Tyler Caspers leads the 110 remaining runners as we get set to kick off Day 2 of Mid-States Poker Tour Running Aces Harness Park. The Minnesota native, with 259,800, holds a narrow lead over second-place Dustin Dirksen, who comes into the day with 254,800. They're the only two players over 100 big blinds, as play begins at Level 10 (1,000/2,000/200).
Plenty of well-known players bring solid stacks into Day 2. Among them: Adam Dahlin (121,300), Matt Kirby (104,500), Rodger Johnson (88,800), Todd Breyfogle (75,900), Blake Bohn (75,600), Lance Harris (71,700), John Hayes (64,500) Jeff Fielder (59,900), and Mike Schneider (51,700).
Whoever can can outlast his or her 109 fellow runners will take home an impressive first prize of $90,913.
Cards will be in the air at 10 a.m., and play will continue until the winner is crowned. We hope you follow along with all of the live updates here on PokerNews.
After a flop of , Rick Rothausen bet 11,000 out of the big blind. His lone opponent, John Hayes, made the call, and the two took in a turn. Rothausen fired 25,000, and Hayes thought briefly before shoving all in for 35,800 more. Rothausen made the call.
Rothausen:
Hayes:
Hayes had aces up, and Rothausen was in awful shape. He found no salvation on the river.
"Big double up for Johnny G," Rob Wazwaz said of the man sometimes called "JohnnyGstaks."
John Xiong shoved all in for 11,600 from a middle position, and Blake Bohn three-bet to 20,000 from his immediate left. Lance Harris, the next player to act, tossed 34,000 into the middle, and action folded back to Bohn, who made the call. After the flop, Bohn put Harris all in, and Harris called.
Harris:
Bohn:
Xiong:
Harris was in good shape to chip up big time with his kings, but the turn gave Bohn a backdoor flush draw. A river completed that draw, and Harris rapped the table before exiting his seat.
According to Mark Hodge, Marc "Poker Joker" Powers got it all in preflop with only to run into the of Peixin Liu. Liu's hand held, and he now has one of the largest stacks in the room.
At another table, Kishore Marimganti got all in with as well, and he was against two players holding and . Nobody made a set, and Marimganti's aces netted him a double to north of 205,000, while the player with fives was eliminated.
John Hayes couldn't win a flip for his tournament life.
Gennady Shimerfarb opened to 14,000 from early position, and John "JohnnyGstaks" Hayes jammed for 64,500 more from the button. After getting the count and thinking it over briefly, Shimerfarb made the call.
Shimerfarb:
Hayes:
The players were racing, and the flop favored Shimerfarb. The turn favored him even more, and he now needed to dodge only a six, which would leave him chopping the pot, and a ten, which would give Hayes a straight. The river was the , and Shimerfarb collected Hayes' stack.
After an early-position open from Eddie Bryant, Blake Bohn three-bet from the hijack, only to see Rob Wazwaz ship for about 314,000 from the small blind. Bohn called when action folded back to him.
Bohn:
Wazwaz:
The flop gave Wazwaz some hope with a flush draw, but he couldn't fill it on the turn or river.
Mike Schneider shoved all in from a middle position for 351,000, and Mike Pfautz made the call from the small blind.
Schneider:
Pfautz:
The limit hold'em legend known as "Schneids" seemed ready to score a key double, but Pfautz found a third queen on the flop. Schneider couldn't catch up on the or , and the beat sent him to the rail in 11th.
Jim Lawrence called a preflop raise from Peixin Liu, and the dealer placed the oh the board. Liu put Lawrence all in, and Lawrence made the call.
Lawrence:
Liu:
Neither player had much, with jack-high up against a flush draw. That changed when the turned, leaving Lawrence in need of a heart. It didn't come, as the river was the , and Lawrence busted in 10th.
, Rick Rothausen bet 11,000 out of the big blind. His lone opponent, John Hayes, made the call, and the two took in a 
turn. Rothausen fired 25,000, and Hayes thought briefly before shoving all in for 35,800 more. Rothausen made the call.
river.
flop, Bohn put Harris all in, and Harris called.
turn gave Bohn a backdoor flush draw. A 
river completed that draw, and Harris rapped the table before exiting his seat.
turn favored him even more, and he now needed to dodge only a six, which would leave him chopping the pot, and a ten, which would give Hayes a straight. The river was the 
flop gave Wazwaz some hope with a flush draw, but he couldn't fill it on the 
or 
, and Lawrence busted in 10th.
