John Hayes had a three-bet of 125,000 in front of him in the big blind and was staring at a four-bet of 350,000 from Ben Wiora, who had opened early. Hayes jammed, putting Wiora at risk for 624,000 total, and Wiora quickly called.
Wiora: 
Hayes: 
The 
flop was safe for "JohnnyGstaks," but an 
was a brutal turn, leaving him with one out, which he didnt hit on the river.
Bruce Swart shoved all in for 63,000 in early position and received calls from Andrzej Rogowski on his left and Will Stone in the big blind. Stone check-called 75,000 into a dry side pot on 
, and both players checked the 
. Stone bet 175,000 on the river, and Rogowski quickly called, tabling . Top pair was far from good however, as Stone revealed he'd flopped quads with 
.
Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
These players earned $2,779.
Mark Hodge just busted in 18th, ending his streak of three straight Mid-States Poker Tour final tables. According to an observer, Hodge got it in with trip aces against the jack-high flush of Zach Shelton on the turn, failing to fill up on the river.
Craig Trost bet 56,000 on a 
flop, and Will Stone called on his left, as did Gerald Heckathorn, who had checked from the big blind. Everyone checked the turn, and Heckathorn fired 100,000 on the river. Trost folded, but Stone called, snap-mucking when Heckathorn turned over 
.
John Hayes put a shorter stack at risk preflop with 
against 
. Hayes hit an ace on the flop and a seven on the river to bust a player and get it down to the final two tables.
Brian Rudolph shipped his last 81,000 in from middle position, and Zach Shelton called in the cutoff. Patrick Kellogg jammed as well in the next spot, folding out the blinds. Shelton asked for a count, and it was 208,000 total.
"There's just too much out there," he said, sliding in chips to call.
Shelton: 
Kellogg: 
Rudolph: 
Shelton was ahead for the moment, and a 
flop moved him way in front with a set. He found quads on the 
turn to lock it up.
Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
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