Grayson Scoggin at a final table in last year's WSOP.
On a board of , two players checked to the button, who bet 2,200. The big blind made the call, and Grayson Scoggin thought for a bit before calling as well. A finished the board, and everyone checked.
The big blind shrugged and tossed in for top pair, but Scoggin had it beat with for trip jacks. The button mucked.
Scoggin, who notched a fifth-place finish in a limit hold'em event at last year's World Series of Poker for over $42,000, is showcasing some no-limit prowess in the early going here as he has nearly doubled the starting stack.
We didn't see the action, but we did see the dealer ship Rodger Johnson all of the chips of an opposing player after Johnson's held against . According to a player at the table, they got it in on the eight-high flop.
A player in the hijack bet 6,000 on the turn with the board reading , and Kevin DeRosier, who had checked from under the gun, tossed his two-chip 10,000 stack into the middle. The hijack expressed disgust before splashing in a call.
Hijack:
DeRosier:
"You still have outs," DeRosier said, and indeed the hijack could fill up with an ace or ten. A fell though, and DeRosier took nearly all of his opponent's chips.
The MSPT was back at Running Aces from Feb. 16-20, 2011 for its second stop at the venue. The field of 201 runners was the largest ever up to that point, and after three days of intense play, it was Jason Seitz, a gas station owner, that walked away with the $56,295 first-place prize and a RF Moeller Championship diamond bracelet.
Seitz, who also won the Heartland Poker Tour Mille Lacs in 2006 or $47,005, took down the MSPT event by defeating a tough final 12 that included three former MSPT winners in MSPT Hinckley champ Matt Hyland; MSPT Mille Lacs champ Jeremy Dresch; and amazingly Joe Matheson, the defending champ at Running Aces.
Matheson came close to a title defense but ultimately fell in third place to Seitz. “I didn’t have any time to try to satellite in this week,” Seitz explained after the win. “But I didn’t want to miss the MSPT so I just direct-bought.”
Here’s a look at the Season 2 MSPT Running Aces final table:
We found Mark Sandness with a bet of 10,100 in front of him on the end. The board was , and his opponent made the call. Sandness took down the pot when he showed for nines full.
The following players have lost all of the chips in their first stack, but be advised they may still be active in the tournament if they chose to rebuy.
, two players checked to the button, who bet 2,200. The big blind made the call, and Grayson Scoggin thought for a bit before calling as well. A 
finished the board, and everyone checked.
in for top pair, but Scoggin had it beat with 
for trip jacks. The button mucked.
fell though, and DeRosier took nearly all of his opponent's chips.
, and his opponent made the call. Sandness took down the pot when he showed 
for nines full.
