pierce	43,500 -900	-900
Max Havlish	38,500 26,200	26,200
James Haugerud	34,000 -6,000	-6,000
Kou Vang	33,000
Ben Larson	32,000 -31,000	-31,000
Rob Wazwaz	31,000 500	500

Alan Carty	28,000 -13,500	-13,500
Vic Peppe	18,000 18,000	18,000
Steve Belland	15,000 -11,000	-11,000
Robert Maier	14,000 -21,600	-21,600
Shayan Bhattacharyya	13,500 10,800	10,800
Guy Gibeau	10,500 -9,700	-9,700

02-21-2020 19:48 UTC-5

Carty Check-Raises Bohn

HillKerby

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Blake Bohn opened the action with a raise to 1,500 in early position and action folded around to Alan Carty, who called in the small blind. The big blind also defended and action went three ways to a flop of .

Carty and the big blind both checked to Bohn and he made a continuation-bet of 2,300. Carty check-raised to 10,000, putting Bohn to a decision for the majority of his remaining chips. The big blind folded and Bohn sent his cards across the felt as well to result in Carty taking down the pot with his flop check-raise.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alan Carty	35,000 7,000	7,000
Blake Bohn	10,000 -32,000	-32,000

Tags: Alan Carty Blake Bohn

02-21-2020 20:04 UTC-5

Sperazza Doubles With Ace High

HillKerby

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

There was 9,000 in the middle on a board reading with heads-up action between Mark Jaroslawski in the big blind and John Sperrazza, who was in early position. Jaroslawski had checked and was facing an all-in bet of 10,000 from Sperrazza. He went into the tank for over a minute, counting out his stack before sending 10 chips forward of the T1,000 denomination.

John Sperrazza:
Mark Jaroslawski:

Jaroslawski was unhappy to see that his queen was not live and one of his king outs to a straight was already accounted for. Meanwhile, Sperrazza needed to fade the river and would do just that as it fell , safe to secure him the double with his ace high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Jaroslawski	123,000 8,000	8,000
John Sperrazza	29,000 29,000	29,000

Tags: John Sperrazza Mark Jaroslawski

02-21-2020 20:06 UTC-5

Matakis Gets a Double

HillKerby

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Ian Matakis went all in from the cutoff for 7,900 and saw Becky Anderson reraise all in for about 17,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded and hands were tabled.

Ian Matakis:
Becky Anderson:

Matakis was live but needed help as the flop came .

"Queen of hearts," said Matakis, asking for the sweat. The turn came .

"Okay, now queen of hearts," he responded. The dealer did not comply, but instead brought to give him a pair of tens and score him the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Matakis	17,000 -8,000	-8,000

Becky Anderson	8,500 -55,500	-55,500

Tags: Becky Anderson Ian Matakis

02-21-2020 20:10 UTC-5

Break Time

HillKerby

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Players are on their second 10-minute break of the day.

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

02-21-2020 20:25 UTC-5

Chip Counts from Break

HillKerby

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

The field has surpassed 200 entries with the tournament clock reading 207 players with Level 7 now underway.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ray Clark	110,000 110,000	110,000
Aaron Johnson	65,000 31,500	31,500
Brian Maas	63,000 25,000	25,000
Jesse Rockowitz	56,200 56,200	56,200

Dennis Stevermer	55,500 -1,000	-1,000
Nghia Le	45,000 17,500	17,500
Phil Mader	43,000 -10,000	-10,000
Daniel Allgood	39,000 22,600	22,600
Ryan Tyler	35,500 -8,500	-8,500
Robert Breg	34,000 6,500	6,500
Jeff Petronack	32,500 -32,500	-32,500
Jason Obinger	27,000 4,000	4,000
Jason Seitz	25,000 -800	-800
Eric Eelkema	23,000 4,000	4,000
Fredger West	22,500 -10,000	-10,000
Matt Kirby	22,000 22,000	22,000
Jeremy Dresch	21,100 -900	-900
Scott Overby	18,000 18,000	18,000
Kelly Hendrickson	17,000 13,000	13,000
Jonathan Kim	17,000 -5,600	-5,600
Edward Janezich	Busted
Dan Favreau	Busted