Blake Bohn opened for 6,500 on the button, and Ryan Hartmann shipped from the small blind. Scott Sitron reraised all in after getting a rough count of Bohn's stack, and Bohn quickly folded.
Hartmann:
Sitron:
"Son of a...," Hartmann muttered upon seeing the bad news. "Pop a king out there one time."
The dealer did not oblige, as the board came , sending the colorful Hartmann to the rail.
Jim Lawrence, on the button, bet 10,000 against the blinds after a flop. John Pierce shoved for 39,500 in the small blind, and the big blind folded. Lawrence thought briefly before announcing a call.
Lawrence:
Pierce:
Lawrence likely hoped he had two over, but unfortunately for him, he'd run into a monster and had zero. The turn brought a sweat, as usual, but the river left Lawrence's jacks second-best.
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We're a half hour away from the cards beginning to fly for Day 2 of Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park, and Jay Melancon has pole position on his 86 rivals. Melancon's 266,400 is good for an ever-so-slight chip lead over Day 1a leader David Abramowicz, who bagged 259,500.
Melancon and Abramowicz will have plenty of tough competition as the players fight for a first-place prize of over $110,000. Jason Smith (176,200), Mike Schneider (148,900), Kou Vang (139,800), Adam Dahlin (116,100), Blake Bohn (111,400), Mark Sandness (98,800), Jovan Sudar (92,300), Lance Harris (78,300), and Nes Coburn (46,000) all lurk as significant threats to take home the bacon, with plenty of big-time experience among them.
We'll begin at Level 15, with the blinds at 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante, and progress from there until we reach a final table of 10. At that point, we'll go on hiatus for an hour as players eat and recharge in preparation for the finale, which will be streamed live with hole cards right here on PokerNews. Don't go anywhere until then, because all of the live updates will be found right here.
, sending the colorful Hartmann to the rail.
flop. John Pierce shoved for 39,500 in the small blind, and the big blind folded. Lawrence thought briefly before announcing a call.
turn brought a sweat, as usual, but the 
