Gary Loeffler opened to 125,000 in the hijack, and Loki Abboud shoved for 475,000 in the big blind. Loeffler called.
Loeffler:
Abboud:
Abboud had the edge and it stayed that way as flopped. The turn was a brutal one for Abboud though, and he needed an ace, jack, ten, or six on the river. It was an though, eliminating him.
Ryan Hartmann shoved over a John Morgan open with and saw Morgan call with . Hartmann exploded in frustration when an ace-jack flop gave Morgan top two, but a on the turn calmed him down.
A bit later, after tripling up with , Morgan was the one who picked up two queens behind a Shane Nelson shove. Nelson had and said he was going to hit a three outer, but a queen on the flop ended those hopes. There was also a king though, and Nelson called for a ten but got a instead. Then, his arrived on the river to make him a straight.
Loki Abboud checked the big blind after Ryan Hartmann limped, and the two saw a flop. After unknown flop action, the Hartmann check-shoved for 161,000 on the turn after Abboud bet 50,000. Abboud called with but needed another diamond against .
"Please hold, please hold," Hartmann yelled. "Black card! Black card!"
Lance Harris said he three-bet shoved with about 98,000 against an under-the-gun open from Sherry Hammers. A third player called the shove, and Hammers shipped as well, folding out the caller.
Four hundred and thirty began, and 78 have advanced to Day 2 of Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park. There's more than $100,000 up for grabs today at the top of the prize pool, and someone has to win it. Day 2 commences at 10:30 local time here in Minnesota, and the tournament is set to play down to a winner.
Some of the favorites to keep your eye on today include Adam Dahlin (226,500), DJ Buckley (210,000), Josh Reichard (151,500), Matt Kirby (250,500), James Maxey (193,000), David Gutfreund (151,000), Mike Schneider (137,000), MSPT team pro Nick Pupillo (126,500), and chip leader Ryan Tyler (285,500).
When the clock starts, blinds will begin at 1,500/3,000/500, and play will continue with levels raised every 40 minutes until the final table of 10 is set. At that point, things will slow down to one-hour levels. Stay tuned to PokerNews as the tournament winds down to its conclusion.