Rodney Colson got his stack in with 
and was racing against Peixin Liu's 
. Liu flopped a queen and held on to bust the Day 1a leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,690,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
|
Busted |
Rodney Colson bet 80,000 against two opponents, who had called his preflop raise, on the 
flop. Only Leo Fussy called. The 
turned, and Colson checked. Fussy bet 150,000, and Colson raised to 300,000. Fussy called, and the river was a 
. Colson bet 100,000, and Fussy immediately called. Colson turned up 
, but it was no good as Fussy had trips with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,600,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
800,000
460,000
|
460,000 |
Peixin Liu opened to 50,000 in the hijack and called the shove of Judd Greenagel, who had about 200,000 in the big blind.
Greenagel: 
Liu:
Greenagel was crushed, but he improved greatly on the 
flop, finding a straight draw. The closed out two of his outs though, and the 
was close but not the seven he needed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
650,000
530,000
|
530,000 |
|
Busted |
On a board of 
, Ryan Skluzak had bet 31,000 from the big blind, and Jeff Fielder was all in on the button, covering Skluzak's remaining 104,000.
"You have a straight?" Skluzak asked.
"Is it good if I do?" Fielder replied.
Skluzak called off, and he showed for trips. It was no good, as Fielder did indeed have 
for a Broadway straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
440,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
|
Busted |
Joe Barnard pushed all in, and Rodney Colson shoved over the top from the button, forcing the blinds to fold. He had 
, dominating Barnard's 
. The board ran out 
, and Colson took it with the better set.
The next hand, Ken Pates opened for a raise and then called the shove of Aaron Johnson, who had about 180,000. Pates held this time, and Johnson had 
. The board ran out dry, and Johnson headed for payouts.
Dennis Stevermer and Jeff Bryan also busted out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
670,000
243,000
|
243,000 |
|
400,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Rodney Colson bet 30,000 on a board of 
from the big blind, and Everett Carlton raised to 74,000 from middle position. Colson made the call, and the two saw the hit the board. Colson checked, and Carlton moved all in. The count was 110,000, and Colson went deep into the tank as Carlton sat silently. After about three minutes, Colson splashed in a few chips.
Cat-quick, Carlton shot out of his chair and flipped , grabbing his coat as he knew his pair of kings could never be good. Colson turned over 
for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
427,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
|
Busted |
A player shoved all in for 23,500 under the gun and was called by his neighbor. Action folded around to James Wilson in the cutoff, who shoved all in for 155,000. The blinds folded, and Wilson turned over his 
. The only problem was, the player who had called the all in had yet to act. He had 
, and he called, slightly covering Wilson, who said he didn't see that the player had called. Now, he was stuck with the sevens against the eights and the short stack's 
.
The dealer spread a flop of 
, and fate decided to forgive Wilson as nothing else of note emerged from the deck and his set held up.
Jeremy Dresch busted out a short time later from the same table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000
167,000
|
167,000 |
|
Busted |
We found a three-way all in brewing at Table 3 between Nick Pupillo, Matt Alexander, and Adam Dahlin. The latter had 50,000 or so on the button with 
. Alexander had in the big blind, while Pupillo covered both by far and had .
Someone asked for a sweat, as Alexander looked to be in complete command, but instead of a mere sweat, Pupillo took a hammerlock on things as his only out flopped: 
. The turn and river meant he knocked out two dangerous players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
390,000
154,500
|
154,500 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Todd Breyfogle bet 10,000 on a 
flop and was called by Everett Carlton in the cutoff. On the turn, Breyfogle shoved in for about 40,000 and was snap-called.
"You have a nine?" he asked, turning up .
Indeed, Carlton had 
, and he was fading aces and spades. The river was safe, and Breyfogle told him nice hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
105,000
33,500
|
33,500 |
|
Busted |
The stage is set and the players are arriving at Canterbury Park here in Shakopee, Minn., for Day 2 of Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park. Rodney Colson has pole position with 385,500 as the day is set to begin to lead the 93 contenders who have advanced from their respective Day 1s.
Nick Pupillo, Derek Crooks, Ken Pates, Peixin Liu, Judd Greenagel, Kou Vang, Matt Kirby, Jon Hanner, Jeremy Dresch, Jeff Fielder, and Matt Alexander are just some of the players whose names pop out when looking over the list of runners looking to overtake Colson and ultimately end up with all of the chips. One of the players will do just that over the course of play today, which will end with a champion crowned.
Play will resume at Level 15 (1,500/3,000/500), with levels again lasting 40 minutes until the final table, at which point they will go to one hour apiece. The final day of the MSPT season is set to begin at 10:30 a.m., so don't go anywhere.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
385,500 | |
|
|
235,500 | |
|
224,300 | |
|
219,500 | |
|
215,000 | |
|
|
214,000 | |
|
209,500 | |
|
201,000 | |
|
||
|
|
198,500 | |
|
|
197,500 | |
|
|
183,000 | |
|
181,000 | |
|
|
173,000 | |
|
163,500 | |
|
160,000 | |
|
|
145,500 | |
|
|
143,500 | |
|
140,000 | |
|
|
137,500 | |
|
129,000 | |
|
|
123,500 | |
|
117,500 | |
|
116,500 | |
|
|
116,000 | |
|
|
114,500 | |
