After a flop of , three players checked to a middle-position player who bet 1,700. Two of the players who checked folded, but Blake Bohn made it 4,000. His opponent called, and both players checked the turn. Bohn bet 6,000 on the river, and his opponent raised to 12,000. Bohn immediately announced all in, and his opponent tanked for a few minutes before laying it down.
Casey Johnson checked to Mike Deis with the board reading , and Deis bet 3,100. Johnson, who started the hand in the big blind, called, and a hit fifth street. Johnson checked again, and Deis bet 6,000. After thinking it over for a minute, Johnson tossed in a call.
"You're good," Deis said, shaking his head. Johnson showed for ace-high, while Deis had for a counterfeited pair.
With the board reading , a player bet 2,000 and saw Gennady Shimelfarb raise to 8,775, leaving himself one green T25 chip. A third player folded, and the bettor called.
Shimelfarb showed for trip queens, and he had his opponent's outkicked.
Ryan Tepen, in the cutoff, bet 1,300 after Bill Romer checked to him from the blinds on a flop. Romer called, and the turn was a . Tepen bet 2,500 after Romer checked, but "Wild" Bill came back with 6,000. Tepen called, and a finished out the board. Romer put Tepen all in, and he called.
"Three sevens," Romer announced, tossing into the middle.
It was no good, as Tepen held for a better kicker with his trips.
At a neighboring table, Mark Sandness doubled up with against a player holding on a nine-high board.
Ryan Tepen opened for a raise in the hijack and got three-bet by Travis Lauson in the big blind. Tepen four-bet to 4,000, and Lauson quickly called. Lauson then put Tepen all in on the flop, and Tepen thought for about a minute before folding.
Three very tough players have drawn three very unfortunate seats: Kou Vang ($589,493 in live cashes), Blair Hinkle ($3,515,803), and Mark Sandness ($363,322) are all seated next to each other at Table 13. That's an even bigger beat for their opponents, who have to contend with these three for the time being. Vang is seeking his fourth Mid-States Poker Tour final table of the year, while Sandness looks to add a second win after taking down the first event of the season for just over $90,000.
Mike Deis just shoved all in over an opponent's bet on a board of . His opponent called with a set of sixes, but Deis had flopped a higher set with , and he dodged the one-outer on the river.
, three players checked to a middle-position player who bet 1,700. Two of the players who checked folded, but Blake Bohn made it 4,000. His opponent called, and both players checked the 
turn. Bohn bet 6,000 on the 
river, and his opponent raised to 12,000. Bohn immediately announced all in, and his opponent tanked for a few minutes before laying it down.
, and Deis bet 3,100. Johnson, who started the hand in the big blind, called, and a 
for ace-high, while Deis had 
, a player bet 2,000 and saw Gennady Shimelfarb raise to 8,775, leaving himself one green T25 chip. A third player folded, and the bettor called.
for trip queens, and he had his opponent's 
outkicked.
flop. Romer called, and the turn was a 
for a better kicker with his trips.
. His opponent called with a set of sixes, but Deis had flopped a higher set with 
, and he dodged the one-outer on the river.