Kou Vang, who has been the hottest player on the Mid-States Poker Tour this year, just walked to the payout desk, busting in a hand we didn't see.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
We found Jason Smith with a bet of 40,000 in front of him on a 
flop. Rooster Oien announced all in, and Smith snap-called.
Oien: 
Smith: 
The dealer brought out a sweat card: the 
, giving Oien a flush draw. It wasn't to be, however, as an 
completed the board and ended his tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
725,000 | 105,000 |
|
Busted |
In a pot that occurred during the last level, Brian Zekus dragged a huge three-way all in with 
against a player holding 
and another with 
.
More recently, he opened to 16,000 in early position and got three-bet shoved on by a player in the cutoff for 82,000. Zekus called.
Zekus: 
Cutoff: 
The cutoff got up after the 
gave Zekus a flush draw. The 
hit the turn, and the 
the river, eliminating the cutoff from contention and putting Zekus over the 500k mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
520,000 | 410,000 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
We found Jason Smith putting a player all in after a flop of 
. His opponent made the call.
Smith: 
Opponent: 
The dealer burned and turned the 
shipping Smith a lock immediately. An hit the river, making him an even bigger straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
620,000 | 70,000 |
Adam Dahlin moved all in from the button in an unopened pot for 30,000, and Al Ahmann reshoved in the small blind. The big blind folded.
Ahmann:
Dahlin:
Dahlin turned a gutter when the first four came 
, but a 
river sent him to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
154,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
In the last before the break, a couple of players went busto, and we're now in the money. Players are redrawing and tournament staff are chipping up the purple T500 chips.
Three players saw the flop in a raised pot, and raiser Scott Sitron fired 30,000 on a flop from under the gun. Adam Dahlin called in the cutoff, and Ryan Hohenstein check-shipped from the big blind for 120,000. Sitron folded, and Dahlin quickly called.
Dahlin: 
Hohenstein: 
Dahlin had flatted aces and paid the price, as he now had two outs against Hohenstein's set. The gave Dahlin more outs with a straight draw, but the was no help.
The players are on a 10-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
290,000 | 170,900 |
|
|
30,000 | -86,100 |
