Tim Thompson bet 700 into a three-way pot of about 3,500 on an flop.
Mark Maakestad and the third-player in the hand both called. The turn came the and when it checked to Maakestad, he bet out 1,500.
Only the third player called and they both checked the river, turning over and respectively, to chop up Thomson's money.
While both Maakestad and Thompson jumped out to an early lead, it appears Maakestad has fared the better of the two since, now on 80,000 and into a spot near the top all on his own.
Boone, Iowa's Terry Gorsh had just sat down with a fresh stack in his new seat assignment when two players limped in front of him, including Allen Kessler.
Gorsh bumped it to 700 from the hijack and MSPT Team Pro Nick Pupillo called on the button. Both limpers called and the flop fell . It checked to Gorsh and he bet 1,000. Only the original limper called and the turn came the .
After a check, Gorsh bet 5,000 and the limper called. The river came the and this time the limper led, making it 10,000. Gorsh shipped it in and the limper called all in for a little less.
It was for two pair versus Gorsh's set and Gorsh vaulted up the early leader board thanks to a rather timely cooler.
Players continue to come and go from early leader Mark Maakestad's table.
He picked up kings again, flopped a set and got all of one player's stack holding big slick.
In the meantime, two seats over, Maple Park, Illinois' Tim Thompson has leapfrogged Maakestad into the lead.
He flopped a pair and the nut flush draw before finding trips on the river to climb up the leader board, then got lucky running tens into queens and flopping set to send another foe home with a bad beat story.
Both players are now pushing close to 60,000 already.
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flop.
and when it checked to Maakestad, he bet out 1,500.
river, turning over 
and 
respectively, to chop up Thomson's money.
. It went check-check on the 
flop, but all the money went in the middle once the 
turn was revealed.
, but Colby's wheel held after the 
river did not pair the board.
. It checked to Gorsh and he bet 1,000. Only the original limper called and the turn came the 
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and this time the limper led, making it 10,000. Gorsh shipped it in and the limper called all in for a little less.
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