Three players saw a flop of at Jason Smith's table, and after the big blind checked, a middle-position player on a short stack bet 3,500. Smith made it 10,500, and the big blind folded. The middle-position player put his last 15,000 or so in, and Smith called.
Smith:
Middle position:
Smith had outflopped the unfortunate shorty, and a and left his set as the winner.
Brent Burrows shoved all in from early position for the second straight hand, and action folded to Jodi Gumila, who called immediately in the big blind.
Gumila:
Burrows:
We had a race on our hands, but Burrows flopped a crucial pair on the flop to pull way ahead. The was a blank, and a river wasn't the paint Gumila needed.
There's been a lull in the play here midway through the level, and the most action-packed exchanges are those between Mid-States Poker Tour owner Bryan Mileski and a player. The two are bantering about the pros and cons of the structure of the tournament, and the player wanted an explanation of the lack of a 500/1,000 level. He also didn't seem pleased with the short turnaround from Day 1b to Day 2.
"Everyone wants more levels, but nobody wants to start at 9," Mileski said.
A player in middle position opened to 2,600, and Brad Davis reraised to approximately 6,600 in the hijack. His opponent made the call, and the two saw a flop. Davis continuation-bet 9,000 after his opponent checked. The middle-position player called, and both players checked the . A arrived on the river, and the first player fired out 18,000. Davis made the call, and his opponent quickly turned over for an airball. Davis showed for top set.
Jodi Gumila shoved for 14,500 from early position, and she got snap-called by a player in middle position. Everyone else folded, and Gumila got up, clearly expecting to be behind. She was right.
Gumila:
Middle position:
A flop kept Gumila trailing, but a turn brought a possible flush. The river was the two pair Gumila's opponent didn't want, and she pumped her fist in celebration.