Townsend Captures the Second MSPT FireKeepers Title; Lamphere Runner-Up Again
From August 17-25, the MSPT was back in Battle Creek, Michigan, and attendance was up as 301 entrants packed the poker room and created a prize pool of $301,000. Amazingly, there were some familiar faces at the final table in Patrick Steele and Adam Lamphere.
Like he did at the first final table, Steele finished in fourth place, a feat that helped him capture the MSPT Season 4 Player of the Year title. Similarly, Lamphere finished as runner-up for the second time in a row. It was disappointing for him to come so close in back-to-back MSPT FireKeepers Main Events, but the $42,118 consolation prize no doubt helped ease the pain.
In the end it was Jordan Townsend, who was sporting a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles shirt, that stopped Lamphere and took the title and $76,975 first-place prize for himself.
Here’s a look at the second MSPT FireKeepers final table:
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Townsend | $76,975 |
| 2 | Adam Lamphere | $42,118 |
| 3 | Jimmy Dennis | $27,885 |
| 4 | Patrick Steele | $18,880 |
| 5 | Steve Anderson | $14,524 |
| 6 | Elliott Hebden | $11,619 |
| 7 | Greg Wiggins | $10,166 |
| 8 | Tony Pena | $8,714 |
| 9 | Mark Schmid | $7,262 |