The hijack raised to 2,500 and Jeff Fielder defended his big blind to see a 
flop.
Both players checked and the 
paired the board on the turn.
Fielder check-called the 2,500 bet from his opponent and the 
completed the board on the river. Fielder led out for 7,500 and his opponent quickly mucked their hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
89,700
38,500
|
38,500 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
122,300
36,700
|
36,700 |
|
119,800
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
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|
82,100
57,100
|
57,100 |
|
72,300
1,100
|
1,100 |
|
69,900
10,300
|
10,300 |
|
69,700
23,200
|
23,200 |
|
|
61,200
38,900
|
38,900 |
|
55,400
14,200
|
14,200 |
|
|
55,400
49,400
|
49,400 |
|
42,300
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
42,100
17,100
|
17,100 |
|
40,000
10,200
|
10,200 |
|
37,600
21,100
|
21,100 |
|
|
32,100
10,800
|
10,800 |
|
26,400
2,900
|
2,900 |
|
25,400
45,800
|
45,800 |
|
25,000
6,200
|
6,200 |
|
11,200
13,800
|
13,800 |
|
10,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
176,500
103,100
|
103,100 |
|
|
||
|
150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
144,700
15,300
|
15,300 |
|
101,200
34,700
|
34,700 |
|
99,800
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
88,200
5,900
|
5,900 |
|
74,500
39,500
|
39,500 |
|
74,300
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
61,200
7,600
|
7,600 |
|
61,200
35,500
|
35,500 |
|
55,100
41,900
|
41,900 |
|
|
51,200
23,600
|
23,600 |
|
47,800
21,300
|
21,300 |
|
47,500 | |
|
45,300
20,600
|
20,600 |
|
41,200
45,500
|
45,500 |
|
41,200
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
41,200
16,400
|
16,400 |
|
31,200
11,100
|
11,100 |
|
31,200
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
26,700
14,500
|
14,500 |
|
22,100
55,900
|
55,900 |
|
|
||
|
15,400
4,600
|
4,600 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
After a player in early position opened to 1,700, Adam Beik three-bet jammed for 9,500 from middle position and Matt Morfitt isolated from the next seat over.
Adam Beik: 
Matt Morfitt: 
Beik held the pocket pair and didn't have a sweat as the 
runout secured his double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
6,800
|
6,800 |
|
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Craig Welko raised to 2,000 from the hijack and found two callers that saw a 
flop.
Action was checked around by all three players and the 
fell on the turn. Welko check-called the 3,000 bet from the button and action went heads-up to the 
river.
Both players checked and tabled their hands. The button showed 
for top pair but it was no good as Welko held big slick 
to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,600
44,400
|
44,400 |
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 | Rich Alsup | New Hope, Minnesota | 13 |
| 2 | Rob Wazwaz | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 10 |
| 3 | Kou Vang | Maplewood, Minnesota | 10 |
| 4 | Blake Bohn | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | 9 |
| 5 | Jason Bender | Keota, Iowa | 9 |
| 6 | Aaron Johnson | Red Wing, Minnesota | 9 |
| 7 | DJ Buckley | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | 8 |
| 8 | Adam Friedman | Gahanna, Ohio | 8 |
| 9 | Jeremy Dresch | Fridley, Minnesota | 8 |
| 10 | Everett Carlton | St. Paul, Minnesota | 8 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Day 1b players are on their second 10-minute break.
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