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According to the tournament clock there are 59 players remaining and they are all off on the final 10-minute break of the night with plans to play two more 40-minute levels when they return before Day 1b is done.
Brett Reichard made it 5,500 to open up and Greg Asche simply shipped it in over the top for 60,000.
Reichard snap-called with 
and was well ahead of Asche's 
until the 
flop rolled out. The board finished up with the 
and 
, giving Asche the double and cutting Reichard down to size.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
125,000 | |
|
75,000
1,600
|
1,600 |
The 10th ranked Iowa Hawkeyes football team moved to 9-0 this season with a win over the Indiana Hoosiers this afternoon and Des Moines, Iowa local Tom Dean decided to celebrate with a few drinks and a little poker.
He jumped in the fray here at MSPT Meskwaki in Level 6 and quickly dusted off his chips on bullet number one, playing a maniacal any-two style that simply did not pay off. A second bullet soon followed, as did several more adult beverages.
However, things are going a lot better for Dean, as he's managed to book a spot among the leaders here in Level 12 despite playing that same maniacal any-two style throughout.
"I'm not going to lie, there's been some drinking," he said. "But this bullet is going much better than the first. This bullet is happening.
"I just want to say that the Hawks won. I'm celebrating and I'm not intoxicated. I'm getting there, but I'm not there yet."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Newton, Iowa's Joe Illingworth just turned garbage into gold, not once, but twice, to drag two massive pots and snatch the chip lead.
The first hand saw him flop two pair with the 
, fall behind against a turned straight and eventually river a boat.
The very next hand he rivered a straight with the 
to pull in even more chips and now finds himself on top here in Tama.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
With registration and re-entry now closed the total numbers are in. This event drew 410 entries over two Day 1 starting flights - The exact number the very same event drew this past July here in Tama, Iowa.
It all adds up to a $410,000 prize pool that will pay the top 45 players. A min-cash is worth $1,981 while MSPT glory and $101,229 first-place prize awaits the winner.
Down to a little below the 20,000 starting stack and facing a 2,200-chip bet in the big blind, Ralph Massey looked down and 
and let it fly.
His opponent called off with 
and Massey looked as good as out as the board ran out 
to the turn. However, the 
came down on the river, making Massey a pair saving his day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 |
Ames, Iowa's Josh Lyster's is inching closer to getting his picture taken, now leading in Level 10.
He made a straight over two pair, two pair over two pair and now has close to 165,000 in chips.
While he refused to allow PokerNews to take his picture earlier, he did promise to allow his image to be captured should he move into the chip lead at the end of the day. With just four 40-minute levels to play, there's now a realistic chance it might happen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
164,000
123,000
|
123,000 |
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