Eddie Blumenthal bet 1,225 on a 
flop, and Leon Morford shoved all in for 5,500. Blumenthal let it go, but the second-place finisher at Mid-States Poker Tour Majestic Star a few weeks ago still finds himself well below the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,700
8,300
|
8,300 |
|
12,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
Josh Reichard and Bill Romer got it all in on a 
flop, with Romer covering Reichard's 43,000 stack.
Romer: 
Reichard: 
Reichard had outflopped Romer big time, and running nines left him with a full house to drag the huge pot.
Reichard won a Mid-States Poker Tour event here last year.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,600
105,600
|
105,600 |
|
10,300
34,700
|
34,700 |
John Hayes pushed all in for about 5,000 after a player limped under the gun. The small blind called, and everyone else folded.
Hayes: 
Small blind: 
Hayes' aces held up for the double on the 
runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,500 |
Blake Bohn and Bryan Moon each busted out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
A player bet 3,000 into two opponents on the end with the board reading 
. Bryan Moon shoved all in for just 3,125 more, the third player folded, and the bettor folded face up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,700 |
Terry Ring bet about 1,200 after an opponent checked to him on an 
flop. His opponent shoved all in for about 12,000, and Ring tanked for a bit before mucking 
face up.
"You were crushed," his opponent said, tossing in the middle to show Ring he had made the right read.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,400
7,400
|
7,400 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Bill Romer, in the small blind, check-called 3,500 on the 
from a preflop raiser in late position. The "Wild" one then check-called 5,000 and 10,000 on the turn and river. His read was on, as his opponent showed 
, not good enough to beat Romer's 
.
Players are now on a 10-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000
1,300
|
1,300 |
