Jacqueline Flynn moved all in for 495,000 fro the hijack and in the small blind, Mark Ader isolated.
Jacqueline Flynn: A♣K♦ 
Mark Ader: A♥9♠
The board ran out K♣2♥2♣7♦Q♣ and the kings up with an ace was good for Flynn to take down the pot.
At another table, Russell Brooks was eliminated.
Action was picked up on the river in a pot between Mason Reser in the small blind and Adam Dutton in the big blind, with 1,950,000 in the center.
With a board reading A♠Q♠4♦A♥9♦, Reser checked over to Dutton who moved all in for 1,850,000 effective.
"Wow," muttered Reser who began to contemplate for his tournament life. After a few more seconds in the tank, he called.
Mason Reser: Q♥J♣
Adam Dutton: A♣5♦
Dutton's three aces was good for the pot to eliminate Reser from the tournament.
At another table, Randale Lott was eliminated.
Action was picked up on the flop in a pot between Jordan McKnight in late position James Martin in the big blind.
The flop rolled out 6♦4♦3♦ and Martin check-called a bet of 200,000 from McKnight.
Both players checked the 6♣ turn to the river 8♥ where Martin bet 400,000 and McKnight called.
Martin turned over 9♥9♠ for nines up but it was second best against McKnight's A♥A♠ for aces up.
At another table, WSOP bracelet winner Christopher Moon was eliminated.
Level: 25
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 60,000
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The 32 remaining players have gone on their 30-minute dinner break.
Play will resume at 6:56 p.m. local time.
Last fall at The Reserve Poker Club, Jared Passanante had the final opening flight of the 2025 Midwest Poker Championship $600 Main Event circled on his calendar.
The Michigan cash game specialist had just returned from a trip to Las Vegas and was playing a late-night session before the final flights on Saturday. He fired through three bullets before earning a spot in the money.
Passanante then defeated Lucas Rea to earn his first live tournament title. The field of 2,270 entries smashed through the advertised guarantee, creating a prize pool of $1,135,000. After a heads-up deal to adjust the top two payouts, Passanante took home $165,500, along with the trophy and a brand new Rolex watch.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jared Passanante | United States | $165,500* |
| 2 | Lucas Rea | United States | $130,500* |
| 3 | Daniel Houle | United States | $68,720 |
| 4 | Richard Kollarik | United States | $48,050 |
| 5 | Satoshi Tanaka | United States | $37,210 |
| 6 | Imari Love | United States | $30,685 |
| 7 | Robert Constable | United States | $24,560 |
| 8 | Jarvis Hooks | United States | $20,190 |
| 9 | Matthew Higgins | United States | $16,250 |
*Denotes Heads-Up Deal
Hitesh Patel raised to 200,000 on the button and Courtney Kennedy called in the big blind.
The flop rolled out Q♦9♣8♦ and Kennedy check-called a bet of 125,000 from Patel.
Action checked through on the turn 4♠ to the river K♠ where Patel snap-called the 250,000 bet from Kennedy.
Kennedy tabled K♦J♦ for a pair of kings with a jack, which was good as Patel only flashed a K♣ before tossing his hand into the muck.
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