Matt Hauge opened to 60,000 under the gun and got one call before Colin Eric Lovelock three-bet to 159,000. Hauge shoved all in, the squeezed player folded, and Lovelock called off 648,000.
Lovelock:
Hauge:
The board ran out . Left with just 75,000, Hauge busted the next hand.
Greg Movrich got all in for 330,000 with on a board, but Dan Goepel had for a flush. The river did not pair the board, eliminating Movrich.
At the other table, Yer Vang was all in with against the of Rob Wazwaz. Three diamonds flopped to give Vang total command but the turn sent the pot to Wazwaz, meaning there's now 10 players left who will redraw for final table seats.
Jim Boone three-bet to 75,000 preflop after Rob Wazwaz opened under the gun, and Wazwaz called. Both players checked the , and the turn prompted 70,000 from Boone. Wazwaz moved all in and Boone snap-called.
We found Rob Wazwaz with in front of him on a board of . His opponent had shipped it with on the flop, according to Wazwaz, and he faded the flush draw despite the arrival of a straight draw for his opponent on the turn.
Allan Haupert checked a board of in the cutoff, and Roger Kregelka bet an unknown amount. Haupert moved all in and Kregelka snap-called for about 80,000.
Kregelka:
Haupert:
Kregelka had it locked up already with a flush and the meaningless river was a .
Who will claim $114,117 and the latest Mid-States Poker Tour crown?
That will be determined over the course of the next 12 hours or so here at Potawatomi Casino in Milwaukee. Eighty out of 462 runners have qualified for Day 2 after two starting flights, and they'll meet up at 10:30 a.m. sharp to play until a winner has been determined.
Among the contenders for the title: chip leader David To (515,000), Matt Hauge (320,500), Rick Syverud (312,000), Jerry Gumila (303,500), Thomas Peebles (223,000), Rob Wazwaz (200,500), Jim Boone (132,500), Rodger Johnson (98,000), Jason Seitz (69,000), and MSPT Team Pro Matt Alexander (67,000).
When play begins, the blinds will be at Level 15 (1,500/3,000/500) and progress every 40 minutes from there. Stay tuned to PokerNews as another MSPT event winds down to a champion.