Marc Bernal Wins The Inaugural Mid-States Poker Tour Chicago Main Event

Marc Bernal – Photo Credit: Mid-States Poker Tour

Marc Bernal claimed the highest prize on the inaugural Mid-States Poker Tour Chicago principal occasion on August 13 on the Ameristar Casino Hotel East Chicago. The $130,822 in prize cash he took dwelling on the high of the prize pool was the biggest money of his profession. Bernal now holds just below $500,000 in match earnings, and that is his third poker match victory.

“Elated, I feel as though that is a good way to describe how I’m feeling right now,” Bernal instructed reporters after the win. He continued by describing the environment on the ultimate desk: “History adds a lot, we are all for the most part PLO players, and even though the games themselves are very different, the tendencies are the same. The final table was more friendly, which made it a lot more fun. Honestly the competition between the final five of us was more friendly than it was competitive. A lot easier to handle the swings because of that.”

The $1,110 buy-in no-limit maintain’em match had three beginning flights and attracted 841 runners to construct up a prize pool of $814,270. The high 90 gamers cashed for a minimum of $2,117 in prize cash. Day 2 noticed a subject of 101 gamers return to play all the best way right down to a champion.

The ultimate desk was reached slightly after 8 pm, and Bernal was third in chips when playing cards received into the air between the ultimate 9. One of the largest names on the ultimate desk was the primary to fall when Kyle Julius busted in ninth place, after which Bernal recorded his first knockout when he took down Rob Wazwaz in eighth place.

The chip counts fluctuated fairly a bit throughout an prolonged four-handed battle that noticed Bernal drop to the bottom stack in play at one level, however a well timed double up began his climb again to the highest. Bernal took out Kevin Andriamehefa in fourth place, and he stored the momentum rolling by busting Michael Puccio in third place as effectively.

Bernal held greater than a 2:1 chip benefit at first of heads-up play in opposition to Todd Sladek, however their roles reversed after Sladek awakened with pocket aces in a giant hand. Bernal was capable of get again out in entrance a short while later earlier than the ultimate hand of the match transpired.

Sladek was all in preflop with Q4 within the gap, and Bernal had him lined holding Okay9. The board ran out AA3107, and Sladek was eradicated in second place, good for $98,823 in prize cash. Sladek got here very near his first six-figure rating due to the deep run, and his profession earnings are actually above $450,000.

Here is a take a look at the payouts and POY factors awarded on the ultimate desk:

The subsequent cease for the MSPT takes the tour to the Grand Falls Casino in Larchwood, Iowa for a $1,110 buy-in principal occasion that runs from August 18-20.