With 2,500 in the pot and 
on the board, Brad Duttenhefer jammed for around 7,000. Melissa Brockoff called from late position.
Brad Duttenhefer: 
Melissa Brockoff: 
The turn was 
and the river 
was no help for Brockoff as Duttenhefer held with aces and threes to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
22,000 | 22,000 |
|
|
11,000 | -2,500 |
Registration is now closed.
A total of 139 runners entered the Mega Qualifier and 35 players will move on to Sunday's FPN World Series or Bust National Championship. Qualifiers will also receive $160 and 20,000 in bonus chips for tomorrow's finale.
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
In the first PokerNews Podcast episode of the New Year, Sarah Herring and Chad Holloway talk about Doug Polk, Andrew Neeme & Brad Owen getting into the Texas card room game down in Austin, Polk's chat with the controversial Dan Bilzerian, and Mike McDonald and Phil Galfond closing up shop on PokerShares and Run It Once (RIO) respectively.
They also recap Kyna England winning MSPT Season 12 Player of the Year, Masashi Oya winning the MSPT Venetian for $161,780, and the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) kicking off their latest stop at Northern California's Thunder Valley Casino.
Finally, they welcome guest Maria Ho to the show to talk about the new season of The Amazing Race, being best friends with Tiffany Michelle, her goals for 2022, and whether or not she'll be attending this year's Global Poker Awards.
Players are now on their first 15-minute break of the Mega Qualifier. Late registration will close at the conclusion of the break.
The tournament is approaching its first 15-minute break of the day. Registration will close at the end of the break, when Level 7 begins.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,500 | 50,500 |
|
|
47,200 | 13,200 |
|
|
45,500 | 16,000 |
|
|
42,000 | 1,000 |
|
|
36,500 | -8,500 |
|
24,500 | 5,300 |
|
|
21,600 | 21,600 |
|
|
13,500 | -1,500 |
Patrick Johnson limped in from under the gun and the player on the button raised to 2,300. Action folded back to Johnson and he tossed in the chips for a call.
The flop was 
. Johnson bet 2,500 and his opponent called.
The turn was . Johnson quickly shoved for a little less than 10,000. His opponent went into the tank for a few moments before he got away from it. Johnson dragged the pot to chip back up near the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
21,000 | 900 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 0
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
82,000 | 82,000 |
|
|
81,000 | 81,000 |
|
|
78,000 | 78,000 |
|
|
57,000 | -2,300 |
|
|
51,000 | 51,000 |
A player under the gun raised to 1,200 and got a call from the next seat over. Action folded around to Melissa Brockoff, who shoved for just over 6,000 from the big blind. The player under the gun got out of the way and her opponent in middle position called.
Melissa Brockoff: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
and Brockoff doubled with the wheel straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,000 | 15,000 |
