2022 MSPT Running Aces

$1,110 MSPT Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2022 MSPT Running Aces

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
106
Prize
$150,512
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$890,900
Entries
920
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
282
Players Left
33

Payne Defends and Wins

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Raymond Bullock raised from the cutoff and Tanya Payne defended her big blind to see a {9-Spades}{a-Spades}{8-Hearts} flop.

Payne check-raised to 30,000 after Bullock continued or 16,000 and Bullock quickly mucked his hand.

Payne was nice and showed {a-Hearts}{k-Spades} before she collected the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Tanya Payne us
Tanya Payne
260,000 100,000
Raymond Bullock us
Raymond Bullock
90,000 -50,000

Tags: Raymond BullockTanya Payne

Nicholas Lagos Wins Event #8: $250 NLH Hump Day

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Nicholas Lagos
Nicholas Lagos

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 #8: $250 NLH Hump Day, 128 runners created a $25,600 prize pool that was paid out to the top 15 players.

In the end, it was Nicholas Lagos who collected every chip in play to capture the MSPT Trophy, along with a $6,196 payday.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Nicholas Lagos$6,196*
2Leonard Lewandowski$5,400*
3Dave Ehlke$3,200
4Dave Lunde$2,394
5Ed Vieth$1,741
6Vue Jackson$1,331
7Victor Hoffman$1,024
8Sage Holmes$794
9Umut Ozturk$640

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Big Slick Does the Trick for Peppe

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Taylor Howard opened with a raise from under the gun and only Vic Peppe called from the button.

The {5-Spades}{3-Hearts}{3-Spades} flop was checked by both players to the {10-Clubs} turn where Howard check-called a 12,000 bet from Peppe and the {6-Diamonds} completed the board on the river.

Action went check-check and Peppe rolled over {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades} to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Vic Peppe us
Vic Peppe
207,000 -23,000
Taylor Howard us
Taylor Howard
178,000 78,000

Tags: Taylor HowardVic Peppe

Nate Rieck & Ryan Milleland Take Down Event #7: $300 NLH Tag Team Championship

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Nate Rieck & Ryan Milleland
Nate Rieck & Ryan Milleland

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.

Event #7: $300 NLH Tag Team Championship saw 280 runners (140 teams) create a $32,200 prize pool that was paid out to the top 15 teams and in the end, it was Nate Rieck & Ryan Gilleland who collected every chip in play to capture the MSPT Trophy, along with a $9,016 payday.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayersPrize
1Nate Rieck & Ryan Milleland$9,016
2Jackson Vue & Steve Vang$5,570
3Quinten Yanick & Jordyn Decoteau$4,026
4Jerome Kangas & James Kangas$3,010
5Ajinkya Mehta & Beile Li$2,190
6David Gonia & Raj Kola$1,674
7Richie Gamez & Krystie Durbin$1,288
8Mike Gullekson & Ron Johnson$998
9Thane Fliginger & Brad Pausch$806

A Round of Chip Counts

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Vic Peppe us
Vic Peppe
230,000 30,500
Tim Garles us
Tim Garles
215,000 13,500
Ben Hanson us
Ben Hanson
210,000 10,000
Blake Bohn us
Blake Bohn
171,000 81,500
Brandon Kelzenberg us
Brandon Kelzenberg
160,000 -40,000
Jim Kangas us
Jim Kangas
160,000 -38,500
Jeff Fielder us
Jeff Fielder
150,000 -40,000
Paul Carney us
Paul Carney
150,000 61,500
Matt Alexander us
Matt Alexander
150,000 92,000
Raymond Bullock us
Raymond Bullock
140,000 -10,000
Brad Sailor us
Brad Sailor
135,000 98,000
Umut Ozturk us
Umut Ozturk
125,000 5,000
Eric Eelkema us
Eric Eelkema
125,000 97,000
Henry Gingerich us
Henry Gingerich
121,000 -4,500
Angela Jordison us
Angela Jordison
120,000 -10,000
Greg Kukowski us
Greg Kukowski
111,000 12,500
Matt Kirby us
Matt Kirby
110,000 60,000
Taylor Howard us
Taylor Howard
100,000 -10,000
Harold Kilgore us
Harold Kilgore
93,000 -37,000
Ian Matakis us
Ian Matakis
WSOP 1X Winner
88,000 -110,500
Chan Pelton us
Chan Pelton
81,000 26,000
Jason Bender us
Jason Bender
80,000 35,000
Kitkat Klassen us
Kitkat Klassen
67,000 -13,000
Gerald Cunniff us
Gerald Cunniff
66,000 11,000
Jeffrey Birt us
Jeffrey Birt
63,000 -12,000

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Registration Closed

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Registration for Day 1b is now closed with 282 total entries for this flight.

The plan is to play through Level 15 unless the hard stop of 33 players is reached first and the tournament clock reads 61 players remaining.

Most MSPT Main Event Final Tables in Single Season

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Pat Steele
Pat Steele

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:

PlayerHometownSeasonFinal Tables
Patrick SteeleChelsea, Michigan44
Brett KuzniaStephen, Minnesota44
Dan SunCedar Rapids. Iowa33
Christian PhamSt. Paul, Minnesota43
Everett CarltonSt. Paul, Minnesota13
Kou VangMaplewood, Minnesota53
Michael DeisAnn Arbor, Michigan53
Nick PupilloAddison, Illinois53
Mark HodgeFernandina Beach, Florida63
DJ BuckleyEden Prairie, Minnesota63

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/3,000

Ante: 3,000