Mike Ross shoved his last 11,400 or so in with 
but was dominated by the 
of Sean Pattison.
"Here comes the ace," Ross said confidently, but he found two spades instead on the flop. Neither a spade nor an ace materialized on the last two streets though, and Ross wished the players good luck.
Men Nguyen opened for 2,500 on the button and then saw the small blind make it 7,100. Nguyen thought awhile and called, bringing a 
flop. The small blind fired out what looked to be 8,300, and Nguyen dropped in all of his T5,000 chips, putting his opponent all in for about 25,000 more. The player didn't look thrilled, but he called.
Nguyen: 
Small blind: 
Nguyen had his foe down to three outs, and the 
followed by a 
didn't save him.
Players are no longer allowed to enter Day 1a.
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Players are on a dinner break for 30 minutes.
On a board of 
, a player got it all in for his last 15,000 or so from the cutoff, and Patrick Steele was putting him at risk from the big blind.
Steele: 
Cutoff: 
Both players had flopped three sevens, but Steele had paired his king as well to make a full house. He faded the river ace as a fell, and the former Mid-States Poker Tour Player of the Year is just under 90,000 now.
Chan Nguyen continues to pace the field. We just saw him dragging another monster pot and were informed that he got all in preflop with 
and busted a player who failed to catch up with 
.
Quite a bit changed during the period when we were unable to report. Judd Greenagel and James Wilson ran up short stacks, while Greg Raymer, Jim Boone, and Mike Ross busted out. Only Ross reentered.
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