
Rodger Johnson of Grand Forks, ND just took down the largest BLUFF MSPT event to date to earn $79,185 and the RF Moeller Diamond Championship bracelet! Johnson - a farmer/pilot/real estate investor, etc - was the last man standing in a 311-player Main Event though he's not the first in his family to win a BLUFF MSPT event. His brother Brian took down the 2010 event at Northern Lights Casino in Walker, MN. Johnson entered Day 2 at 16 big blinds with 32,000 chips. At one point he was all-in with Q9 for his last 15,300. "I won that hand," Johnson said, "then started picking up some cards." Johnson began the final table with 525,000. With the blinds at 20K/40K, he faced a 3X raise in front of him that was more than his 115K stack. He got it all-in with A3 suited in a 3-way pot and hit his flush to triple up. After that it was fairly clear sailing. He rolled to a large chip lead heads up against Erick Wright where he flopped a set of 9's and got it all-in against Wright's K-high. That was it! Wright again proved he's a force to be reckoned with. Wright has won the Twin Cities Poker Open, the Anniversary Tournament and placed 2nd in the Freeze Out, all $1k buy-in tourneys. Congratulations to Rodger Johnson, Erick Wright and all the players who cashed! This is a wrap for the 2012 BLUFF Mid-States Poker Tour at Running Aces, a record field to-date for the BLUFF MSPT! The next stop is at Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel in Tama, IA March 24 - April 1. That event is $300,000 GUARANTEED!! Will the BLUFF MSPT break 400? See you there!
Place |
Name |
Amount |
| 1 |
Rodger Johnson |
$79,185 |
| 2 |
Erick Wright |
$43,328 |
| 3 |
Elias Monette |
$28,686 |
| 4 |
Leo Fussy |
$19,423 |
| 5 |
Sam Hanson |
$14,941 |
| 6 |
Robby Westrom |
$11,952 |
| 7 |
Dave Westrum |
$10,458 |
| 8 |
Jeff Grobe |
$8,964 |
| 9 |
Tom Westbrook |
$7,470 |
| 10 |
Chris Clasen |
$5,976 |
| 11 |
Chad Felix |
$5,976 |
| 12 |
Brenden Sandy |
$5,976 |
| 13 |
Josh Oien |
$4,183 |
| 14 |
Tony Swanson |
$4,183 |
| 15 |
Kevin Reichel |
$4,183 |
| 16 |
Paul Schroeder |
$2,988 |
| 17 |
Ryan Hartmann |
$2,988 |
| 18 |
Dan Kraft |
$2,988 |
| 19 |
Hank Mlekoday |
$2,390 |
| 20 |
Shane Coen |
$2,390 |
| 21 |
Richard Cockrell |
$2,390 |
| 22 |
Todd Innes |
$2,390 |
| 23 |
Chris Keller |
$2,390 |
| 24 |
Matt Leshovsky |
$2,390 |
| 25 |
John Hayes |
$2,390 |
| 26 |
Steve Johnson |
$2,390 |
| 27 |
Brian Soja |
$2,390 |
| 28 |
Matt Alexander |
$1,494 |
| 29 |
Matt Jenkin |
$1,494 |
| 30 |
Jason Hartwig |
$1,494 |
| 31 |
William Records |
$1,494 |
| 32 |
Jocelyn Bendijo |
$1,494 |
| 33 |
Ryan Arnold |
$1,494 |
| 34 |
Tara Dunn |
$1,494 |
| 35 |
Eric Grave |
$1,494 |
| 36 |
Tracy Blackwell |
$1,494 |