2022 MSPT Winter Poker Classic

$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
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Event Info

2022 MSPT Winter Poker Classic

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♠6♦
Prize
$181,864
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$983,050
Entries
1,015
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
238
Players Left
31
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David Gonia Takes Down the Mystery Bounty

Anthony Thompson
Anthony Thompson
Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
David Gonia
David Gonia

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 #1: $360 NLH Mystery Bounty, 1,065 runners created a $318,000 prize pool that was paid out to the top 115 players.

Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard (11th - $2,969), Nik Stone (16th - $2,081), MSPT Hall of Famer Rob Wazwaz (26th - $1,214), Dan Bekavac (31st - $918), and DJ Buckley (39th - $707).

In the end, it was David Gonia who collected every chip in play to capture the MSPT Winter Poker Classic Trophy, along with a $38,606 payday plus bounties.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrizePOY Points
1David Gonia$38,606627
2Tom Moran$23,476561
3Leo Fussy$17,584528
4Matt Wolff$13,354495
5Steve Knish$9,949462
6Brett Patterson$7,622429
7Hunter Quinlivan$5,930396
8Chris Murdoch$4,661363
9Jeffery Viergutz$3,815330

Tags: Brett PattersonChris MurdochDan BekavacDavid GoniaDJ BuckleyHunter QuinlivanJeffery ViergutzJosh ReichardLeo FussyMatt WolffNik StoneRob WazwazRunning AcesSteve Knish

Two Pair Good for Steele

Anthony Thompson
Anthony Thompson
Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Pat Steele
Pat Steele

There was heads-up action between MSPT Hall of Famer Pat Steele and his opponent from the cutoff with a {a-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{3-Spades} board showing.

Steele led out for 4,600 into a 6,500 pot and his opponent called to see the {j-Hearts} pair the board on the river.

Action went check-check and Steele rolled over {a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} for two-pair to win the pot while his opponent tossed {q-Clubs}{8-Clubs} into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Pat Steele us
Pat Steele 		34,200
9,200
 9,200

Tags: Pat Steele

Duggan Fills Up for Double

Anthony Thompson
Anthony Thompson
Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Dan Duggan
Dan Duggan

There were four players that too to a {4-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{5-Spades} flop and two players got their stacks into the middle after an initial 1,600 bet.

Dan Duggan: {5-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}
Opponent: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}

Duggan was out in front after flopping a set of fives but the {k-Diamonds} turn gave him a little sweat as his opponent could pull ahead if an ace or king were to fall on the river.

Luckily for Duggan, the {4-Clubs} paired the board on the river and secured his 24,100 double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Duggan us
Dan Duggan
63,400
63,400
 63,400

Tags: Dan Duggan

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/200

Ante: 300

Share Your Bad Beat w/ the PN Podcast Via the PokerNews Bad Beat Hotline!

Anthony Thompson
Anthony Thompson
Level 3 : Blinds 200/200, 300 ante
PN Bad Beat Hotline
PN Bad Beat Hotline

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A Round of Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson
Anthony Thompson
Level 3 : Blinds 200/200, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Dan Bekavac us
Dan Bekavac 		63,400
38,400
 38,400
Matt Alexander us
Matt Alexander 		57,600
27,600
 27,600
Thai Dinh us
Thai Dinh 		29,300
4,300
 4,300
John Reading us
John Reading 		25,000
25,000
 25,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Beile Li us
Beile Li 		24,300
-700
 -700
Kitkat Klassen us
Kitkat Klassen 		23,200
Blake Anderson us
Blake Anderson 		19,300
-5,700
 -5,700
Matthew Wolff us
Matthew Wolff 		19,300
-5,700
 -5,700
Kari Wolff us
Kari Wolff
18,900
-6,100
 -6,100
Steve Wazwaz us
Steve Wazwaz 		18,300
-6,700
 -6,700
Dennis Stevermer us
Dennis Stevermer 		16,400
-8,600
 -8,600
Mike Hancock us
Mike Hancock 		9,000
-41,000
 -41,000
Mark Sandness us
Mark Sandness 		7,000
-18,000
 -18,000

Lehmann Flushes Falasco for Double

Anthony Thompson
Anthony Thompson
Level 3 : Blinds 200/200, 300 ante
Daniel Lehmann
Daniel Lehmann

There was heads-up action between Theo Falasco from the button and Daniel Lehmann from the small blind with a completed board of {10-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} board showing,

With over 16,000 already in the middle, Lehmann led out for 9,000 and then called off his 28,600 stack after Falasco raised all in for more.

Falasco tabled {j-Clubs}{8-Spades} for the jack-high straight but it was no good as Lehmann rolled over {q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} for the queen-high flush to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Lehmann us
Daniel Lehmann 		76,500
Theo Falasco us
Theo Falasco
5,000

Tags: Daniel LehmannTheo Falasco

More Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson
Anthony Thompson
Level 3 : Blinds 200/200, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Eric Eelkema us
Eric Eelkema 		41,300
41,300
 41,300
Brady Roth us
Brady Roth 		34,500
34,500
 34,500
Blake Bohn us
Blake Bohn 		33,400
8,400
 8,400
Gerald Cunniff us
Gerald Cunniff 		25,000
25,000
 25,000
Justin Barnum us
Justin Barnum 		25,000
25,000
 25,000
Matt Kirby us
Matt Kirby 		23,400
-1,600
 -1,600
Jeff Grimes us
Jeff Grimes 		22,400
-2,600
 -2,600
Bob Van Syckle us
Bob Van Syckle 		16,700
-8,300
 -8,300
Bradley Jansen us
Bradley Jansen 		15,400
-9,600
 -9,600
WSOP 1X Winner
Ian Matakis us
Ian Matakis 		13,700
-11,300
 -11,300
WSOP 1X Winner
Aaron Johnson us
Aaron Johnson 		13,400
-11,600
 -11,600
Alex Winter us
Alex Winter 		3,400
-21,600
 -21,600

Kukowski Hits Lucky Lady to Drop Havlish and Peppe

Anthony Thompson
Anthony Thompson
Level 3 : Blinds 200/200, 300 ante

There was three-way all in action between Max Havlish, Vic Peppe, and Gregory Kukowski with Kukowski having both players covered.

Max Havlish: {a-Hearts}{5-Hearts}
Vic Peppe: {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}
Gregory Kukowski: {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}

Peppe was ahead holding a made hand of sevens and it stayed that way after the {10-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} flop hit the felt.

The {5-Clubs} turn didn't change a thing but the {q-Hearts} river secured Kukowski the double elimination as it paired his queen.

Player Chips Progress
Gregory Kukowski us
Gregory Kukowski 		40,000
40,000
 40,000
Vic Peppe us
Vic Peppe 		25,000
25,000
 25,000
Max Havlish us
Max Havlish 		25,000

Tags: Gregory KukowskiMax HavlishVic Peppe

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