Running Aces Casino

Day 1C of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Running Aces $1,110 Main Event attracted a massive 448 runners, which along with 1A's 161 and 1b’s 276 brought the total field up to 885 entries, blasting past the $500k guarantee.

The massive field generated a $856,950 prize pool and the top 90 players will get paid a minimum of $2,228, while the eventual winner will walk away with a $167,105 first-place prize, along with the Minnesota State Poker Championship trophy.

At the end of the third and final flight, 52 players bagged and tagged with Dejuante Alexander bagging the top stack 530,000, edging out Day 1a’s John Hanner (525,00) to take the overall chip lead into Day 2.

Others to bag big stacks where Dave Bashel (490,00), Jeremy Holmes (395,000), Yer Vang (393,000), and Blaise Poupore (373,000) who rounded out the top five stacks.

They were joined by Mark Fink (321,00), Alex Wheeler (305,000), Eddie Blumenthal (304,000), Nic DiTrapani (304,000), and MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard (277,000).

The surviving players from all three flights – of which there are 103 (18 from Day 1A, 33 from 1B, and 52 from 1C) – will return at 11 a.m. local time on Sunday, April 2nd to play down to a winner.

Season 14 MSPT Running Aces $1,110 Main Event Payouts

Remaining MSPT Minnesota Poker State Championship Schedule

There was heads-up action after a flop between Maxx Holland from the hijack and his opponent directly to his left.

All the chips went into the middle with Holland holding less with 77,000, and the two players tabled their hands.

Maxx Holland:
Opponent:

Holland was ahead after flopping top pair but had a super sweat after the dealer turned the .

Luckily for Holland, the completed the board on the river and secured his double-up.

Maxx Holland - 150,000

For over the past week, poker players have been at Running Aces Casino in Columbus MN, duking it out for the MSPT's Minnesota Poker State Championship stacking up points for the Player of the Series.

Points are based on placement in each qualifying event and are awarded to the top 9 players finishing in each event. In the case an event does not pay 9 places, only those players awarded prize pool payouts receive points.

Sitting on top of the leaderboard right now is Tim Votava, who has 20 points for a chance an $1,110 MSPT Main Event seat.

A complete list of the leaderboard can be found here.

There was heads-up action between Nik Stone from the button and MSPT Deadwood champ Gerald Cunniff from the big blind with a board showing.

With 40,000 already in the middle, Cunniff check-raised to 30,000 after Stone fired out a 14,000 bet, and Stone fired out a 70,000 three-bet.

Cunniff wasted no time clapping back with a 240,000 four-bet jam and Stone released his hand.

Gerald Cunniff - 350,000
Nik Stone - 195,000

For over the past week, poker players have been at Running Aces Casino in Columbus MN, duking it out for the MSPT's Minnesota State Poker Championship!

In Event #7: $500 PLO, 67 runners were tallied through the registration period, generating a $28,810 prize pool that was paid out to the top 7 players.

Coming out the victor was MSPT champ Dave Gonia, who secured the $8,174 top prize, along with the MSPT trophy!

Event #7 Results

MSPT Minnesota Poker State Championship at Running Aces Casino
Entrants: 885
Prize Pool: $856,950

A player from middle position opened for 7,000 and was called by the button before Chris Murdoch three-bet jammed for 77,000 from the small blind.

Action was on Mike Estes who went over the top for 181,000 from the big blind.

The initial raiser folded, and the button followed suit tossing into the muck.

Chris Murdoch:
Mike Estes:

Estes had Murdoch dominated until a ten appeared in the window on the flop.

The turn brought possible chop outs if an eight were to fall on the river, but the completed the board and secured Murdoch his double-up.

Chris Murdoch - 150,000
Mike Estes - 105,000

A total of 51 players have made a Day 2 birth thus far, and another group of hopefuls will look to add their names to that list.

All who make it through today will return tomorrow, Sunday April 2nd at 11 a.m. for Day 2, where the remaining players from all starting flights will combine and play until a winner is declared.

Top Chip Counts Through First Two Flights