We didn't see the action, but Ken Auker got all in against two shorter stacked opponents before the flop. Auker's 
held against 
and 
when the board came 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
79,000 | 79,000 |
Eric Loehr bet 2,500 on a flop of 
after the big blind checked. A player behind him folded, and the big blind called. The turn brought a 
, and the big blind bet out 4,500. Loehr quickly called, and both players checked the 
river.
Loehr showed 
to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
57,000 | 37,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
A player in middle position check-called a bet from Lance Harris on fourth street with the board reading 
. The middle-position player checked the river, and Harris put him all in for about 11,000. The player thought for a bit before mucking 
face up, telling Harris to "take it."
Harris showed 
before doing just that.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,500 | 11,500 |
With one player already all in, two players checked to Taylor Tollefson on an 
flop. He moved all in, and both active opponents quickly folded.
Tollefson held 
for a flush, and the short stack was drawing dead with 
.
Tollefson is looking to make his second consecutive Mid-States Poker Tour Final Table after finishing fourth two weeks ago at Ho-Chunk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000 | 15,000 |
Darren Ficek got all in and was called on a board of 
.
Ficek: 
Opponent: 
Ficek was ahead for the moment, but he needed to fade a flush draw and tens and nines. The 
river was a brick, and he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000 | 38,000 |
Matt Kirby opened for 1,200 under the gun, and a player three-bet to 2,100 in middle position. The button shoved for about 15,000, and Kirby moved all in as well. The three-bettor snap-called with about 30,000 total.
Kirby:
Middle position:
Button: 
The flop came , giving Kirby and the button heart flush draws. An turn left Kirby with a near-lock, needing to fade only the . The river was safe, and the dealer determined that Kirby had his opponents covered after stacks were counted down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
66,000 | 46,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
A player bet an unknown amount after a flop of 
, and Dustin Dirksen raised all in. The bettor made the call.
"Flush draw?" he asked hopefully.
"I have a backdoor flush draw," Dirksen said as he revealed .
His opponent held 
for middle pair, and Dirksen's hand held on the and 
turn and river.
Players have left for a 10-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,000 | 26,000 |
Larry Ormson opened for 800 and got two callers before Allen Kessler popped it to 4,200 in the small blind.
"That's not Kessler-like," Ormson remarked with a smile before folding, referencing Kessler's tight reputation. The next player called, and the third player folded.
Kessler bet 5,300 on the 
flop, and his opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,400 | 5,800 |
