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

12-08-2022 22:08 UTC-5

Most Main Event Titles

Anthony Thompson

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 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. Click here for a look at all the leaderboards.Click here for a look at all the leaderboards.

Here's a look at the top ten MSPT Main Event Titleholders:

Player	Hometown	Main Event Titles
Daniel Bekavac	Chicago, IL	4
Matt Kirby	Bemidji, MN	3
Blake Bohn	Eden Prarie, MN	3
Carl Carodenuto	Bloomington, MN	3
Jeremy Dresch	Fridley, MN	2
Ben Marsh	Duluth, MN	2
John Hayes	St. Paul, MN	2
Dan Sun	Cedar Rapids, IA	2
Peixin Liu	Blaine, MN	2
Jason Zarlenga	Lansing, MI	2

Tags: Ben Marsh Blake Bohn Carl Carodenuto Dan Sun Daniel Bekavac Eden Prarie Jason Zarlenga Jeremy Dresch John Hayes Matt Kirby Peixin Liu

12-08-2022 21:56 UTC-5

A Round of Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Wilklow	200,000	23,500
Chris Nelson	144,300	45,600
Loki Abboud	140,000
Blake Bohn	130,400	43,700
Matthew Wolff	93,200	7,600
Rob Wazwaz	90,100	54,500
Max Havlish	83,200	65,600
Matt Alexander	78,600	8,900
Thai Dinh	73,400	33,600
Jun Kim	71,400	-8,600
Brady Roth	59,600	36,200
Gerald Cunniff	55,400	11,900
Chris Moon	51,200	7,700
Eric Eelkema	37,800	15,700
Nik Stone	37,400	-22,400
Bradley Jansen	35,400	-13,200
Dennis Stevermer	34,500	-16,700
Beile Li	26,500	-8,900
Kitkat Klassen	25,000	-10,600
Aaron Johnson	25,000	8,300
Mike Hancock	25,000	16,000
Dan Duggan	22,300	-13,300
Justin Barnum	22,300	-44,700
Terence Reid	21,200	-10,900
Matt Kirby	20,100	-6,400

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12-08-2022 21:50 UTC-5

Reigning Champ Joins the Field

Anthony Thompson

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Reigning MSPT Running Aces champ Chan Pelton has just taken his seat amongst the 219-entry field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chan Pelton	25,000	25,000

Poker Tactic:

Chan Pelton

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

12-08-2022 21:37 UTC-5

Bekavac Trumps Wright

Anthony Thompson

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Erick Wright raised from middle position and then called the 6,000 three-bet four-time MSPT champ Dan Bekavac made from the small blind.

The flop came , Bekavac continued for 9,000 and then called the 50,000 all in raise from Wright.

Erick Wright:
Dan Bekavac:

Bekavac was ahead with bottom pair while Wright held two overs with an open-ended straight draw.

Luckily for Bekavac, neither the turn nor the river improved Wright as he made his exit from the tournament field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Bekavac	152,000	29,700
Erick Wright	Busted

Tags: Dan Bekavac Erick Wright

12-08-2022 21:37 UTC-5

Kukowski Can't Hit Live Cards, Dropped by Halata

Anthony Thompson

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Gregory Kukowski open-jammed for his last 2,700 and was called by Paula Halata from the cutoff, along with the big blind.

The board was checked to showdown and all three players tabled their hands.

Kukowski rolled over but it was no good as Halata showed to win the pot while the big blind tossed into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paula Halata	45,300	45,300
Gregory Kukowski	Busted

Tags: Gregory Kukowski Paula Halata

12-08-2022 21:27 UTC-5

Bob Moore Wins Seniors Event

Anthony Thompson

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 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 #4: $250 NLH Seniors, 160 runners created a $32,000 prize pool that was paid out to the top 18 players.

Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were John Gallenberg (10th - $608), Bruce Wolfe (13th - $512), Chii Cheah (15th - $512), and Steven Knish (18th - $448).

In the end, it was Bob Moore who collected every chip in play to capture the MSPT Winter Poker Classic Trophy, along with a $8,640.

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Bob Moore	$8,640
2	Dave Kramber	$5,408
3	Vic Peppe	$3,840
4	Richard Cockrell	$2,720
5	Brian Knoop	$2,080
6	Randolph Smith	$1,632
7	Matthew Englerth	$1,248
8	Robert Keating	$960
9	James Schultz	$768

Tags: Bob Moore Brian Knoop Bruce Wolfe Chii Cheah Dave Kramber James Schultz John Gallenberg Matthew Englerth Randolph Smith Richard Cockrell Robert Keating Running Aces Steven Knish Vic Peppe

12-08-2022 21:16 UTC-5

Sedlak Rivers Better Two Pair, Drops Lehmann

Anthony Thompson

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

There was heads-up action between Anthony Sedlak from the small blind and Daniel Lehmann from the big blind with a completed board of showing.

Lehmann held one of the larger stacks in the room and was faced with an all in raise from Sedlak who held more chips.

After some careful thought, Lehmann called, and the two players tabled their hands.

Lehmann rolled over for a turned two-pair but it was second best as Sedlak showed for top two-pair to send Lehmann packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Sedlak	215,000	215,000
Daniel Lehmann	Busted

Tags: Anthony Sedlak Daniel Lehmann

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

12-08-2022 20:56 UTC-5

Wolff Out Kicks Kim for Double

Anthony Thompson

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

There were three players that saw a flop and action was checked to the cutoff player who fired out a pot sized 5,000 bet.

Kari Wolff check-jammed for 15,400 from the big blind and only Jun Kim called from middle position.

Kari Wolff:
Jun Kim:

Both players flopped trip queens, but Wolff held the better kicker and neither the turn nor the river changed a thing as she collected her double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jun Kim	80,000	-8,700
Kari Wolff	39,500	14,500

Tags: Kari Wolff Jun Kim