Dinner Time!
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The remaining players that are still in the mix have been sent on their 45-minute dinner break.
2021 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian
2021 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian
Day: 1b
Jones Scores a Double Knockout Just Before Dinner Break
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
A short-stacked player shoved for his last 6,300 and the next player to act three-bet to 17,000.
Daniel Jones, next to act, announced all in and moved forward a stack of blue 5,000 chips. With action folded back around to the three-bettor he then called all-in and all three players tabled their hands.
Daniel Jones: 
Short-stacked Player: 
Three-bettor: 
Jones got it in with the best hand and nothing changed on the 
runout, which sent two players to the rail and even more chips to his already-impressive chipstack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000 | 59,000 |
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: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
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Gervais Takes a Chance
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The button raised to 2,100 and was called by Josh Gervais in the small blind and Paul Carney in his big blind.
After the dealer spread a flop of 
Gervais, first to act, put out a bet of 4,000, which got a fold from Carney and the button player who tabled the 
. Gervais tabled 
before sending his cards to the muck and scooping the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000 | 85,000 |
Happy Easter
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
On a board of 
in a headsup pot Isaiah Easter checked. His opponent moved all in, which sent Easter into the tank for about 30 seconds before he made the call and the two players tabled their hands.
Isaiah Easter: 
Opponent:
Easter, who said he put his opponent on a bluff when he made the call, saw that he was behind and needed a lot of help with just one card to come. He got that help when the dealer put the 
on the river and sent his shell-shocked opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
88,000 | 88,000 |
Berk vs. Reilly
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
In one of the last hands of Level 8 (400/800/800), Tim Reilly limped the small blind and Michael Berk checked his option from the big to see a 
rainbow flop.
Both players checked and the 
appeared on the turn to bring a backdoor flush draw. Reilly check-called a bet of 2,000 and an offsuit 
completed the board on the river.
Reilly checked, Berk bet 9,500, and Reilly tank-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | 4,000 |
|
|
25,000 | -13,000 |
Back-to-Back Eliminations Vault Josh Prager Up the Counts
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
It was a good couple of hands for Josh Prager.
In the first, a player open-jammed for 22,000 under the gun and Prager called from the hijack.
Josh Prager: 
UTG Player: 
The board ran out a clean 
and Prager scored the knockout.
While he was still stacking his chips, he opened with a raise and then called when an opponent jammed for approximately 30,000.
Josh Prager: 
Opponent: 
The 
flop paired the at-risk player but that was all the help they'd get as the 
turn and 
river gave the pot to Prager, who vaulted into six-figure terriroty.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000 | 80,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Keeline Ships a Little to Williams
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Jeremy Williams opened the preflop action with a raise to 1,800, which got calls from Ben Keeline in the next seat over and Daniel Jones in his big blind.
After Jones checked the 
flop, Williams continued for 1,100 and only Keeline called. Both players then checked the 
turn and Williams bet the 
river, which got a fold from Keeline.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,000 | 31,000 |
|
12,000 | -8,000 |
Lonis Cracks Aces
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
A short-stacked player was all in preflop for their last 5,200 and at risk against Jesse Lonis, albeit with the best hand in poker.
Jesse Lonis:
Opponent: 
The at-risk player had the granddaddy of all hands, but this is Jesse Lonis we're talking about! He paired his king on the and then promptly made two pair when the 
spiked on the river.
The river was of no consequence and Lonis cracked the rockets to score the K.O.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,000 |