After five players saw the flop for 1,100, Jim Boone bet 2,700 from middle position. He found callers in Todd Breyfogle (cutoff) and Jason Sell (small blind). A hit the turn, and Boone bet 3,600 after Sell checked. Breyfogle folded, but Sell came along. Both quickly checked on the river, and Boone's was good against what Sell announced was a missed combo draw.
Marinela Selseth raised to 3,200 on the button after the cutoff bet 1,600 on fourth street. The board read , and the cutoff thought for about a minute before silently stacking all of his chips and pushing them forward. Selseth called the 8,950, and her was miles ahead of the cutoff's . A harmless fell on the river, and Selseth collected the cutoff's stack.
After setting new records for attendance in a major event (buy in >$1,000) in Iowa and a major event in Wisconsin at the past two Mid-States Poker Tour events, we're looking at another one here at Canterbury.
Jason Sell bet 3,000 after fourth street on a board of , and his small blind opponent called. When a hit the river and the small blind checked, Sell announced a bet of 2,500 that was quickly called. The small blind confidently tossed into the middle, but Sell had for aces up. The MSPT Ho-Chunk champion is back above the starting stack.
We found Patrick Steele with a three-bet to about 2,000 in front of him on the button after a middle position open to 750. The original raiser shipped it, and Steele called off for 9,175.
Steele:
Middle position:
"That's a good flop," Steele's opponent remarked after hit the board. The turn was considerably less good, as i gave Steele the lead with queens. A river was a brick, and Steele doubled up.
After a flop of , Taylor Tollefson check-shoved his short stack over a 1,300 bet from Jim Lawrence. Lawrence thought briefly before verbalizing a call.
Tollefson:
Lawrence:
Lawrence found himself drawing thin, and he got nowhere on the or .
Tollefson's seeking his second final table of this Mid-States Poker Tour this season after a fourth-place finish at MSPT Ho-Chunk.
Lance Harris, who has been unable to put together any deep runs in this Mid-States Poker Tour season, may be finding his groove here at Canterbury after a blazing start. He just stacked an opponent after betting 3,700 on the river with the community having come . The button raised to 9,700, and Harris put him all in for a few thousand more. The player seemed resigned as he called it off.
Harris flipped for the nuts, and his opponent flashed for a lower flush as he rose from his seat.