Main Event Day 1b | 2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Belle of Baton Rouge

Main Event

Day 1b Completed

02-23-2014 01:50 UTC-6

Erica Sumner Bags Huge Stack to Lead Day 1b (full)

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Level 9 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Erica Sumner leads by nearly 50,000 heading to Day 2.

Erica Sumner collected 232,600 over the course of nine levels of play to lead the 18 survivors of Day 1b here at Mid-State Poker Tour Belle of Baton Rouge. Sumner may be the first woman in MSPT history to hold the chip lead heading into the final day of play, a tour official said.

Michael Benton (145,300), Kou Vang (117,200), David Holmes (89,700), and Jeff Grimes (85,800) also bagged top-five stacks, while notable players Allen Kessler (82,100) and Gene Dudek (81,900) followed closely behind.

Players falling out of contention included Matt Alexander, Kenny Milam, Nick Jivkov, and "Wild" Bill Romer. Alexander's elimination had to be particularly painful, as the sponsored pro looked poised to break a recent run of bad fortune (failing to bag a stack in three straight Day 1s) until he ran into the of Sumner just before the end of the night.

Aces were also kind to Sumner in another all-in pot against queens, which is when her upward trajectory began.

The 18 survivors from each flight will meet tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. local time, at which point we will watch them play down to a winner. You can follow all of the action right here on PokerNews, so don't forget to wake up early.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erica Sumner	232,600 81,600	81,600
Michael Benton	145,300 73,800	73,800
Kou Vang	117,200 35,200	35,200
Daniel Holmes	89,700 89,700	89,700
Jeff Grimes	85,800
Allen Kessler	82,100 42,100	42,100
Gene Dudek	81,900 46,900	46,900
Seville Hale	70,400 12,400	12,400
Darius Brown	61,700 24,900	24,900
Mihail Karasoulis	55,000 30,000	30,000
Lynn Morris	34,100 -65,900	-65,900
Andrew Ashbey	32,200 32,200	32,200
Shawn Scholeck (Shawn Schoreck)	31,300 31,300	31,300
Arthur Saucier	26,800 -18,200	-18,200
Christopher DeLatte	23,000 -7,400	-7,400
Larry Green	22,700 -6,800	-6,800
Austin Davies	21,000 21,000	21,000
Chad Grace	16,100 16,100	16,100

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Tags: Allen Kessler Bill Romer Erica Sumner Gene Dudek Jeff Grimes Kenny Milam Kou Vang Matt Alexander Michael Benton Nick Jivkov

02-23-2014 01:24 UTC-6

Two Late Busts

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Level 9 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Newcomb	Busted
Cetric Thomas	Busted

02-23-2014 01:15 UTC-6

Eighteen Again

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Level 9 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Players are bagging up for the night, and we once again have 18 survivors.

02-23-2014 01:10 UTC-6

Sumner Busts Alexander in Huge Pot

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Level 9 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Matt Alexander ran into Erica Sumner's aces.

Matt Alexander opened for 4,000 in early position, and Erica Sumner made it 12,000 from his immediate left. Action folded to the button, who shoved for 14,400. Alexander shipped it as well after the blinds folded, and Sumner immediately called.

Sumner:
Button:
Alexander:

"She's gonna be massive chip leader," a player at the table said, and indeed the board came , giving Sumner an unnecessary straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
matthew alexander	Busted

Tags: Erica Sumner Matt Alexander

02-23-2014 01:01 UTC-6

Grimes Gives Up

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Level 9 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Erica Sumner scared her opponent into a fold.

Jeff Grimes opened to 4,000 from early position, and Erica Sumner in the hijack was the only caller. Grimes fired 6,600 after the flop, and Sumner called once more. It was Grimes checking then calling 6,600 on the turn, and a completed the board. Grimes checked again, and he whipped his cards into the muck as soon as Sumner reached for chips.