2021 MSPT Canterbury Park
Schmidt Flops the Nuts
Dan Schmidt raised to 900 from the hijack and found three callers which included Phil Mader from the small blind.
The flop was checked to Schmidt who continued for 1,500 and only Mader called to see the fall on the turn. Action went check-check and the completed the board on the river.
Mader check-called a 5,000 bet from Schmidt only to fold after he rolled over for the nuts.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dan Schmidt | 41,200 | |
Phil Mader | 18,300 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Patrik Hoffman Wins Fall Poker Classic Event #1: $360 Mystery Bounty
While PokerNews is here offering live updates from the $1,100 Main Event, we’d be remiss if we didn’t tell you about some of the side events that have taken place out over the past week at the Winter Poker Classic.
In Event #1: $360 NLH Mystery Bounty, 1,181 runners created a $234,700 prize pool + $118,100 in bounties that was paid out to the top 128 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were MSPT Hall of Famer Rob Wazwaz (122nd - $421), Alex Winter (86th - $538), DJ Buckley (32nd - $1,007), MSPT Hall of Famer Jason Seitz (22nd - $1,570), and Jonathan Kim (10th - $26,312).
In the end, it was Minnesota native Patrik Hoffman who collected every chip in play to capture the first-place $41,694 payday.
Final Table Results
Place | Player | Prize |
---|---|---|
1 | Patrik Hoffman | $41,694 |
2 | Kirby Rogers | $25,484 |
3 | Shek Wong | $18,802 |
4 | Robert Maier | $14,361 |
5 | Loki Abboud | $10,817 |
6 | Scott Weston | $8,236 |
7 | Ed Veith | $6,358 |
8 | Jason Sell | $4,950 |
9 | Rajasekhar Kola | $4,011 |
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Anderson Out Flops Strand for KO
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
|
40,000 |
Marshall Strand
|
Busted |
Schmidt Wins with Aggression
Dan Schmidt raised to 1,100 from late position and was called by Reg Powell from the cutoff, Phil Mader from the button, along with Jonathan Kim from the big blind.
The flop was checked to Schmidt who continued for 1,600 and only Powell called to see the fall on the turn.
Schmidt led out for 2,500 and Powell called bringing the river. Schmidt continued with his aggression and fired out an uncontested 4,000 to win the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dan Schmidt |
71,200
30,000
|
30,000 |
Reg Powell |
44,300
26,100
|
26,100 |
Phil Mader |
18,200
-100
|
-100 |
Jonathan Kim |
3,900
-19,500
|
-19,500 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
A Round of Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Adam Wiatrowski |
97,200
56,000
|
56,000 |
Chris Sterzinger
|
72,300
8,000
|
8,000 |
Josh Reichard |
55,200
30,200
|
30,200 |
Jeff Theis |
47,300
20,100
|
20,100 |
Kou Vang |
31,200
10,400
|
10,400 |
Luke Nguyen |
30,100
9,100
|
9,100 |
Anthony Scarborough |
27,300
3,000
|
3,000 |
Bradley Jansen |
26,700
6,600
|
6,600 |
|
||
Rob Wazwaz |
26,300
8,100
|
8,100 |
|
||
Matt Alexander | 25,000 | |
Taylor Howard |
25,000
9,600
|
9,600 |
Jonathan Kim |
25,000
21,100
|
21,100 |
Paul Eidem
|
22,300
19,300
|
19,300 |
Angela Jordison |
21,300
6,100
|
6,100 |
Aaron Johnson |
7,800
-13,500
|
-13,500 |
Most MSPT Main Event Cashes in a Single Season
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.
Place | Player | Season | Cashes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mike Shin | 10 | 12 |
2 | Aaron Johnson | 10 | 10 |
3 | Aaron Johnson | 9 | 10 |
4 | Kou Vang | 5 | 8 |
5 | Mark Hodge | 6 | 8 |
6 | DJ Buckley | 9 | 7 |
7 | Kou Vang | 9 | 7 |
8 | Patrick Steele | 10 | 7 |
9 | Brian Hou | 10 | 7 |
10 | Cy Church | 12 | 7 |