We found Rob Wazwaz being forced to double up an opponent on a board of 
. Wazwaz had 
in front of him for a set, but his opponent had 
for a better set, and Wazwaz has about half of the stack he had last time we checked on him.
Mike Deis shoved all in for 15,800 in middle position, and the small blind reshoved for about 30,000. The big blind folded after some thought.
Deis: 
Small blind: 
"You have an ace?" Deis asked the big blind, who said he mucked a pair.
"Dammit, that ace is coming," the small blind said.
Sure enough: 
on the flop. The 
turn and 
river did nothing for the small blind.
At a nearby table, Matt Alexander busted out in a hand we didn't see.
Matt Morfitt opened for a raise, only to see the player to his left shove for 13,500. Morfitt made the call when action came back to him, only to see he was dominated.
Morfitt:
Opponent: 
Morfitt expressed disgust at how far behind he was, but that quickly changed on the 
flop.
"I'll take that though," he said.
The and 
completed the board, leaving the unfortunate short stack busted.
"That's what you call a dream flop," Morfitt said.
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Travis Lauson ousted a short stack when his 
made a straight on the turn against the shorty's 
.
With 214 entrants today, the Mid-States Poker Tour has made it three records in the past two events. After breaking the Wisconsin state record for entrants with 383, the MSPT broke its internal record of Day 1a entrants with 175 yesterday. Now, with 389 total entrants for this event, the MSPT has set a new record for entrants in a major Iowa event (buy in > $1,000). The new mark shatters the old record of 367.
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After a flop of 
, Mike Lang got it all in against a shorter-stacked opponent.
Lang: 
Opponent: 
Lang was ahead with bottom two pair, and he filled up on the river with the 
after the 
bricked off the turn.
A player opened for 2,000 in middle position, and the hijack called. Matthew Anderson three-bet to 7,000 from the cutoff, and only the original raiser came along.
On the 
flop, the middle-position player shoved all in, and Anderson called.
Middle position: 
Anderson;
Anderson's aces held when fourth and fifth streets came and 
.
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
According to the players at Table 17, Allen Kessler got it all in with against an opponent holding 
. Unfortunately for Kessler, his opponent made runner-runner broadway straight, and Kessler announced he is not reentering.
Players are on a 10-minute break.
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