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

12-09-2021 21:23 UTC-5

Hanson Finds Triple UP while Melander Scoops Side Pot

Anthony Thompson

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The player under the gun opened for 3,000, Todd Melander three-bet all in for 9,900 from middle position and Todd Melander came over the top for 27,500 from the small blind.

After the big blind folded, the initial raiser called, and the three players tabled their hands.

William Hanson:
Todd Melander:
Opponent:

Melander was ahead with his pair of kings until an ace appeared in the window on the flop.

The came on the turn while the completed the board on the river and Hanson collected his triple-up while Melander collected a 17,600 double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Todd Melander	35,200	35,200
William Hanson	30,000	30,000

Tags: Todd Melander William Hanson

12-09-2021 21:14 UTC-5

A Round of Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Kukowski	174,500
Terence Reid	111,000	42,300
Rory Linton	108,200	5,900
Luke Blindert	100,000
Casey Temper	86,700	46,500
Adam Wiatrowski	84,200	-13,000
Dan Favreau	82,300	66,900
Umut Ozturk	80,000	80,000
Dennis Stevermer	74,200	-3,000
Phil Mader	43,200	18,200
Anthony Scarborough	41,200	13,900
Chad Holloway	36,700	11,700
Matt Alexander	31,400	6,400
Joe Matheson	31,200
Blake Anderson	28,200	-45,200
Gerald Cunniff	25,000
Luke Nguyen	21,300	-8,800

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

12-09-2021 20:57 UTC-5

Clock Called on Seitz

Anthony Thompson

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Dan Schmidt raised to 1,600 from the hijack only to call the 4,200 three-bet MSPT Hall of Famer Jason Seitz tossed out from the cutoff.

The flop saw Schmidt check-call the 4,000 continuation bet from Seitz and the fell on the turn putting three hearts on the board.

Schmidt quickly jammed for 33,800 sending Seitz deep into the tank. After a few minutes passed, another player at the tabled called clock on Seitz and he couldn't muster a call as his hand was mucked after a 30-second countdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Seitz	78,900	44,300
Dan Schmidt	41,300	-29,900

Tags: Jason Seitz Dan Schmidt

12-09-2021 20:52 UTC-5

A Round of Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Sterzinger	104,300	32,000
Jason Sell	102,400	67,000
Alan Carlson	93,200	70,900
Bradley Jansen	84,200	57,500
Kou Vang	72,300	41,100
Justin Heilman	56,400	-5,900
Paul Eidem	32,400	10,100
Rob Wazwaz	32,100	5,800
Derek McMaster	10,100	-33,100

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 20:26 UTC-5

Alan Carlson Takes Down Event #2: $250 PLO

Anthony Thompson

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

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 during the Winter Poker Classic.

In Event #2: $250 PLO, 186 runners created a $36,429 that was paid out to the top 21 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Blake Anderson (20th - $446), Thai Dinh (18th - $484), George Veazey (15th - $558), Brandon Mead (13th - $707), and John Corrigan (10th - $707).

In the end, it was Minnesota native Alan Carlson who collected every chip in play to capture the first-place $5,868 payday.

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Alan Carlson	$5,868
2	Jonathan Mackey	$5,192
3	Lisa Seamans	$4,438
4	Scott Schoonmaker	$4,415
5	John Johnson	$3,912
6	Wayne Borgatzki	$3,479
7	Kou Yang	$1,376
8	Michael Hiatt	$1,079
9	Nick Welu	$856

Tags: Alan Carlson Blake Anderson Brandon Mead George Veazey John Corrigan John Johnson Jonathan Mackey Kou Yang Lisa Seamans Michael Hiatt Scott Schoonmaker Thai Dinh Wayne Borgatzki

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

12-09-2021 20:10 UTC-5

Break Time

Anthony Thompson

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Players are on their second 10-minute break of the evening.

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