Kou Vang raised to 70,000 from middle position, and Allen Lanier made it 200,000 to go from the small blind. Tony Pena called off 130,000 in the big, and Vang folded.
Lanier:
Pena:
Pena was behind, and he found no help on the runout.
Day 2 chip leader Ritchie Idrovo shoved all in for 210,000 over the top of a 45,000 middle-position open from Brian Zimcosky. Everyone folded to Zimcosky, who made the call.
Zimcosky:
Idrovo:
"Nice hand," Zimcosky said.
But it was Zimcosky's hand who was nicer on the flop. The turn was a brick. Idrovo saw paint on the river, but it was the , no help to him, and the former chip leader exited in 10th.
Allen Lanier opened for 37,000 in early position and found two callers: Kou Vang on the button and Charlie Sizemore in the big blind.
After the flop, action checked to Vang, who bet 49,000. Sizemore shoved all in for 170,000 total, and Lanier contemplated for a bit before calling. Vang then shipped all in for 401,000 more, and Lanier tanked for a couple of minutes before sliding forward calling chips once more.
Lanier:
Vang:
Sizemore:
Vang's set was leading, but Lanier still had outs with his open-ender. A turn opened the door for Sizemore to grab the pot if the river was a heart, but the bricked off for everyone, and Vang became the first player to reach seven figures.
Jason Smith, who was apparently down to 1.3 big blinds a short time ago, just met his end when he jammed about 115,000 under the gun and was called by Brian Zimcosky.
Zimcosky:
Smith:
Smith flopped additional outs when the hit the board, but two bricks ended his tournament: and .
"Good game," he said, shaking Zimcosky's hand. "Good luck."
We didn't see how it happened, but Fadi Hamad just lost a massive all in to Allen Lanier on a board of . Hamad had shown down and made top two, but Lanier had turned a gutshot with .
"I deserved that pot so much more than you did," Hamad said, shaking his head.
"I thought king-high was good," Lanier responded. "King-high's not good against you like 90 percent of the time?"
From the sound of things, the two had gotten it all in preflop.
Allen Lanier opened to 20,000 under the gun, and John Hayes shoved for about 110,000. Behind him, Tony Pena reshoved for 201,000 total, and action folded back to Lanier, who tanked for awhile before announcing a call.
Lanier:
Hayes:
Pena:
"No ten," Pena said.
He got his wish when the board ran out , leaving his aces good and sending Hayes to the payout desk.
With the tournament playing hand-for-hand, Pavlin Karakikov bet 15,000 after a flop, and Allen Lanier made the call from the button. A arrived on the turn, and Karakikov checked. Lanier pushed all in, covering his opponent's roughly 100,000 stack. After tanking for about two minutes, Karakikov decided to go with his hand.
Karakikov:
Lanier:
Unfortunately for the Day 1a chip leader, Lanier had him dead to two outs. The river brought a brick: , and Karakikov graciously wished his former tablemates good luck.
Players are now on a 10-minute break after a redraw.
Two players limped from early and middle position, and Matt Alexander shoved for about 50,000 from the cutoff. The button obliged him, while the other players folded.
"I'm drawing to thirty percent," Alexander said before the cards were turned over, and he was correct.
Alexander:
Gent:
The flop quickly reduced that thirty percent to something miniscule, and an turn clinched the hand for Gent.
Alexander's first Day 2 of Mid-States Poker Tour Season 5 proved to be a short one, but the Minnesota pro will undoubtedly be due for a strong showing whenever his luck turns around.
Tim Ebenhoeh Jr. shoved all in from under the gun for 6,800, and Ami Sharma reraised to 12,000 from the next spot. Action folded to Terry Ring on the button, who moved in for 13,900, and Sharma made the call after the blinds got out of the way.
Sharma:
Ebenhoeh Jr.:
Ring:
"I don't like the look of those two live cards," Ring said, eyeing Ebenhoeh's holding.
Sure enough, the flop gave Ebenhoeh a huge lead, and he needed to dodge only running straight or flush cards or the last two aces. Unfortunately for him, the binked on the turn, and he bowed out when the finished out the hand.
At another table, Bruce "Hammer" Swart busted out.