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True to his nature, Mark "P0ker H0" Kroon just went from raking pots to the reentry desk, as he just sent his whole stack to Steve Anderson. The final board read , and Anderson had in front of him. We didn't see Kroon's hand, as it was already mucked.
Jonathan Olson is among the recent entrants. He took down Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki for over $95,000 in late July and has become a familiar face on the tour in the months since.
Steve Jewell just busted an opponent on a board of when he got it all in on the turn against a shorter-stacked opponent holding . Jewell had his foe drawing dead with for a set, and the river was a mere formality.
A player in the small blind bet 2,100 on a board, and Molly Mossey made it 6,000 from the button. The small blind leaned back in his seat and bounced a chip a few times before tossing in a call. Mossey showed a backdoor flush. Her opponent mucked a face up.
Gary Tsui bet 2,850 from the small blind on a board of and was called after some thought by a player in middle position. The board paired with a river, and Tsui put his opponent all in for about 8,600. The player asked for a count and looked at his stack, taking about 30 seconds before calling it off.
Tsui showed for a flopped straight, but he had been run down by for fives full.
Jason Sell and Drake Bronk are among the seven former Mid-States Poker Tour champions currently in the room. Sell took down this event in March for $97,539, topping a field of 383, and he's returned to defend his title after being absent on Day 1a. Bronk conquered the largest field in tour history when he beat out a field of 854 runners to claim a first-place prize of $163,870 at the MSPT Mid-Season Championship at the Venetian in early June.
A player bet 400 in a multi-way pot after a flop, and Anselmo Villareal raised to about 1,400. The bettor called after everyone else folded, and an arrived. The first player jammed for 16,725, and Villareal thought it over for a minute before tossing in a call.
Villareal:
Opponent:
Only a ten would cost Villareal the pot, but the river was a .
, and Anderson had 
in front of him. We didn't see Kroon's hand, as it was already mucked.
when he got it all in on the turn against a shorter-stacked opponent holding 
for a set, and the 
river was a mere formality.
board, and Molly Mossey made it 6,000 from the button. The small blind leaned back in his seat and bounced a chip a few times before tossing in a call. Mossey showed 
a backdoor flush. Her opponent mucked a 
and was called after some thought by a player in middle position. The board paired with a 
for fives full.
flop, and Anselmo Villareal raised to about 1,400. The bettor called after everyone else folded, and an 
arrived. The first player jammed for 16,725, and Villareal thought it over for a minute before tossing in a call.
