2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Tropicana

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Tropicana

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
$67,746
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
251
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

O'Neill Takes Four-Bet Pot, Chip Lead

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Allen Kessler opened the button and Mike O'Neill made it 185,000. Alex Yen four-bet to 450,000, and only O'Neill came long. He then led out for 600,000 on the {9-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}, and Yen mucked. O'Neill showed two eights.

Player Chips Progress
Mike O'Neill us
Mike O'Neill
2,417,000
745,000
745,000
Alex Yen us
Alex Yen
1,991,000
-476,000
-476,000
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
613,000
-35,000
-35,000
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Allen KesslerAlex YenMike O'Neill

Level: 25

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

Scot Brady Eliminated in 4th Place ($18,632)

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Scot Brady - 4th Place
Scot Brady - 4th Place

Scot Brady pushed all in from the button for 108,000, and Alex Yen called in the big blind.

Yen: {6-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}
Brady: {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

The flop came {3-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}.

"What a flop," Allen Kessler said. "Something for everybody."

Brady had lots of outs but found only two bricks: the {q-Hearts} and {9-Spades}, ending his admirable laddering.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Yen us
Alex Yen
2,467,000
9,000
9,000
Scot Brady
Scot Brady
Busted

Tags: Scot BradyAlex Yen

Jim Russler Eliminated in 5th Place ($14,518)

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Jim Russler - 5th Place
Jim Russler - 5th Place

Jim Russler pushed all in from middle position for about 140,000. Mike O'Neill called immediately in the big blind once again, as he'd woken up with {a-Spades}{k-Spades} this time. Russler was dominated with {a-Clubs}{6-Spades}.

Flop: {9-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{2-Spades}
Turn: {7-Diamonds}
River: {j-Clubs}

That was it for Russler as the eliminations continue to come fast.

Player Chips Progress
Mike O'Neill us
Mike O'Neill
1,672,000
300,000
300,000
Jim Russler
Jim Russler
Busted

Tags: Jim RusslerMike O'Neill

Nick Pupillo Eliminated in 6th Place ($12,099)

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Nick Pupillo - 6th place
Nick Pupillo - 6th place

Nick Pupillo shoved all in from the cutoff and Mike O'Neill called quickly in the big blind.

Pupillo: {k-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
O'Neill: {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}

Pupillo had live cards and asked for one time, but no help came on the {8-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}.

"It's gotta be a nine," Allen Kessler said, but instead it was a straight draw Pupillo didn't want to see as the {a-Clubs} fell. He needed a queen, but the {4-Hearts} hit.

Pupillo busted seventh last year and did one better here in 2015.

Player Chips Progress
Mike O'Neill us
Mike O'Neill
1,372,000
425,000
425,000
Nick Pupillo us
Nick Pupillo
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
MSPT

Tags: Mike O'NeillNick Pupillo

Craig Spalding Eliminated in 7th Place ($9,679)

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Craig Spalding - 7th Place
Craig Spalding - 7th Place

Craig Spalding got his last 300,000 or so in from the small blind with {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds} but he was crushed by Alex Yen's {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades}. A {7-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{5-Spades} flop offered little hope for Spalding, but the {6-Diamonds} turn gave him outs with an open-ender. The {j-Diamonds} river missed him, and Yen has about half of the chips in play six-handed.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Yen us
Alex Yen
2,458,000
165,000
165,000
Craig Spalding
Craig Spalding
Busted

Tags: Alex YenCraig Spalding

Jim Will Eliminated in 8th Place ($7,259)

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Jim Will - 8th Place
Jim Will - 8th Place

Jim Will shoved for 83,000, and Allen Kessler isolated in the cutoff on his left for 150,000. Everyone else mucked.

Kessler: {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}
Will: {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}

Kessler claimed Will had a good chance, and the {10-Spades}{j-Hearts}{8-Clubs} gave both players a straight draw on the flop.

"Queen would be alright," Kessler said.

Indeed it was a {q-Spades} on the turn, and the "Chainsaw" scored an elimination.

Player Chips Progress
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
648,000
263,000
263,000
$25K Fantasy
Jim Will
Jim Will
Busted

Tags: Allen KesslerJim Will

Level: 24

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 4,000

O'Neill Doubles Through Pupillo

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Mike O'Neill bet 50,000 from the cutoff, and Nick Pupillo check-raised from under the gun to 130,000 on a {j-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{6-Spades} flop. O'Neill peeled, and the {7-Clubs} hit. Pupillo bet 154,000, and O'Neill said he was all in. Pupillo snap-called.

Pupillo: {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}
O'Neill: {10-Spades}{8-Spades}

O'Neill's draw got bigger on the turn, and he decided to roll with it. The dealer brought out the {2-Spades} river to complete his flush draw.

"Nice hand," Pupillo said right away. He sent 303,000 across the table.

Players are on a break for 10 minutes.

Player Chips Progress
Mike O'Neill us
Mike O'Neill
978,000
327,000
327,000
Nick Pupillo us
Nick Pupillo
377,000
-608,000
-608,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
MSPT

Tags: Mike O'NeillNick Pupillo