The board read 
Reg Powell was counting out a large portion of his chips to give away as his 
had gone up in flames against the 
of Alex Winter in a big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,244,000
554,000
|
554,000 |
|
170,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
Derek McMaster was in a good spot in a preflop all in with 
dominating the 
of Bradley Jensen.
The board did not produce anything crazy as it ran out 
and McMaster gathered in a huge double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
800,000
291,000
|
291,000 |
|
||
|
70,000
-340,000
|
-340,000 |
Tom Hammers moved all in preflop and was called by Jeff Petronack.
Tom Hammers 
Jeff Petronack 
The board came 
and Hammers run came to an end in 12th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
870,000
293,000
|
293,000 |
|
Busted |
Bradley Jenson moved his short stack into the middle and got two callers in Nick Marsh and Jason Trezak.
The flop came 
. Trezak bet 200,000 and was called by Marsh.
The turn was the . Marsh moved all in and started to pre-celebrate "got it! Let's go" as Trezak played with his cards openly and flashed pocket aces before folding.
Marsh turned over 
and the river came the to eliminate Jensen in 11th place on the final table bubble as he only had 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
| Seat | Player | Hometown | Chip Count | |
| 1 | Jason Trezak | - | Portage, IN | 483,000 |
| 2 | Joseph Matheson | - | Monticello, MN | 584,000 |
| 3 | Jeff Petronack | -Hugo, MN | 852,000 | |
| 4 | Reg Powell | - | Elk River, MN | 256,000 |
| 5 | Nick Marsh | - | Humboldt, IA | 1,720,000 |
| 6 | Aaron Johnson | - | Red Wing, MN | 314,000 |
| 7 | Alex Winter | - | Saint Paul, MN | 1,422,000 |
| 8 | Saad Ghanem | - | Burnsville, MN | 1,126,000 |
| 9 | Mike Shin | - | Mount Prospect, IL | 257,000 |
| 10 | Derek McMaster | - | Minneapolis, MN | 762,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,720,000
590,000
|
590,000 |
|
|
1,422,000
178,000
|
178,000 |
|
1,126,000
-194,000
|
-194,000 |
|
|
852,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
|
762,000
-38,000
|
-38,000 |
|
|
||
|
584,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
483,000
-544,000
|
-544,000 |
|
314,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
257,000
-193,000
|
-193,000 |
|
|
256,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
The players are now on a 50 minute dinner break before play begins at the final table. Cards will be back in the air at 5:30 p.m. local time and PokerNews updates will resume based on the 15-minute delay off the MSPT live stream.
Play has begin at the final table
Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 4,000
Reg Powell raised from the button to 65,000. Nick Marsh three-bet from the small blind to 125,000 and Powell called.
The flop came 
. Marsh bet 175,000, Powell jammed and Marsh snap called.
Powell was in trouble with the 
against the 
of Marsh.
The turn was the and the river came the 
and Powell became the first victim of the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,414,000
694,000
|
694,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Nick Marsh raised under the gun to 55,000 preflop and was called by Jeff Petronack from the big blind.
The flop came . Marsh continued with a bet of 75,000 which Petronack called. The turn was the 
. Marsh again fired for a bet of 130,000 and again Petronack called.
The river came the . Marsh went for all the marbles as he jammed all in. Petronack went deep into the tank and called after about two minutes.
It was a good call as Marsh turned over air with the while Petronack had the winner with the and gathered in the large pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,658,000
-756,000
|
-756,000 |
|
|
1,570,000
718,000
|
718,000 |