MSPT Team Pro Matt Kirby opened for 525 from early position and picked up a caller in the cutoff. The player on the button then three-bet to 3,100, both blinds folded, and Kirby four-bet to 9,000. The cutoff folded, the button called, and it was heads-up action to the flop.
Kirby led out for 6,500, his opponent raised to 15,000, and Kirby three-bet all in. The button called off for 20,800 total and the cards were turned up.
Kirby:
Opponent:
Kirby was ahead, but his opponent held a spade draw plus an ace. The turn was of no consequence, but the river was. Kirby simply shook his head as he paid out his opponent.
Here's a look at what the field stood at for each starting flight at the first break. With late registration and reentries open until the end of the night,
A short-stacked Mike Harris moved all in from early position for his last 1,525 and received two calls from players in middle position. The player in the hijack then three-bet to 6,100, which inspired everyone to fold.
Harris:
Opponent:
Harris needed some help, but the flop was anything but. The turn meant he could double with another four on the river, but it wasn't in the cards as the blanked.
Harris immediately headed to registration desk to reenter.
After a player opened for 500 from early position and another player in middle position called, MSPT Team Pro Matt Kirby popped it to 2,600. Action folded back to the original raiser, who folded, but the middle-position player called to see a flop.
The middle-position player led out for 2,500, Kirby called, and that action would repeat itself on both the turn and river. The middle-position player showed the for top pair, but it was no good as Kirby had been sitting with the .
With a bunch of chips already in the middle and a board reading , William Black checked from the small blind and a player in middle position did the same. Former MSPT Running Aces champ Rodger Johnson then bet 7,000 from the hijack, Black called, and the third player got out of the way.
Johnson rolled over the for a set, and it was good as Black simply sent his cards to the muck.
flop.
turn was of no consequence, but the 
river was. Kirby simply shook his head as he paid out his opponent.
flop was anything but. The 
turn meant he could double with another four on the river, but it wasn't in the cards as the 
blanked.
flop.
.
, William Black checked from the small blind and a player in middle position did the same. Former MSPT Running Aces champ Rodger Johnson then bet 7,000 from the hijack, Black called, and the third player got out of the way.
for a set, and it was good as Black simply sent his cards to the muck.