Jow Matheson
This ain’t Joe Matheson’s first rodeo.
The Andover, Minnesota, player has MSPT results dating back to Season 1 of the Tour, where he won a MSPT Main Event in 2010 at Running Aces Harkness Park. Overall, Matheson has 12 Main Event MSPT cashes with 5 final tables during that time.
Matheson found himself in a tussle with 20-year-old Peyton Smith, who is having himself quite the tournament, late in the running. Smith had raised under-the-gun and action folded around to Matheson who called in the big blind. The Flop came 

, the Turn was
, and the River was
. At every opportunity, Matheson checked and Smith wagered. 5,000 preflop, another 5,000 on the flop, 11,000 on the Turn, and then once Matheson checked for the fourth time Smith went all-in on the River. Matheson quickly called, putting his last 22,000 at risk.
Smith showed his 
, and Matheson flipped up his 
to show down the pair of Aces for the win. Others at the table expressed their shock with the speed and assuredness of Matheson’s call, with Rob Wazwaz expressing “great call!” quite loudly in response to seeing the players’ hands.
Matheson now has more than 100,000 in tournament chips, while Smith took a massive hit, dropping below 50,000.