Level: 19
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers Casino
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers Casino
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$397,170
Entries
411
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
1,000
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Two hands is all it took to send MSPT Majestic Star champ Ken Baime, who previously spoke to PokerNews about that win, to be eliminated in 32nd place.
In the first, Gary Farhat opened for 15,000 from the button and Baime three-bet all in for 82,000 from the small blind. The big folded and Farhat called off for 57,000.
Farhat: 
Baime: 
The 
flop saw Farhat stand in preparation to take his leave, but then the dealer burned and turned the 
to give him the lead. the 
river was of no consequence, and Baime was crippled on the hand.
In the next hand, action folded to Baime on the button and he moved all in. John Michalak called from the small blind, Marko Doljevic came along from the big, and then both active players checked it down as the board ran out 
. Michalak tabled the 
, which bested the 
of Baime. However, it'd be Doljevic who would win the pot as his 
was best.
Baime will take home $2,184 for his 32nd-place finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
The preflop action escaped us, but we do know that Steve Burns managed to get his stack of 130,000 or so all in and in a great spot against Kevin O'Connor.
O'Connor: 
Burns:
Both players shared a king, which meant Burns' kicker made him a big favorite. However, O'Connor managed to pair his on the 
flop to take the lead. The 
turn improved him to trips, meaning Burns needed a jack and a jack only to stay alive. The dealer burned one last time and put out the . Burns missed and was sent to the payout desk, but not before saying his final words, "Nice hit."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Jacob Jarous | Lansing, MI | $1,986 |
| 38 | Jake Baumgartner | Grand Rapids, MI | $1,986 |
| 39 | Steve Anderson | Jackson, MI | $1,986 |
| 40 | Vance Essak | West Bloomfield, MI | $1,986 |
| 41 | Bob Hoag | Battle Creek, MI | $1,986 |
| 42 | Bob Koltuniak | Traverse City, MI | $1,986 |
| 43 | Ken Stevens | Marlette, MI | $1,986 |
| 44 | Jim Petzing | Douglas, MI | $1,986 |
| 45 | Matt Soloman | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,986 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Players are now on a ten-minute break.
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Action folded to Taylor Tollefson in the cutoff and he moved all in for 61,500, which Frank Galilei called from the button. The blinds both folded and Tollefson discovered the bad news.
Tollefson: 
Galilei:
Tollefson was in trouble and in desperate need of an ace, which he found when the flop came down 
. The 
turn gave him two pair, and all he needed to do was dodge a jack on the river to survive, which is exactly what he did when the 
blanked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
130,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Now that we're in the money here at FireKeepers, Taylor Tollefson has officially notched his eighth MSPT cash, which ties him third all time with MSPT Pro Matt Kirby. The only two players with more are Kou Vang and Everett Carlton, who have nine and ten respectively.
Congrats to Tollefson!
Top Ten MSPT Cashes
| Place | Player | No. of Cashes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everett Carlton | 10 |
| 2 | Kou Vang | 9 |
| 3 | Matt Kirby | 8 |
| 3 | Taylor Tollefson | 8 |
| 4 | Mark Sandness | |
| 4 | Todd Melander | |
| 4 | Nathan Fair | 7 |
| 4 | Brett Kuznia | 7 |
| 4 | John Hayes | 7 |
| 5 | Jason Seitz | 6 |
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
510,000
202,000
|
202,000 |
|
500,000
295,000
|
295,000 |
|
465,000
257,500
|
257,500 |
|
450,000
177,000
|
177,000 |
|
415,000
46,500
|
46,500 |
|
300,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
300,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
280,000
57,500
|
57,500 |
|
265,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
240,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
|
|
180,000
-30,500
|
-30,500 |
|
|
180,000
-131,000
|
-131,000 |
|
175,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
160,000
-105,000
|
-105,000 |
|
160,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
160,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
100,000
-112,500
|
-112,500 |
|
|
100,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
75,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
|
59,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |