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Local Mark Sandness got into a bit of a post-flop raising war on a 
board.
One opponent caught in the middle folded after a three bet and Sandness eventually four-bet shoved. His opponent called off with the 
, but was miles behind Sandness' 
.
The six-high straight held on a 
run out and Sandness now has 70,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
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Two more players have emerged as contenders heading into the second break of the day, including the father of an MSPT Pro.
Eden Prarie, MN's Chris Orvis got it in with aces after a preflop raising war with another player holding nines. Aces held and he crested the 65,000 mark.
In the meantime, MSPT Pro Matt Alexander's father John Alexander, a Minneapolis local, has maneuvered his way just above that mark.
"I've had a couple of good hands," he said. "I sucked out both times. I'm a sucker."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
66,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
The top two players on MSPT Player of the Year leader board have both busted before the second break.
Blake Bohn fired two bullets to no avail on the same night his induction to the Minnesota Poker Hall of Fame was announced. Meanwhile, current POY leader Mark Hodge just busted his first amid some meaningless clamor regarding marked cards.
No word on whether he will fire a second.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
With six full 40-minute levels now in the books the players are off on a 10-minute break.
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
Ernest Garrett opened with a raise and got one caller before Gary Ewald shipped it in.
Garrett made the call before he realized how much Ewald had and the third player in the hand folded.
It turned out Ewald had 23,050 and the 
. Garrett's 
was crushed by a 
run out and he was forced to give away almost all of his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | |
|
10,400
-24,100
|
-24,100 |
Mark Hodge's second bullet appears to be going much like the first.
He made it 1,200 and got one caller before a third player shoved for 4,300 from the small blind. Hodge called, as did his other opponent and they went heads up on the side to an 
flop. Hodge continued for 2,500, but tank-folded when his opponent pushed in for a little over 12,000.
It turned out it was the right move, as he showed 
for two pair. The small blind held 
and said his goodbyes after an eight-less run out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,250
10,250
|
10,250 |
MSPT structure guru Allen Kessler hasn't won a race in longer than he can remember.
Tonight he shoved the button for a little under 10,000 facing a 1,500 open from the cutoff. The cutoff tank-called with the 
. Kessler had two tens and the lead until an ace flopped, completing this all-too-familiar story.
Kessler promised to return for Saturday's Day 1b and run better.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
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