After a short-stacked player moved all in for his last 15,000 Corey Hochman made the call from his big blind.
Corey Hochman: 
All-in Player: 
The all-in player was ahead preflop, but Hochman had two live cards and added even more outs on the 
flop, all of which his opponent avoided on the 
runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
113,000 | 62,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
310,000 | 100,000 |
|
200,000 | 188,000 |
|
175,000 | 100,000 |
|
165,000 | 135,000 |
|
110,000 | 76,500 |
|
100,000 | 40,000 |
|
95,000 | 25,000 |
|
|
90,000 | 60,000 |
|
85,000 | 70,000 |
|
50,000 | |
|
40,000 | -21,000 |
|
25,000 | -15,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
A player moved all in for his last 17,000 and Francisco Marquez moved all in behind for his remaining 25,000.
With action on DJ Alexander in the big blind and sitting on a 22,000 stack, he thought for a moment before folding and the two remaining players tabled their hands.
Francisco Marquez: 
All-in Player: 
Marquez was ahead but his opponent had two live cards which were reduced to just four on the 
flop. The 
turn and 
river completed the runout and sent some much-needed chips to Marquez late on Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
47,000 | 47,000 |
|
22,000 | -11,500 |
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.
Here's a look at the top ten MSPT Main Event final table in a single season:
| Player | Hometown | Season | Final Tables |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Steele | Chelsea, Michigan | 4 | 4 |
| Brett Kuznia | Stephen, Minnesota | 4 | 4 |
| Dan Sun | Cedar Rapids. Iowa | 3 | 3 |
| Christian Pham | St. Paul, Minnesota | 4 | 3 |
| Everett Carlton | St. Paul, Minnesota | 1 | 3 |
| Kou Vang | Maplewood, Minnesota | 5 | 3 |
| Michael Deis | Ann Arbor, Michigan | 5 | 3 |
| Nick Pupillo | Addison, Illinois | 5 | 3 |
| Mark Hodge | Fernandina Beach, Florida | 6 | 3 |
| DJ Buckley | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | 6 | 3 |
Ryan Cosyns raised to 4,000 from the cutoff only to have the player in the small blind three-bet all in for 19,500. Cosyns gave it a little thought and then tossed in a trio of blue T5,000 chips to make the call.
Ryan Cosyns: 
Small Blind: 
It was a flip and Cosyns was looking to hold to score the elimination. That's exactly what he managed to do as the board ran out a safe 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
After a player moved all in, Alexander Polk moved all in behind from late position, which prompted a tablemate to say, "You're on fire."
Alexander Polk: 
Opponent:
Both players tabled their hands and Polk was indeed ahead but needed to avoid overcards to score the knockout. He did that on the 
runout, which then got a "See, I told you you were on fire." from the same tablemate.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
102,000 | 102,000 |
Michael Berk raised to 3,500 under the gun holding pocket rockets and a middle-position player called. The big blind came along as well and the trio saw a flop of 
.
The big blind checked, Berk continued for 3,500, and the middle-position player jammed for 20,000. The big blind folded and Berk called.
Michael Berk: 
Opponent: 
Neither a 
on the turn nor a 
on the river changed a thing and Berk scored the knockout.
In the very next hand, it folded around to the player in the small blind and they raised to 5,000. Berk was in the big blind and three-bet to 12,000. The small blind four-bet to 35,000, Berk moved all in, and his opponent called off for around 75,000.
Michael Berk:
Small Blind:
The superior pocket pair held and just liked that two big hands vaulted Berk's stack into six-figure territory.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
149,000 | 89,000 |
Action was picked up on the turn on a board of 
in a headsup pot.
After the other player checked to him Josh Prager, bet 12,500 into a pot of about 15,000, which left him only 3,000 behind. The move sent his opponent deep into the tank, so deep that a clock was called. Once the countdown started Prager's opponent mucked his hand, Prager showed the and scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
33,500 | 10,500 |
Saad Ghanem, the 2018 MNPokerMag Minnesota Player of the Year, limped 1,500 from early position and the next player to act called. Kane Kalas then moved all in for 14,000 and action folded back to Ghanem, who three-bet it. That got the limper out and it was off to the races.
Saad Ghanem: 
Kane Kalas:
It was a coinflip but Kalas needed to improve to stay alive. Unfortunately for him, that proved easier said than done as the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000 | |
|
Busted |