2022 MSPT Winter Poker Classic

$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1c
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Event Info
2022 MSPT Winter Poker Classic
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k6
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 1c
Entries
429
Players Left
52
Players Left 1 / 1,015
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Gonia Takes from Cove

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
David Gonia
David Gonia

David Gonia raised to from early position 1,800 and Cory Cove called from the small blind.

The flop came {10-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} and Cove check-called a 1,500 continuation bet from Gonia bringing the {8-Spades} turn.

Action went check-check and the {j-Diamonds} completed the board on the river. Cove led out for 2,800 only to quickly release his hand after Gonia raised to 15,000.

Player Chips Progress
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David Gonia
81,200
40,000
40,000
Profile photo of Cory Cove us
Cory Cove
21,900
21,100
21,100

Tags: Cory CoveDavid Gonia

Round of Chip Counts

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Paul Eidem us
Paul Eidem
97,600
27,600
27,600
Profile photo of Bill Brudenell us
Bill Brudenell
91,200
Profile photo of Jun Kim us
Jun Kim
73,400
48,400
48,400
Profile photo of DJ Buckley us
DJ Buckley
36,500
11,500
11,500
Profile photo of Michael Wilklow us
Michael Wilklow
31,200
6,200
6,200
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Dan Favreau us
Dan Favreau
29,800
4,800
4,800
Profile photo of Nik Stone us
Nik Stone
25,000
Profile photo of CJ Peake us
CJ Peake
25,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Rob Wazwaz us
Rob Wazwaz
25,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Carl Carodenuto us
Carl Carodenuto
25,000
Profile photo of John Reading us
John Reading
25,000
25,000
25,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Paula Halata us
Paula Halata
23,400
1,600
1,600
Profile photo of Joshua Thomas us
Joshua Thomas
14,500
33,100
33,100

Ed Veith Wins Multi-Flight

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Ed Veith
Ed Veith

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.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize 
1Edward Veith$13,427* 
2Aaron Funk$5,000* 
3Bob Schoonover$5,000* 
4Matt Fox$5,000* 
5Adam Yehezkel$5,000* 
6Royal Anderson$5,000* 
7Frank Erling$2,029 
8Josh Oslund$1,598 
9Tyler Ask$1,168 

*Denotes Chop

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Dinhs Set is Better, Doubles Through Willems

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

There was three-way action after a {5-Spades}{3-Clubs}{q-Hearts} 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 {6-Clubs} 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: {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}
Robert Willems: {3-Spades}{3-Diamonds}

Both players flopped a set but Dinh held the better one and the {8-Hearts} river secured his double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Thai Dinh us
Thai Dinh
39,800
14,800
14,800
Profile photo of Jay Philips us
Jay Philips
17,600
7,400
7,400

Tags: Jay PhilipsRobert WillemsThai Dinh

More Chip Counts

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Vic Peppe us
Vic Peppe
81,200
56,200
56,200
Profile photo of Sam DeSilva us
Sam DeSilva
77,600
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Umut Ozturk us
Umut Ozturk
69,700
44,700
44,700
Profile photo of Kari Wolff us
Kari Wolff
27,600
2,600
2,600
Profile photo of Ken Pates us
Ken Pates
25,000
Profile photo of Kyna England us
Kyna England
25,000
Profile photo of Kou Vang us
Kou Vang
25,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Chris Nelson us
Chris Nelson
25,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Blake Bohn us
Blake Bohn
25,000
Profile photo of Brady Roth us
Brady Roth
23,400
1,600
1,600
Profile photo of Chris Moon us
Chris Moon
22,300
2,700
2,700
Profile photo of John Alexander us
John Alexander
21,600
3,400
3,400
Profile photo of Zak Beasy us
Zak Beasy
19,800
4,700
4,700
Profile photo of Peixin Liu us
Peixin Liu
19,800
5,200
5,200
Profile photo of CJ Peake us
CJ Peake
Busted
Profile photo of Joe Beasy us
Joe Beasy
Busted

Most MSPT Main Event Cashes in a Single Season

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Mike Shin
Mike Shin

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.

PlacePlayerSeasonCashes
1Mike Shin1012
2Aaron Johnson1010
3Josh Reichard1310
4Aaron Johnson910
5Kou Vang58
6Mark Hodge68
7DJ Buckley138
8Daniel Bekavac137
9Terence Reid127
10Cy Church127

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

Havlish Fills Up to Double Through Regan

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Max Havlish
Max Havlish

There was heads-up action between Max Havlish from under the gun and Russ Regan from the cutoff after a {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{2-Hearts} flop.

Havlish check-jammed for 11,700 after Regan fired out 1,000 and Regan called.

Max Havlish: {2-Spades}{2-Clubs}
Russ Regan: {8-Hearts}{7-Hearts}

Havlish flopped a set of deuces but didn't like seeing Regan already held the flush.

The {k-Hearts} turn didn't improve Havlish, but the {a-Diamonds} river did, as it paired the board to improve his hand to full house and secured his double-up.

Player Chips Progress
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Russ Regan
56,700
Profile photo of Max Havlish us
Max Havlish
25,000

Tags: Max HavlishRuss Regan