MSPT Canterbury Park $1,110 Main Event Day 1a | 2021 MSPT Canterbury Park

12-10-2021 02:45 UTC-5

MSPT Hall of Famer Kou Vang Bags Heaps After Day 1a of MSPT Canterbury Park $1,100 Main Event

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Day 1a of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Canterbury Park $1,100 Main Event is officially in the books with 241 total entries tallied by night's end.

Almost a full 15 levels were played to their completion but a hard stop with 28 players saw the night end with 20:03 remaining in the final level.

The race for the chip lead came down to the final hands of the evening and at the end, it was Jacob Blumberg (529,000) who bagged the top stack after finishing the night with an exclamation mark, picking up a huge pot with aces against jacks.

The action hit a new gear in the final two levels of the evening, which saw the remaining players in the field ultimately drop from 41 down to 28. Chips flew across the room and stacks fluctuated accordingly.

Coming in a close second was Cody Espeseth who also went on a late-night heater and ended with 509,000. MSPT Hall of Famer Kou Vang was the first player to eclipse the 500k mark but lost a few hands to end the evening and ended third in chips with 499,000.

The top five is rounded out by two other players who finished the day north of 300,000: [Removed:309] (385,000), Hunter Cichy (379,000).

Others to punch their tickets to Day 2 were Terence Reid (367,000), Dennis Stevermer (227,000), Matt Alexander (192,000), Josh Reichard (126,000) and Chad Holloway (101,000).

Of course, not everyone was fortunate enough to make it through the night. Among those to fire and fall in Thursday’s flight were MSPT Hall of Famer's Blake Bohn, Rob Wazwaz, and Jason Seitz, along with MSPT Champion's Taylor Howard, and Jonathan Kim.

PokerNews will be on hand all week long bringing you all of the action, so be sure to come back for Friday's Day 1b at 3.00 p.m. local time.

Tags: Blake Bohn Cody Espeseth Hunter Cichy Jacob Blumberg Jason Seitz Jonathan Kim Kou Vang Rob Wazwaz Taylor Howard

12-10-2021 01:56 UTC-5

Klassen Sets Up Matheson for Elimination

Anthony Thompson

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

There were four players that saw a flop and action was checked to the player in middle position who fired out a 7,000 bet.

Action was on Joe Matheson who raised all in for 43,000 from the next seat over and Kitkat Klassen isolated with a 90,000 three-bet from the button.

Joe Matheson:
Kitkat Klassen:

Matheson was behind the flopped set of Klassen but the turn did keep his tournament hopes alive.

Matheson needed any king or jack on the river to stay alive but the completed the board and ended his tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kitkat Klassen	344,000	254,000
Terence Reid	150,000	-5,000
Joe Matheson	Busted

Tags: Joe Matheson Kitkat Klassen

12-10-2021 01:16 UTC-5

Dupont Melts Wazwaz

Anthony Thompson

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Richard Dupont was all in preflop from the cutoff for 38,000 and MSPT Hall of Famer Rob Wazwaz called holding just 3,000 more from the big blind.

Richard Dupont:
Rob Wazwaz:

Dupont was happy to learn he was holding a better made hand then Wazwaz and the runout secured his double-up.

"I don't think I've ever beat you in a hand before," Dupont said to Wazwaz as he collected the pot.

Wazwaz was left with just 3,000 chips which would be gone the very next hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Dupont	80,000	80,000
Rob Wazwaz	Busted

Tags: Richard Dupont Rob Wazwaz

12-09-2021 22:58 UTC-5

Mader Loses Battle of the Blinds to Calverley

Anthony Thompson

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Action on the table folded around to Phil Mader who moved his short stack in the middle from the small blind and Jeremy Calverley snap-called from the big blind.

Phil Mader:
Jeremy Calverley:

Mader didn't like what he saw after the cards were tabled as Calverley had him dominated and the runout was no help as it ended his tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Calverley	70,000	10,000
Phil Mader	Busted

Tags: Jeremy Calverley Phil Mader

12-09-2021 22:34 UTC-5

Most MSPT Main Event Final Tables in Single Season

Anthony Thompson

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

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

12-09-2021 22:00 UTC-5

Ozturk Doubles Stevermer in Cooler

Anthony Thompson

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Umut Ozturk opened under the gun for 4,000 and was called by the cutoff before Dennis Stevermer three-bet to 16,000 from the small blind.

After the big blind folded, Ozturk four-bet all in getting a fold from the cutoff while Stevermer called off his 49,800 stack.

Umut Ozturk:
Dennis Stevermer:

Stevermer woke-up with aces at the perfect time and the runout secured his double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dennis Stevermer	118,000	43,800
Umut Ozturk	41,000	-39,000

Tags: Dennis Stevermer Umut Ozturk

12-09-2021 20:37 UTC-5

Ozturk Dropped by Hanner

Anthony Thompson

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

There were four players that saw a flop and action was checked to Blake Anderson who fired out a pot sized 5,000 bet from middle position.

Jonathan Hanner called from late position and action folded to Umut Ozturk who check-jammed for 17,400 from early position.

Anderson mucked his hand while Hanner called, and the two players tabled their hands.

Umut Ozturk:
Jonathan Hanner:

Both players held over pairs to the board, but Hanner held the better one and neither the turn nor the river changed a thing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Blake Anderson	73,400	14,800
Jonathan Hanner	66,500	66,500
Umut Ozturk	Busted

Tags: Blake Anderson Jonathan Hanner Umut Ozturk

12-09-2021 20:08 UTC-5

Alexander Straightened Out by Miller

Anthony Thompson

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

A series of preflop raises saw Matt Alexander get his 11,500 stack in the middle from the hijack and Michael Miller isolated from middle position.

Matt Alexander:
Michael Miller:

Alexander was behind holding two overs and found them both on the flop but it also gave Miller an open-ended straight draw.

Unfortunately for Alexander, his sweat didn't last long as the fell on the turn completing Miller's straight and the completed the board on the river giving Miller the pot while Alexander reentered the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Miller	52,300	52,300
Matt Alexander	25,000

Tags: Matt Alexander Michael Miller

12-09-2021 19:57 UTC-5

Le Out Kicks Reichard for Double

Anthony Thompson

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Nghia Le raised to 1,600 from late position and only Josh Reichard called from the hijack.

Once the flop hit the felt, Le continued for 2,400 and Reichard quickly called bringing the turn. Le quickly jammed for 14,000 and Reichard called.

Nghia Le:
Josh Reichard:

Both players flopped top pair but Le had Reichard outkicked and the river secured his double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nghia Le	40,000	15,000
Josh Reichard	34,600	-20,600

Tags: Josh Reichard Nghia Le

12-09-2021 19:18 UTC-5

Anderson Out Flops Strand for KO

Anthony Thompson

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

Marshall Strand raised to 1,500 from late position and was called by Nicholas Anderson from the cutoff, along with the big blind.

The flop was checked to Strand who moved all-in for 13,000 and Anderson isolated.

Marshall Strand:
Nicholas Anderson:

Strand was outflopped by Anderson and neither the turn nor the river were any help as he exited the playing field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Anderson	40,000	40,000
Marshall Strand	Busted

Tags: Marshall Strand Nicholas Anderson