Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
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. Click here for a look at all the leaderboards.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 | 39 |
| 2 | Kou Vang | Maplewood, Minnesota | 32 |
| 3 | Richard Alsup | New Hope, Minnesota | 30 |
| 4 | DJ Buckley | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | 27 |
| 5 | Pat Steele | Chelsea, Michigan | 26 |
| 6 | Mark Hodge | Fernandina Beach, Florida | 25 |
| 7 | Blake Bohn | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | 25 |
| 8 | Jason Seitz | Shakopee, Minnesota | 24 |
| 9 | Rob WazWaz | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 22 |
| 10 | Matt Kirby | Bemidji, Minnesota | 22 |
Angelo Mancini opened the action with a raise to 2,200 in the hijack and was three-bet to 6,700 by the cutoff. Action folded back to Mancini and he called.
The flop fell ![]()
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and both players checked. The turn came
and Mancini checked again. His opponent bet 5,500 and Mancini put in a check-raise to 14,000.
Mancini's opponent thought for a few moments and then let his hand go, earning Mancini the pot and taking his stack over 150,000.
There was a pile of chips already in the middle with multiway action on a flop of ![]()
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where action checked to the player on the button, who bet 5,500. Matt Bond called in the small blind to put action onto "Farmer" Phil Mader in the big blind, who check-shoved for 17,000. The player on the button folded and then Bond called.
Phil Mader: ![]()
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Matt Bond: ![]()
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Mader's flopped nuts needed an unpaired board on the runout and he got just that as the turn
and river
both fell safely to score him the double.
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
The tournament is on its final 15-minute break of the night.
Preflop action saw around 23,000 in the middle among three players including Ron West in the hijack. All three players checked through the flop ![]()
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and the turn came
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The small blind checked again and the big blind bet 7,000. West announced he was all in, shoving for 34,500, and the small blind folded. The big blind confirmed the amount and thought for about 35 seconds before making the call.
Ron West: ![]()
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Big Blind: ![]()
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The big blind saw that West had hit his gutshot straight draw on the turn and he was thus drawing dead. The river came
to complete the runout and the double was shipped West's way.