We arrived at Table 3 just in time to see the cards turned over before the flop in an all-in pot between two notable players.
Mike Schneider: 
Jim Lawrence: 
The two were racing, and the 
was more than safe for Schneider, as it improved him to a flush draw with a pair. A 
gave Lawrence a draw of his own, but the 
was a blank on the river.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Mark Sandness opened for 3,400 in middle position and called a three-bet of about 7,500 from the cutoff. After a 
flop, Sandness check-called 8,000. A 
hit the turn, and Sandness checked again. The cutoff bet 14,000, and Sandness took his time before calling. Both players quickly checked the river.
"I have a pair," Sandness said.
"Pair's good," his opponent said regretfully.
Sandness tabled 
for bottom pair, but it was indeed good against 
.
Players are on a 10-minute break, and so are we.
Jim Lawrence opened for a raise under the gun and got three-bet to about 12,000 by a player in middle position. Lawrence made the call after action was back to him, and the flop came 
. Lawrence checked and his opponent moved all in. Lawrence immediately dropped a stack of chips into the middle.
Lawrence: 
Opponent: 
Lawrence faded the two-outer when paint arrived on fourth and fifth. He rolled up one of the top stacks in the early going yesterday but ended up busting; we'll see if he has more staying power this time.
After a 
flopped in a three-bet pot, a player who opened under the gun and then called a reraise open-shipped all in and was snap-called by Mark Dunbar in middle position.
Dunbar: 
Under the gun: 
Dunbar was well in front with top pair, and his opponent got no help on the turn or river.
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Ken Pates checked from early position to Lance Harris, who bet 3,700 on an 
flop. Pates made the call, and he check-called another 8,100 on the 
turn. A 
hit the river, and Pates checked a final time. Harris loaded and fired again, this time 13,500. Pates thought for a bit before calling, and Harris showed 
for seven-high. Pates has 
for top pair.
Ken Payne, who finished in fifth place for $18,787 at Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki earlier this month, just busted out when his was outrun by the 
of an opponent who made aces full.
We found Sami Saad El-Dein with a bet of 4,000 in front of him on a board of 
. One player had called, while Rodger Johnson had shoved all in for 20,800 in the big blind. Saad El-Dein decided to call after some thought, and the third player folded.
Saad El-Dein:
Johnson:
"Is that a set of fives?" Saad El-Dein asked, squinting across the table. "Wow."
He chuckled about his misread as he bricked the river.
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
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