The cards were already flipped in a three-way all in when we arrived at Table 14. We don't know whether the money got in on the flop or before, but Chad Poitra held a wide lead with top set with 
on a 
flop. His opponents held 
and 
, and Poitra's lead remained intact when two babies hit the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
29,200 |
Small blind Mike Schneider bet 1,750 on a board of 
, and a player in middle position called before Scott Carolan jammed for 7,200 in the hijack. Schneider called, as did the middle-position player. The all-in player prematurely flipped his cards over, and the 
was exposed before he tried covering them back up.
On the 
river, Schneider and his active opponent checked.
"I can't beat aces and fours," Schneider said, mucking his hand. The middle-position player was in the same boat, but since it was an all-in pot, the two hands were exposed before being mucked: 
for Schneider and 
for a weaker two pair for the middle-position player.
At another table, Todd Breyfogle fired 4,400 on the end on a board of 
. Babe O'Gorman in the small blind called, while a third player folded.
"Nine," Breyfogle said, knowing he was beat.
O'Gorman showed 
for a whiffed flush draw turned backdoor straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,100 | 44,100 |
|
|
32,000 | |
|
|
25,000 | |
|
3,600 | -16,400 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
With the board reading 
on fourth street, Mark Sandness bet 4,300 out of the big blind. A player in early position shoved for 10,325, and Soja moved in over that after getting a count. Sandness quickly folded.
Soja: 
Opponent:
The player who shoved had picked the wrong time to get aggressive with top pair, as Soja had been lurking with the nuts behind him. The river bricked off, and Soja collected his opponent's stack.
"Nice lead out," Thao Thiem chided Sandness.
"Gotta draw 'em out of the weeds somehow," Sandness said with a laugh.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,000 | 32,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
We found three players getting all of their chips in the middle on a board of 
. Aaron Johnson called off his stack right when we got to the table, and the players flipped their cards.
Johnson:
Casey Kressin:
Third player: 
"Nuts!" Kressin exclaimed as he slapped down his holding. Indeed, he had flopped the nut straight and had good reason to be excited since his two opponents had each others' outs. Sure enough, the 
and were harmless blanks, and Kressin's straight busted two opponents, including Aaron Johnson. Johnson took down two tournaments at last year's Fall Poker Classic here at Canterbury, and he headed to the registration desk to take another crack at this expanding field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000 | 55,000 |
|
Busted |
Matt Alexander bet what looked like 800 after a check from his big blind opponent on a 
flop. Jerry Hanson came back with a raise to 2,500, and Alexander called. A brought out a bet of 3,500 from Hanson, and Alexander called once more. Hanson slapped the table relatively quickly after the completed the community, and Alexander thought for about a minute before going all in. Hanson called off his 10,650, clapping with delight when his 
for a flush was best against Alexander's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000 | |
|
14,500 | 14,500 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
After Lance Harris doubled up on the first level yesterday, he's got more than double the starting stack again before the first break today. He bet the turn on a 
board, and his opponent raised it up to 3,600. A likely-blank 
hit the river, and Harris' opponent in the big blind announced all in. The stack looked to be around 10,000, and Harris thought briefly before tossing in a calling chip.
"Good call," the big blind said. "I missed everything."
He turned over 
for a missed combo draw, and Harris showed 
for a flopped straight.
Players are on a 10-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
49,400 | 29,400 |
