Ron Wilfer got his stack of about 20,000 in after a series of preflop raises at his table and was called in three spots, including one player who had slightly less. On the 
flop, a player shoved and got his only active opponent out. That player had 
and the all-in player had 
but it was Wilfer who was best with 
. The cowboys held up and he dragged a huge pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000 |
Jonathan Dimatteo bet 8,000 from the small blind on a board of 
, and Jerry Gumila called after taking a couple of minutes to count his stack down. Dimatteo shipped all in for 20,950 on the 
river, and Gumila sighed deeply, getting a laugh from Dimatteo. Gumila folded eventually, and Dimatteo showed 
. Gumila said he had 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
99,000 | 9,000 |
|
49,300 | 6,300 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
115,000 | 40,000 |
|
|
90,000 | 24,000 |
|
|
80,000 | |
|
50,000 | 12,000 |
|
47,000 | 3,400 |
|
40,000 | -8,000 |
|
36,000 | 26,000 |
|
23,000 | 3,000 |
|
|
Busted |
We found Travis Lauson pushing all in for 13,200 over a raise to 5,100 from the player on his right, who called.
Lauson: 
Opponent: 
The flop came 
and Lauson was dead after the 
turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Mike Ross said he checked a 
flop in a pot he raised, and Nicholas Revello bet 3,000. Another player called, and Ross shoved all in for about 16,000. Revello called.
Revello:
Ross: 
Ross turned a set as the hit, but the river gave Revello both a straight and a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,000 | 3,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
We didn't see the action, but Mark Hodge had 
in front of him preflop in late position, and a shorter-stacked player had on the button. Hodge lost the race as his opponent hit two pair, and the Mid-States Poker Player of the Year contender is down to about 6,500.
Players are on break for 10 minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,500 | -17,500 |
We found Anselmo Villareal in the big blind pushing all in for about 9,000 effective on a completed board of 
. Villareal's opponent in middle position thought only briefly before calling it off. Villareal showed 
for the nut straight, and his opponent mucked 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,500 |
