Jimmie Lucero moved all in for approximately 700,000 from the cutoff and Steve Wilkie looked him up from the small blind.
Jimmie Lucero: 
Steve Wilkie: 
Wilkie woke up with the goods and Lucero hit the rail after the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,500,000 | 650,000 |
|
Busted |
Steve Wilkie raised to 200,000 from early position and called when Kevin Berthelsen three-bet to 500,000 form the small blind.
On the 
flop, Berthelsen continued for 350,000 and Wilkie thought long and hard before making the call.
After the dealer burned and turned the 
, Berthelsen moved all in for 1.1 million and Wilkie wasted little time in folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,850,000 | -650,000 |
|
2,800,000 | 800,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
Mark Collins limped from middle position and Kevin Berthelsen raised to 175,000 from the cutoff. Steve Wilkie called from the big blind, Collins came along, and it was three-way action to the 
flop.
All three players checked, the 
appeared on the turn, and Wilkie led out for 200,000.
That did the trick as both his opponents folded. Wilkie then showed just the .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,600,000 | 300,000 |
Since its inception in 2009, the MSPT has done a great job keeping track of player stats. As a result, 11 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.
Here's a look at the top ten MSPT Main Event final table in a single season:
| Player | Hometown | Season | Final Tables |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Steele | Chelsea, Michigan | 4 | 4 |
| Brett Kuznia | Stephen, Minnesota | 4 | 4 |
| Dan Sun | Cedar Rapids. Iowa | 3 | 3 |
| Christian Pham | St. Paul, Minnesota | 4 | 3 |
| Everett Carlton | St. Paul, Minnesota | 1 | 3 |
| Kou Vang | Maplewood, Minnesota | 5 | 3 |
| Michael Deis | Ann Arbor, Michigan | 5 | 3 |
| Nick Pupillo | Addison, Illinois | 5 | 3 |
| Mark Hodge | Fernandina Beach, Florida | 6 | 3 |
| DJ Buckley | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | 6 | 3 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000
The short-stacked Stephen Cleghorn moved all in for 245,000 from middle position and Tom Sundling called from the button. Both blinds folded and the hands were turned up.
Stephen Cleghorn: 
Tom Sundling: 
Cleghorn was looking for some help but instead he was left drawing dead by the turn after the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,100,000 | 560,000 |
|
Busted |
| Place | Prize | MSPT POY Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $107,706 | 1,600 |
| 2 | $66,180 | 1,400 |
| 3 | $47,691 | 1,300 |
| 4 | $36,069 | 1,200 |
| 5 | $27,052 | 1,100 |
| 6 | $20,539 | 1,000 |
| 7 | $16,031 | 900 |
| 8 | $12,524 | 800 |
| 9 | $9,518 | 700 |
The final nine players are now on a dinner break. They will return at 7:15 p.m. local time to play down to a winner.
| Seat | Player | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Cleghorn | 400,000 |
| 2 | Mark Collins | 750,000 |
| 3 | Ricardo Eyzaguirre | 800,000 |
| 4 | Tom Sundling | 2,540,000 |
| 5 | Kevin Berthelsen | 2,400,000 |
| 6 | Jimmie Lucero | 1,300,000 |
| 7 | Jason Reisdorfer | 1,900,000 |
| 8 | Steve Wilkie | 1,700,000 |
| 9 | Max Havlish | 1,200,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,540,000 | 140,000 |
|
|
2,400,000 | -530,000 |
|
1,900,000 | -200,000 |
|
|
1,700,000 | |
|
|
1,300,000 | 750,000 |
|
1,200,000 | -200,000 |
|
800,000 | -500,000 |
|
750,000 | -950,000 |
|
|
400,000 | -320,000 |
William Chao raised to 135,000 from the cutoff only to have Tom Sundling three-bet all in for around 1.2 million from the button. Both blinds folded and Chao, who barely had Sundling covered, thought long and hard before making the call.
Tom Sundling: 
Willian Chao: 
Sundling's pocket pair was best and he flopped top set on the 
flop. The 
turn left Chao drawing dead and he was left with just 90,000 after the 
was run out on the river.
Chao went bust in the very next hand to bring about the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,400,000 | 700,000 |
|
Busted |
