We saw Freddy Hamad get up to walk away from Table 13, but the river card put a stop to his exit and he sat back down. He had been all in with against against an opponent who flopped an ace. Hamad, however, ran a straight with just his ten and doubled his 13,300.
On an flop, John Hayes bet 1,900 from the button after two checks. Jim Boone raised to 4,600 in the blinds, knocking out the third player, and Hayes called. Both players checked the , and Boone bet 7,800 on the river. Hayes wasted no time calling despite the bet representing nearly all of his stack, and Boone rolled over , not enough to top Hayes' .
With 266 runners on Day 1b and 197 on Day 1a, the Mid-States Poker Tour has totaled 463 entrants for this events, demolishing their old venue record at Ho-Chunk Gaming of 383 set last year.
A player opened to 2,400 under the gun and then called a three-bet of 7,000 from Mark Hodge in middle position. The under-the-gun player check-called 7,900 on the , and both checked the . The first player fired 11,000 when the double-paired the board, and Hodge raised to 30,000. His opponent mucked, and Hodge showed .
Freddy Hamad got the last of his stack in with and hit a jack on the river against . Unfortunately for Hamad, there was also a on the board, so he lost to a Broadway straight and was eliminated.