Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000
2022 MSPT Winter Poker Classic
$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2022 MSPT Winter Poker Classic
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$983,050
Entries
1,015
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
238
Players Left
31
Players Left 1 / 1,015
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Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Day 1a players are off on their final 10-minute break of the night. Afterward, registration for the first starting flight of the MSPT Running Aces Main Event will be closed.
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,500
200,500
|
200,500 |
|
137,500
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
132,500
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
122,500
37,500
|
37,500 |
|
104,500
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
73,500
53,500
|
53,500 |
|
53,500
28,500
|
28,500 |
|
|
47,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Thai Dinh raised to 5,500 from middle position only to have Chris Moon three-bet jam for roughly 30,000 from the button.
Action folded to Dan Bekavac who called off his 16,500 stack from the big blind while Dinh mucked his hand.
Dan Bekavac: 
Chris Moon: 
Moon was out in front with his made hand of jacks until the 
speedy runout gave Bekavac trip tens for a double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
61,500
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
38,500
8,500
|
8,500 |
|
14,500
21,000
|
21,000 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
420,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
275,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
275,000
157,500
|
157,500 |
|
205,500
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
||
|
174,500
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
137,500
6,800
|
6,800 |
|
117,500
12,900
|
12,900 |
|
107,500
19,900
|
19,900 |
|
|
||
|
90,000
10,500
|
10,500 |
|
81,500
168,500
|
168,500 |
|
77,500
121,000
|
121,000 |
|
65,500
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
33,000
17,500
|
17,500 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 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 | 5,325 |
| 3 | Dan Bekavac | Chicago, IL | 5,282 |
| 4 | John Dennehey | Savage, MN | 4,747 |
| 5 | Justin Barnum | Fargo, ND | 4,349 |
| 6 | Michael Estes | Coralville, IA | 3,400 |
| 7 | Aaron Massey | Elmwood Park, IL | 3,375 |
| 8 | Wesley Cannon | Minneapolis, MN | 3,333 |
| 9 | Rob Wazwaz | Minneapolis, MN | 3,149 |
| 10 | Miroslav Semanisin | Wisconsin Dells, WI | 3,100 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
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 Winter Poker Classic here at Running Aces Casino.
In Event #6: $250 PLO, 108 runners created a $21,600 prize pool that was paid out to the top 12 players.
Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Thomas Nguyen (10th - $454), James Erickson (11th - $454), and Dale McDonough (12th - $454).
In the end, it was Doug Tran who collected every chip in play to capture the MSPT Winter Poker Classic Trophy, along with a $6,479.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doug Tran | $6,479 | |
| 2 | Robert Urbatsch | $4,018 | |
| 3 | Mike Wang | $2,830 | |
| 4 | Katie Wier | $2,052 | |
| 5 | Shawn Quinn | $1,512 | |
| 6 | Xa Xiong | $1,123 | |
| 7 | Jason Miller | $907 | |
| 8 | Tyler Ask | $734 | |
| 9 | George Veazey | $583 |
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
There was heads-up action between Mark Sandness from under the gun and Justin Thurlow from the cutoff with a completed board of 
showing.
Sandness made a pot sized 23,000 bet and Thurlow tossed out the chips for a call only to muck his hand after Sandness showed 
for a set of kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
105,000
47,500
|
47,500 |
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Derek Stay raised from the hijack and then called the 19,000 three-bet jam Dan Duggan made from the big blind.
Dan Duggan: 
Derek Stay: 
Duggan was way behind needing help, but none came on the 
runout and he made his exit from the tournament field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
Busted |
