On the turn, the board read 
. Taylor Howard made a bet of 15,000 which was quite a bit larger than the pot which featured no big chips. The large bet prompted his opponent to get out of the way swiftly as Howard continues to apply pressure to build his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
79,000 | 16,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Players are now on their second 10-minute break of Day 1a.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000 | 116,500 |
|
78,000 | 41,000 |
|
|
72,000 | -13,000 |
|
|
63,000 | -11,000 |
|
48,000 | 5,000 |
|
38,000 | 5,000 |
|
37,000 | 23,000 |
|
36,000 | 28,000 |
|
36,000 | 18,000 |
|
36,000 | 8,000 |
|
32,000 | 32,000 |
|
21,000 | -6,000 |
|
15,000 | -4,000 |
|
13,500 | 13,500 |
|
9,500 | 2,300 |
The board read 
on the river with the pot around 13,000 with two players left contesting the hand.
Adam Friedman took a glance at Tom Hammers stack before betting 5,500 which was enough to get Hammers to quickly discard his hand into the muck and give the man from Columbus, Ohio the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
33,000 | 33,000 |
|
13,000 | -10,000 |
Umut Ozturk was seen scooping up a significant portion of Aaron Johnson's chips as his 
held up as the winner over the 
of Johnson.
The dealer counted out the amounts to determine just how short of a stack Johnson had remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000 | 11,000 |
|
|
7,200 | -9,800 |
Taylor Howard was in the midst of a big pre-flop battle as it appeared as though he had raised from middle position, had been three-bet by his opponent on the button and when it folded back to Howard he four-bet to 9,000.
His opponent hemmed and hawed for a while before folding pocket jacks face up and giving Howard the nice boost without having to see a flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
74,000 | 29,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
The flop read 
. James Schilling bet 7,000 into a pot of about 14,000. His opponent thought it over for a good while, playing with his chips and contemplating his options. Eventually he moved all in and Schilling quickly called.
Schilling was well ahead with the 
against the 
of his opponent. The board ran out 
and Schilling picked up a huge pot to add to his large stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000 | 85,000 |
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| Dates | Event | Buy-in | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 1-3 | MSPT Meskwaki Main Event | $1,100 | $300,000 |
| Nov. 13-17 | MSPT Golden Gates Regional Event | $360 | $150,000 |
| Nov. 14-17 | 2019 MSPT Wisconsin State Poker Championship at Potawatomi Casino | $1,100 | $300,000 |
| Nov. 21-24 | MSPT Denver Poker Open at Golden Gates Casino | $1,100 | $300,000 |
| Dec. 5-8 | MSPT Canterbury Park | $1,100 | $500,000 |
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