$1,110 MSPT Main Event | 2022 MSPT Sycuan Casino

01-16-2022 18:06 UTC-7

Matthew Blagg Eliminated in 10th Place ($8,672)

Matt Hansen

Level 22 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Matthew Blagg got it in for around 400,000 and Lena Evans was the lone caller.

Matthew Blagg:
Lena Evans:

The flop ran out with a and a , with no help for the pocket fives, and Evans made Broadway straight with a on the turn to eliminate Blagg in 10th place for $8,762.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lena Evans	1,675,000 625,000	625,000
Matthew Blagg	Busted

01-16-2022 18:03 UTC-7

Shane Murphy Eliminated in 11th Place ($7,115)

Matt Hansen

Level 22 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

With on the board, Shane Murphy got it in for around 300,000 from early position and Anthony Pitesa was the lone caller.

Shane Murphy:
Anthony Pitesa:

The turn and river were no help to Murphy and Pitesa held on with three tens to eliminate Murphy in 11th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Pitesa	1,275,000 -395,000	-395,000
Shane Murphy	Busted

Tags: Shane Murphy Anthony Pitesa

01-16-2022 17:54 UTC-7

Steve Wendroff Eliminated in 12th Place ($7,115)

Matt Hansen

Level 22 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Steve Wendroff got it all in for around 250,000 and finally got a caller in DJ Buckley.

Steve Wendroff:
DJ Buckley:

The board ran out and Buckley's sevens held on to eliminate Wendroff in 12th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
DJ Buckley	1,535,000 305,000	305,000
Steve Wendroff	Busted

Tags: DJ Buckley Steve Wendroff

01-16-2022 17:46 UTC-7

Rip Fritzer Eliminated in 13th Place ($5,781)

Matt Hansen

Level 22 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Scott Subak open-jammed and Rip Fritzer called while covered. The rest of the table got out of the way and Fritzer was at risk for around 150,000.

Rip Fritzer:
Scott Subak:

The board ran out and Subak's kings held to eliminate Fritzer from the tournament in 13th place for $5,781.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Subak	550,000 175,000	175,000
Rip Fritzer	Busted

Tags: Rip Fritzer Scott Subak

01-16-2022 16:59 UTC-7

Peter Edelman Eliminated in 14th Place ($5,781)

Matt Hansen

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Peter Edelman and Steve Wendroff clashed with nearly identical stacks of around 250,000, and Edelman got it all in while slightly covered by Wendroff.

Peter Edelman:
Steve Wendroff:

The board ran out and Wendroff's eights held to make a full house and eliminate Edelman from the tournament in 14th place for $5,781.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Wendroff	625,000 85,000	85,000
Peter Edelman	Busted

Tags: Peter Edelman Steve Wendroff

01-16-2022 16:47 UTC-7

David Leese Eliminated in 15th Place ($4,669)

Matt Hansen

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

David Leese open-jammed for 135,000 and Jason Hickey re-shoved from the next seat over. The rest of the table folded and action was heads-up.

David Leese:
Jason Hickey:

The board ran out and Hickey turned an ace to eliminate Leese from the tournament in 15th place for $4,669.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Hickey	490,000 135,000	135,000
David Leese	Busted

Tags: David Leese Jason Hickey

01-16-2022 16:44 UTC-7

Jose Araya Eliminated in 16th Place ($4,669)

Matt Hansen

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Just before the break, Jose Araya was down to just a couple of big blinds when he got it all in against Peter Edelman.

Jose Araya:
Peter Edelman:

The board ran out with two jacks, but no help for Araya as he was eliminated in 16th place for $4,669.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Edelman	260,000 -40,000	-40,000
Jose Araya	Busted

Tags: Jose Araya Peter Edelman

01-16-2022 15:32 UTC-7

MSPT Season 12 Final Standings - Player of the Year

Matt Hansen

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Kyna England took down the Season 12 Player of the Year title after winning the MSPT Winter Poker Classic at Canterbury Park in December. She held off a late charge by Taylor Howard in the finale event of the year to become the first female Player of the Year in MSPT history.

Since its inception in 2009, the MSPT has done a great job keeping track of player stats. As a result, 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 final standings in the Season 12 points race.

Place	Player	Points
1	Kyna England	4,750
2	Taylor Howard	4,058
3	Cy Church	3,925
4	Aaron Massey	3,250
5	Jordan Cristos	3,200
6	Jason Crews	3,075
7	Daniel Sepiol	2,850
8	Rob WazWaz	2,717
9	Thu Nguyen	2,700
10	Gediminas Uselis	2.550

01-16-2022 15:05 UTC-7

Evans Gets a Shove Through on Moshe; Takes from Johnson

Matt Hansen

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Lena Evans is making moves up the leaderboard and putting pressure on her opponents.

With 75,000 in the pot and on the board, Evans shoved for 143,000 and Roni Moshe went into the tank.

After a few minutes, Moshe got away from it and awarded Evans the pot.

Moments later, Evans clashed with Rodger Johnson.

Johnson raised to 22,000 from middle position and action folded to Evans for a call from the big blind.

The flop was and Evans bet 28,000. Johnson called and the turn was .

Evans check-called on the turn when Rodgers bet 33,000. The river came .

Both players checked the river and Evans turned over . Johnson flashed and tossed the losing hand in the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lena Evans	332,000 245,000	245,000
Rodger Johnson	261,000 132,000	132,000
Fadi Moshi	127,000 -8,000	-8,000

01-16-2022 13:11 UTC-7

Zulker Knocks Out Bell to Burst Bubble; Birdsall Cashes

Matt Hansen

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Talbert Bell got it all into the middle for around 60,000 and Mike Zulker was the lone caller in late position.

Talbert Bell:
Mike Zulker:

The board ran out and Zulker flopped a queen to eliminate Bell and burst the bubble. All 48 remaining players are now guaranteed a min-cash of $2,312.

Elsewhere across the room, Mark Birdsall is all smiles as he locks in a trip to the payout window after showing up for Day 2 with just 10,000. He ran it up to around 90,000 to start the day, which was enough to take him across the bubble line.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Zulker	225,000 88,000	88,000
Mark Birdsall	25,000 15,000	15,000
Talbert Bell	Busted

Tags: Mark Birdsall Mike Zulker