2022 MSPT Deadwood
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Three more levels of late registration remain as the players have been sent on their penultimate break of the day.
Shortly after eliminating Dan Bekavac while holding pocket aces, Rudy Stanko saw a turn board with Umut Ozturk that read ![]()
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with an already large pot in front of them.
Ozturk bet 35,000, leaving himself a bit over 100,000 behind. Stanko quickly moved all in, with Ozturk covered.
Ozturk didn't take long before folding and ceding the large pot to Stanko, who has taken the chip lead into the break.
Meanwhile, Bekavac has since re-entered and will begin the rebuilding process with three levels of registration remaining.
Eddie Ghostbear just alerted the live reporting team to a wild hand that started tiny but got huge in a hurry, leading to a huge boost to his stack.
According to Ghostbear, he limped under the gun for 1,200, the player to his immediate left limped behind and only the big blind came along.
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, the big blind and Ghostbear checked, and the other early position player overbet the pot for 15,000. The big blind folded, and Ghostbear sprung his trap, raising all-in to approximately 60,000. The original bettor called and the limped pot had officially become massive.
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Ghostbear's aces were up against a massive combo draw, but the board brought two blanks and Ghostbear's sneakily played aces brought him a huge pot.
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Since its inception in 2009, the MSPT has done a great job keeping track of player stats. As a result, 13 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. Click here for a look at all the leaderboards.Click here for a look at all the leaderboards.
With his recent win at MSPT FireKeepers, Dan Bekavac now sits alone atop this leaderboard. Here's a look at the top ten MSPT Main Event Titleholders:
| Player | Hometown | Main Event Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Bekavac | Chicago, IL | 4 |
| Matt Kirby | Bemidji, MN | 3 |
| Blake Bohn | Eden Prarie, MN | 3 |
| Carl Carodenuto | Bloomington, MN | 2 |
| Jeremy Dresch | Fridley, MN | 2 |
| Ben Marsh | Duluth, MN | 2 |
| John Hayes | St. Paul, MN | 2 |
| Peixin Liu | Blaine, MN | 2 |
| Jason Zarlenga | Lansing, MI | 2 |
| Taylor Howard | Altoona, IA | 2 |
Ron Kohner opened in the cutoff for 3,000 and was met by a three-bet to 12,000 from John Tieszen in the big blind.
Kohner moved all in for 26,300 and Tieszen called immediately.
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Tieszen had run into that ultimate preflop cooler, and when the board ran out ![]()
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, Kohner had earned a much needed double-up through one of the healthier stacks in the room.