Main Event | 2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells

11-22-2015 20:31 UTC-6

Thomas Peebles Eliminated in 7th Place ($14,287)

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Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Thomas Peebles has just been eliminated by Marius Toderici shortly after the break.

The action folded to Peebles on the button and he shoved all in for 600,000. Gerald Heckathorn folded and Toderici asked for a count. When he heard the number, he called.

He showed and Peebles had . The came on the flop, along with the and the . The turn and the river didn't help Peebles when they came . Peebles was eliminated in 7th place.

Peebles has final tabled the last two MSPT Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells Main Events. He finished 2nd in February and 7th today.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Toderici	3,500,000 840,000	840,000
Thomas Peebles	Busted

Tags: Marius Toderici Thomas Peebles

Level: 26

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

11-22-2015 20:17 UTC-6

Updated Counts Back From Break

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Brentharrington

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Toderici	2,660,000 145,000	145,000
Ryan Perez	1,205,000 -253,000	-253,000
John Kurfman	955,000 37,000	37,000
John Hayes	830,000 -50,000	-50,000
Gerald Heckathorn	725,000 -51,000	-51,000
Thomas Peebles	680,000 60,000	60,000
Greg Seif	510,000 -107,000	-107,000

11-22-2015 20:08 UTC-6

Break Time

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Brentharrington

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Heading into the break Marius Toderici seems inclined to work his big chip stack and keep gaining ground on the remaining players.

He has pushed all in over opening raises, and stolen blinds from the button. It's looking like he is on cruise control after winning a huge pot and no one seems to want to mess with him yet.

The players are now on a 10-minute break.

11-22-2015 19:58 UTC-6

Seif Doubles Through Kurfman

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Brentharrington

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Greg Seif just flopped a straight on a jack-board and doubled up though John Kurfman who held pocket queens.

The flop came and Seif checked his cards. The two players got all the chips in and Seif showed .

Kurfman showed and would find no help from the turn, , or the river, . Seif would double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Kurfman	918,000 -276,000	-276,000
Greg Seif	617,000 341,000	341,000

Tags: Greg Seif John Kurfman

11-22-2015 19:56 UTC-6

Massive Three Way Pot Puts Toderici Way on Top

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Brentharrington

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Huge Three Way Pot, Marius Toderici Takes Chip Lead

Things had been relatively quiet until recently. Marius Toderici just won a 2.5-million chip pot, but that might be the least interesting thing that happened on this hand.

In preflop action, Greg Seif opened for 90,000. Gerald Heckathorn called before Marius Toderici shoved all in. Seif called and Heckathorn went into the tank for a little.

"Ok, I call," said Heckathorn.

At that, Toderici turned over his hand to show , but Seif and Heckathorn both had him covered so they didn't show theirs. Toderici realized his mistake and turned his hand back over.

Everyone at the table had seen it and knew what Seif and Heckathorn were up against. The flop came and Seif and Heckathorn checked. They checked the on the turn as well.

When the hit the river Heckathorn shoved all in. Seif snap folded and Toderici was worried that Heckathorn had made a flush.

Heckathorn turned over and Torderici was relieved that the 2.5-million chip pot was coming his way.

Seif laughed and said, "You know he had aces?"

"I knew what he had, I wanted your money," Heckathorn replied.

"I had pocket kings!" Seif said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marius Toderici	2,515,000 1,650,000	1,650,000
Ryan Perez	1,458,000 -116,000	-116,000
John Kurfman	1,194,000 -31,000	-31,000
John Hayes	880,000 191,000	191,000
Gerald Heckathorn	776,000 -880,000	-880,000
Thomas Peebles	620,000 12,000	12,000
Greg Seif	276,000 -835,000	-835,000

Tags: Gerald Heckathorn Greg Seif Marius Toderici

Level: 25

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

11-22-2015 19:32 UTC-6

Heckathorn Now on Top

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Brentharrington

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerald Heckathorn	1,656,000 18,000	18,000
Ryan Perez	1,574,000 -93,000	-93,000
John Kurfman	1,225,000 -110,000	-110,000
Greg Seif	1,111,000 -82,000	-82,000
Marius Toderici	865,000 80,000	80,000
John Hayes	689,000 -162,000	-162,000
Thomas Peebles	608,000 108,000	108,000

11-22-2015 19:28 UTC-6

Peebles and Heckathorn Make Back-to-Back MSPT Ho-Chunk Final Tables

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Brentharrington

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Earlier this year, Gerald Heckathorn and Thomas Peebles both final tabled the MSPT Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells in February.

Peebles finished 2nd and Heckathorn 5th. As it stands now, Heckathorn is the chip leader and Peebles might have to do some work in order to best his previous finish.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerald Heckathorn	1,638,000
Thomas Peebles	608,000 108,000	108,000

Tags: Gerald Heckathorn Thomas Peebles

11-22-2015 19:25 UTC-6

Yao Yin Eliminated in 8th Place ($10,807)

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Brentharrington

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Gerald Heckathorn called on the river and didn't think he would win the hand. Instead he ended up eliminating Yao Yin because the board counterfeited Yin's pocket twos.

The board was and the action was checked around on the turn and the river until it fell to Yin on the button. He shoved and Heckathorn called.