Jason Blount got the last of his stack into the middle and James Collopy went for the knockout.
Jason Blount: 
James Collopy: 
The board ran out 
and Collopy made the diamond flush to eliminate Blount.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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245,000
49,000
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49,000 |
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Busted | |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level: 19
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
| Table | Seat | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | Eric Siegel | 500,000 |
| 14 | 2 | Eric Salazar | 270,000 |
| 14 | 3 | Kfir Nahum | 434,000 |
| 14 | 4 | Patrick Truong | 155,000 |
| 14 | 5 | Jordan Cristos | 295,000 |
| 14 | 6 | Ryan Laplante | 208,000 |
| 14 | 7 | Thong Tran | 232,000 |
| 14 | 8 | Jeff Madsen | 788,000 |
| 14 | 9 | Ori Hasson | 495,000 |
| 15 | 1 | Noam Muallem | 702,000 |
| 15 | 2 | Jared Kingery | 860,000 |
| 15 | 3 | Dylan Wilkerson | 125,000 |
| 15 | 4 | Kenny Huynh | 205,000 |
| 15 | 5 | Saad Ghanem | 1,195,000 |
| 15 | 6 | Christopher Hovey | 495,000 |
| 15 | 7 | Phuoc Nguyen | 175,000 |
| 15 | 8 | Bin Weng | 895,000 |
| 15 | 9 | Matthew Gambino | 255,000 |
| 16 | 1 | Spencer Champlin | 175,000 |
| 16 | 2 | Harrison Ashdown | 250,000 |
| 16 | 3 | Gerald Cunniff | 540,000 |
| 16 | 4 | Dylan Linde | 355,000 |
| 16 | 5 | Michael Williams (MN) | 185,000 |
| 16 | 6 | Frederic Heller | 445,000 |
| 16 | 7 | Nghia Nguyen | 445,000 |
| 16 | 8 | Dustin Lee | 270,000 |
| 16 | 9 | Chance Kornuth | 553,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,195,000
810,000
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810,000 |
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895,000
179,000
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179,000 |
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860,000
-740,000
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-740,000 |
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788,000
168,000
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168,000 |
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702,000
527,000
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527,000 |
|
553,000
-133,000
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-133,000 |
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540,000
335,000
|
335,000 |
|
500,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
495,000
239,000
|
239,000 |
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495,000
-25,000
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-25,000 |
|
445,000
-85,000
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-85,000 |
|
445,000
287,000
|
287,000 |
|
434,000
93,000
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93,000 |
|
355,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
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295,000
217,000
|
217,000 |
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270,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
270,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
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255,000
122,000
|
122,000 |
|
250,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
232,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
208,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
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205,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
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185,000
-63,000
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-63,000 |
|
175,000
-85,000
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-85,000 |
|
175,000
-111,000
|
-111,000 |
Season 13 of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) continues into the winter months and will stop at Running Aces Casino in Columbus, Minnesota from Dec. 1-11 for the Winter Poker Classic.
The MSPT Winter Poker Classic will feature 11 trophy events with over $770,000 in guarantees, including the $1,110 buy-in Main Event with a $300,000 guarantee Dec. 8-11.
The MSPT Winter Poker Classic will kick off on Dec 2 with a $360 Mystery Bounty event, a two-day tournament with a $100,000 guarantee.
After that, a $250 Sunday Feast tournament will play out on Dec. 4 as a two-day $185 Deepstack event with a $20,000 guarantee gets underway later in the evening.
Other events that will play out in the following days include a $250 Seniors event, a $250 Pot-Limit Omaha event, a $300 Tag Team Championship and a $2,500 MSPT Hall of Fame High Roller, which will run for two days beginning Dec. 7.
The $1,110 guaranteed Main Event will feature three starting flights, the first of which will get underway on Dec. 8. Players will begin with a starting stack of 25,000 chips with blinds of 100/100/100 and levels lasting 40 minutes in duration.
Day 2 of the event will play out on Dec. 11 and will play to a winner, who will take home the lion's share of the $300,000 guaranteed prize pool.
