Bringing the Payne
Ken Payne is a relatively new faces on the MSPT, but he's become a regular here in Season 5. Payne, a native of Baraboo, Wisconsin, has traveled to almost every MSPT this season, and he recently had success at the 2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki Casino stop where he placed fifth for $18,787.
Payne is in action here on Day 1b, and he's off to a good start. In a recent hand, five players each paid 500 to see a flop of 
. The under-the-gun player was first to act and led out for 1,500, which Ken Payne called from middle position. The other three players folded, and it was heads-up action to the 
turn. The under-the-gun player checked and then called when Payne bet 1,500.
When the 
completed the board on the river, it went check-check and the under-the-gun player showed the 
for a missed flush that turned into a pair of nines. Payne then rolled over the 
for a missed flush and pair of tens.
"You didn't want that spade to hit," Payne joked.
"No, I didn't," his opponent admitted. "I got away with that."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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25,000
5,000
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5,000 |