On a flop that read 
, Tripp Kirk fired out 250 into his lone opponent and his opponent announced a call. Fourth street brought the 
and Kirk slowed down with a check. His opponent checked right behind and this prompted the dealer to produce the 
on the river. Kirk bet 750 only to have his opponent come over the top for 2,000 total. Kirk tossed away his hand and watched as some of his chips were stacked by his opponent.
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $300+$65 | 435 | $130,500 |
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| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Holley | Destin, FL | $28,707 |
| 2 | Mark Maletic | Canton, MI | $17,741 |
| 3 | Richard McCrary | Huntsville, AL | $12,964 |
| 4 | Ray Green | Pleasant View, TN | $9,626 |
| 5 | John Malone | Memphis, TN | $7,258 |
| 6 | Carl Brewington | Nashville, TN | $5,555 |
| 7 | Douglas Mackinnon | East Amherst, NY | $4,314 |
| 8 | Kory Kilpatrick | Athens, GA | $3,398 |
| 9 | John Prather | Nashville, TN | $2,714 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
We got to the table just after the preflop action but saw Bernard Lee and another player invest 1,300 each to see the flop.
The flop brought 
and Lee checked. His opponent bet 4,000 and Lee called. The turn was the 
and Lee took his time before checking once again. His opponent slammed his chips in the middle and was all in for 9,600 total. Lee pondered for a bit before finally announcing a call.
Lee: 
Opponent: 
Lee was behind and looking for help going to fifth street. Alas, the river brought the 
and he was forced to watch as his opponent stacked a majority of his chips. Lee is now sporting roughly 8,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
The flop read 
and Mark "Pegasus" Smith and two others were looking down at it. The first player checked and Smith checked as well. The player on the button fired 700 and the first player folded. Smith cut into his stack and came out with a raise to 2,000 straight and his opponent called.
The 
hit the turn and Smith shot out 3,000. His opponent folded and flashed 
. Smith tabled 
for top two and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
We were just informed that last year's champion of this event, Kurt Jewell, has been eliminated from play. Jewell was short-stacked early on today and shipped his last roughly 2,000 all in before the flop with 
. An opponent held 
and Jewell was unable to improve.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Jacob Bazeley, John Holley, and another player all committed 1,300 before the flop to see 
fall. Holley and the other player checked to Bazeley who fired out 2,400. Holley called and the third player folded.
Both checked the on the turn and when the 
fell on the river, Holley pushed out a small bet of 1,600. Bazeley looked distraught and finally flung his cards away, awarding Holley the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
15,500
-4,500
|
-4,500 |
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
30,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
|
27,500
27,500
|
27,500 |
|
25,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
12,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
|
10,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
