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

Pham Pays Off Clark

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante
Justin Clark
Justin Clark

Justin Clark bet 2,600 out of the hijack on a board of {4-Hearts}{7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{5-Spades}, and Christian Pham called from the cutoff. A {q-Spades} completed the board, and it prompted a 4,000 bet from Clark. Pham thought for a bit and shook his head before thinking some more. Finally, he called.

Clark showed {8-Hearts}{6-Hearts} for a turned gutter, and Pham couldn't beat it.

Player Chips Progress
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Justin Clark
28,300
28,300
28,300
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Christian Pham
11,000
-9,000
-9,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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More Notables

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante
Leon Morford is looking to better his second-place finish two weeks ago.
Leon Morford is looking to better his second-place finish two weeks ago.

We spotted a few more notable players in the field, including Leon Morford, who notched a second-place finish at Mid-States Poker Tour Majestic Star just two weeks ago.

Player Chips Progress
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Leon Morford
20,000
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Harry Finnimore
20,000
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Jason Seitz
20,000
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Duane Anderson
20,000
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Mario Hudson
20,000

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Familiar Faces

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Here are some of the players sitting in whom we recognized.

Player Chips Progress
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Curtis Biloki
20,000
20,000
20,000
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Pavlin Karakikov
20,000
20,000
20,000
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Terry Ring
20,000
20,000
20,000
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Larry Ormson
20,000
20,000
20,000
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David Gutfreund
20,000
20,000
20,000
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Bill Romer
20,000
20,000
20,000
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Matt Kirby
20,000
20,000
20,000
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Christian Pham
20,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Patrick Steele
20,000
20,000
20,000
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Ken Payne
20,000
20,000
20,000

Level 1

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

We're off and running here at Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk Gaming, as Level 1 just started.

Level: 1

Blinds: 50/100

Ante:

Welcome to Day 1a of 2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk Gaming

Allen Kessler's new structure will be on display today.
Allen Kessler's new structure will be on display today.

We're set for a new chapter of the Mid-States Poker Tour to begin here at Ho-Chunk Casino in Wisconsin Dells, Wisc., at 4 p.m. local time.

The brand new start time for Day 1a is part of the revised structure devised by Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler. The structure underwent a number of changes, including the length of each level from 50 minutes to 40 minutes. The exception is the final table, which will feature hour-long levels. In addition, a 10-minute break will be taken after every three levels instead of every two. The changes have allowed numerous levels to be added including 150/300/25; 250/500/50; and 500/1,000/100, just to name a few.

Players will play 14 levels today starting at 50/100, and they'll begin with stacks of 20,000. Each player is allowed to re-enter once per Day 1 flight if they bust, so be aware that busted players may still be in the tournament if they choose to exercise that option. Re-entries are allowed through Level 9 under the new structure.

Tags: Allen Kessler

Main Event

Day 1a Started