Keith Lutz shoved all in for 13,600 on a flop of 
from the blinds. A player under the gun folded, but the player on the button wasn't so easily convinced. He thought for a couple of minutes before tossing out a call, saying he hoped he was against hearts. He was.
Lutz: 
Button: 
The 
was a blank on the turn, but the 
river filled Lutz's flush draw.
On a flop of 
, Dan Fornatto raised to 8,000 after a player under the gun bet 2,200. Fornatto's opponent shoved for about 18,000, and Fornatto leaned back in his seat and sighed before calling.
Fornatto: 
Opponent: 
Fornatto's set was good but he had plenty to dodge, as his opponent had flopped a flush draw and an open-ended straight draw. Black cards fell, but they were 
and 
, keeping Fornatto best.
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Mike Deis is once again making the Mid-States Poker Tour his personal stomping ground. Already holding three final table finishes this season, he has quickly amassed a stack of more than 90,000 today to set himself up for another deep run. Additionally, Deis is ever so slightly behind Kou Vang in the race for MSPT Player of the Year, and we haven't seen Vang here yet so this could be a great opportunity for the Michigan native to grab the lead.
Jim Boone opened for 1,500 in early position, and Paul Bianchi shoved his last 3,500 in from middle position. Mike Holm, who recently reentered the tournament, made the call on the button, and Boone called as well. The two active players checked down the 
board, and Boone showed 
. Bianchi had it beat with 
, and Holm announced that he had "nothing."
Bianchi had a fascinating run in the Main Event this summer after he and his friends put him on red eye after last minute blackjack session before the final Day 1. You can hear about his story in an interview with PokerNews.
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
We found Chad Holloway all in from the blinds after Zal Irani in late position bet 6,000 on a board of 
. Two players in between folded, and the bettor splashed the rest of his stack in.
Holloway:
Irani:
Holloway had the best of it with a straight, but he needed to dodge the board pairing. A harmless 
fell, and he collected his opponent's stack.
Players are on break for 10 minutes.
Gary Herstein bet 3,100 out of the big blind on a board of 
. His opponent in the cutoff made the call, and the river brought a 
. Herstein bet 5,200, and he was again called. Herstein showed 
for trips, and his opponent couldn't beat it.
Joel Casper fired bets of 3,000 on the turn and 3,700 on the river as the board came 
. Tan Nguyen check-called him both times, and Casper showed 
for top pair. Nguyen seemed perturbed as he motioned at the board before mucking his hand.
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