Dantram Huynh got it all into the middle and Ramon Mantuano was the lone caller from late position.
Dantram Huynh: 
Ramon Mantuano: 
The board ran out 
and Huynh made a set of aces on the flop to secure the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,500
7,600
|
7,600 |
|
26,500
-14,700
|
-14,700 |
Gary Bodley open-shoved his last 5,300 into the middle and a player in late position called.
Gary Bodley: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
to secure the double for Bodley, who is another qualifier from ClubGG, a subscription based app that has partnered with MSPT to give away seats to major events for as little as $49.99.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,000
-7,500
|
-7,500 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
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 |
Christopher Skinner is back in the tournament after missing on his first bullet. He raised 1,500 from under the gun and a player in middle position called while David Para came along from the big blind.
The flop was 
and all three players checked.
The turn was 
. Para checked and Skinner bet 1,500. The player in middle position called and Para threw his hand into the muck. The river was 
.
Skinner checked and the player in middle position fired 6,000. Skinner called quickly and turned over 
for a set of fours. His opponent tossed the losing hand in the muck while he dragged a big pot to get his second bullet moving in the right direction.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
9,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
Christopher Skinner raised from the cutoff and he called a shove for around 15,000 from a player in the big blind.
Opponent: 
Christopher Skinner:
The board ran out 
and Skinner caught jacks and tens to secure the elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
62,500
26,500
|
26,500 |
Johnnie Moreno, AKA JohnnieVibes, has taken his seat on Day 1b of the $1,110 MSPT Main Event.
The popular Youtube poker vlogger is looking for a deep run to take a shot at his first MSPT Main Event title. Moreno recently made a run at the MSPT Venetian event in October 2021 to finish in 85th for $3,192.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,500
23,500
|
23,500 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Jason Hickey of Marina Del Rey, California is the chip leader at the end of Day 1a of the Mid-States Poker Tour(MSPT) $1,110 Main Event, part of the Showtime Series at San Diego’s Sycuan Casino Resort. In total, there were 98 runners for the first of three flights this weekend, and 11 will return on Sunday for the combined finale.
Hickey is in search of his first MSPT win after running his stack up to over 100 big blinds on Day 1a. Other players moving on to Sunday’s Day 2 include Ken Morey, Andrew Ostapchenko, Rich Alsup, and David Leese.
| Place | Player | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Hickey | 441,000 | 110 |
| 2 | Ken Morey | 381,000 | 95 |
| 3 | Luke Nguyen | 364,000 | 91 |
| 4 | David Leese | 204,000 | 51 |
| 5 | Charly Peterson | 195,000 | 49 |
| 6 | Nathan Trimble | 195,000 | 49 |
| 7 | Andrew Ostapchenko | 176,000 | 44 |
| 8 | Leonid Vaisburg | 148,000 | 37 |
| 9 | Woo Suk Oh | 139,000 | 35 |
| 10 | Rich Alsup | 106,000 | 26 |
| 11 | Katerina Grishakova | 101,000 | 25 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
108,000
108,000
|
108,000 |
|
76,500
39,300
|
39,300 |
|
|
73,500
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
54,500
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
53,000
-19,400
|
-19,400 |
|
|
50,800
24,300
|
24,300 |
|
|
46,200
22,700
|
22,700 |
|
45,000
17,700
|
17,700 |
|
|
31,500
10,600
|
10,600 |
|
|
25,300
-15,200
|
-15,200 |
|
19,200
19,200
|
19,200 |
