Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
400,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
360,000 | |
|
|
330,000 | |
|
|
320,000 | |
|
|
310,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
300,000 | |
|
|
250,000 | |
|
|
240,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
A player in middle position limped only to have Vidhi Seem raise all in for 51,000 from the lojack. The player in the hijack tossed in a single chip to signify a call, and action folded back to the limper, who got out of the way.
Vidhi Seem: ![]()
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Seem had the superior pocket pair and the nines held strong as the board ran out a clean ![]()
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000
85,000
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85,000 |
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:
To see which players are close to achieving HOF status, refer to the comprehensive MSPT Stats page.
As of today, seven players are currently enshrined in the MSPT Hall of Fame.

Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Players are now on their last 10-minute break of the night. When they return, late registration and re-entries will come to an end. It shouldn't take long to get official numbers after that, so stay tuned.
The under-the-gun player raised to 6,000 and action folded to the big-stacked Valentin Navarro, who simply moved all in from the small blind. The player in the big called off for 34,000 and the UTG player got out of the way.
Valentin Navarro: ![]()
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Navarro had seemingly been caught with his hand in the cookie jar, though all things considered it was a race.
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flop gave Navarro a gutshot straight draw, and he managed to hit it when the
spiked on the river.
The
was run out on the river and Navarro collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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250,000 |
Since its inception in 2009, the MSPT has done a great job keeping track of player stats. As a result, 12 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 eight 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 | Blake Bohn | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | 9 |
| 4 | Rob WazWaz | Minneapolis, 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 | Joe Matheson | Monticello, Minnesota | 7 |
| 10 | Dan "DQ" Hendrickson | Faribault, Minnesota | 7 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500