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.
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."
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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.
Current 2015 MSPT Player of the Year leader Mark Hodge is headed in the wrong direction here at Canterbury Park.
He led for 750 under the gun and got two callers going three ways to a flop. The small blind checked, but was the only caller when Hodge continued for 1,200.
Both players checked the turn, but the small blind fired out 3,000 at the river. Hodge called, but mucked when the small blind turned over the straight.
Eau Claire, WI's Josh Chase has leaped into a spot among the leaders.
He collected a 40,000-chip pot turning a set of tens and getting it in against one opponent on a flush draw. The flush did not come and Chase is on over 60,000 and counting.
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river. Hodge called, but mucked when the small blind turned over the 
straight.
