Duane Gerleman checked from the small blind on a flop, and his opponent in the cutoff bet pot, 1,500. That didn't deter Gerleman, and he check-called another 2,000 on the turn. He came out betting quickly with 2,500 on the river, and his opponent called.
Gerleman showed , a combo draw on the flop that made the nuts on the river.
"Eh, I knew you had that," his opponent said as he mucked.
Two Mid-States Poker Tour regulars battled from late position when Mark Hodge bet 625 on a flop. Judd Greenagel made it 1,625 from his left, and the two saw an turn after Hodge called. Check-check, and Hodge bet 4,000 on the . Greenagel wasted little time calling, but Hodge showed the nuts: .
Hodge has a prime opportunity to make up some ground in the MSPT Player of the Year race. He sits in second behind runaway leader Blake Bohn, but with Bohn absent, Hodge could retake the lead with a final table run.
A player in early position fired 1,200 on a board, and Matt Kirby called from middle position. The river put trips on board, and the first player bet another 1,200. Kirby made it 4,000 to go, and his opponent thought about a minute and folded.
Mike Ross joined the tournament and is seated next to Kirby's fellow Mid-States Poker Tour Team Pro Matt Alexander.
Donnie Peters recaps his visit on the PokerStars Pro Tour, Rich Ryan wonders how much it would take for most poker players to cold-cock a debtor, and Loni Harwood discusses her second bracelet win in the WSOP National Championship.
Phil Mader and Matt Kirby are among those who have joined the party. Kirby is a two-time Mid-States Poker Tour champ and a sponsored pro, and Mader has amassed nearly $500,000 in cashes, including a seventh-place finish here last year, when his top set got cracked by a runner flush by eventual champ Blake Bohn.
The small blind bet 300 on a flop, and the player under the gun called. Peixin Liu made it 800 from late position, and both opponents called. They checked to Liu on the turn, and he bet 1,100. Again, he got two calls. The river brought the and three quick checks.
Liu showed the , but the small blind had it beat with . The player under the gun had a better flush with though.
Liu is a former Mid-States Poker Tour champ who won MSPT Canterbury in late 2014 for $106,483.
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flop, and his opponent in the cutoff bet pot, 1,500. That didn't deter Gerleman, and he check-called another 2,000 on the 
turn. He came out betting quickly with 2,500 on the 
river, and his opponent called. 
, a combo draw on the flop that made the nuts on the river. 
flop. Judd Greenagel made it 1,625 from his left, and the two saw an 
turn after Hodge called. Check-check, and Hodge bet 4,000 on the 
. Greenagel wasted little time calling, but Hodge showed the nuts: 
board, and Matt Kirby called from middle position. The river 
put trips on board, and the first player bet another 1,200. Kirby made it 4,000 to go, and his opponent thought about a minute and folded.
flop, and the player under the gun called. Peixin Liu made it 800 from late position, and both opponents called. They checked to Liu on the 
turn, and he bet 1,100. Again, he got two calls. The river brought the 
, but the small blind had it beat with 
though.
