With the end of Level 9 of Day 1b, registration has officially ended and the entrants have been tallied up. Day 1b's 106 runners combined with the 122 entrants of Day 1a make a total of 228 participants for Mid-States Poker Tour Majestic Star.
Mike Shin opened to 2,400 in the hijack, and Casey Bogus called in the cutoff. Mark Atkins put his last 7,200 in from the button, and Shin made the call. Bogus instantly announced all in, and Shin reluctantly called off his remaining chips.
Bogus: 
Shin: 
Atkins: 
The dealer spread a flop of 
, giving Bogus and Shin trips.
"Are you f****** kidding me?" Atkins whispered, but the dealer followed with a deadly serious turn that gave him a boat. The 
preserved his lead, and he tripled up while Bogus collected a larger side pot from Shin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
|
24,800
24,800
|
24,800 |
|
Busted |
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Small blind Mike Gardner check-called 6,000 from Jarrett Jones in middle position after a 
flop. Both players checked the 
turn, and Gardner checked the river. Jones bet 6,000 more. Gardner thought for about a minute before tossing in a call.
Jones showed 
for a rivered pair of aces.
"Just had to see it for myself," Gardner said with a shake of his head.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
|
44,000
-28,300
|
-28,300 |
We found Jason Martens with a three-bet to 10,000 in front of him and facing an all-in shove from Tan Nguyen. The total was 63,800, and Martens made the call.
Martens: 
Nguyen: 
"I thought you had ace-king," Nguyen said with disappointment.
The board ran out 
, and Nguyen sent his hefty stack over to Martens.
At another table, Brandon Jones went bust.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Bill Romer got all in preflop for his last 4,600 against Brandon Jones.
Jones: 
Romer: 
The board ran out 
, giving Romer queens to double up.
Jones chose to look on the bright side.
"If we're going to lose the flips, let's lose the small ones," he said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,000
-5,200
|
-5,200 |
|
10,000
3,650
|
3,650 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Players are on a 10-minute break, and Brett Kuznia busted out in one of the last hands before break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
138,000 | |
|
|
81,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
77,000
52,050
|
52,050 |
|
68,000
57,500
|
57,500 |
|
50,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
45,800
25,800
|
25,800 |
|
34,800
15,800
|
15,800 |
|
|
6,350
-6,450
|
-6,450 |
|
|
Busted |
Tan Nguyen was facing a bet of 7,000 on a board of 
when he made it 22,000 to go. His opponent went deep into the tank before deciding to fight another day. Nguyen showed .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
54,100
26,100
|
26,100 |
