Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
Krista Gifford opened for 10,000 and a player behind her shoved for 58,000. Another player called, and Gifford jammed 133,000, which the remaining live player also called. Gifford's held up against the short stack's and the third player's to drag the large pot and eliminate one opponent.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Krista Gifford |
315,000
295,500
|
295,500 |
The following players busted out early on:
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jack Ranallo
|
Busted | |
John Shelton
|
Busted | |
William Luciano | Busted | |
Ryan Lindquist
|
Busted | |
Dale Hackney | Busted | |
Keith Lutz | Busted |
According to Matt Kirby, he opened for 8,500 from late position and Howard "The Duck" Hankin shoved all in for about 70,000. Kirby made the call, and he had Hankin dominated with against Hankin's . Kirby flopped his opponent nearly dead with a flop, and he held on from there to bust the boisterous Hankin.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Matt Kirby |
264,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
Howard Hankin | Busted |
Two players limped from early and middle position, and Matt Alexander shoved for about 50,000 from the cutoff. The button obliged him, while the other players folded.
"I'm drawing to thirty percent," Alexander said before the cards were turned over, and he was correct.
Alexander:
Gent:
The flop quickly reduced that thirty percent to something miniscule, and an turn clinched the hand for Gent.
Alexander's first Day 2 of Mid-States Poker Tour Season 5 proved to be a short one, but the Minnesota pro will undoubtedly be due for a strong showing whenever his luck turns around.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Carter Gent |
250,000
127,200
|
127,200 |
Matt Alexander | Busted |
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 400
Players are on a 10-minute break.
Three players limped into the pot, and Steve Long jammed 23,600 from the cutoff. Action folded to the final limper, John Hayes, who dropped an orange T1,000 chip into the pot to indicate a call.
Hayes:
Long:
Both got help on the flop, but it was Long who held a wide lead with a set. Hayes didn't catch up on the and runout, and he shipped about a third of his stack to Long.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Steve Long |
56,000
-24,400
|
-24,400 |
John Hayes |
55,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
Robert Buckman just busted a player when his held against the shorter stack's all in before the flop. Buckman's now among the leaders with north of 300,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Robert Buckman |
311,000
197,100
|
197,100 |