Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
A short-stacked Jim Will busted out shortly before the level changed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Tropicana Evansville
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Tropicana Evansville
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
225
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
It's a site the rest of the players in the tournament don't want to see: Kou Vang with chips. The tour-sponsored pro just bet 21,000 when Weston Berner checked to him on a board of 
, and Berner made the call. Vang revealed 
for the nut flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
32,500
|
32,500 |
|
18,000
-47,000
|
-47,000 |
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
We found Eric Crain all in preflop with 
against the 
of Steve Galey.
"Nice hand," someone said.
"Not yet," Crain said with a laugh. "I screwed this hand with that hand a bunch of times the other day."
The dealer revealed a door card of , followed by the 
.
"That's a bad card," Crain said.
Two more bad cards followed: 
and 
.
"Good luck, everybody," Crain said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
215,000
113,000
|
113,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Crystal Utley opened for 8,000 in middle position and called Neil Patel's shove of 52,000 out of the small blind.
Patel: 
Utley: 
The 
board favored Utley, whose jacks stood up eliminate Patel.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Action folded to Gary Tsui, who moved all in from the cutoff for about 37,000. Neng Vang shoved over that in the small blind, and the big blind folded.
Vang: 
Tsui: 
"One time," Tsui said. "I'd like to use my one time."
Instead, the door card was a 
followed by the 
. An turn ended things for Tsui.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
108,000
47,500
|
47,500 |
|
Busted |
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
The prize information is available by clicking on the "Payout" tab above.
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
It's time for the championship chase, as Day 2 of Mid-States Poker Tour Tropicana Evansville will begin at 10:30 a.m. local time here in Indiana.
A total of 43 players have navigated their Day 1 fields to find themselves here, and the one with pole position is Michael Hahn, an Indiana native who brings 299,000 into play. He holds a slight lead over Brian Oberst (295,500), Charlie Dawson (286,500), and Alex Yen (270,000). Further down in the chip counts are some players who may not have heaps, but who certainly can't be overlooked due to their championship experience. Newly signed tour pro Kou Vang (67,500), Eric Crain (64,500), and Adam Friedman (32,000) all loom as threats.
Play will begin at Level 15 (1,500/3,000/500) with play lasting until a winner has been decided. Levels will once again be 40 minutes long, until the final table. At that point, hour-long levels will commence. Stay tuned to PokerNews as report all of the exciting hands to you.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
299,000 | |
|
295,500 | |
|
286,500 | |
|
||
|
270,000 | |
|
220,500 | |
|
171,000 | |
|
162,000 | |
|
153,500 | |
|
137,000 | |
|
|
129,000 | |
|
|
126,000 | |
|
120,500 | |
|
|
117,000 | |
|
108,000 | |
|
|
102,000 | |
|
|
97,000 | |
|
94,000 | |
|
92,500 | |
|
92,000 | |
|
|
88,500 | |
|
88,000 | |
|
84,000 | |
|
|
84,000 | |
|
82,500 | |
|
69,000 | |
Main Event
Day 2 Started