Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
2022 MSPT Running Aces
$1,110 MSPT Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
2022 MSPT Running Aces
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$890,900
Entries
920
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
413
Players Left
51
Josh Reichard Drops Another
Level 10
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Action quicky folded to the button who raised all in for 22,000 and Josh Reichard looked them up from the small blind.
Opponent: 
Josh Reichard: 
Reichard was ahead and improved after the 
flop paired his ace but it also paired his opponent's queen.
Luckily for Reichard, the 
turn and 
river didn't change a thing as he eliminated his opponent from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
189,500 | 18,000 |
Wazwaz Collects with the Nuts
Level 10
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Action folded to the button who raised to 3,500 and was called by both the blinds with included MSPT Hall of Famer Rob Wazwaz from the small blind.
The 
flop was checked by all three players to the 
turn where Wazwaz led out for 7,000 and only the big blind called to see the 
complete the board on the river.
Wazwaz fired out 21,500 and his opponent called. Wazwaz quickly showed 
for the nuts and collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000 | -15,300 |
A Round of Chip Counts
Level 10
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,500 | 5,900 |
|
94,000 | -11,000 |
|
90,000 | 12,400 |
|
84,500 | -5,500 |
|
84,000 | 39,300 |
|
80,000 | -30,000 |
|
75,000 | 50,000 |
|
70,000 | -10,000 |
|
64,000 | 43,900 |
|
59,000 | 3,300 |
|
58,000 | -64,000 |
|
45,500 | -23,400 |
|
35,000 | -2,500 |
|
|
31,500 | 1,500 |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | -10,000 |
|
25,000 | -1,700 |
|
23,000 | 13,000 |
|
19,000 | -6,000 |
|
18,000 | -21,800 |
|
15,500 | 15,500 |
Ladies Love Stevermer
Level 10
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
After a player from middle position raised to 3,000, the hijack three-bet jammed for 12,000, the cutoff came over the top for 18,000 and Dennis Stevermer isolated from the big blind.
Hijack: 
Small Blind: 
Dennis Stevermer: 
Stevermer held the best made hand and nothing changed after the 
flop gave him top set.
The turn improved Stevermer and the 
river secured him the double elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | 32,500 |
Josh Reichard Ships Pot with Check Raise
Level 10
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Josh Reichard opened to 3,500 from under the gun and was called by the button.
The 
flop was checked by both players to the 
where Reichard check-raised to 16,000 after his opponent fired out 5,500.
Reichard's opponent quickly mucked their hand, and he collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
171,500 | 78,000 |
PolkerNews Podcast: $500K Bitcoin Scam & Sean Winter Wins US Poker Open
Level 10
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 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.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Dinner Break
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Day 1c players are on a 40-minute dinner break. Action will resume at 7:00 p.m. local time.
Queens Hold for Josh Reichard
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
After a player from middle position limped-in, the player to their left raised to 3,300 only to have the button three-bet to 7,000.
Action was on Josh Reichard who four-bet to 12,000 from the small blind and the initial limper called while the initial raiser folded.
Action was on the button who jammed of 22,700, Reichard called as did the other player.
The 
flop saw the middle position player fire out 15,000 and then called the 15,500 all in bet from Reichard.
All-In player: 
Josh Reichard:
Middle Position Player: 
Reichard was out in front with his made hand of queens and the 
turn followed by the 
river secured him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
93,500 | 55,900 |