Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Kao Saechao has been spotted with one of the biggest stacks in the room as Level 7 comes to a close. Saechao has chipped up early and often and he now sits near the 200,000 mark with two more levels to go before registration closes.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kao "Flexx" Saechao |
190,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
Michael Trivett raised to 1,800 before a player on the button shoved for around 10,000. Tai Cao jammed with more from the big blind and Trivett got out of the way to leave the action heads up with the button at risk.
Button:
Tai Cao:
The board ran out and Cao turned an ace to send his opponent to the rail.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tai Cao | 33,000 | |
Michael Trivett | 28,000 | |
|
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sarah Stefan |
98,000
19,400
|
19,400 |
Clayton Quint |
62,000
18,500
|
18,500 |
Francis Anderson |
60,000
53,600
|
53,600 |
|
||
Louise Francoeur |
49,500
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
|
||
Ryan Laplante |
42,500
17,500
|
17,500 |
|
||
Aaron Massey |
41,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
Christina Gollins |
37,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
Shannon Shorr | 27,000 | |
|
||
Miles Barnum | 27,000 | |
Adam Hendrix |
25,000
-31,000
|
-31,000 |
|
||
Tim Duckworth |
23,200
-5,300
|
-5,300 |
Angela Jordison |
21,600
3,500
|
3,500 |
Jesse Lonis | 15,200 | |
|
||
Jordan Cristos |
14,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
||
Bob Mather |
9,500
-15,500
|
-15,500 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
The players have stepped out for another 15-minute break. There are currently 208 entries in the tournament and approximately 125 players remain.
A player in late position was all in for around 19,300 and Jared Shearman shoved with more to isolate. The rest of the table got out of the way and action was heads up.
Opponent:
Jared Shearman:
The board ran out and Shearman flopped a pair of kings to crack the pocket queens and send his opponent to the rail just as the remaining players were preparing to step out for a break.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jared Shearman
|
51,000 |
Since its inception in 2009, the MSPT has done a great job keeping track of player stats. As a result, 13 years on they have one of the best player databases in the industry.
On their "Leaderboards" page, the MSPT tracks such things as Career Earnings, Main Event Cashes, Main Event Final Tables, Main Event Titles, Total Cashes, Most Cashes/Final Tables in a Season, Most Final Tables All-Time, and much more. Click here for a look at all the leaderboards.
Here's a look at the top ten MSPT Main Event cashers:
Place | Player | Hometown | Main Event Cashes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Aaron Johnson | Red Wing, Minnesota | 47 |
2 | DJ Buckley | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | 41 |
3 | Richard Alsup | New Hope, Minnesota | 38 |
4 | Kou Vang | Maplewood, Minnesota | 35 |
5 | Rob WazWaz | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 32 |
6 | Blake Bohn | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | 30 |
7 | Patrick Steele | Chelsea, Michigan | 29 |
8 | Josh Reichard | Janesville, Wisconsin | 29 |
9 | Phil Mader | Grand Island, Nebraska | 28 |
10 | Matt Kirby | Bemidji, MN | 28 |
The tournament now sits at 203 entries with 144 players remaining in the tournament. Registration is open through the break at the end of Level 9, and Day 1a action will continue until approximately 11% of the field remains.
Kyna England raised to 1,300 from the cutoff and the button called before Steve Thirlwell came along from the small blind and the big blind went all in for his last 6,200. England and the button got out of the way and Thirlwell called to put the big blind at risk.
Big Blind:
Steve Thirlwell:
The flop ran out and Thirlwell flopped three nines. The turn and river were no help to the big blind and they were headed for the rail while Thirlwell stacked up the chips.
Elsewhere in the room, Mohammad Mufti has emerged with one of the top early stacks.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mohammad Mufti |
136,000
136,000
|
136,000 |
Steve Thirlwell
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
Kyna England |
9,500
-2,000
|
-2,000 |