Just before break, action was heads up with a full board of and Dan Bekavac was all in for around 30,000 while Ark Onikul was considering his options. Onikul spent an extended amount of time in the tank.
"This is either the worst call, or..." Onikul said out loud while thinking.
Onikul eventually called and turned over for the ace-high to go with the board's pair of nines. Bekavac showed and tossed it in the muck.
When players returned from break, Bekavac was all in again for 15,500. One player called and the cards were turned up.
Dan Bekavac:
Opponent:
The board ran out and Bekavac fell behind on the flop but spiked a ten on the river to secure the double and stay alive.
MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard leads the Season 13 Player of the Year race with just a few events to go. Reichard recently earned his spot in the MSPT Hall of Fame with his 26th Main Event cash at the last MSPT Venetian Main Event.
He's coming off an eighth-place finish at last week's MSPT Riverside event.
The tournament now sits at 208 entries as the break approaches. There are currently 132 players remaining. Day 1a drew 165 entries and sent 19 players to Day 2.
Gerald Cunniff has chipped up in recent levels and he was seen dragging a pot of over 10,000 against Rob Wazwaz with the winning hand of and a full board of .
"Take that down. Unknown player beats Rob Wazwaz," Cunniff said to PokerNews after the hand.
A few tables over, Dylan Linde and Michael McCauley checked down a small pot of 4,500 and Linde showed to take it.
Season 13 of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) continues into the winter months and will stop at Running Aces Casino in Columbus, Minnesota from Dec. 1-11 for the Winter Poker Classic.
The MSPT Winter Poker Classic will feature 11 trophy events with over $770,000 in guarantees, including the $1,110 buy-in Main Event with a $300,000 guarantee Dec. 8-11.
The MSPT Winter Poker Classic will kick off on Dec 2 with a $360 Mystery Bounty event, a two-day tournament with a $100,000 guarantee.
After that, a $250 Sunday Feast tournament will play out on Dec. 4 as a two-day $185 Deepstack event with a $20,000 guarantee gets underway later in the evening.
Other events that will play out in the following days include a $250 Seniors event, a $250 Pot-Limit Omaha event, a $300 Tag Team Championship and a $2,500 MSPT Hall of Fame High Roller, which will run for two days beginning Dec. 7.
The $1,110 guaranteed Main Event will feature three starting flights, the first of which will get underway on Dec. 8. Players will begin with a starting stack of 25,000 chips with blinds of 100/100/100 and levels lasting 40 minutes in duration.
Day 2 of the event will play out on Dec. 11 and will play to a winner, who will take home the lion's share of the $300,000 guaranteed prize pool.
The full schedule for the MSPT Winter Poker open is available in the table below.
Kathy Liebert was counting out chips for a double with showing and on the board. Her opponent had the losing .
Elsewhere, Shannon Shorr got it in for around 18,000 on a full board of . Robert March called quickly and turned over for three kings. Shorr mucked the losing face-up while March stacked up the chips.
"I want to say hi to my father. He's 89 years old and he is following along at home," March said with a smile as he dragged the pot.
and Dan Bekavac was all in for around 30,000 while Ark Onikul was considering his options. Onikul spent an extended amount of time in the tank. 
for the ace-high to go with the board's pair of nines. Bekavac showed 
and tossed it in the muck. 
and Bekavac fell behind on the flop but spiked a ten on the river to secure the double and stay alive.
and a full board of 
. 
to take it.
on the board. Her opponent had the losing 
for three kings. Shorr mucked the losing 
face-up while March stacked up the chips. 
