Players are off on their final 10-minute break of the night. Afterward, registration for Day 1b of the MSPT Running Aces Main Event will be closed.
Action folded to the cutoff who raised all in for roughly 10,000 and Matt Kirby looked them up from the big blind.
Opponent: 
Matt Kirby: 
Kirby was ahead with his made hand of queens but the 
runout eliminated his opponent from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | 2,000 |
Tanya Payne raised from early position and was called by Leo Fussy from the small blind, along with Rob Wazwaz from the big blind.
Once the 
flop hit the felt, action was checked to Payne who continued with a bet and Fussy check-raised to 17,000 while Wazwaz check-jammed for 29,500.
Action was on Payne, who tried to come over the top but was told by the tournament director that since Fussy called and Wazwaz's all-in wasn't a complete raise, so she was forced to just call and Fussy did the same.
The 
fell on the turn and Fussy quickly check-folded after Payne jammed all in.
Rob Wazwaz: 
Tanya Payne: 
Wazwaz was behind needing a club but the 
completed the board on the river and he made his exit from the tournament field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000 | 160,000 |
|
60,000 | -10,000 |
|
Busted |
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. Click here for a look at all the leaderboards.Click here for a look at all the leaderboards.
Here's a look at the top ten MSPT Main Event cashers:
| Place | Player | Hometown | Main Event Cashes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Johnson | Red Wing, Minnesota | 41 |
| 2 | Richard Alsup | New Hope, Minnesota | 35 |
| 3 | Kou Vang | Maplewood, Minnesota | 34 |
| 4 | DJ Buckley | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | 34 |
| 5 | Rob WazWaz | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 28 |
| 6 | Patrick Steele | Chelsea, Michigan | 27 |
| 7 | Mark Hodge | Fernandina Beach, Florida | 26 |
| 8 | Blake Bohn | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | 26 |
| 9 | Jason Seitz | Shakopee, Minnesota | 25 |
| 10 | Phil Mader | Grand Island, Nebraska | 25 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Action on the table quickly folded around to MSPT Hall of Famer Pat Steele on the button, who looked to his left at fellow MSPT Hall of Famer Rob Wazwaz in the small blind and three-time MSPT champ Matt Kirby in the big blind and said, "I feel like us three should just go all in blind here."
Steele stood by his statement and jammed for roughly 55,000 without looking.
Wazwaz looked down at his cards then quickly mucked his hand while Kirby played along and tossed in his 22,000 stack into the middle without looking.
Matt Kirby: 
Pat Steele: 
Kirby actually woke-up with a solid hand and connected with the 
flop.
The turn left Steele drawing dead and the 
river secured Kirby his double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
48,000 | 16,800 |
|
35,000 | -8,600 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
201,500 | 42,800 |
|
200,000 | 50,000 |
|
199,500 | 160,800 |
|
198,500 | 28,500 |
|
|
150,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
130,000 | 48,800 |
|
100,000 | 15,400 |
|
89,500 | 64,500 |
|
65,000 | 29,600 |
|
60,000 | 14,700 |
|
58,000 | -4,400 |
|
|
33,500 | -26,300 |
Dan "DQ" Hendrickson open-jammed for roughly 14,000 from middle position and Tyler Kolness isolated from the button.
Dan "DQ" Hendrickson: 
Tyler Kolness: 
Kolness held the better made hand and the 
flop didn't change a thing.
The turn left Henderickson drawing dead as it gave Kolness a set of tens and the 
river ended Hendrickson's Day 1b run.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000 | -400 |
|
Busted |
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 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000 | 17,700 |
|
130,000 | 86,500 |
|
125,500 | |
|
118,500 | -13,600 |
|
|
98,500 | -1,700 |
|
82,000 | 42,200 |
|
|
70,000 | 25,700 |
|
50,000 | 12,200 |
|
45,000 | -4,900 |
|
44,500 | -500 |
|
|
38,500 | 13,500 |
|
37,000 | -23,200 |
|
28,000 | -7,400 |
|
26,500 | -4,700 |