The full schedule for the MSPT Winter Poker open is available in the table below.
| DATE | EVENT STARTS | EVENT NAME | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 12/1 | 12:00 PM | $80 Mega Satellite - 1 in 6 advance to $100K GTD | |
| Thursday, 12/1 | 4:00 PM | $360 MSPT $100K GTD Mystery Bounty NLH Day 1A (2-Day Event) | |
| Thursday, 12/1 | 7:00 PM | $80 Mega Satellite - 1 in 6 advance to $100K GTD | |
| Friday, 12/2 | 10:00 AM | $80 Mega Satellite - 1 in 6 advance to $100K GTD | |
| Friday, 12/2 | 12:00 PM | $360 MSPT $100K GTD Mystery Bounty NLH Day 1B (2-Day Event) | |
| Friday, 12/2 | 7:00 PM | $80 Mega Satellite - 1 in 6 advance to $100K GTD | |
| Saturday, 12/3 | 9:00 AM | $80 Turbo Ironman Mega Satellite - 1 in 6 advance to $100K GTD | |
| Saturday, 12/3 | 12:00 PM | $360 MSPT $100K GTD Mystery Bounty NLH Day 1C (2-Day Event) | |
| Saturday, 12/3 | 8:00 PM | $135 Thousandaire NLH - 1 in 10 receive $1,000 | |
| Sunday, 12/4 | 11:00 AM | Day 2: $360 MSPT $100K GTD Mystery Bounty NLH (2-Day Event) | |
| Sunday, 12/4 | 12:00 PM | $250 Sunday Feast NLH | |
| Sunday, 12/4 | 4:00 PM | $300 Satellite - 1 in 10 advance to MSPT $2500 HoF High Roller | |
| Sunday, 12/4 | 7:00 PM | $185 - $20K GTD Deepstack NLH Day 1A (2-Day Event) | |
| Monday, 12/5 | 11:00 AM | $250 Seniors (50+) NLH | |
| Monday, 12/5 | 4:00 PM | $250 Turbo Super Stack NLH | |
| Monday, 12/5 | 7:00 PM | $185 - $20K GTD Deepstack NLH Day 1B (2-Day Event) | |
| Tuesday, 12/6 | 10:00 AM | $135 Sunrise NLH | |
| Tuesday, 12/6 | 12:00 PM | $250 Pot-Limit Omaha | |
| Tuesday, 12/6 | 4:00 PM | $300 MSPT Tag Team Championship NLH ($150/player) | |
| Tuesday, 12/6 | 7:30 PM | $185 - $20K GTD Deepstack NLH Day 1C (2-Day Event) | |
| Wednesday, 12/7 | 12:00 PM | $250 Hump Day NLH | |
| Wednesday, 12/7 | 2:00 PM | $2,500 MSPT Hall of Fame High Roller (2-Day Event) | |
| Wednesday, 12/7 | 4:00 PM | $135 Thousandaire NLH - 1 in 10 receive $1,000 | |
| Wednesday, 12/7 | 6:00 PM | Day 2: $185 - $20K GTD Deepstack NLH (2-Day Event) | |
| Wednesday, 12/7 | 7:00 PM | $265 Satellite - 1 in 5 advance to $300K GTD Day 1A or 1B | |
| Thursday, 12/8 | 10:00 AM | $265 Satellite - 1 in 5 advance to $300K GTD Day 1A or 1B | |
| Thursday, 12/8 | 12:00 PM | Day 2: $2,500 MSPT Hall of Fame High Roller (2-Day Event) | |
| Thursday, 12/8 | 3:00 PM | $1,110 MSPT $300K GTD Main Event NLH Day 1A (2-Day Event) | |
| Thursday, 12/8 | 7:00 PM | $265 Satellite - 1 in 5 advance to $300K GTD | |
| Friday, 12/9 | 10:00 AM | $265 Satellite - 1 in 5 advance to $300K GTD | |
| Friday, 12/9 | 12:00 PM | $1,110 MSPT $300K GTD Main Event NLH Day 1B (2-Day Event) | |
| Friday, 12/9 | 7:00 PM | $265 Satellite - 1 in 5 advance to $300K GTD | |
| Saturday, 12/10 | 9:00 AM | $265 Turbo Ironman Satellite - 1 in 5 advance to $300K GTD | |
| Saturday, 12/10 | 12:00 PM | $1,110 MSPT $300K GTD Main Event NLH Day 1C (2-Day Event) | |
| Saturday, 12/10 | 7:00 PM | $135 Nightly NLH | |
| Sunday, 12/11 | 11:00 AM | Day 2: $1,110 MSPT $300K GTD Main Event NLH (2-Day Event) | |
| Sunday, 12/11 | 12:00 PM | $250 Last Chance NLH | |
| Sunday, 12/11 | 3:00 PM | $135 Last Dance NLH |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Dustin Lee got it all in for around 375,000 and Chance Kornuth was on the hunt for the big knockout.
Dustin Lee: 
Chance Kornuth: 
The board ran out 
and Lee held on with pocket jacks to double through Kornuth and leave the Day 1a chip leader with just a few big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
770,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
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40,000
-513,000
|
-513,000 |
|
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Chance Kornuth got his last 40,000 into the middle and Dylan Linde looked him up from the big blind.
Chance Kornuth: 
Dylan Linde: 
The board ran out 
and Linde caught a straight on the river to eliminate Kornuth from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
290,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
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Busted | |
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