Action folded to the short-stacked Nadya Magnus on the button and she moved all in for her last 22,500, which the player in the big blind called.
Nadya Magnus: 
Button: 
Magnus got it in good and she was rewarded with a double after the board ran out a safe 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 | 32,000 |
A player under-the-gun opened to 7,000 and the action folded around to Donnie Phan on the button. Phan raised all-in to 31,000. After the small blind folded, the big blind re-raised all-in to 38,200. The initial raiser considered his options, ultimately folding.
Phan tabled 
and was up against the 
of his opponent.
The flop of 
caused some "oohs" and "aahs" from the table, and ultimately Phan scooped the pot when the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000 | 67,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Jimmy "Blue Eyes" Salabi raised under-the-gun to 6,000 and was called by Dan Bekavac in the cut-off and the big blind of Pat Steele.
On a flop of 
, Steele checked, Salabi bet 7,500 and Bekavac raised to 20,000. With a total of 32,500, Salabi raised all-in and was called by Bekavac.
Salabi tabled 
and faced the 
of Bekavac.
Salabi's pocket pair held as the board completed 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | 15,000 |
|
85,000 | 30,000 |
Andy Rogowski raised to 6,000 from early position and Midway Poker Tour founder Dan Bekavac called next to act. Minnesota's Kou Vang came along from the small blind and the trio saw a flop of 
, which they all checked.
After the dealer burned and turned the , Vang checked, Rogowski bet 7,300, and only Bekavac called to see the 
river.
Rogowski checked but still called when Bekavac bet 10,000.
"Runner, runner," Bekavac said before tabling the 
for two pair. It was good as Rogowski simply mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
105,000 | 30,000 |
|
70,000 |
A player opened to 5,500 from the hijack position and was re-raised all-in by Jason "Bigboyyyyy" Yeung to 30,000 on the button. Then Chris Weber re-raised all-in from the big blind, driving out the hijack player and creating a heads-up situation.
Weber showed his and was racing against the 
of Yeung.
Things looked bleak for Yeung after the flop of 
but the tide "turned" as the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
68,000 | |
|
|
50,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
The Day 1a flight in the inaugural Midway Poker Tour attracted 101 entrants. The plan is to play down to the final 12 players, who'll make the money and bag for Sunday's Day 2. Currently, 38 players remaining with registration officially closed.
The preflop action escaped us but we do know that Brian Barros got his stack all in against Antonio De La Cruz.
Antonio De La Cruz: 
Brian Barros: 
Barros had the granddaddy of all hands and shipped the double after the board ran out a lowly 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000 | 95,000 |
|
60,000 | -110,000 |
The approximately 50 remaining players are now on a 15-minute break. During this time the tournament staff will race off the T100 chips. Late registration and re-entries will come to a close at the end of the break.
