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

12-09-2022 13:54 UTC-5

More Early Arrivals

Anthony Thompson

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Stambaugh	25,000
Jon Hanner	25,000
Chris Moon	25,000	25,000
Nicholas Anderson	25,000
Beile Li	25,000	25,000
Dennis Stevermer	25,000	25,000
Steve Wazwaz	25,000	25,000
Alex Winter	25,000	25,000
Nik Stone	25,000	25,000
Kyna England	25,000	25,000
Vic Peppe	25,000	25,000
Gerald Cunniff	25,000	25,000
Terence Reid	25,000	25,000
Peixin Liu	25,000
Paula Halata	25,000	25,000

12-09-2022 14:06 UTC-5

David Gonia Takes Down the Mystery Bounty

Anthony Thompson

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 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 #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

Place	Player	Prize	POY Points
1	David Gonia	$38,606	627
2	Tom Moran	$23,476	561
3	Leo Fussy	$17,584	528
4	Matt Wolff	$13,354	495
5	Steve Knish	$9,949	462
6	Brett Patterson	$7,622	429
7	Hunter Quinlivan	$5,930	396
8	Chris Murdoch	$4,661	363
9	Jeffery Viergutz	$3,815	330

12-09-2022 14:15 UTC-5

Hammarstrom Hooks Steve Wazwaz for Double

Anthony Thompson

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

There was heads-up action after a flop between Steve Wazwaz from under the gun and Nicholas Hammarstrom from the small blind.

A series of raises saw Hammarstrom get his 10,000 stack in the middle and Wazwaz was priced in for the call.

Nicholas Hammarstrom:
Steve Wazwaz:

Hammarstrom was ahead with his made hand of jacks and the turn followed by the river secured his double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Hammarstrom	22,400
Steve Wazwaz	20,000	-5,000

Tags: Nicholas Hammarstrom Steve Wazwaz

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/200

Ante: 300

12-09-2022 14:28 UTC-5

A Look at the MSPT Hall of Fame

Anthony Thompson

Level 3 : Blinds 200/200, 300 ante

The MSPT Hall of Fame, established in 2017, is proud to recognize those individuals who have shown superior skill and achieved specific long-term accomplishments.

The criteria to earn a spot on the MSPT Hall of Fame is as follows:

Achieve a minimum of 25 MSPT Main Event Cashes and 1 MSPT Win OR 1 MSPT Player of the Year; or
Achieve a minimum of 10 MSPT Main Event Final Tables and 1 MSPT Win OR 1 MSPT Player of the Year

To see which players are close to achieving HOF status, refer to the comprehensive MSPT Stats page.

As of today, ten players are currently enshrined in the MSPT Hall of Fame.

12-09-2022 14:38 UTC-5

Tens Hold for Lunde

Anthony Thompson

Level 3 : Blinds 200/200, 300 ante

Jonathan Garcia raised from under the gun and was called by Matthew Przybilla and David Lunde directly to his left.

The flop saw Garcia continue for 1,500 and Przybilla called only to have Lunde raise to 3,200.

Action was back on Garcia who three-bet all in for 13,300 and only Lunde called.

Jonathan Garcia:
David Lunde:

Lunde was ahead with his made hand of tens and board completed with the on the turn and river securing him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Garcia	Busted

Tags: Matthew Przybilla Jonathan Garcia David Lunde

12-09-2022 14:42 UTC-5

A Round of Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

Level 3 : Blinds 200/200, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Blake Bohn	62,300	37,300
Jeff Grimes	44,300	16,700
Pat Steele	39,800	14,800
Bob Van Syckle	39,200	14,200
CJ Peake	38,700	10,100
Chris Moon	34,600	9,600
Nicholas Anderson	29,800	4,800
Josh Bozarth	28,700	3,700
Kitkat Klassen	26,700	1,700
Aaron Johnson	21,300	-3,700
Paula Halata	19,800	-5,200
Michael Winter	13,200	-11,800

12-09-2022 14:53 UTC-5

Bjerga Wins with River Bet

Anthony Thompson

Level 3 : Blinds 200/200, 300 ante

There were five players who saw a flop for 800 apiece and action was checked to the button who fired out 2,500.

Only Erv Bjerga check-called to see the fall on the turn.

With three clubs on the board Bjerga led out for 3,000 and his opponent called bringing the on the river.

Bjerga continued with his aggression and fired out and uncontested 5,500 bet to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erv Bjerga	43,200	18,200

Tags: Ervin Bjerge

12-09-2022 14:59 UTC-5

More Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

Level 3 : Blinds 200/200, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Wazwaz	43,200	23,200
Ty Johnson	41,200
Peixin Liu	32,400	7,400
Vic Peppe	26,500	1,500
Mark Hodge	25,000
Jun Kim	25,000	25,000
Jason Crews	25,000
Dennis Stevermer	24,300	-700
Beile Li	22,300	-2,700
Gerald Cunniff	21,300	-3,700
Tom Stambaugh	19,800	-5,200
Nik Stone	19,200	-5,800
Rob Wazwaz	12,000	-13,000

12-09-2022 15:01 UTC-5

Take 10

Anthony Thompson

Level 3 : Blinds 200/200, 300 ante

Day 1b players are off on their first 10-minute break of the day with 179 entries tallied thus far.