2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki Casino

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki Casino

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k4
Prize
$95,741
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
368
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Lautner's Aces Up Hold

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Chance Lautner is nearing 500,000.
Chance Lautner is nearing 500,000.

Chance Lautner bet 13,000 from the cutoff after an opponent checked to him in the small blind on a flop {7-Spades}{a-Hearts}{k-Spades}. The small blind made it 40,000, and Lautner quickly jammed.

"Wow," the small blind said, but he wasn't awed enough to fold.

Small blind: {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Lautner: {a-Spades}{7-Hearts}

Lautner's two pair were in front, and the turn and river were void of paint as the {6-Spades} and {4-Hearts} hit the felt.

Player Chips Progress
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Chance Lautner
460,000
70,000
70,000

Tags: Chance Lautner

Level: 18

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 1,000

Mader Makes a Huge Fold

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Phil Mader got away from a big hand.
Phil Mader got away from a big hand.

On a board of {k-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{k-Spades}{2-Clubs}, Phil Mader was facing a bet of 40,000 from Chance Langeness.

"You got ace-king?" Mader asked with a smile. He took a deep breath and leaned back in his chair, continuing to think.

"I'm gonna fold a king," Mader said finally. "A good one, too."

He flashed a king as he mucked.

"Show a heart," someone said.

Langeness said he checked to see if he had a heart to show, but he didn't. He flicked his cards to the dealer.

Players are on a 10-minute break.

Player Chips Progress
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Chance Langeness
220,000
109,000
109,000
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Phil Mader
90,000
-13,000
-13,000

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Vang Climbing Out of Grave

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Kou Vang
Kou Vang

When we last checked on Kou Vang, he was down to just a handful of big blinds and seemed to be on his way out the door. Now, he's hale and hearty after a recent lucky double in which his {a-Spades}{10-Spades} made the nut flush on a board of {q-Spades}{3-Spades}{4-Hearts}{8-Spades}{10-Clubs} against Kenneth Rosheisen, who held {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} for top set.

"That sucks," Rosheisen said succinctly.

Player Chips Progress
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Kou Vang
120,000
85,000
85,000
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Kenneth Rosheisen
116,000
-4,500
-4,500

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

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Level: 17

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

Shimelfarb Stays Hot, Ousts Reid

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

We found Gennady Shimelfarb and Mark Reid all in from late position with Reid at risk.

Reid: {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}
Shimelfarb: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

The race was on, but Shimelfarb took control on the {a-Spades}{8-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} flop. He added another ace on the {a-Hearts} turn, and the {10-Hearts} river left Reid playing the board against a boat. Shimelfarb has chipped up considerably since an early setback.

Player Chips Progress
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Gennady Shimelfarb
315,000
175,000
175,000
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Mark Reid
Busted

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Gonia Widens Lead

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

David Gonia has continued to accumulate chips. Meanwhile, Kou Vang sent most of his stack over to Brandon Jones in a hand we didn't catch and he's now short.

Player Chips Progress
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David Gonia
590,000
198,000
198,000
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Chance Lautner
390,000
101,000
101,000
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Lance Harris
250,000
41,500
41,500
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Brandon Meyers
205,000
-89,000
-89,000
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Tom Hammers
170,000
49,000
49,000
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Brandon Jones
115,000
60,000
60,000
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Kou Vang
35,000
-30,000
-30,000

Flush, Penalty for Brin

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

We saw the tournament director giving instructions at Table 12, with Jon Kim all in preflop and having been called by Jason Brin. Apparently, Brin also exposed his cards, not realizing two players remained to act behind him. The players ended up folding, and all of the cards were exposed.

Kim: {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}
Brin: {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}

Kim was in good shape to double, and the flop looked good with {3-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{7-Clubs}. The {j-Clubs} turn gave Kim a set but Brin a flush draw.

"There you go, good hand," Brin said, perhaps not realizing at first that he picked up the draw. "Oh, we need a club."

The dealer delivered one: {a-Clubs}.

"Sorry," Brin said.

The tournament director assessed Brin a two-hand penalty for exposing his cards with pending action.

Player Chips Progress
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Jason Brin
143,500
38,500
38,500
WPT 1X Winner
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Jon Kim
Busted

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