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February 11 - 19, 2017

 
  • Level: 14
  • Blinds: 1200 / 2400
  • Ante: 400
Curtis Vierstraete Leads as 26 Players Advance from Day 1A of MSPT Running Aces
Created (2/18/2017 2:09:24 AM by Admin System)

Day 1A of the MSPT Running Aces Main Event attracted 166 entrants – up from the Fall’s 159 runners – and after 14 levels of play just 26 remained with Curtis Vierstraete and his stack of 379,000 leading the way.

Vierstraete, who hails from North Dakota, has three MSPT cashes totaling $6,952, with his single best being $2,657 for finishing 25th in this event back in September. However, his best-ever cash was $39,212 for finishing runner-up to Kou Vang in the 2010 Fall Poker Classic.



Others who bagged big stacks were MSPT Pro Matt Kirby (266,500), Jared Koppel (245,000), Sam Hanson (238,000), and Mark Reid (227,000), who round out the top five.

While they didn’t amass quite as many chips, plenty of notables punched their ticket to Day 2 including Aaron Johnson (187,000), MSPT Pro Matt Alexander (180,000), MSPT Season 7 Canterbury Park champ Jon Kim (130,500), former MSPT Running Aces champ Mark Sandness (81,000), reigning MSPT Player of the Year Rich Alsup (66,500), and the most recent inductee into the Minnesota Poker Hall of Fame Tony Hartmann (49,000).

Of course, not everyone was so fortunate. Among those to fall on Day 1A were former MSPT Running Aces champs Jeremy Dresch and Luke Arora, World Series of Poker bracelet winner John Reading, MSPT Pro Blake Bohn, Minnesota Poker Hall of Famer Mike Schneider, MSPT Season 6 Player of the Year Mark Hodge, and two-time champ Peixin Liu.

Those players and anyone else looking to take a shot can enter the Day 1B flight, which will take place at 4 p.m. local time on Saturday. That’s when our coverage will resume, so be sure to join us then.

  • Level: 14
  • Blinds: 1200 / 2400
  • Ante: 400
End-of-Day 1A Chip Counts
Created (2/18/2017 2:07:40 AM by Admin System)

Curtis Vierstraete 379,000
Matt Kirby 266,500
Jared Koppel 245,000
Sam Hanson 238,000
Mark Reid 227,000
Aaron Johnson 187,000
Matt Alexander 180,000
Scott Delong 177,000
Mark Jaroslawski 156,500
Jonathan Kim 130,500
Brian Berthiaume 127,500
Tyler Rettig 126,000
Ben Marsh 115,000
Jim Boone 86,500
Mark Sandness 81,000
Zephanian Baer 73,500
Katie Gebhart 73,000
Bruce Wolfe 69,000
Rich Alsup 66,500
Rocky Wylie 66,000
Dennis Stevermer 58,500
Tony Hartmann 49,000
Jason Seitz 44,000
Joe Barnard 43,500
Susan Roberts 38,000
John Pierce 36,000

  • Level: 14
  • Blinds: 1200 / 2400
  • Ante: 400
Four More Hands
Created (2/18/2017 1:54:38 AM by Admin System)

The tournament staff just announced the remaining players will play four more hands before bagging and tagging for the night. Stay tuned for a list of survivors with chip counts as well as a full recap of the Day 1A action.

  • Level: 14
  • Blinds: 1200 / 2400
  • Ante: 400
Scott Delong Scores Double Elimination
Created (2/18/2017 1:39:59 AM by Admin System)

Scott Delong

David Margulies open-jammed for 7,300 from middle position and Mark Sandness called from the cutoff. Alex Smith then three-bet all in over the top for 18,900, Scott Delong flatted from the big, and Sandness called the additional 11,600 to see the  jh 6d 8d flop.

Delong moved all in, and the chased Sandness from the hand.

Margulies:  3c 3d
Smith:  ah 10h
Delong:  ac js

Delong took the lead by flopping top pair, and he held onto it after the  5h appeared on the turn followed by the  qc on the river.

Scott Delong - 150,000
Alex Smith - Busted
David Margulies - Busted

  • Level: 13
  • Blinds: 1000 / 2000
  • Ante: 300
"Joey Dimples, You've Got This"
Created (2/18/2017 1:25:27 AM by Admin System)

Joe Barnard

Joe Barnard got his stack of 24,200 all in preflop and found himselt at risk against Gerrit Wierbos.

Wierbos:  kh ks
Barnard:  as qh

“Joey Dimples, you’ve got this,” MSPT Pro Matt Alexander encouraged Barnard, who let slip a smile.

The  qd 9s 5c flop gave Barnard a little help, but he needed more to stay alive. The  qc turn was just what he had in mind, and he doubled through Wierbos after the  10h was run out on the river.

