On a flop of 
Joao Almeida got all of the chips in the middle to put his opponent at risk.
Joao Almeida: 
Opponent: 
Almedia had a pair of queens and had to dodge an open-ended, the turn 
gave his opponent a couple of extra outs, but the river 
was a brick.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
74,700 |
Kou Vang has just been seen in the Pavillion room late registration line getting ready to take his seat.
Vang is a Mid-States Pro from Minnesota who became the first-ever MSPT Hall oF Fame inductee last year by earning it.
Unlike other HoFs, which often require nominations and voting, the MSPT allows players the opportunity to win their way in by meeting certain criteria which include, achieve a minimum of 25 MSPT Main Event Cashes and 1 MSPT Win or1 MSPT Player of the Year.
Another option is to achieve a minimum of 10 MSPT Main Event Final Tables and 1 MSPT Win or 1 MSPT Player of the Year To see which players are close to achieving HOF status, refer to the comprehensive MSPT Stats page.
Vang has a career total of $1,655,047 in lifetime earnings and looks to add a WSOP gold bracelet to his list of great accomplishments.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Action folded to the player on the button and he raised to 5,000 with only the two blinds left to act.
Derek Scott was in the small blind and shoved for around 24,000 and the player in the big blind also moved all in with less chips than Scott.
The player on the button folded.
Scott showed 
while the player at risk had him out-kicked holding 
.
The board favored Scott reading 
and with no help to the player at risk, Scott sent him packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000 |
With the board reading 
Sean Gagne was heads up and all in on the river for roughly 28,000, against a middle-position player.
The clock was called and the player facing the decision was deep in the tank. The supervisor gave the player 30 seconds to make a decision and eventually he tossed in a chip to symbolize a call.
Gagne tabled , flopping Broadway and the dealer turned over 
for the opponent's flopped top two, losing the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
56,500 | 56,500 |
In a five-way flop of 
and a little over 15,000 in the middle the action got checked to the button who bet out 6,500, Andrew Edmonds called from the small blind and the other three players mucked.
The turn 
and the river 
got checked down and Edmonds tabled 
for the ace-high flush, saying "ah, I thought you were going to bet".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
134,500 | 61,500 |
There was three-way all in action before the flop after Dee Alban jammed from the cutoff and was called by the button and big blind players.
Big Blind Player: 
Dee Alban:
All-In Button Player: 
The flop came 
giving Alban a pair of queens.
The turn fell the and Alban needed some help as her tournament life was at risk.
The dealer answered her prayer as she peeled off another lady with the 
on the river and Alban tripled up
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000 | 120,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
206,500 | 206,500 |
|
192,500 | 14,500 |
|
|
150,200 | 17,200 |
|
48,000 | 7,400 |
|
39,200 | -800 |
|
31,600 | 31,600 |
|
25,000 | -26,000 |
The under-the-gun player open-jammed for 12,500 and action folded around to Vaz Martins who called from the big blind.
Vaz Martins: 
Opponent: 
It was a classic race with Martin holding the made hand and his opponent having the two overs.
Martins liked the 
flop and the turn and his opponent called for the ace saying, " Put the ace one the river baby just like Barry Greenstein."
Unfortunately for him, the river fell the and Martins raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 |
Jason Kazmar opened to 3,000 from late position and action folded to Eric Kruger who jammed for 19,900. Kazmar contemplated on whether he was out-kicked announcing, " I have ace-ten just wondering if you have ace-jack or better" before he made the call.
Eric Kruger:
Jason Kazmar:
Kruger had Kazmar dominated and took a commanding lead after the 
flop.
The turn fell the and Kazmar was drawing dead as the dealer peeled off the 
on the river and Kruger doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
42,000 | 42,000 |
|
|
10,000 | 10,000 |
