Mark Hodge said he lost a massive flip to Sam De Silva with 
against 
. He's done and will not be adding to his player of the year standing, where he sits in second. Meanwhile, De Silva may have the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000 | |
|
Busted |
Ryan Skluzak opened for 10,000 on the button and then tank-called the shove of a player in the big blind who had 56,500.
Skluzak: 
Big blind: 
Skluzak had three outs but found one on the 
turn to score the knockout.
"Nice hand," his opponent said. "Terrible call."
"You play your way, I'll play mine," Skluzak replied.
At another table, Taylor Tollefson busted with what looked to be top pair against bottom set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
205,000 | 85,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Judd Greenagel opened for 7,000 in middle position and got two callers. The flop came 
, and Greenagel bet 8,000. Only Mike Headland called, from the button. Both checked the 
, and Greenagel bet 11,000 on the 
river.
"Little blocking bet?" Headland asked.
"Maybe six-four, trying to induce you to shove," Greenagel responded.
Headland decided to call after about a minute but he couldn't beat . He busted just a few hands later.
At another table, Matt Alexander appears to have bluffed off a chunk of his stack after getting called by king-high on an 
board and is down to about 55,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
173,000 | 39,500 |
|
55,000 | -78,500 |
|
|
Busted |
A player opened for 7,000 in middle position and then thought briefly and called when Mike Lovelace shoved from the small blind for about 60,000.
Lovelace: 
Middle position:
The board ran out 
, eliminating Lovelace.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Jon Maras pushed all in for 39,000 on a 
flop from the big blind, and Phil Mader immediately called in middle position.
Maras: 
Mader: 
No waiting for Maras, who binked the 
right off the bat. The 
river was no help to Mader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | 63,500 |
|
60,000 | -42,500 |
According to a PokerNews source, Todd Melander picked up when John Miller shoved with and scored an early elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000 | 51,500 |
|
Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Play time is over and it's time for things to get serious at Mid-States Poker Tour Grand Falls Casino just outside of Sioux Falls, S.D. Two starting flights have been completed, and 54 runners remain of 238 entrants. Today, they'll play down to a winner who will be crowned the latest MSPT champion and take home more than $64,000 in prize money.
Alan Curl comes in toting the biggest stack with 241,500, followed by Day 1b leader Chuck Costanzo with 191,000. Other top contenders include Mark Hodge (145,000), Matt Alexander (144,000), "DQ" Dan Hendrickson (128,500), Matt Kirby (118,500), Peixin Liu (116,500), and Phil Mader (102,500).
Cards fly at 10:30 a.m. local time with blinds beginning at 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante. They'll go up every 40 minutes from there on out until a final table has been reached. At that point, after a dinner break, the levels move to an hour apiece.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
241,500 | |
|
191,000 | |
|
|
145,000 | |
|
144,000 | |
|
|
133,500 | |
|
|
133,500 | |
|
131,500 | |
|
128,500 | |
|
|
126,000 | |
|
123,500 | |
|
|
122,500 | |
|
|
121,000 | |
|
|
120,500 | |
|
|
120,000 | |
|
118,500 | |
|
116,500 | |
|
|
109,000 | |
|
105,500 | |
|
|
102,500 | |
|
98,500 | |
|
|
93,500 | |
|
91,500 | |
|
|
90,000 | |
|
|
87,500 | |
|
86,500 |
Main Event
Day 2 Started
