2022 MSPT Running Aces

$1,110 MSPT Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info

2022 MSPT Running Aces

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
106
Prize
$150,512
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$890,900
Entries
920
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 1c
Entries
413
Players Left
51

Wilkie Drops One

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Steve Wilkie From Day 1b Action
Steve Wilkie From Day 1b Action

Steve Wilkie raised from the hijack and then called a three-bet from the button.

The {4-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{5-Spades} flop saw Wilkie check-raise to 8,000 after his opponent continued for 2,500. Wilkie's opponent jammed for not much more and Wilkie called.

Opponent: {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs}
Steve Wilkie: {5-Hearts}{4-Hearts}

Wilkie flopped two-pair but had a sweat as his opponent held the nut flush draw and the {3-Spades} turn brought possible chop outs if a deuce were to fall on the river.

Luckily for Wilkie, the {q-Spades} completed the board on the river and secured him the elimination.

Tags: Steve Wilkie

Josh Reichard Flushes Opponent for KO

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Josh Reichard
Josh Reichard

A player from middle position open-jammed for 5,000 and was called by Renee Kessel from the button, along with MSPT champ Josh Reichard from the big blind.

The {6-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{q-Spades} board was checked to the {5-Diamonds} river where Reichard led out for 7,500 and Kessel released her hand.

Reichard quickly showed {k-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} for the king-high flush and it was good as his opponent stood up tossing {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds} into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Josh Reichard
Josh Reichard
37,600 25,100
Renee Kessel us
Renee Kessel
25,000 25,000

Tags: Josh ReichardRenee Kessel

Michael Winter Wins $250 NLH Seniors Event

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Michael Winter
Michael Winter

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 #4: $250 NLH Seniors (50+), 168 runners created a $33,600 prize pool that was paid out to the top 18 players.

Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were George Stanford (10th - $638), Dennis Stevermer (12th - $638), Bob Van Syckle (14th - $538), Dan Hendrickson (16th - $440), and Wayne Sonnetag (18th - $470).

In the end, it was Michael Winter who collected every chip in play to capture the MSPT Trophy, along with a $5,107 payday.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Michael Winter$5,107*
2Aaron Salonek$4,627*
3Loren Burbach$4,124*
4Jeff Christensen$3,463*
5Tim Hoverstad$3,463*
6Bob Watters$3,217*
7Rick Koester$2,847*
8Ned Weizenegger$1,008
9Larry Williams$806

More Chip Counts

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Player Chips Progress
Douglas Scheel us
Douglas Scheel
110,200
Rocky Wylie us
Rocky Wylie
81,200 50,000
Dan Favreau us
Dan Favreau
78,500 28,700
Brandon Reyes us
Brandon Reyes
72,300 -17,400
Kitkat Klassen us
Kitkat Klassen
70,000 70,000
Jason Seitz us
Jason Seitz
37,600 6,400
Tyler Kolness us
Tyler Kolness
33,400 8,400
Jonathan Kim us
Jonathan Kim
29,800 -21,400
Ty Johnson us
Ty Johnson
26,500 2,200
Blake Bohn us
Blake Bohn
25,000 25,000
Steve Belland us
Steve Belland
15,600 -9,400
Dan Hendrickson us
Dan Hendrickson
15,400 -11,300
Sam Desilva us
Sam Desilva
14,700 -11,800
Bob Van Syckle us
Bob Van Syckle
13,200 -28,100
Jay Philips us
Jay Philips
12,300 -15,300

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Barnum Gifted with Straight Flush

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante
Justin Barnum From Day 1a Action
Justin Barnum From Day 1a Action

Four players limped in to see a {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{9-} flop and a player from early position led out for 2,600.

Justin Barnum called from middle position as did one other and the {5-Diamonds} fell on the turn.

The player from early position check-called the 11,000 bet from Barnum while the other folded, and the {q-Diamonds} completed the board on the river.

Barnum's opponent moved all-in for 7,000 and was called. Barnum's opponent rolled over {k-Spades}{q-Clubs} for top two-pair but it was no good, as the river gave Barnum a straight flush {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} and he eliminated his opponent from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Barnum us
Justin Barnum
68,000 13,000

Tags: Justin Barnum

MSPT Season 13 Earnings

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante
Dan Bekavac
Dan Bekavac

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 this season so far:

PlacePlayerHometownSeason 13 Cashes
1Daniel BekavacChicago, IL$173,391
2Ron WestLos Angeles, CA$168,488
3Jamie AllenDundalk, MD$138,729
4Johnnie MorenoLas Vegas, NV$124,675
5Billyray GallegosDenver, CO$104,890
6Ron ScottDolores, CO$93,369
7Jeff FielderDes Moines, IA$88,059
8Aaron MasseyElmwood Park, IL$87,213
9Brady BullardDenver, CO$81,349
10Gianluca PaceEncinitas, CA$74,562

A Round of Chip Counts

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante
Player Chips Progress
Gregory Kukowski us
Gregory Kukowski
101,200 18,900
Donald Nimneh us
Donald Nimneh
99,300 68,100
Christina Lindsay us
Christina Lindsay
76,500
James Grimes us
James Grimes
73,400 -1,600
Todd Melander us
Todd Melander
69,800 35,300
Jason Crews us
Jason Crews
62,100 30,700
Brad Sailor us
Brad Sailor
54,300 34,200
Brett Reichard us
Brett Reichard
49,800 24,800
Jason Sell us
Jason Sell
44,300 10,900
Chris Nelson us
Chris Nelson
42,500 20,200
Blake Anderson us
Blake Anderson
39,600 9,800
Thai Dinh us
Thai Dinh
28,900 -6,500
Tom Stambaugh us
Tom Stambaugh
26,600 200
Dennis Stevermer us
Dennis Stevermer
24,700 1,300
Nicola DiTrapani us
Nicola DiTrapani
24,600 2,300
Ray Bullock us
Ray Bullock
21,400 -900
Nicholas Marsh us
Nicholas Marsh
19,700 -4,600
Pat Steele us
Pat Steele
13,400 -8,700
Josh Reichard
Josh Reichard
12,500 -22,900
Nik Stone us
Nik Stone
11,000 -15,000
Jeff Fielder us
Jeff Fielder
9,800 -12,600
John Alexander us
John Alexander
6,400 -27,000