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

12-11-2021 23:19 UTC-6

Brandt Sets Up Alsup

Anthony Thompson

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Keith Brandt opened with a raise from under the gun and then called the three-bet jam Rich Alsup made from late position.

Rich Alsup:
Keith Brandt:

Alsup got his short stack in the middle with an ace and the flop gave him a wheel draw.

The turn wasn't a good card for Alsup as it gave Brandt a set of ladies and left him needing a four.

Unfortunately for Alsup, the completed the board on the river and the MSPT Hall of Famer reentered the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keith Brandt	76,500 76,500	76,500

Rich Alsup	25,000 25,500	25,500

Tags: Keith Brandt Rich Alsup

12-11-2021 23:08 UTC-6

A Look at the MSPT Hall of Fame

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Anthony Thompson

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

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

To see which players are close to achieving HOF status, refer to the comprehensive MSPT Stats page.

As of today, eight players are currently enshrined in the MSPT Hall of Fame.

12-11-2021 22:58 UTC-6

More Counts from Throughout the Room

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Anthony Thompson

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Nelson	360,000 360,000	360,000
Aaron Frommgen	271,000 98,700	98,700
Joseph Miller	160,000 160,000	160,000
Rob Wazwaz	141,000 11,000	11,000

Blake Bohn	137,000 54,000	54,000
Sarah Stefan	103,500 60,000	60,000
Frank Lucero	95,000 95,000	95,000
Jason Sell	62,000 24,000	24,000
George Dietz	51,000 33,400	33,400
Steve Buell	50,000 23,500	23,500
Jason Seitz	48,000 8,600	8,600
Swadeep Mishra	48,000 17,000	17,000
Vic Peppe	45,000 17,500	17,500
Joe Osterbauer	42,000 13,700	13,700
Ken Donarski	32,000 7,000	7,000
Donnie Phan	30,000 17,500	17,500
Cory Nordstrand	25,000 500	500
Tony Hartmann	25,000
Brett Reichard	21,000 18,000	18,000
Jay Philips	Busted
Justin Scovil	Busted
William Reynolds	Busted
Todd Melander	Busted
Tim Garles	Busted
Phil Mader	Busted

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Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

12-11-2021 22:47 UTC-6

David Bakey Collects Every Chip in Winter Poker Classic Event #6: $250 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better

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Anthony Thompson

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 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 #6: $250 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better, 109 entries created a $12,800 prize pool that was paid out to the top 12 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Keenan Kuhn (12th - $458), Dennis Ruet (11th - $458), and Alexander Lindhoff (10th - $458).

In the end, it was David Bakey who collected every chip in play to capture the WPC trophy, along with first-place $6,538 payday.

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	David Bakey	$6,538
2	Amir Tavanae	$4,055
3	James Johnson	$2,856
4	Josh Connelly	$2,071
5	Christopher Nuthak	$1,526
6	Christopher Jester	$1,134
7	Alan Carlson	$916
8	DJ Buckley	$741
9	Angela Jordison	$741

12-11-2021 22:35 UTC-6

Winter Loses Race Against Alpuerto

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Anthony Thompson

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action on the table folded to Alex Winter who raised to 4,000 from the small blind and then snapped-off his 46,000 stack after Josh Alpuerto three-bet jammed for more from the big blind.

Alex Winter:
Josh Alpuerto:

Winter was behind in a classic race and couldn't find either of his two overs on the runout ending his tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Alpuerto	135,000 80,500	80,500
Alex Winter	Busted

Tags: Alex Winter Josh Alpuerto

12-11-2021 22:26 UTC-6

Another Round of Counts

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Anthony Thompson

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Keith Doering	180,000 180,000	180,000
John Sun	151,000 11,000	11,000
Chris Nuthak	142,500 48,200	48,200
Patrik Hoffman	130,000 51,400	51,400
Kyna England	125,000 74,700	74,700
Ty Johnson	120,000 20,000	20,000
Matthew Hamilton	110,000 36,600	36,600
Richard Cockrell	101,000 21,200	21,200
Blake Bohn	83,000 36,300	36,300
Joe Matheson	73,500 34,100	34,100
Jonathan Kim	71,500 18,200	18,200
Jeffrey Elseman	68,500 33,500	33,500
Swadeep Mishra	65,000 18,200	18,200
Hung Ngo	62,500 2,700	2,700
Josh Alpuerto	54,500 9,000	9,000
Brett Reichard	39,000 27,300	27,300
Dan Favreau	32,500 96,900	96,900
James Gregg	23,000 36,800	36,800
DJ Buckley	Busted

12-11-2021 22:14 UTC-6

Most MSPT Main Event Final Tables in History

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Anthony Thompson

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 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.

Several players in today's field are looking to climb on the leaderboard for "Most MSPT Main Event Final Tables."

Here's a look at the top ten MSPT Main Event final tables in tour history:

Place	Player	Hometown	Main Event Final Tables
1	Richard Alsup	New Hope, Minnesota	12
2	Kou Vang	Maplewood, Minnesota	10
3	Rob WazWaz	Minneapolis, Minnesota	9
4	Blake Bohn	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	9
5	Jason Bender	Keota, Iowa	9
6	Aaron Johnson	Red Wing, Minnesota	9
7	Jeremy Dresch	Fridley, Minnesota	8
8	Everett Carlton	St. Paul, Minnesota	8
9	Adam Friedman	Gahann, Ohio	8
10	Joe Matheson	Monticello, Minnesota	7