Three players put in 4,500 each preflop, and an 
flop hit, leading to three checks. Gerald Heckathorn fired 10,000 on the 
turn, and the player in the cutoff, who had put in the three-bet, tanked a few minutes before putting his 11,000 stack in. Heckathorn called with 
, and he was fading three outs against 
. The river bricked off with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
74,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
Defending champ Peixin Liu evidently reconsidered and decided to use his final bullet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000
36,800
|
36,800 |
|
77,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
||
|
63,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
56,600
600
|
600 |
|
49,800
29,800
|
29,800 |
|
47,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
41,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
||
|
38,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
34,300
14,300
|
14,300 |
|
33,000 | |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000
1,200
|
1,200 |
|
|
||
|
14,000 | |
Peixin Liu, the defending champion of Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury, just busted out.
On a flop of 
, he got it in from the small blind for 9,150 and was called by his opponent on the button.
Liu: 
Opponent: 
Bottom two pair was way in front, and Liu seemed poised to double up as the 
hit, but a 
river gave his opponent a straight. Liu got out of his chair and put on his jacket, expressing his amazement at the beat before heading for the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
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Players are on break for 10 minutes.
John Morgan lost the last 6,000 in his stack with 
gainst a player with 
and head to reenter.
At another table, Jason Seitz came out with about 10,000 over an opponent's bet of 2,100, leaving himself with just a few thousand behind on the 
flop. Seitz's opponent called after a lengthy tank, and Seitz pushed in his last 3,550 on the 
turn. His opponent called, and Seitz showed he was on the draw with 
. His opponent had 
and was fading spades, aces and queens. The 
was just the ticket for Seitz, filling his flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,700
8,700
|
8,700 |
|
20,000 |
Mark Sandness got his last 9,225 in on a board of 
, having turned a gutter with 
. Ken Rosheisen, who had top pair on the flop with , was forced to send Sandness the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,300
22,300
|
22,300 |
|
9,800
14,200
|
14,200 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
138,200
33,200
|
33,200 |
|
24,200
4,200
|
4,200 |
|
19,700
19,700
|
19,700 |
|
|
18,800
1,200
|
1,200 |
|
|
||
|
16,400
3,600
|
3,600 |
|
13,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
12,875
7,125
|
7,125 |
|
12,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
Joe Matheson put in his last 8,000 or so on a 
flop, and his opponent made the call with 
.
"Show me two nines," he said after talking himself into the call.
Matheson had 
, just as good for his opponent, who had . Matheson didn't find a third eight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
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