Erica Sumner Bags Huge Stack to Lead Day 1b
Erica Sumner collected 232,600 over the course of nine levels of play to lead the 18 survivors of Day 1b here at Mid-State Poker Tour Belle of Baton Rouge. Sumner may be the first woman in MSPT history to hold the chip lead heading into the final day of play, a tour official said.
Michael Benton (145,300), Kou Vang (117,200), David Holmes (89,700), and Jeff Grimes (85,800) also bagged top-five stacks, while notable players Allen Kessler (82,100) and Gene Dudek (81,900) followed closely behind.
Players falling out of contention included Matt Alexander, Kenny Milam, Nick Jivkov, and "Wild" Bill Romer. Alexander's elimination had to be particularly painful, as the sponsored pro looked poised to break a recent run of bad fortune (failing to bag a stack in three straight Day 1s) until he ran into the of Sumner just before the end of the night.
Aces were also kind to Sumner in another all-in pot against queens, which is when her upward trajectory began.
The 18 survivors from each flight will meet tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. local time, at which point we will watch them play down to a winner. You can follow all of the action right here on PokerNews, so don't forget to wake up early.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Erica Sumner |
232,600
81,600
|
81,600 |
Michael Benton |
145,300
73,800
|
73,800 |
Kou Vang |
117,200
35,200
|
35,200 |
Daniel Holmes |
89,700
89,700
|
89,700 |
Jeff Grimes | 85,800 | |
Allen Kessler |
82,100
42,100
|
42,100 |
Gene Dudek
|
81,900
46,900
|
46,900 |
Seville Hale |
70,400
12,400
|
12,400 |
Darius Brown
|
61,700
24,900
|
24,900 |
Mihail Karasoulis |
55,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Lynn Morris
|
34,100
-65,900
|
-65,900 |
Andrew Ashbey |
32,200
32,200
|
32,200 |
Shawn Scholeck (Shawn Schoreck)
|
31,300
31,300
|
31,300 |
Arthur Saucier
|
26,800
-18,200
|
-18,200 |
Christopher DeLatte
|
23,000
-7,400
|
-7,400 |
Larry Green |
22,700
-6,800
|
-6,800 |
Austin Davies
|
21,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
Chad Grace
|
16,100
16,100
|
16,100 |