$1,100 Main Event | 2022 MSPT Winter Poker Classic

12-11-2022 21:35 UTC-5

Craig Fierke Eliminated in 8th Place ($21,627)

Anthony Thompson

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Chad Chizek raised under the gun only to have Blake Bohn three-bet from late position and Craig Fierke four-bet jam for 1,345,000 from the big blind.

Chizek quickly released his hand while Bohn called after getting a confirmed amount.

Craig Fierke:
Blake Bohn:

Fierke was ahead but Bohn held live cards and hit the runout to send Fierke home in eighth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Blake Bohn	8,000,000	1,070,000
Chad Chizek	1,000,000	-675,000
Craig Fierke	Busted

Tags: Blake Bohn Chad Chizek Craig Fierke

Level: 27

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

12-11-2022 21:16 UTC-5

Nik Stone Eliminated in 9th Place ($17,695)

Anthony Thompson

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Nik Stone open-jammed under the gun for 275,000 and Chan Pelton looked him up from the next seat over.

Nik Stone:
Chan Pelton:

Stone was behind holding live cards, but it was Pelton who connected with the flop.

The turn wasn't a pretty sight for Stone as it left him drawing dead to the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chan Pelton	5,000,000	300,000
Nik Stone	Busted

Tags: Chan Pelton Nik Stone

12-11-2022 20:33 UTC-5

Final Table Draw and Counts (full)

Anthony Thompson

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Players are on their dinner break; action will resume at 8:00 p.m. local time.

MSPT Running Aces Winter Poker Classic Final Table

*Seat	Player	Chip Count*
1	Chan Pelton	4,700,000
2	Blake Bohn	6,930,000
3	Chris Trombley	1,720,000
4	Ezequiel Gonzalez	3,025,000
5	Jon Hanner	1,700,000
6	Craig Fierhe	1,820,000
7	Chad Chizek	1,675,000
8	Justin Thurlow	2,790,000
9	Nik Stone	300,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Blake Bohn	6,930,000	430,000
Chan Pelton	4,700,000	900,000
Ezequiel Gonzalez	3,025,000	1,025,000
Justin Thurlow	2,790,000	-105,000
Craig Fierke	1,820,000	-180,000
Chris Trombley	1,720,000	-780,000
Jon Hanner	1,700,000	1,000,000
Chad Chizek	1,675,000	-325,000
Nik Stone	300,000	-800,000

Tags: Blake Bohn Chad Chizek Chan Pelton Chris Trombley Craig Fierhe Ezequiel Gonzalez Jon Hanner Justin Thurlow Nik Stone

12-11-2022 20:22 UTC-5

Umut Ozturk Eliminated in 10th Place ($13,763)

Anthony Thompson

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Umut Ozturk was all in preflop for roughly 2,000,000 from the big blind and was called by Blake Bohn from the small blind.

Umut Ozturk:
Blake Bohn:

Ozturk was behind in need of an ace, but one never came, as the quick runout ended his Main Event just before the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Blake Bohn	6,500,000	1,900,000
Umut Ozturk	Busted

Tags: Blake Bohn Umut Ozturk

12-11-2022 20:19 UTC-5

Todd Breyfogle Eliminated in 11th Place ($13,763)

Anthony Thompson

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Todd Breyfogle was all in from the button for 600,000 and called by Chan Pelton from the small blind.

Todd Breyfogle:
Chan Pelton:

Breyfogle was ahead but the runout paired Pelton's ten and eliminated Breyfogle.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chan Pelton	3,800,000	400,000
Todd Breyfogle	Busted

Tags: Chan Pelton Todd Breyfogle

12-11-2022 20:13 UTC-5

Jason Whitelaw Eliminated in 12th Place ($13,763)

Anthony Thompson

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Chan Pelton raised from late position and then called the 1,200,000 three-bet jam Jason Whitelaw made from the cutoff.

Jason Whitelaw:
Chan Pelton:

Whitelaw was racing for his tournament life but couldn't pull ahead as the runout ended his Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chan Pelton	3,400,000	1,000,000
Jason Whitelaw	Busted

Tags: Chan Pelton Jason Whitelaw

12-11-2022 20:10 UTC-5

Chizek Rivers Quad Aces to Double Through Pelton

Anthony Thompson

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Chad Chizek got his 900,000 stack in the middle from the small blind after a flop and Chan Pelton called from late position.

Chad Chizek:
Chan Pelton:

Both players connected with the flop with Pelton in the lead with the flush and the turn didn't change a thing.

Unfortunately for the reigning champ, the dealer dropped the case on river to give Chizek quads for a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chan Pelton	2,400,000	100,000
Chad Chizek	2,000,000	700,000

Tags: Chan Pelton Chad Chizek

12-11-2022 20:04 UTC-5

MSPT Season 13 Race for Player of the Year

Anthony Thompson

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 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.

Here's a look at the top ten point leaders of this season:

Place	Player	Hometown	Season 13 Points
1	Josh Reichard	Janesville, WI	6,422
2	CJ Peake	Cleveland, OH	5,775
3	Dan Bekavac	Chicago, IL	5,282
4	John Dennehey	Savage, MN	4,747
5	Justin Barnum	Fargo, ND	4,349
6	Chan Pelton	College Station, TX	3,400
7	Michael Estes	Coralville, IA	3,400
8	Aaron Massey	Elmwood Park, IL	3,375
9	Wesley Cannon	Minneapolis, MN	3,333
10	Rob Wazwaz	Minneapolis, MN	3,149

Level: 26

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000