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

04-09-2022 18:10 UTC-5

Wilkie Strikes Gold on the River

Anthony Thompson

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Jason Hartwig opened for 2,500 from late position and was called by Steve Wilkie from the cutoff, along with the big blind.

The flop was checked to Hartwig who continued for 2,000 and only Wilkie called to see the pair the board on the turn.

Both players checked and the completed the board on the river.

Hartwig led out for 5,000 and then called the 15,000 raise from Wilkie.

Wilkie rolled over for the nut straight and Hartwig quickly mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Hartwig	15,000

Tags: Jason Hartwig Steve Wilkie

04-09-2022 18:06 UTC-5

Sell Shows the Bluff

Anthony Thompson

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action folded to Jason Sell who raised to 2,500 before calling the 8,000 three-bet the button made.

The flop was checked by both players to the turn where Sell moved all-in for a little over 30k.

After some careful thought, Sell's opponent asked, "Will you show if I fold?"

"Sure," replied Sell as his opponent mucked and Sell tabled before he collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Sell	55,700

Tags: Jason Sell

04-09-2022 17:56 UTC-5

David Ehike Takes Down Event #5: $250 NLH Turbo Super Stack

Anthony Thompson

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

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 #5: $250 NLH Turbo Super Stack, Michael Winter collected every chip in play to capture the MSPT Trophy and a $3,361 payday.

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	David Ehike	$3,361*
2	Bernard Morrow	$3,134*
3	Dale McDonough	$3,098*
4	Gerald Cunniff	$2,974
5	Max Havlish	$1,228
6	Andrew Trancis	$930
7	Joe Bangart	$730
8	Alex Gerten	$614
9	Tyler Kolness	$531

04-09-2022 17:46 UTC-5

More Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Wazwaz	142,300	62,500
Jamie Allen	110,000	-10,000
Blake Bohn	80,000	55,000
Todd Melander	77,600	7,800
Dan Favreau	72,300	-6,200
Ty Johnson	49,800	23,300
Kitkat Klassen	46,700	-23,300
Nicola DiTrapani	44,700	20,100
Umut Ozturk	40,000	40,000
Jonathan Kim	36,500	6,700
Chris Nelson	25,000	-17,500
Eric Atchison	25,000	25,000
Steve Belland	25,000	9,400
Bob Van Syckle	25,000	11,800
Dan Hendrickson	20,100	4,700
John Alexander	10,000	3,600

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

04-09-2022 17:39 UTC-5

Nordstrand and Stone Double With Aces

Anthony Thompson

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

MSPT Hall of Famer Pat Steele opened for 3,800 from early position only to have Cory Nordstrand three-bet jam for 19,000 directly to his left.

Action folded to the hijack who came over the top for roughly 60,000 and Nik Stone called off his 21,800 stack from the big blind.

Steele quickly mucked his hand, and the three players tabled their cards.

Cory Nordstrand:
Nik Stone:
Opponent:

Nordstrand and Stone were disappointed to see they were both holding the same hand after the cards were revealed but didn't mind the runout that secured both their doubles.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nik Stone	45,000	34,000
Cory Nordstrand	40,000	-21,200
Pat Steele	22,300	8,900

Tags: Cory Nordstrand Nik Stone Pat Steele

04-09-2022 17:26 UTC-5

Sailor Eliminates Opponent with Big Slick

Anthony Thompson

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Brad Sailor raised under the gun and then called the 10,500 three-bet jam a player from middle position made.

Opponent:
Brad Sailor:

Sailor was out in front and the runout didn't change a thing as he eliminated his opponent from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Sailor	68,900	14,600

Tags: Brad Sailor

04-09-2022 17:22 UTC-5

A Round of Counts

Anthony Thompson

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Kolness	122,300	32,300
Donald Nimneh	122,000	22,700
Brandon Reyes	109,600	37,300
Brett Reichard	105,000	55,200
Rob Wazwaz	95,300	30,300
Rocky Wylie	72,300	-8,900
Gregory Kukowski	54,300	-46,900
Christina Lindsay	45,600	-30,900
Ray Bullock	44,200	22,800
Thai Dinh	40,000	11,100
Jason Crews	39,800	-22,300
Tom Stambaugh	37,500	10,900
Jason Sell	33,400	-10,900
Blake Anderson	33,400	-6,200
Luke Vankessel	30,000	11,100
Hardik Vyas	27,600	1,600
Dennis Stevermer	27,500	2,800
Jeff Fielder	26,700	16,900

04-09-2022 17:10 UTC-5

Most MSPT Main Event Cashes in a Single Season

Anthony Thompson

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 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.