Welcome back to the McKinley Casino for continuing MSOP coverage. The evening of September 17th brought eleven competitors together for the second largest payout in MSOP history.

The crowd was depending on the players in the Hefner room to provide some more excitement than split pots, and at 8:15 Greg and Todd obliged.

At 8:40 there was a board of and 1800 in the pot. Harley bet 500 into it. Suz called, Herb folded, and Todd called. The pot suddenly became a monster.

Only a few minutes later, Todd raised it up preflop to 200. He got callers from myself and Aaron.

At 9:12, Herb, Maura, Todd, and Ann built up a pot of about 3500 by the turn.

At 9:19, Aaron went all-in for the rest of his 200. Todd, Nick, Harley, and Suz were all involved in the pot, but Todd took it down in the end, knocking Aaron out of the game.

It appears that Harley followed soon thereafter. The field was down to six.

At just before 9:30, Mikey went all-in preflop for the rest of her 390.

At 9:37, Nick and Todd were in a pot together.

Only a few minutes later, at 9:45, Suz made her stand. She went all-in preflop for her remaining 730 in chips. Both Todd and Ann called.

At just before 10, Todd was in the big blind of 200, and raised it up to 500. He got calls from both Ann and Maura.

At 10:11, with a board of , Susanna went all-in. Ann called.

The notes stop here, because aside from being loaded, I was embroiled in a second game with Aaron, Suz, and Herb.

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  <strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">Standings<br /> </span></strong>
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  <span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">Even with a $40 investment, Todd was $20 up on the night, futher solidifying his perch.<br /> </span>
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  <span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">Ann&#8217;s awesome result rockets her into 3rd place with only one game played.<br /> </span>
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