$1,110 Main Event ($500K GTD) Day 1b | 2022 MSPT Riverside

03-18-2022 19:05 UTC-5

Johnson Wins Race to Drop Opponent

Anthony Thompson

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Ty Johnson raised to 1,600 from under the gun and found one caller before a player from late position three-bet jammed for 7,200.

Action was on MSPT Hall of Famer Aaron Johnson isolated after going over the top for 23,000.

Opponent:
Aaron Johnson:

Johnson was behind holding two overs but didn't find either on the flop.

The turn however, came the , putting Johnson in the lead and the river eliminated his opponent from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ty Johnson	57,600 8,000	8,000
Aaron Johnson	35,000 3,400	3,400

Tags: Aaron Johnson Ty Johnson

03-18-2022 18:55 UTC-5

Davison Fills Up and Gets Paid

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Anthony Thompson

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

After an initial 600 raise with two callers, the small blind layer three-bet to 3,000 and only Paul Davison called from the hijack.

The flop saw the small blind continue for 2,500 and Davison called bringing the turn.

Both Players checked and the completed the board on the river.

The small blind led out for 3,000 and then called 13,000 raise from Davison.

Davison quicky showed to win the pot with a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Davison	160,000 58,700	58,700

Tags: Paul Davison

03-18-2022 18:52 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Davison	101,300
John Sun	85,600
TJ Murphy	73,400

Darnell Echols	71,200
Reg Powell	71,200
Jeff Grimes	59,600
Peyton Smith	58,700
Justin Coliny	51,200
Ha Nguyen	46,500
Andy Rogowski	33,400
Brett Reichard	31,200
Casey Temper	29,300
Jorden Helstern	26,500
Alex Wheeler	25,000
Ken Baime	21,300
Mo Nuwwarah	20,000

Eric Eelkema	14,200
Jeremy Calverley	13,200
Bradley Jansen	12,300

[Removed:609]	6,000
Joe Osterbauer	Busted
Harold Brenden	Busted

Dietz Can't Crack Cowboys

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Anthony Thompson

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

A player from middle position raised and then called the 15,000 three-bet jam George Dietz made from late position.

George Dietz:
Opponent:

Dietz was needing an ace but couldn't find one on the runout and he made his exit from the tournament field.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Dietz	Busted

Tags: George Dietz

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

03-18-2022 18:23 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Berk	96,700 17,100	17,100
Steve Wazwaz	86,700 68,500	68,500
Greg Wood	82,300
Rob Wazwaz	78,000 14,800	14,800

Brad Sailor	66,500 28,100	28,100
Darin Utley	53,600 23,800	23,800
Julie Rickert	49,700 19,900	19,900
Ty Johnson	49,600 5,400	5,400
Eddie Blumenthal	42,300 1,100	1,100
Jason Crews	41,200 24,700	24,700
Mikiyo Aoki	39,800 14,800	14,800
Aaron Johnson	38,400 600	600
Todd Sladek	35,700 14,400	14,400
Josh Reichard	31,200 6,200	6,200

Craig Welko	31,200 1,400	1,400
Steve Buell	29,800 1,400	1,400
Jeff Fielder	27,600 27,600	27,600
DJ Buckley	26,500 15,300	15,300
Todd Bartlett	24,700 10,900	10,900
Joe Matheson	24,500 1,100	1,100
Terence Reid	22,300 7,500	7,500
Dennis Stevermer	20,000 2,100	2,100
Paul Carney	18,200 25,000	25,000
James Gregg	14,600 40,400	40,400
Timothy Gundrum	10,000 16,500	16,500

DiTrapani Spkies King on River to Double Through Brenden

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Anthony Thompson

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

Nicola DiTrapani was all in preflop for 12,400 from the hijack and Harold Brenden came over the top for 26,800 from the cutoff getting isolation.

Nicola DiTrapani:
Harold Brenden:

It was a classic race with DiTrapani looking to connect with either of his two overs but neither came on the flop.

The paired the board on the turn leaving DiTrapani needing help on the river and luckily for him, the dealer answered his prayer by dropping the on the river, securing his double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicola DiTrapani	25,000 14,800	14,800
Harold Brenden	13,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Harold Brenden Nicola DiTrapani

03-18-2022 18:00 UTC-5

Most MSPT Main Event Cashes in a Single Season

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Anthony Thompson

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 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.