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

Apr 09, 2022

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.

Tags: Jason Hartwig Steve Wilkie

Apr 09, 2022

Sell Shows the Bluff

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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.

Tags: Jason Sell

Apr 09, 2022

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

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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

Apr 09, 2022

More Chip Counts

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Anthony Thompson

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

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Apr 09, 2022

Nordstrand and Stone Double With Aces

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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.

Tags: Cory Nordstrand Nik Stone Pat Steele

Apr 09, 2022

Sailor Eliminates Opponent with Big Slick

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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.

Tags: Brad Sailor

Apr 09, 2022

A Round of Counts

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Anthony Thompson

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

Apr 09, 2022

Most MSPT Main Event Cashes in a Single Season

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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.