$1,110 MSPT Main Event Day 1a | 2022 MSPT Running Aces

04-07-2022 16:12 UTC-5

MSPT Season 13 Race for Player of the Year

Anthony Thompson

Level 2 : 100/200, 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 point leaders of this season:

Place	Player	Hometown	Season 13 Points
1	Ron West	Los Angeles,CA	1,900
2	Daniel Bekavac	Chicago, IL	1,700
3	Jamie Allen	Dundalk, MD	1,700
4	Johnnie Moreno	Las Vegas, NV	1,700
5	Jeff Fielder	Des Moines, IA	1,600
6	Aaron Massey	Elmwood Park, IL	1,600
7	Chris Gfell	Arvada, CO	1,567
8	Cero Zuccarello	Madison, WI	1,500
9	Cedrric Trevino	San Antonio, TX	1,500
10	Huy Nguyen (CA)	Westminster, CA	1,425

04-07-2022 16:01 UTC-5

Tens Hold for Anderson

Anthony Thompson

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

Blake Anderson raised to 600 from under the gun only to have 2013 Running Aces Main Event champ David Gonia three-bet to 1,500 directly to his left.

Action quickly folded to the big blind who called, and Anderson came along as well bringing action three-ways to a flop.

Action was checked to Gonia who continued for 2,000 and only Anderson check-called to see the pair the board on the turn.

Anderson check-called the 3,000 bet Gonia tossed out and the river was checked by both players.

Anderson quickly rolled over for tens and eights to scoop the pot while Gonia mucked his hand facedown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Blake Anderson	37,600
David Gonia	22,300

Tags: Blake Anderson David Gonia

04-07-2022 15:54 UTC-5

Barnum Handed Early Cooler from Van Syckle

Anthony Thompson

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

Bob Van Syckle limped-in from under the gun only to have Justin Barnum fire out a 700 raise directly to his left.

Two players called along with Van Syckle, bringing action three-ways to a flop.

Action was checked to Barnum who continued for 1,500 and found one caller before Van Syckle check-raised to 5,000. Barnum three-bet jammed for 18,300 and action folded back to Van Syckle who called off his 17,300 stack.

Justin Barnum:
Bob Van Syckle:

Barnum was looking good after both players flopped a set, but the dealer dropped the on the turn, improving Van Syckle to quads.

Barnum was unable to find the case jack on the river as the completed the board and Van Syckle collected the early double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bob Van Syckle	38,600	13,600
Justin Barnum	1,000	1,000

Tags: Bob Van Syckle Justin Barnum

04-07-2022 15:43 UTC-5

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Anthony Thompson

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

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Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

04-07-2022 15:30 UTC-5

Beile Li Ships Event #1: $360 Mystery Bounty

Anthony Thompson

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

While PokerNews is here offering live updates from 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 #1: $360 NLHE Mystery Bounty, 1,197 entries were logged through three starting flights and created a $356,100 prize pool that was paid out to the top 129 players.

Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were MSPT Hall of Famer's Rob Wazwaz (11th - $3,350) & Aaron Johnson (47th - $709), DJ Buckley (60th - $638), Tom Hammers (98th - $519), and David Gonia (122nd - $423).

In the end, it was Minnesota's Beile Li who collected every chip in play to capture the MSPT Trophy, along with a $25,588 payday.

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Beile Li	$25,588*
2	Joel Doering	$26,187*
3	Bob Van Syckle	$24,967*
4	Richard Stoeckmann	$20,318*
5	John Raiche	$17,684*
6	Connor Sun	$8,345
7	John Volgren	$6,441
8	Jeff Petronack	$5,014
9	Max Havlish	$4,063

MSPT Running Aces Showdown Series $360 Mystery Bounty Final Table

Tags: Aaron Johnson Bob Van Syckle Connor Sun David Gonia DJ Buckley Jeff Petronack Joel Doering John Raiche John Volgren Max Havlish Richard Stoeckmann Rob Wazwaz Tom Hammers

04-07-2022 15:17 UTC-5

MSPT Hall of Famer's Aaron Johnson & Rob Wazwaz Among Early Arrivals

Anthony Thompson

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Johnson	25,000	25,000
Rob Wazwaz	25,000	25,000
Michael Winter	25,000	25,000
Brad Sailor	25,000	25,000
Marc Harrell	25,000	25,000
John Alexander	25,000	25,000
Dennis Stevermer	25,000	25,000
Jeff Grimes	25,000	25,000
Angela Jordison	25,000	25,000
Nik Stone	25,000	25,000
Joe Osterbauer	25,000	25,000
Eric Eelkema	25,000	25,000
Bob Van Syckle	25,000	25,000
Spencer Broberg	25,000	25,000

04-07-2022 15:06 UTC-5

Download the PokerNews MyStack App and Update Your Chip Count

Anthony Thompson

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

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04-07-2022 15:00 UTC-5

Shuffle Up and Deal!

Anthony Thompson

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

Cards are in the air for Day 1a of the 2022 MSPT Running Aces Main Event! Registration is open through the break after Level 12 (approximately 11:40 PM).

Level: 1

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 100