2020 Mid-States Poker Tour JACK Cleveland

$1,110 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2020 Mid-States Poker Tour JACK Cleveland

Final Results
Winner
Pat Steele
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
$124,461
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,110
Entries
611
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
159
Players Left
19

Wagner Makes The Call

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Dan Wagner
Dan Wagner

With around 45,000 already in the middle, Dan Wagner was on the button and faced a decision for his remaining 28,100 on a board reading {7-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{10-Spades}{9-Spades}{6-Clubs}. After some thought Wagner threw in a chip to call.

Wagners's opponent imminently announced "good call," and both hands were tabled.

Dan Wagner: {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}
Opponent: {4-Spades}{4-Clubs}

Wagner's over pair was better than his opponents under pair and he collected the over 100,000 chip pot.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Wagner us
Dan Wagner
104,000

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Brescilli and Leadingham Play the Board

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Two players limped in before Mario Brescilli raised to 2,500 from the cutoff. Jason Leadingham called from the big blind and both limpers came along as well.

The flop came {k-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{7-Spades} and the action checked to Brescilli who fired out a continuation bet of 3,000. Leadingham and a player in early position called.

The {7-Diamonds} fell on the turn and the action again checked to Brescilli who bet 6,500. Leadingham called and the other player folded.

The action went check-check on the {10-Clubs} river and both hands were tabled.

Mario Brescilli: {q-Spades}{6-Spades}
Jason Leadingham: {q-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

Brescilli was bluffing the whole way and Leadingham missed his straight draw. Both players played the board and they chopped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Mario Brescilli us
Mario Brescilli
88,000
88,000
88,000
Jason Leadingham us
Jason Leadingham
45,000
45,000
45,000

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Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Eidmann's Continuation Bet Takes Down a Three-Bet Pot

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

A player in early position raised to 1,500 and two players called before Tom Eidmann three-bet to 11,500 on the button. The original raiser folded, the hijack called and the cutoff folded.

They went heads up to a flop that came {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{7-Spades} and Eidmann put out a continuation bet of 10,000. His opponent only had 13,000 behind and decided to save it as he folded his hand.

Tom Eidmann now sits near the top of the chip counts with around 70,000

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Tom Eidmann us
Tom Eidmann
70,000

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Jarven Hits The River

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante
Linda Jarven
Linda Jarven

A player raised to 1,500 from early position and got called by four players, including Linda Jarven in the cutoff.

The flop came {9-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{j-Clubs} and the preflop raiser put out a continuation of 5,000. The hijack raised to 20,000 and Jarven tossed her last 15,300 into the middle. The rest of the players folded and the cards were flipped over.

Linda Jarven: {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}
Opponent: {5-Spades}{6-Diamonds}

Jarven had many outs but her opponent was still in the lead with just bottom pair after the {2-Spades} fell on the turn. Jarven was able to avoid elimination on the {k-Hearts} river as she improved to top-pair.

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Linda Jarven us
Linda Jarven
44,000

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Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Two Pair Holds For Biser

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante
Jeff Biser
Jeff Biser

A player in middle position raised to 2,200, three players called including Jeff Biser in the small blind.

The flop came {a-Spades}{9-Clubs}{8-Hearts} and action was checked to a player in middle position who fired out a bet of 5,000. The button folded and Biser check-raised all in for 11,900. The preflop raiser folded and the next player put in the last 6,900 to call.

Jeff Biser: {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs}
Opponent: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

The {5-Clubs} turn and {6-Hearts} river changed nothing and Biser got the double up with two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Biser us
Jeff Biser
34,000
34,000
34,000

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Wachtel Takes It On The Turn

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante
Nate Wachtel
Nate Wachtel

Nate Wachtel raised to 1,300 on the button and the player in the small blind three-bet to 6,000. The big blind folded and Wachtel called.

The flop came {6-Spades}{5-Spades}{3-Hearts} and the preflop aggressor put out a continuation bet of 5,500. Watchel called.

The {3-Clubs} fell on the turn and Watchel moved all in. His opponent decided to save his last 15,000 and threw his cards into the muck.

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Nate Wachtel us
Nate Wachtel
55,000

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Stone Raises The River

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante
Evan Stone
Evan Stone

With 4,500 in the pot a player in early position bet 3,300 on a board reading {a-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{4-Spades}{q-Spades}. Evan Stone called from the hijack and they went heads up to a river.

The {q-Diamonds} completed the board and the player first to act bet 6,200. After giving it some thought, Stone put in raising chips and made it 16,100. His opponent quickly folded and Stone collected the pot.

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Evan Stone
61,000

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