2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Belle of Baton Rouge

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Belle of Baton Rouge

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
66
Prize
$34,105
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$118,000
Entries
118
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
4,000

Erica Sumner Bags Huge Stack to Lead Day 1b

Level 9 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Erica Sumner leads by nearly 50,000 heading to Day 2.
Erica Sumner leads by nearly 50,000 heading to Day 2.

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 {q-}{q-} into the {a-}{a-} 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
Profile photo of Erica Sumner
Erica Sumner
232,600
81,600
81,600
Profile photo of Michael Benton us
Michael Benton
145,300
73,800
73,800
Profile photo of Kou Vang us
Kou Vang
117,200
35,200
35,200
Profile photo of Daniel Holmes
Daniel Holmes
89,700
89,700
89,700
Profile photo of Jeff Grimes us
Jeff Grimes
85,800
Profile photo of Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
82,100
42,100
42,100
Profile photo of Gene Dudek
Gene Dudek
81,900
46,900
46,900
Profile photo of Seville Hale us
Seville Hale
70,400
12,400
12,400
Profile photo of Darius Brown
Darius Brown
61,700
24,900
24,900
Profile photo of Mihail Karasoulis
Mihail Karasoulis
55,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Lynn Morris
Lynn Morris
34,100
-65,900
-65,900
Profile photo of Andrew Ashbey
Andrew Ashbey
32,200
32,200
32,200
Profile photo of Shawn Scholeck (Shawn Schoreck)
Shawn Scholeck (Shawn Schoreck)
31,300
31,300
31,300
Profile photo of Arthur Saucier
Arthur Saucier
26,800
-18,200
-18,200
Profile photo of Christopher DeLatte
Christopher DeLatte
23,000
-7,400
-7,400
Profile photo of Larry Green
Larry Green
22,700
-6,800
-6,800
Profile photo of Austin Davies
Austin Davies
21,000
21,000
21,000
Profile photo of Chad Grace
Chad Grace
16,100
16,100
16,100

Tags: Allen KesslerBill RomerErica SumnerGene DudekJeff GrimesKenny MilamKou VangMatt AlexanderMichael BentonNick Jivkov