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

04-09-2022 13:06 UTC-5

Vyas Wins with Aggression

Anthony Thompson

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

Luke Vankessel opened for 600 from early position only to have Hardik Vyas three-bet to 1,600 directly to his left.

Action was on 2019 MSPT Golden Gates champ Steve Wilkie who called from the hijack and Vankessel came along as well bringing action three-ways to a flop.

Vankessel check-called the 2,000 continuation bet from Vyas while Wilkie folded and the fell on the turn.

Action was checked to Vyas who fired out a 6,000 bet and Vankessel quickly released his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hardik Vyas	25,600 25,600	25,600
Steve Wilkie	25,000
Luke Vankessel	18,900 18,900	18,900

Tags: Hardik Vyas Luke Vankessel Steve Wilkie

04-09-2022 12:55 UTC-5

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Anthony Thompson

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

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04-09-2022 12:49 UTC-5

A Look at the Showdown Series Winners Thus Far

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Anthony Thompson

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

Tournament	Entries	Prize Pool	Winner	Prize
Event #1: $360 MSPT Mystery Bounty	1,197	$239,400 prize pool + $118,950 in bounties	Beile Li	$25,588
Event #2: $250 Sunday Feast NLH	251	$50,200	Shane Nelson	$8,585
Event #3: $185 2-Day Deep Stack NLH	443	$64,235	Blake Holmes	$10,424
Event #4: $250 Seniors (50+)	168	$33,600	Michael Winter	$5,107
Event #5: $250 Turbo Super Stack NLH	-	-	David Ehike	$3,361
Event #6: $250 Pot-Limit Omaha	138	$27,600	Spencer Broberg	$4,663
Event #7: $300 MSPT Tag Team ($150/player)	280	$32,200	Nate Rieck & Ryan Milleland	$9,016
Event #8: $250 Hump Day NLH	128	$25,600	Nicholas Lagos	$6,196

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

04-09-2022 12:35 UTC-5

More Early Arrivals

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Anthony Thompson

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Desilva	25,000 25,000	25,000
Dan Hendrickson	25,000 25,000	25,000
Dan Favreau	25,000 25,000	25,000
Ty Johnson	25,000 25,000	25,000
Rob Wazwaz	25,000 25,000	25,000

Jay Philips	25,000 25,000	25,000
Cory Cove	25,000 25,000	25,000
Steve Wazwaz	25,000 25,000	25,000
Nik Stone	25,000 25,000	25,000
Pat Steele	25,000 25,000	25,000
Nicola DiTrapani	25,000 25,000	25,000
Bob Van Syckle	25,000 25,000	25,000
Chris Nelson	25,000 25,000	25,000

04-09-2022 12:25 UTC-5

PokerNews Podcast: Texas Road Trip Highlights & Spotlight on Doyle Brunson

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Anthony Thompson

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 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!

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04-09-2022 12:15 UTC-5

Early Arrivals

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Anthony Thompson

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Sell	35,000 35,000	35,000
Gregory Kukowski	25,000 25,000	25,000
Roger Guzek	25,000
Todd Melander	25,000 25,000	25,000
Jonathan Kim	25,000 25,000	25,000
Donald Nimneh	25,000 25,000	25,000
Casey Temper	25,000 25,000	25,000
Josh Reichard	25,000 25,000	25,000
Thai Dinh	25,000 25,000	25,000
Blake Anderson	25,000 25,000	25,000
Dennis Stevermer	25,000 25,000	25,000
Jason Crews	25,000 25,000	25,000
Brad Sailor	25,000 25,000	25,000
Tom Stambaugh	25,000 25,000	25,000
Daniel Rehbein	25,000 25,000	25,000

04-09-2022 12:07 UTC-5

Download the PokerNews MyStack App and Update Your Chip Count

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Anthony Thompson

PokerNews has activated the My Stack App for this event, allowing you to directly adjust your chip counts in our live reporting blog using your iPhone or Android phone.

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04-09-2022 12:00 UTC-5

Day 1c is Underway!

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Anthony Thompson

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

Cards are in the air for final flight of the 2022 MSPT Running Aces Main Event! Registration open through the break after Level 12 (approximately 9:50 PM).

Level: 1

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 100