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Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
2022 MSPT Running Aces
$1,110 MSPT Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2022 MSPT Running Aces
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$890,900
Total Entries
920
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
282
Players Left
33
Players Left 1 / 920
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Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
There was heads-up action between James Lawrence from late position and Jeff Fielder from the hijack.
The board read 
and with over 25,000 already in the middle, Lawrence jammed for 28,600 sending Fielder into the tank.
After careful consideration, Fielder called, and the two players tabled their hands.
Fielder quickly showed 
for two-pair and it was good as Lawrence tossed 
into the muck then quickly reentered the tournament.
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
Three-time MSPT champ Matt Kirby opened for 1,000 from under the gun only to call the 2,700 three-bet Osama Aweida made from middle position.
The 
board was checked to the 
river where Kirby check-folded after Aweida fired out 2,200.
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
In the latest PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen discuss their recent road trip across the Lone Star State as a part of PokerNews' Texas Week, which you can read about in full here.
Along with senior writer Jon Sofen, the trio spent six days traveling to 26 different poker rooms in Houston, Austin, Odessa, Midland, Fort Worth, Dallas, and College Station. They also swung by Doyle Brunson's hometown of Longworth as well as Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, where "Texas Dolly" attended college and excelled at both basketball and track.
In addition to exploring rooms such as Texas Card House, The Lodge (where they touched base with Doug Polk), KoJack's, Red Star Social, Shuffle 214, Wautauga Social Lounge, Poker House Dallas, and Game On Social, the crew also stopped by some historical poker sites, such as the graves of Poker Hall of Famers Jack "Treetop" Straus and Johnny Moss.
The Texas poker market has grown leaps and bounds over the past five years, and if you've ever wanted a glimpse into what it's like, this week's episode is for you!
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Level 3
: 200/200, 300 ante
Day 1b players are off on their first 10-minute break of the day.
Level 3
: 200/200, 300 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.
Several players in today's field are looking to climb on the leaderboard for "Most MSPT Main Event Final Tables."
Here's a look at the top ten MSPT Main Event final tables in tour history:
| Place | Player | Hometown | Main Event Final Tables |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Alsup | New Hope, Minnesota | 13 |
| 2 | Rob WazWaz | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 11 |
| 3 | Kou Vang | Maplewood, Minnesota | 10 |
| 4 | Blake Bohn | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | 9 |
| 5 | Jason Bender | Keota, Iowa | 9 |
| 6 | Aaron Johnson | Red Wing, Minnesota | 9 |
| 7 | DJ Buckley | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | 8 |
| 8 | Adam Friedman | Gahanna, Ohio | 8 |
| 9 | Jeremy Dresch | Fridley, Minnesota | 8 |
| 10 | Everett Carlton | St. Paul, Minnesota | 8 |
Level 3
: 200/200, 300 ante
In the latest PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen discuss the recent road trip across the Lone Star State as a part of PokerNews' Texas Week, which you can read about in full here, as well as the PolkerNews April Fool's Day prank.
They also talk about poker player Filippos Liakounakos allegedly being involved in a $500K Bitcoin scam, highlight early Triton Cyprus winners, Sean Winter winning the US Poker Open, Matt Berkey blinking a BetMGM March Poker Mania Main Event, and highlight this weekend's WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown.
Finally, Chad offers an update on Dan Bekavac making players whole in the Midway Poker Tour payout debacle, and the crew remembers poker columnist George Epstein, who recently passed away at 95.
