James Wilson made it 50,000 and Matt Alexander pushed it to 125,000 one seat away. It folded back to Wilson and he called, sending them heads up to a flop.
Both players checked before Wilson led 150,000 on the turn. Alexander called and the river came the . Wilson checked and Alexander jammed for 224,000.
After a good four minutes of Wilson tanking, Alexander called the clock. Wilson called all in for just a tiny bit less before the countdown began with .
Unfortunately for Wilson, Alexander wasn't bluffing, turning over the to drag the massive pot with a flopped boat and send him home.
There was a huge roar from the tournament floor moments ago as Mark Hodge busted yet another player, making runner-runner Broadway out of to crack his pocket aces.
Hodge suddenly had a huge stack of chips good for the lead with 46 players remaining on the money bubble.
Play went hand for hand for one hand and it popped. The remaining field is now in the money with Hodge on top.
It all comes down to this: Just 77 players remain in the hunt for the Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki Main Event title and the $101,229 first place prize that comes with it.
Today, inside the Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel in Tama, Iowa, a champion will be crowned. But first, they'll have to push past the 45-player money bubble and onto the final table of 10 before the MSPT goes live on the Twitch Stream, where they will square off for the big money.
Through 14 levels of play on both Day 1a and Day 1b, Calmar, Iowa's Marty Faldet built the biggest stack and will bring 317,000 in chips with him when play resumes at 11 a.m. local time.
But getting through this field will be no easy task, with World Series of Poker bracelet winner and four-time final table participant Adam Friedman hot on his heels.
Plus, Day 1b leader Brett Reichard, who has four cashes on the MSPT this year, including a tenth-place finish here this past March, is right there as well.
Add in cash machine and structure guru Allen Kessler, MSPT Player of the Year contenders Peixin Liu and Mark Hodge, MSPT Team Pro Matt Alexander and World Poker Tour final table participant Jose Serratos and the remaining field is clearly stacked.
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on hand for all the action as the remaining 77 play down to one, so keep it locked right here to see how it all goes down.
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flop. 
turn. Alexander called and the river came the 
. Wilson checked and Alexander jammed for 224,000.
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to drag the massive pot with a flopped boat and send him home.
to crack his pocket aces.
