Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
2022 MSPT Riverside
$1,110 Main Event ($500K GTD)
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2022 MSPT Riverside
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$1,059,680
Entries
1,094
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
140
Players Left
17
Break
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Players are on a 10-minute break. All T-100 chips will be raced off during this break.
Bender Sets Up Two for Double Elimination
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
With a 
board showing, three players were all in with Jason Bender holding the most chips with 75,000.
Button Player: 
Small Blind Player: 
Jason Bender: 
Bender was ahead after flopping a set of fives and the 
river secured him the double elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000 | 120,000 |
Berthelsen Calls Correctly
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Kevin Berthelsen raised from early position only to be faced with an 8,000 raise from the hijack.
Action folded back to Berthelsen who four-bet to 28,000 and his opponent called bringing the 
flop.
Berthelsen checked to his opponent who quickly moved all-in for 47,100.
The bet sent Berthelsen into the tank but after very careful consideration, Berthelsen called, and the two players tabled their hands.
Opponent: 
Kevin Berthelsen: 
Berthelsen made the correct call holding a better hand and the turn followed by the 
river eliminated his opponent from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000 | 90,000 |
Rickert Won't Be Bullied
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
A player from early position raised to 4,000 and found two callers which included Julie Rickert from the big blind.
The 
flop was checked to the player in middle position who fired out 8,000 and Rickert check-raised to 25,000.
Rickert watched as both her opponents quickly mucked their hands, and she collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,000 | 5,500 |
Most MSPT Main Event Final Tables in Single Season
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
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.
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 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Sailor Out Kicked by Lin
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
There was heads-up action after a 
flop between Brad Sailor from the cutoff and Zhicheng Lin from the button.
Sailor moved all-in for 14,400 and Lin took some time in the tank before making the call.
Brad Sailor:
Zhicheng Lin: 
Both players flopped top pair and Sailor had kicker issues but also held a heart flush draw.
The 
did pair the board on the turn bringing possible chop outs but the completed the board on the river and Sailor made his exit from the tournament field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000 | 125,000 |
|
Busted |
Howard Doubles Through Fielder
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
There were three players that saw a flop and action was checked to Taylor Howard who fired out 5,500 from under the gun.
Action was on Jeff Fielder, who raised to 30,000 from late position and he got a quick fold from the big blind while Howard called off his 27,700 stack.
Taylor Howard:
Jeff Fielder: 
Howard was ahead after flopping two-pair but had a sweat after the 
turn gave Fielder an open-ended straight draw.
Luckily for Howard, the river was a brick, and he collected his double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
92,000 | 9,700 |
|
60,000 | 41,900 |
Most MSPT Main Event Cashes in a Single Season
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
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.
| Place | Player | Season | Cashes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Shin | 10 | 12 |
| 2 | Aaron Johnson | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Aaron Johnson | 9 | 10 |
| 4 | Kou Vang | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | Mark Hodge | 6 | 8 |
| 6 | DJ Buckley | 9 | 7 |
| 7 | Kou Vang | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | Patrick Steele | 10 | 7 |
| 9 | Brian Hou | 10 | 7 |
| 10 | Terence Reid | 12 | 7 |