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

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 19:51 UTC-5

Another Round of Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Rory Linton	102,300
Dennis Stevermer	77,200
Terence Reid	68,700
Justin Heilman	62,300
Blake Anderson	58,600
Derek McMaster	43,200
Jason Sell	35,400
Jason Seitz	34,600
Chad Holloway	25,000
Phil Mader	25,000
Blake Bohn	25,000
Thai Dinh	23,400
Dan Favreau	15,400
Vic Peppe	8,400

12-09-2021 19:41 UTC-5

Most MSPT Main Event Cashes in a Single Season

Anthony Thompson

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 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.

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

12-09-2021 19:31 UTC-5

A Round of Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Wiatrowski	97,200	56,000
Chris Sterzinger	72,300	8,000
Josh Reichard	55,200	30,200
Jeff Theis	47,300	20,100
Kou Vang	31,200	10,400
Luke Nguyen	30,100	9,100
Anthony Scarborough	27,300	3,000
Bradley Jansen	26,700	6,600
Rob Wazwaz	26,300	8,100
Matt Alexander	25,000
Taylor Howard	25,000	9,600
Jonathan Kim	25,000	21,100
Paul Eidem	22,300	19,300
Angela Jordison	21,300	6,100
Aaron Johnson	7,800	-13,500

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

12-09-2021 19:28 UTC-5

Schmidt Wins with Aggression

Anthony Thompson

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

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
Reg Powell	44,300	26,100
Phil Mader	18,200	-100
Jonathan Kim	3,900	-19,500

Tags: Dan Schmidt Jonathan Kim Reg Powell Phil Mader

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

12-09-2021 19:07 UTC-5

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Anthony Thompson

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

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12-09-2021 18:51 UTC-5

Patrik Hoffman Wins Fall Poker Classic Event #1: $360 Mystery Bounty

Anthony Thompson

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 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 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

Tags: Alex Winter DJ Buckley Jason Seitz Jonathan Kim Kirby Rogers Loki Abboud Patrik Hoffman Rajasekhar Kola Rob Wazwaz Robert Maier Scott Weston

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500