Level: 19
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$494,700
Entries
510
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Players are now on their first 10-minute break of the day.
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
With around 50,000 in the pot and a flop of 
, Chris Ellis moved all in for 71,000 from the big blind and the under-the-gun player folded. William Givens then called from the cutoff and discovered the bad news.
Ellis: 
Givens: 
Both players had flopped top pair, but Givens had kicker problems. Much to the dismay for Ellis, the 
spiked on the turn to pair Givens' kicker. The 
river was no help to Ellis, and he collected his things before heading for the door.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
560,000
185,500
|
185,500 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Ben Keeline opened for 14,000 under the gun only to have Mitchell Lekarczyk three-bet jam for 111,500 from late position. Action folded back to Keeline, and he thought about it for a bit before making the call.
Keeline: 
Lekarczyk: 
Keeline was looking for an eight to dispatch Lekarczyk, but it never came as the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
275,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
225,000
114,000
|
114,000 |
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Action folded to Max Chrisp on the cutoff and he raised to 17,000. Kane Lai, who won this very event back in March, then three-bet to 37,000 from the button, both blinds folded, and Chrisp called, leaving himself just 35,000 behind.
When the flop came down 
, Chrisp moved all in and Lai quickly called.
Lai: 
Chrisp: 
Both players had flopped a pair, but Lai's was best. Chrisp needed a third jack to stay alive, but it didn't come as the 
appeared on the turn followed by the on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000
96,000
|
96,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
We missed the elimination of Bryan Devonshire, but we learned after the fact he got his short stack all in preflop holding 
against the 
of Robert Schneegas. Devonshire failed to improve, and his MSPT Golden Gates Casino Main Event run came to a sudden end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
Busted |
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Despite an early double, Jeff Fielder, who began the day as the short stack, will not be making it to Level 18.
In one of the last hands of the level, Fielder shoved all in for 47,000 from the hijack. Adrian Buckley, who won the 2015 WSOP Millionaire Maker event this past summer, then moved all in from the small blind and drove Ben Keeline from the big.
Buckley: 
Fielder:
Fielder was behind, but drawing to two live cards. The 
flop was disaster for Fielder as Buckley made a pair. The 
turn left Fielder drawing dead, and he wished the table good luck as the dealer put out the meaningless 
on the river.
Meanwhile, Tim Heminger has also been eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000
52,500
|
52,500 |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
We're not sure how the preflop action unfolded, but we do know Sylvain Cote got his stack of 138,000 all in preflop and was at risk against Bryan Devonshire.
Devonshire:
Cote: 
Devonshire was ahead, but Cote took the lead on the 
flop. Neither the 
turn nor river helped Devonshire, and he sent nearly two-thirds of his stack across the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
290,000
131,000
|
131,000 |
|
|
50,000
-128,000
|
-128,000 |