2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
75
Prize
$97,539
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$381,000
Entries
383
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Blumenthal Plays AA Tricky

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante
Eddie Blumenthal held AA in a big pot.
Eddie Blumenthal held AA in a big pot.

Eddie Blumenthal opened to 450 in early position, and the cutoff called before the small blind three-bet to 2,600. Blumenthal made the call, and the cutoff folded.

The small blind bet 4,500 on the {5-Hearts}{2-Spades}{q-Diamonds} flop, and Blumenthal called. The small blind then check-called 3,700 on the {9-Spades} turn, and an {8-Spades} hit the river. The small blind checked again, and Blumenthal put him all in for his last 9,000 or so. After thinking it over for about a minute, the small blind announced a call.

Blumenthal turned over the "weapons of mass destruction," as Mike Sexton is fond of calling them: {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}. The small blind tossed his cards to the muck and told Blumenthal "nice hand."

Player Chips Progress
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Eddie Blumenthal
50,000
50,000
50,000

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Payne Ousts One

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

We found Ken Payne calling the all in of an opponent who had just over 11,000 in chips on a board of {4-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}.

Payne: {4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}
Opponent: {j-Clubs}{j-Spades}

Payne had outflopped the unfortunate player, and his set held when the {3-Diamonds} and {8-Hearts} completed the community.

Player Chips Progress
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Ken Payne
42,800
22,800
22,800

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Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante:

Ormson Clubs Gutfreund

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

We found Larry Ormson with a bet of 1,175 in front of him after two players had checked a board of {j-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{3-Clubs}. After thinking aloud for a minute, David Gutfreund made the call, and the third player folded.

"Got a pair?" Gutfreund asked.

Ormson simply tabled {a-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for a backdoor flush.

Player Chips Progress
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Larry Ormson
25,000
5,000
5,000
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David Gutfreund
16,025
-3,975
-3,975

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Romer Getting Wild Early

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante
"Wild" Bill Romer
"Wild" Bill Romer

We found "Wild" Bill Romer all in with {10-Spades}{10-Hearts} in the cutoff against an opponent in the big blind who held {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}. The jack-high flop gave him no help, but he spiked the {10-Diamonds} on the turn to make a set and bust his bewildered opponent.

Player Chips Progress
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Bill Romer
43,700
14,200
14,200

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Bohn in Action

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante
Blake Bohn
Blake Bohn

Sponsored pro Blake Bohn just took a seat at Table 1. In the first hand we saw when we took note of his seat, he raised and took the pot after the small blind limped into his big blind.

Also, Jerry Gumila just registered for the tournament and took a seat.

Player Chips Progress
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Jerry Gumila
20,000
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Blake Bohn
20,000
20,000
20,000

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Level: 2

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: