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

12-10-2021 14:30 UTC-5

Welcome to Day 1b of the MSPT Canterbury Park Main Event!

Anthony Thompson

The second flight of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Canterbury Park $1,100 buy-in, $400,000 GTD Main Event is set to get underway at 3 p.m. local time, the second of three starting flights.

Day 1a drew 241 entries and after a hard stop with 20:03 left in Level 15, play ended with 28 players finding a bag for Sunday's Day 2.

Jacob Blumberg was the player who bagged the top stack (529,000) with Cody Espeseth (509,000), and MSPT Hall of Famer Kou Vang (499,000) hot on his tail.

[Removed:309] (385,000) and Hunter Cichy (379,000) rounded out the top five stacks for the first flight with Terence Reid (367,000), Dennis Stevermer (227,000), Matt Alexander (192,000), Josh Reichard (126,000) and Chad Holloway (101,000) all finding a Day 2 birth.

Today, another group of players will try to challenge Blumberg's stack. The second starting flight will be identical to its first as action will commence once 20:03 is remaining in Level 15. All players will start with 25,000 in chips with 10-minute breaks coming after every two hours of play.

Late registration is open until the beginning of Level 13 at approximately 11:40 p.m. local time with one reentry available per flight should players wish to use it.

After the hard stop is reached, all remaining players will bag up for the night and will combine with Day 1a players for Day 2 action on Sunday, December 12th at 11 a.m. local time.

MSPT Winter Poker Classic Remaining Schedule

Date	Time (CDT)	Tournament	Late Reg	GTD Prize Pool	Starting Stack	Blind Levels
Friday, December 10	10:00 a.m.	$265 Satellite – 1 in 5 advance to MSPT Main	1:00 p.m.	-	15,000	20
	3:00 p.m.	Event #9: $1,110 MSPT Main Event Day 1b	11:40 p.m.	$400,000	25,000	40
	7:00 p.m.	$265 Satellite – 1 in 5 advance to MSPT Main	10:00 p.m.	-	15,000	20
Saturday, December 11	10:00 a.m.	$265 Satellite – 1 in 5 advance to MSPT Main	Noon	-	15,000	20
	3:00 p.m.	Event #9: $1,110 MSPT Main Event Day 1c	11:40 p.m.	$400,000	25,000	40
	8:00 p.m.	$135 Nightly NLH	10:10 p.m.	-	12,000	20
Sunday, December 12	11:00 a.m.	$1,110 MSPT Main Event Day 2	-
	Noon	Event #10: $250 Last Chance NLH	3:00 p.m.	-	15,000	20
	3:00 p.m.	$135 Last Dance NLH	5:10 p.m.	-	12,000	20

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Tags: Chad Holloway Cody Espeseth Dennis Stevermer Hunter Cichy Jacob Blumberg Josh Reichard Kou Vang Matt Alexander Terence Reid

12-10-2021 17:46 UTC-5

Mistake Ends Up Benefitting Williams

Anthony Thompson

Level 3 : 200/200, 300 ante

A series of preflop raises saw Jeffrey Sherman jam for 7,300 from middle position and Adai Williams called from the cutoff only to have Benjamin Wiora five-bet to 20,000 from the button.

Gregory Asche called off his stack holding less then 20k from the small blind and action folded back to Williams who said, "I guess if you have aces you have aces but I call," as he moved all his chips in the middle then tabled .

Williams got ahead of himself as he only called the 20k bet instead of going all in, so he pulled back the rest of his chips and the dealer dropped a flop.

Williams quickly moved his remaining stack in the middle and his earlier excitement seemed to hurt him as Wiora mucked face up.

Jeffrey Sherman:
Gregory Asche:
Adai Williams:

Williams held the bets made hand and the turn didn't change as it paired the board. The dealer then completed the board with teh on the river and Williams gave Wiora a relieved look as he collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adai Williams	78,700 78,700	78,700
Joe Osterbauer	22,300 -2,700	-2,700
Benjamin Wiora	10,000 10,000	10,000
Gregory Asche	Busted
Jeffrey Sherman	Busted

Tags: Adai Williams Benjamin Wiora Gregory Asche Jeffrey Sherman

12-10-2021 18:29 UTC-5

Buell Sets Up Steele for Double

Anthony Thompson

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

There was heads-up action after a flop between Steve Buell from the cutoff and MSPT Hall of Famer Pat Steele from the button.

Buell led out for 6,500 and Steel called bringing the turn. Buell fired out another bet of 7,000 and Steel called to see the complete the board on the river.

Buell continued with his aggression and moved all-in for 10,500 and Steele reluctantly called. Buell showed for a set of aces and Steele mucked face up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Buell	60,000 35,000	35,000
Pat Steele	4,600 -20,400	-20,400

Tags: Pat Steele Steve Buell

12-10-2021 19:39 UTC-5

Minnesota’s Jason Seitz Earns Coveted Spot in MSPT Hall of Fame

Anthony Thompson

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

At the beginning of 2021 at the MSPT Venetian opener, a new inductee won their way into the exclusive MSPT Hall of Fame.

Minnesota's Jason Seitz, 45, made the money on Day 2 of the MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event finishing in 32nd place for $5,677. It marked his 25th-career MSPT Main Event cash, which meant in coordination with his Season 2 win at the MSPT Running Aces, Seitz became just the seventh player to win their way into the MSPT Hall of Fame.

Seitz joined the likes of Blake Bohn, Patrick Steele, Mark Hodge, Aaron Johnson, Richard Alsup, and Kou Vang as the only players to achieve the remarkable feat.

While at the MSPT Canterbury Park, Seitz was celebrated and awarded his Hall of Fame trophy.

The MSPT Hall of Fame, established in 2017, is proud to recognize those individuals who have shown superior skill and achieved specific long-term accomplishments.

The criteria to earn a spot on the MSPT Hall of Fame is as follows:

Achieve a minimum of 25 MSPT Main Event Cashes and 1 MSPT Win OR 1 MSPT Player of the Year; or
Achieve a minimum of 10 MSPT Main Event Final Tables and 1 MSPT Win OR 1 MSPT Player of the Year

A former poker dealer at Minnesota’s Canterbury Park and tournament director at Running Aces, Seitz has $171,277 in career MSPT earnings. The family man – he and his wife, April, are expecting their fourth child in April – actually learned the game while serving as a dealer back in 2000.

“I played a lot of limit poker my first seven years,” Seitz said. “That made an easy transition to no-limit poker. Nowadays, I play a lot of mixed cash games either $10-$20 or $40-$80 mix. Luckily, I’m able to travel for the MSPT. I played my first MSPT in 2011 and won the event and ever since I was hooked. I play it every year.”

While winning his way into the MSPT Hall of Fame is an honor he cherishes, it’s actually his second most-proud poker accomplishment.

“My proudest poker accomplishment was winning the Poker Night in America at Canterbury Park for $101,755. It is my only six-figure score.”

As for the MSPT, making the Hall of Fame was on Seitz’s radar.

“I was aware and it was my 2020 poker goal to get into the MSPT Hall of Fame,” Seitz told PokerNews. “With the pandemic, there were only a few chances. Luckily, I cashed my last three MSPTs to become eligible. So now for 2021, I plan on staying home more with a new baby on the way. I’ll still play MSPT in the Midwest and probably play a few WSOP events this summer if it happens.”

For more on Seitz follow him on Twitter @Seitzjason.

Tags: Jason Seitz

12-10-2021 19:50 UTC-5

Kielpinski Hooks Double Elimination

Anthony Thompson

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

There was three-way all-in action preflop between Heather Kielpinski from the button, the small blind and a player from early position with Kielpinski have both players covered.

All-In Player:
Small Blind:
Heather Kielpinski:

Kielpinski held a made hand of jacks but was trailing the pocket kings of the small blind and the flop didn't change a thing.

The paired the board on the turn while putting three hearts on the board, giving both of Kielpinski's opponents a flush draw, but luckily for her, the completed the board on the river and secured her the double elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Heather Kielpinski	80,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Heather Kielpinski

12-10-2021 20:59 UTC-5

Peppe Out Kicked by Brozowski

Anthony Thompson

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

There was three-way action after a flop and with 8,000 already in the middle, Vic Peppe led out for 6,000 from late position.

Action was on John Brzozowski who raised all in from the cutoff and got a fold from the button while Peppe called off his 20,000 stack.

Vic Peppe:
John Brzozowski:

Both players flopped top pair, but Peppe had kicker issues and neither the turn nor the river changed a thing as he reentered the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Brzozowski	93,200 93,200	93,200
Vic Peppe	25,000 -29,300	-29,300

Tags: John Brzozowski Vic Peppe

12-10-2021 21:30 UTC-5

Wilkie Runs into Leshovsky's Aces

Anthony Thompson

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

A series of preflop raises saw Matt Leshovsky five-bet to 17,800 from the under the gun and MSPT Champ Steve Wilkie called from the button.

Once the flop hit the felt, Leshovsky moved all in and Wilkie called off his 20,000 stack.

Steve Wilkie:
Matt Leshovsky:

Both players held made hands but Wilkie was way behind and couldn't catch up as the turn followed by the river ended his tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Leshovsky	120,000
Steve Wilkie	Busted

Tags: Matt Leshovsky Steve Wilkie

12-10-2021 21:52 UTC-5

Rob Wazwaz Latest Inductee into MSPT Hall of Fame

Anthony Thompson

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

By finishing in 11th place in the MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event for $26,753 a couple months back, Minnesota’s Rob Wazwaz, who has been competing in this tournament, notched his 25th MSPT Main Event cash and became the eighth player to ever play their way into the MSPT Hall of Fame.

In order to gain induction, a player must do one of two things. First, they can achieve a minimum of 25 MSPT Main Event cashes along with either an MSPT win or MSPT Player of the year title. Second, they can achieve a minimum of 10 MSPT Main Event final tables along with either an MSPT win or an MSPT Player of the year title.

For Wazwaz, his 25 Main Event cashes complimented his 2018 win in the MSPT Canterbury Park for $109,375. All told, Wazwaz has $349,559 in lifetime MSPT earnings including nine final table appearances.

Wazwaz joined the ranks of Jason Seitz, Blake Bohn, Pat Steele, Mark Hodge, Aaron Johnson, Rich Alsup, and Kou Vang in the MSPT Hall of Fame, which was established in 2017.

Tags: Rob Wazwaz

12-10-2021 23:07 UTC-5

Favreau Sets Up Sladek for KO

Anthony Thompson

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

Brett Reichard raised to 4,000 from middle position and was called by Dan Favreau called directly to his left along with the cutoff before Todd Sladek squeezed for 31,000 from the small blind.

Only Favreau called and the two players were off to the races.

Todd Sladek:
Dan Favreau:

Sladek liked what he saw until the flop hit the felt giving Favreau a set of eights.

The turn wasn't the worst card for Sladek as it gave him more outs with a gutshot straight draw, but the completed the board on the river and he took his exit for the tournament field.