2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Grand Falls Casino

Main Event
Day: 1b
1a1b2
Event Info
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Grand Falls Casino
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
54
Prize
$54,607
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$201,000
Total Entries
201
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
4,000
Players Left 1 / 201
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Zero Sweat for Vang

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

In a limped pot, the board was {5-Hearts}{3-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} on the turn, and action checked to the button, who bet 6,000. Kou Vang put him all in after everyone else folded, and the player snap-called. Unfortunately for him, he was drawing dead as Vang had {3-Hearts}{3-Clubs} to obliterate his opponent's {k-}{9-} for top pair.

Tags: Kou Vang

Bryan Doubles Through Zych

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

Adam Zych raised to 4,500 in the cutoff, and Jeff Bryan made it 11,000 to go from the small blind. Zych made the call, and the two saw {10-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{8-Hearts} hit the felt. The wet board didn't deter Bryan, as he shoved all in for about 33,000. Zych got a count, thought for about 30 seconds more, then slid a call in.

Bryan: {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}
Zych: {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}

Zych was against the hand he no doubt feared, a better pair with a heart. The {k-Diamonds} and {8-Diamonds} were blanks on the turn and river, doubling the Nebraskan up.

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

Sandness Pays Off Ihringer

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

We found Mark Sandness tanking against a bet of 20,000 from Ken Ihringer on a board of {5-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}. Sandness splashed in calling chips after thinking for a bit longer.

"Trips," Ihringer said, tabling {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}.

Sandness mucked, but he's still gained considerable chips since we last counted his stack.

Players are now on a 10-minute break.

Tags: Ken IhringerMark Sandness

Soja Takes Brutal Beat, Busts

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Brian Soja got very unlucky.
Brian Soja got very unlucky.

Ryan Skluzak opened to 3,500 in middle position and was called by Brian Soja in the cutoff. After a flop of {2-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and a series of raises, Soja called the all-in shove of Skluzak.

Skluzak: {4-Clubs}{3-Clubs}
Soja: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}

Skluzak had flopped a monster draw, but he was dominated by Soja's nut flush draw. The turn was a {5-Diamonds}, meaning another five or deuce could chop the pot for Skluzak, but the {4-Diamonds} river gave him fives and fours, the winning hand. Soja paced away from the table, disgusted by the beat.

Tags: Brian SojaRyan Skluzak

Kirby Heads Home

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Matt Kirby built good stacks both days but failed to bag.
Matt Kirby built good stacks both days but failed to bag.

As we were entering the last hand into the blog, Matt Kirby marched out of the room. According to Brian Soja, Kirby lost a series of pots before shoving the last of his chips over a raise with {k-}{j-}. Another player moved in as well with {a-}{k-}, but the initial raiser had {a-}{a-} and took both players out.

Since Kirby and Matt Alexander are busto, that leaves just chip leader Blake Bohn to carry the torch of the sponsored tour pros into Day 2.

Tags: Blake BohnMatt AlexanderMatt Kirby

Rahbusch Coolers Green

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Robbin Green ran kings into aces.
Robbin Green ran kings into aces.

We didn't see the action, but we found the dealer counting out stacks at Robbin Green's table. Green's {k-}{k-} was already in the muck, having ran into the {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} of Marty Rahbusch on a board of {9-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{j-Spades}{2-Diamonds}.

Tags: Marty RahbushRobbin Green

Hodge Done

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Mark Hodge
Mark Hodge

According to Mark Hodge, he got his last 10 big blinds in with {10-}{9-}, but he was unable to catch the {2-}{2-} of an opponent who shoved over the top to isolate him.

Tags: Mark Hodge

Level: 12

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200