Hodge Dumps Ladies
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Mark Hodge had what looked to be a four-bet to about 4,500 in front of him in early position, and he was considering the shove of a player in late position who jammed 15,250. After a couple of minutes, Hodge mucked 
face-up, saying it was tough to get away from.
Hodge is coming off of an incredible three straight Mid-States Poker Tour final tables, and we'll see if he can pull of a fourth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,700
27,700
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27,700 |
. The board picked up three spades on the turn but Barnard still managed to fade everything as a red jack fell on the river, enabling him to double up with his last 4,850.
flop against two opponents, one of whom folded after some thought. The other, who had checked from under the gun, waved his hands and indicated he was all in, and Kroon snap-shoved some chips in, tabling 
. He was in good shape against 
for a straight draw, and the 
turn was a blank. The 
river gave Kroon's opponent only an inferior two pair, and Kroon had his opponent's [19,000 or so covered.
and got paid off by an unknown hand, doubling back above the starting stack after losing some chips.
flop. Alexander responded by putting Garrett, who made the final table of Mid-States Poker Tour Running Aces a couple of weeks ago, all in for about 16,000 total. Garrett hemmed and hawed, putting his face in his hands.
