Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
2022 MSPT Winter Poker Classic
$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2022 MSPT Winter Poker Classic
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
MSPT Hall of Famer Kou Vang Enters the Field
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
MSPT Hall of Famer and Minnesota legend Kou Vang has just entered the Main Event after taking down the $2,500 MSPT Hall of Fame High Roller event for $67,621.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Kim Wins with Aggression
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
There were four players who saw a 
flop for 1,500 a pop and action was checked to Jun Kim who fired out 2,500 from middle position.
All three of Kim's opponent's called bringing action to the 
turn. Action was once again checked to Kim who upped the action to 15,000 and the price was too steep as he watched his opponents quickly muck their hands.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
78,900
-7,800
|
-7,800 |
Kirby Dropped by Weeks
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Matt Kirby tossed his 4,000 short stack in the middle from under the gun and Ryan Weeks looked him up from the button.
Matt Kirby: 
Ryan Weeks: 
Kirby was behind holding live cards but neither came on the 
flop.
The 
turn paired Weeks but it also gave Kirby a gut shot straight draw as he needed a jack to stay alive.
Unfortunately for Kirby, the 
double-paired the board on the river and he made his way to the re-buy desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
49,800
49,800
|
49,800 |
|
25,000
8,300
|
8,300 |
The Current MSPT All-Time Money List
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
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.
To date, the MSPT has awarded $149,547,811 in prize money.
Here's a look at the current MSPT All-Time Money List:
| Place | Player | MSPT Winnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rich Alsup | $846,064 |
| 2 | Aaron Massey | $701,462 |
| 3 | Pavel Plesuv | $681,212 |
| 4 | Daniel Bekavac | $674,697 |
| 5 | Michael Soyza | $592,137 |
| 6 | Blake Bohn | $511,203 |
| 7 | Mike Shin | $507,898 |
| 8 | David Levine | $499,752 |
| 9 | Aaron Johnson | $471,961 |
| 10 | Thomas Boivin | $461,505 |
Take 10
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Day 1a players are off on their second 10-minute break of the day with 193 entries tallied thus far.
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Ed Veith Wins Multi-Flight
Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 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 #3: $185 NLH Multi-Flight, 424 runners created a $61,480 prize pool that was paid out to the top 45 players.
Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Beile Li (10th - $984), John Stanley (12th - $984), Thai Dinh (16th - $676), and Clint Leitheiser (29th - $369).
In the end, it was Ed Veith who collected every chip in play to capture the MSPT Winter Poker Classic Trophy, along with a $13,427.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edward Veith | $13,427* | |
| 2 | Aaron Funk | $5,000* | |
| 3 | Bob Schoonover | $5,000* | |
| 4 | Matt Fox | $5,000* | |
| 5 | Adam Yehezkel | $5,000* | |
| 6 | Royal Anderson | $5,000* | |
| 7 | Frank Erling | $2,029 | |
| 8 | Josh Oslund | $1,598 | |
| 9 | Tyler Ask | $1,168 |
*Denotes Chop
A Round of Chip Counts
Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
176,500
26,500
|
26,500 |
|
101,200
22,200
|
22,200 |
|
|
88,700
9,800
|
9,800 |
|
86,700
51,100
|
51,100 |
|
85,600
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
67,500
27,500
|
27,500 |
|
67,000
40,500
|
40,500 |
|
59,800 | |
|
56,400 | |
|
51,200
26,700
|
26,700 |
|
48,600
7,300
|
7,300 |
|
||
|
35,600 | |
|
|
||
|
|
26,500
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
24,500 | |
|
21,200
-10,200
|
-10,200 |
|
15,200
-9,800
|
-9,800 |
|
14,600
-4,600
|
-4,600 |
|
14,600
-10,400
|
-10,400 |
|
14,200
-20,400
|
-20,400 |
Deuces Are Good for Harrell
Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Dan Favreau opened for 2,400 from the hijack and Marc Harrell called from the button.
The 
flop saw Favreau continue for 3,000 and Harrell called bringing the 
turn.
Favreau check-called a 6,000 bet from Harrell and the 
river was checked by both players.
Harrell quickly showed 
and it was good as Favreau tossed his hand into the muck facedown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 |