Marc Harrell opened for 3,000 from early position and was called by Jon Hanner from middle position, along with the button.
The flop came 
, Harrell continued for 4,500 and only the button called to see the 
pair the board on the turn.
Harrell check-called the 8,000 bet from his opponent and the 
completed the board on the river.
Harrell led out for 16,000 and his opponent released their hand after some careful though in the tank.
While PokerNews is here offering live updates for the $1,100 Main Event, we’d be remiss if we didn’t tell you about some of the side events that have taken place out over the past week for the Showdown Series here at Running Aces Casino.
In Event #4: $250 NLH Seniors (50+), 168 runners created a $33,600 prize pool that was paid out to the top 18 players.
Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were George Stanford (10th - $638), Dennis Stevermer (12th - $638), Bob Van Syckle (14th - $538), Dan Hendrickson (16th - $440), and Wayne Sonnetag (18th - $470).
In the end, it was Michael Winter who collected every chip in play to capture the MSPT Trophy, along with a $5,107 payday.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Winter | $5,107* |
| 2 | Aaron Salonek | $4,627* |
| 3 | Loren Burbach | $4,124* |
| 4 | Jeff Christensen | $3,463* |
| 5 | Tim Hoverstad | $3,463* |
| 6 | Bob Watters | $3,217* |
| 7 | Rick Koester | $2,847* |
| 8 | Ned Weizenegger | $1,008 |
| 9 | Larry Williams | $806 |
Blake Anderson open-jammed for 7,200 from early position and only David Gonia looked him up from the next seat over.
Blake Anderson: 
David Gonia: 
Anderson held the inferior ace and the 
runout sent him to the rebuy desk.
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
There was heads-up action between David Gonia from under the gun and Blake Anderson from the big blind with a completed 
board showing.
With roughly 15,000 already in the middle, Anderson led out for 6,000 and then called the 22,000 raise from Gonia.
Gonia quickly revealed 
for the nut flush and collected the pot after Anderson mucked his hand.
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 players who have earned the most cash this season so far:
| Place | Player | Hometown | Season 13 Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Bekavac | Chicago, IL | $173,391 |
| 2 | Ron West | Los Angeles, CA | $168,488 |
| 3 | Jamie Allen | Dundalk, MD | $138,729 |
| 4 | Johnnie Moreno | Las Vegas, NV | $124,675 |
| 5 | Billyray Gallegos | Denver, CO | $104,890 |
| 6 | Ron Scott | Dolores, CO | $93,369 |
| 7 | Jeff Fielder | Des Moines, IA | $88,059 |
| 8 | Aaron Massey | Elmwood Park, IL | $87,213 |
| 9 | Brady Bullard | Denver, CO | $81,349 |
| 10 | Gianluca Pace | Encinitas, CA | $74,562 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Day 1a players are on their second 10-minute break.
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