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 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.
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."
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.
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.
, 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.
