Current POY Leader Off to a Rough Start

With just two more stops remaining after Golden Gates, Mark Hodge is looking to capture MSPT Season 6 POY honors. He currently sits atop the leaderboard, but it is a rather tight race. As such, it's no surprise to see Hodge, who made the final table of the MSPT Meskwaki last weekened, here looking to accumulate more points.

In a recent hand, the under-the-gun player limped and Hodge raised to 425 from the button. Ryan Simoneau, who fired and missed on Day 1a, called from the button, the small blind came along, and Steve Anderson called from the big blind. The limper called as well, and five players took a flop of . Action checked to Hodge, who continued for 750, and Simoneau popped it to 2,100. The rest of the field folded, Hodge called, and it was heads-up to the turn.

Hodge check-called a bet of 3,000, and then check-called another one for the same amount on the river. Simoneau tabled the for a full house, and it was good as Hodge sent his cards to the muck unseen.