MSPT Canterbury Park $1,110 Main Event Day 1b | 2021 MSPT Canterbury Park

MSPT Canterbury Park $1,110 Main Event

Day 1b Completed

12-11-2021 01:54 UTC-6

Matt Morfitt Bags Top Stack as 45 Players Survive Day 1b of MSPT Canterbury Park $1,100 Main Event

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Another full day of action has played to its conclusion at the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Canterbury Park $1,100 Main Event. The second starting flight drew a staggering 324 entries during a massive snowstorm, bringing the two-day total thus far to 565.

Of those 324 total entries, 45 players remained when chips went into bags and Matt Morfitt found himself atop the counts with 507,000. He was the only player above 500k while Rodney Colson (396,000), Tom Zabka (362,00), and MSPT Hall of Famer Pat Steele (361,000) were the only other players to make it over the 300k mark with Bryan Skreens (277,000) rounding out the top five.

Much like Day 1a, the final level of the night saw an onslaught of casualties with chips flying all across the remaining tables in the final level of play that led to a lot of players riding roller coasters with their stack sizes before becoming official for the evening.

Several other well-known players to the MSPT poker scene will also be joining the aforementioned five. Luke Nguyen (231,000), Jason Crews (148,000), Brad Sailor (126,000) and Taylor Howard (117,000) are just a few more of the players to add their names to the Day 2 roster along with the 28 to have already advanced from Day 1a.

Among those to fire and fall in Friday’s flight were MSPT all-time money leader Rich Alsup, along with MSPT Champion's Chad Bjorkman, Steve Wilkie, Erv Bjerga, David Gonia, and John Sun with at least a few if not all of them likely to be seen back in action for the final flight.

All players who haven't found a Day 2 birth still have another shot tomorrow at 3 p.m. for Day 1c so keep it here at PokerNews for updates as all the action unfolds.

Tags: Brad Sailor Bryan Skreens Chad Bjorkman David Gonia Erv Bjerga Jason Crews John Sun Matt Morfitt Pat Steele Rich Alsup Rodney Colson Steve Wilkie Taylor Howard Tom Zabka

12-11-2021 01:41 UTC-6

End-of-Day 1b Chip Counts (full)

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Morfitt	507,000 127,000	127,000
Rodney Colson	396,000 -74,000	-74,000
Tom Zabka	362,000 -13,000	-13,000
Pat Steele	361,000 1,000	1,000
Bryan Skreens	277,000 -28,000	-28,000
Casey Temper	269,000 -46,000	-46,000
Darnell Echols	267,000 59,000	59,000
John Pierce	262,000 -8,000	-8,000
Justin Barnum	258,000 108,000	108,000
Joshua Hersch	248,000
Steve Alonzo	244,000 244,000	244,000
Andy Jenc	241,000 241,000	241,000
Luke Nguyen	231,000

William Phillips	225,000 225,000	225,000
Jon Kulkay	220,000 220,000	220,000
Neal Yang	204,000 204,000	204,000
Philip Richman	202,000 202,000	202,000
Mike Hiatt	201,000 -89,000	-89,000
Jonathan Markham	198,000 198,000	198,000
Mike Wilklow	196,000 196,000	196,000
Adam Wiatrowski	195,000 -25,000	-25,000
Gary Ewald	164,000 164,000	164,000
Spencer Brobery	162,000 162,000	162,000
Josh Bozarth	160,000 160,000	160,000
Jason Crews	148,000 48,000	48,000

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12-11-2021 01:16 UTC-6

Final Three Hands

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The tournament director has just announced the final three hand of the evening.

12-11-2021 01:16 UTC-6

A Look at the Winer Poker Classic Winners Thus Far

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Tournament	Entries	Prize Pool	Winner	Prize
Event #1: $360 MSPT Mystery Bounty	1,181	$234,700 prize pool + $118,100 in bounties	Patrick Hoffman	$41,694
Event #2: $250 MSPT Pot-Limit Omaha	186	$36,429	Alan Carlson	$5,868
Event #3: $250 Sunday Feast NLH	228	$45,600	Steve Shanks	$6,845
Event #4: $250 Seniors (50+)	219	$43,800	Paul Eidem	$10,953
Event #5: $250 Turbo Super Stack NLH	135	$27,000	Adam Wiatrowski	$4,335
Event #6: $250 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better	109	$12,800	David Bakey	$6,538
Event #7: $300 MSPT Tag Team ($150/player)	511	$58,765	Dylan Christiansen & Joseph Hoppenrath	$14,398
Event #8: $250 Hump Day NLH	202	$40,400	Chad Willett	$7,231

Tags: Adam Wiatrowski Alan Carlson Chad Willett David Bakey Dylan Christiansen Joseph Hoppenrath Paul Eidem

12-11-2021 01:11 UTC-6

A Round of Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Rodney Colson	470,000 70,000	70,000
Pat Steele	360,000 45,000	45,000
Bryan Skreens	305,000 -65,000	-65,000
Mike Hiatt	290,000 214,000	214,000
John Pierce	270,000 -42,000	-42,000
Adam Wiatrowski	220,000 100,000	100,000
Darnell Echols	208,000 98,000	98,000
Taylor Howard	140,000 18,000	18,000
Brad Sailor	128,000 48,000	48,000
Nicholas Anderson	120,000 -35,000	-35,000
Jason Crews	100,000 61,000	61,000
Bradley Jansen	100,000 -11,000	-11,000

Spencer Broberg	97,000 -23,000	-23,000
Bill Criego	90,000 19,000	19,000
Heather Kielpinski	53,000 -89,000	-89,000
Angela Jordison	50,000 -100,000	-100,000

Gerald Cunniff	Busted

12-11-2021 01:01 UTC-6

Chad Willett Takes Down Winter Poker Classic Event #8: $250 Hump Day NLH

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

While PokerNews is here offering live updates from 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 at the Winter Poker Classic.

In Event #8: $250 Hump Day NLH, 202 entries created a $40,400 prize pool that was paid out to the top 21 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Jonathan Kim (21st - $485), Bridgette Field (20th - $485), Tyler Kolness (13th - $606), Ryan Arnold (11th - $768), and Blake Anderson (10th - $768).

In the end, it was Chad Willett who captured the WPC trophy, along with the first-place $7,231 payday.

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Chad Willett	$7,231
2	Alex Maas	$7,231
3	Jeremiah Devries	$7,231
4	David Gonia	$3,434
5	Wesley Cannon	$2,545
6	Matthew Morfitt	$1,980
7	James Walsh	$1,495
8	Terry Thao	$1,172
9	William Starr	$929