David Gonia raised to from early position 1,800 and Cory Cove called from the small blind.
The flop came 
and Cove check-called a 1,500 continuation bet from Gonia bringing the 
turn.
Action went check-check and the 
completed the board on the river. Cove led out for 2,800 only to quickly release his hand after Gonia raised to 15,000.
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.
| 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
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
There was three-way action after a 
flop and Robert Willems led out for 1,100 from the big blind.
Thai Dinh called from the hijack while Jay Philips raised to 3,200 from the button. Willems called as did Dinh, and the 
fell on the turn.
Willems led out for 10,000 and Dinh raised all in for 11,300. Philips quickly mucked her hand while Willems called and the two players tabled their hands.
Thai Dinh: 
Robert Willems: 
Both players flopped a set but Dinh held the better one and the 
river secured his double-up.
There was all in action after a 
flop between Chris Burke from the small blind and Beile Li from the big blind.
Chris Burke: 
Beile Li: 
Li held the best hand and the running 
turn and river completed his flush to secure him the elimination.
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.
| Place | Player | Season | Cashes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Shin | 10 | 12 |
| 2 | Aaron Johnson | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Josh Reichard | 13 | 10 |
| 4 | Aaron Johnson | 9 | 10 |
| 5 | Kou Vang | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | Mark Hodge | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | DJ Buckley | 13 | 8 |
| 8 | Daniel Bekavac | 13 | 7 |
| 9 | Terence Reid | 12 | 7 |
| 10 | Cy Church | 12 | 7 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
There was heads-up action between Max Havlish from under the gun and Russ Regan from the cutoff after a 
flop.
Havlish check-jammed for 11,700 after Regan fired out 1,000 and Regan called.
Max Havlish: 
Russ Regan: 
Havlish flopped a set of deuces but didn't like seeing Regan already held the flush.
The 
turn didn't improve Havlish, but the river did, as it paired the board to improve his hand to full house and secured his double-up.
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