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

12-10-2022 17:18 UTC-6

PokerNews Podcast: $12K Contest Giveaway Controversy & WPT RRPO Champ Andy Wilson

Anthony Thompson

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

On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen discuss their recent travels, offer highlights from the World Poker Tour (WPT) Rock 'n' Roll Poker Open (RRPO) at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, and offer an interview with the winner of the $3,500 Championship, Andy Wilson, who claimed a $785,800 top prize.

Speaking of the WPT, don't miss out on hearing about this week's ClubWPT Qualifier, who punched their ticket to the upcoming $15M GTD WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas, as well as highlights from the WPT Premier MUG at Wynn Las Vegas.

Finally, the guys preview the upcoming Phil Hellmuth vs. Jason Koon High Stakes Duel III Rd 5 match on December 7 before diving headfirst into the most recent controversy where Nemo "akaNemsko" Zhou, a chess and poker player, decided to hold a contest for a $12K WPT World Championship seat only to give it to her poker coach and alleged boyfriend Alex "Thallo" Epstein.

Listen to the New PokerNews Podcast Here!

12-10-2022 17:07 UTC-6

More Assorted Chip Counts

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Anthony Thompson

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Eidem	117,800 20,200	20,200
Bill Brudenell	114,600 23,400	23,400
Jason Sell	113,400 23,500	23,500
Jun Kim	103,200 29,800	29,800
Bryan Manke	84,600 4,800	4,800
David Gonia	71,300 9,900	9,900
Vic Peppe	71,200 10,000	10,000
Gregory Kukowski	68,700 7,800	7,800
Chan Pelton	58,900 33,900	33,900
Elizabeth Ethridge	55,300 31,400	31,400
Kari Wolff	51,300 23,700	23,700
Charles Xiong	48,700 24,500	24,500
Blake Bohn	47,600 22,600	22,600
Angela Jordison	46,500 21,500	21,500

Cory Cove	39,400 17,500	17,500
Mark Sandness	33,200 8,200	8,200
Joe Matheson	27,400 39,300	39,300
Thai Dinh	25,000 14,800	14,800
Matthew Mlsna	25,000 50,600	50,600
Chad Smith	25,000 24,800	24,800
Nik Stone	20,000 5,000	5,000

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

12-10-2022 17:00 UTC-6

Bob Moore Wins Seniors Event

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Anthony Thompson

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 #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

12-10-2022 16:49 UTC-6

Johnson Can't Crack Two Ladies, Tries Again

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Anthony Thompson

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

2021 MSPT Grand Falls runner-up Kenneth Johnson moved his 13,000 stack in the middle from the cutoff and Chad Chizek looked him up from the small blind.

Kenneth Johnson:
Chad Chizek:

Johnson was behind needing help, but none came on the runout as it secured Chizek the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenneth Johnson	25,000

Tags: Chad Chizek Kenneth Johnson

12-10-2022 16:41 UTC-6

Round of Chip Counts

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Anthony Thompson

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jodene Jensen	105,400
DJ Buckley	68,700 32,200	32,200
Sam DeSilva	66,500 11,100	11,100
Jason Crews	58,700 33,700	33,700
Kitkat Klassen	56,700 35,400	35,400
Michael Wilklow	54,500 23,300	23,300

Max Havlish	49,700 24,700	24,700
Todd Melander	41,200 2,000	2,000
Chris Moon	29,800 7,500	7,500
Brady Roth	28,700 5,300	5,300
Ken Pates	28,600 3,600	3,600
Blake Anderson	25,000 74,800	74,800
Nicola DiTrapani	25,000
Umut Ozturk	25,000 44,700	44,700
Peixin Liu	21,900 2,100	2,100
Jay Philips	19,800 2,200	2,200
John Alexander	11,200 10,400	10,400

12-10-2022 16:32 UTC-6

A Look at the MSPT Hall of Fame

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Anthony Thompson

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 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.

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

12-10-2022 16:13 UTC-6

Take 10

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Anthony Thompson

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Day 1c players are off on their second 10-minute break of the day.

The tournament clock shows a growing 329 entry-field so far.

12-10-2022 16:06 UTC-6

MSPT Season 13 Cashes

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Anthony Thompson

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 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 players who have cashed the most this season so far:

Place	Player	Hometown	Season 13 Cashes
1	Josh Reichard	Janesville, WI	10
2	DJ Buckley	Eden Prarie, MN	8
3	Daniel Bekavac	Chicago, IL	7
4	Aaron Johnson	Red Wing, MN	6
5	Justin Barnum	Fargo, ND	6
6	Wesley Cannon	Minneapolis, MN	6
7	Terence Reid	Souix Falls, SD	6
8	Rob Wazwaz	Minneapolis, MN	6
9	CJ Peake	Cleveland, OH	6
10	John Dennehey	Savage, MN	5