Joe Barnard - 53,000
Gerrit Wierbos - 50,000

  • Level: 13
  • Blinds: 1000 / 2000
  • Ante: 300
A Couple Late Night Tweets
Created (2/18/2017 1:09:49 AM by Admin System)

  • Level: 13
  • Blinds: 1000 / 2000
  • Ante: 300
Bad beats and coolers
Created (2/18/2017 1:00:42 AM by Admin System)

Alex Smith
Aaron Johnson

Alex Smith raised to 4,300, Aaron Johnson called from the button and both of the blinds folded.

On the  as 4d 5h flop, Smith bet 4,500 and Johnson called.

The dealer put out the  6d turn, Smith checked, Johnson bet 7,500, Smith raised to 16,000 and Johnson called.

On the  6c river, Smith bet 30,000, Johnson went all in for 49,000, Smith called and the cards were turned over.

Johnson  6h 6s
Smith  5c 5s

While Smith had flopped a set, Johnson turned a bigger set and hit quads on the river!

Aaron Johnson 150,000
Alex Smith 25,000

  • Level: 13
  • Blinds: 1000 / 2000
  • Ante: 300
A Look at the Big Stacks
Created (2/18/2017 12:58:26 AM by Admin System)

Mark Jaroslawski - 430,000
Sam Hanson - 300,000
Curtis Vierstraete - 295,000
Mark Reid - 190,000
Mark Sandness - 175,000
Jonathan Kim - 150,000

  • Level: 13
  • Blinds: 1000 / 2000
  • Ante: 300
Hanner No More
Created (2/18/2017 12:41:58 AM by Admin System)

  • Level: 12
  • Blinds: 800 / 1600
  • Ante: 200
Last Break of the Night
Created (2/18/2017 12:30:28 AM by Admin System)

Players are now on their last 10-minute break of the night. When they return, they’ll play two more levels before bagging and tagging.

 
 
Player Name
Chips
Progress
 
City
State
Country
379,000  
379,000 
 
ND 
266,500  
266,500 
 
MN 
245,000  
245,000 
 
MN 
238,000  
238,000 
 
Hudson 
WI 
227,000  
227,000 
 
Canton 
IA 
187,000  
187,000 
 
MN 
180,000  
180,000 
 
MN 
177,000  
177,000 
 
MN 
156,500  
156,500 
 
MN 
130,500  
130,500 
 
MN 
127,500  
127,500 
 
MN 
126,000  
126,000 
 
Blaine 
MN 
115,000  
115,000 
 
Duluth 
MN 
86,500  
86,500 
 
MN 
81,000  
81,000 
 
MN 
73,500  
73,500 
 
MN 
73,000  
73,000 
 
MN 
69,000  
69,000 
 
MN 
66,500  
66,500 
 
MN 
66,000  
66,000 
 
MN 
58,500  
58,500 
 
MN 
49,000  
49,000 
 
MN 
44,000  
44,000 
 
MN 
43,500  
43,500 
 
MN 
38,000  
38,000 
 
MN 
38,000  
38,000 
 
MN 
36,000  
36,000 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
Dent 
MN 
0  
Busted 
  
Hudson 
WI 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
Casper 
WY 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
PA 
0  
Busted 
 
MI 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
WI 
0  
Busted 
 
Fargo 
ND 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
Blaine 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
 
Canada 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
WI 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
  
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
  
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
Keota 
IA 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
  
MN 
0  
Busted 
  
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
NY 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
  
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
  
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
  
WI 
Rank
Player Name
City
State
Country
Amount
Points
1
Blaine 
MN 
$86,440
1,400
2
MN 
$51,864
1,200
3
Dayton 
MN 
$33,642
1,100
4
MN 
$23,512
1,000
5
Keota 
IA 
$17,634
900
6
Duluth 
MN 
$13,830
800
8
Ames 
IA 
$9,681
600
9
Canton 
IA 
$8,301
500
10
MN 
$6,569
400
16
MN 
$3,458
200
17
Hudson 
WI 
$3,458
200
18
MN 
$3,458
200
19
MN 
$2,766
100
22
 
 
$2,766
100
24
MN 
$2,766
100
25
MN 
$2,766
100
26
MN 
$2,766
100
27
Duluth 
MN 
$2,766
100
28
MN 
$2,178
50
31
Duluth 
MN 
$2,178
50
34
MN 
$2,178
50
LEVEL INFO
Level
14
Blinds
1200 / 2400
Ante
400
TOURNAMENT INFO
Entries
166
Players Remaining
26
Average Chip Stack
127,692
Total Chips
3,320,000
TOP 10 CHIP COUNT
RANK
PLAYER
CHIPS
379,000
266,500
245,000
238,000
227,000
187,000
180,000
177,000
156,500
10 
130,500
SEASON TOP 10 POY POINTS
RANK
PLAYER
CHIPS
5,425
4,825
4,633
4,500
3,550
3,533
3,450
3,450
10 
3,400