A player opened for 700 in early position and was called by Paul Cross in middle position. The player on the button shoved all in for 3,400, and the opener called. Cross moved all in, and he folded out the raiser to isolate the player on the button.
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The board ran out , meaning Cross won with aces on the river.
Brandon Meyers and Lance Harris, who have $975,517 and $231,290 respectively in live cashes and seven figures each online, both just walked into the venue and took seats in the tournament.
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Nick Pupillo, who made a deep run in Mid-States Poker Tour Tropicana Evansville last month, is among the recently registered. Pupillo took seventh there for $8,647, and he notably cashed for $99,981 at the Monster Stack tournament in this year's World Series of Poker. A native of Illinois, Pupillo is located within the tour's footprint, and we may see him at more stops in the future.
Adam Lamphere bet 800 from under the gun on a flop of after both blinds checked. Both players called, and a arrived to pair the board. Two more checks followed, and Lamphere bet 2,100. The small blind called, while Brian Zupancich folded. On the river, the small blind checked and saw Lamphere bet 5,000. After a couple of minutes of thought, the player made the call, only to see Lamphere turn over for trips.
Aaron Johnson bet 2,225 on the end after the board came , and his opponent flicked in a calling chip after checking from under the gun. Johnson tabled for queens up, and it was good.
More players are streaming in and filling the tables in the middle of the room, including Minnesota business magnate John Morgan and two-time Mid-States Poker Tour champion Jason Zarlenga, who is coming off of a win in the last MSPT at Potawotami.