2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Maryland Live! Casino

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Maryland Live! Casino

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$72,910
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
270
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

Himmelbrand's Two Pair Better

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Greg Himmelbrand bet 15,500 on a {j-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} flop, and James Bergen called. Himmelbrand checked and called 33,000 on the {k-Hearts} turn, and a {4-Spades} prompted two checks. Bergen showed {k-Clubs}{10-Spades} for two pair, but Himmelbrand had it beat with {k-Spades}{j-Spades}.

Players are on break for 10 more minutes.

Player Chips Progress
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Greg Himmelbrand
400,000
50,000
50,000
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James Bergen
178,000
-43,000
-43,000

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Bryan Goes to Hollywood

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

We found Tim Bryan considering a 25,000 bet from Blake Bohn on a {4-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} board.

"Beggin' for a call," Bryan said.

"I don't want you to call," Bohn said. "What if you beat me? It's almost all your gray [T5,000] chips."

After tanking a couple of minutes, Bryan pushed out 50,000, getting a laugh from Adam Friedman.

"I thought that might be coming," Bohn said before putting in a call. "You win all the money."

Indeed, Bryan's {4-Hearts}{4-Spades} was good.

"Problem is, he could have gotten so much more."

Player Chips Progress
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Blake Bohn
235,000
92,400
92,400
MSPT
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Tim Bryan
180,000
54,000
54,000

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Level: 14

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 400

Soleimanlou Doubles Through Friedman

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Ali Soleimanlou opened for 12,000 in middle position, and Adam Friedman made it 24,000 on his left. Soleimanlou jammed when it folded back to him for 47,600, and Friedman called.

Soleimanlou: {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs}
Friedman: {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}

"Oh, 6x the ace-seven," Friedman said.

The flop came {4-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{2-Spades}, giving Soleimanlou a flush draw. He turned Friedman dead with the {8-Clubs} and celebrated wildly.

"Yes!" Friedman said giving Soleimanlou a forceful high-five after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Adam Friedman
246,000
-47,800
-47,800
WSOP 5X Winner
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Ali Soleimanlou
101,000
32,600
32,600

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"You Don't Have to, But I'm Asking Nicely"

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Adam Friedman
Adam Friedman

Adam Friedman opened for 4,000 under the gun, and Tim Bryan reraised to 8,500 on his left. Action folded back to Friedman, who took stock of his opponent's stack.

"Did you start with about 100 [thousand]?" he asked, as Bryan's towers appeared to be somewhere between stacks of 30 and 40. Bryan indicated he did.

"Can you break one of those down into twenty?" Friedman asked. "You don't have to, but I'm asking nicely."

Bryan continued to say he was around 100,000, and Friedman decided to four-bet to 24,200. That handed the hand moments later.

Player Chips Progress
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Adam Friedman
293,800
8,200
8,200
WSOP 5X Winner
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Tim Bryan
126,000
51,800
51,800

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Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

Yun Eliminates Dempsey

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Eugene Yun
Eugene Yun

We found Eugene Yun snap-calling a shove of about 35,000 from Derek Dempsey on a board of {10-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{k-Spades}{a-Clubs}.

Dempsey: {k-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}
Yun: {6-Clubs}{4-Clubs}

Yun had turned a flush but still needed to fade a fourth club on the board. The river brought a harmless {7-Diamonds}, and Yun has gotten things going to a nice early rush on Day 2.

Player Chips Progress
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Eugene Yun
153,000
48,700
48,700
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Derek Dempsey
Busted

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