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Taylor Maas Leads 33 Survivors After Day 1B

A lengthy day of 15 levels has wrapped up during the MSPT Winter Poker Classic $1,110 Main Event at Running Casino as the second of three flights drew 280 entries to bring the two-day total thus far to 475, solidifying that the $500K GTD will be surpassed in tomorrow’s final flight.

Of those 280 entries, only 33 players remained when chips went into bags, and it was Taylor Maas (805,000) who outdistanced himself from the rest to take the third overall chip stack into Day 2 thus far.

Following behind Maas was MSPT champ Max Havlish (560,000) who was followed closely by two-time MSPT champ Ben Marsh (518,000) after he caught steam at the end of the night after receiving a double-up while eliminating Tanya Payne in the final hand evening.

Rounding out the top five stacks were Kevin Pender (486,000), and Mike Headland (473,000), while Paul Elfelt (451,000), Loki Abboud (440,000), and Vlad Revniaga (424,000) were the only other players to bag north of 400k this flight.

Much like Day 1a, the final levels of the night saw an onslaught of casualties, with players such as MSPT Hall of Famer’s Jason Seitz and Matt Kirby among those to be eliminated before play concluded for the night with chips flying all across the remaining tables.

Several other familiar players will also be joining the aforementioned five. MSPT champ Moon Ahmed (330,000), defending champ Blake Bohn (303,000), two-time MSPT champ Jeremy Dresch (204,000), DJ Buckley (172,000) & MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard (97,000) are just a few more of the players to add their names to the Day 2 roster along with the 22 to have already advanced from Day 1a.

The final starting flight will get underway tomorrow at noon. Late registration and re-entries will remain open through Level 12 (approximately 9:10 p.m.).

Make sure to tune in to see who makes it through to Day 2.

MSPT Winter Poker Classic Remaining Schedule

End Day 1B Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Taylor Maas	805,000	610,000
Max Havlish	560,000	495,000
Ben Marsh	518,000	300,000
Kevin Pender	486,000	215,000
Mike Headland	473,000	235,000
Paul Elfelt	451,000	258,000
Loki Abboud	440,000	350,000
Vladimir Revniaga	424,000	300,000
Jon Hanner	349,000	320,000
Muneer Ahmed	330,000	165,000
Matthew Dodd	313,000	205,000
Blake Bohn	303,000	285,000
Lucas McCorry	295,000	117,500
David Peterson	266,000	134,500
Steve Wazwaz	256,000	265,000
Chuck Kersey	240,000	155,000
Chadwick Lashinski	232,000	261,000
Jeremy Dresch	204,000	204,000
Aidan Ferguson	180,000	153,500
DJ Buckley	172,000	221,000
Shek Wong	170,000	134,500
Dylan Neitzel	119,000	55,000
Pejman Niyati	117,000	190,000
Kevin Kelly	112,000	45,000
Daniel Nack	109,000	55,000
Nathan Rieck	102,000	124,000
Josh Reichard	97,000	290,000
Connor Sun	88,000	30,000
Alex Maas	87,000	60,000
Justin Lynch	86,000	90,000
Gary Ewald	79,000	87,000
Sinisa Angelovski	73,000	30,000
Justin Rappe	32,000	30,000

Mader Falls to WazWaz

Steve WazWaz raised the cutoff and then called Phil Mader’s 52,000 three-bet jam from the button.

Phil Mader:
Steve WazWaz:

Mader was ahead until the flop fell giving WazWaz two-pair.

The turn left Mader needing any king or queen to stay alive, but the completed the board and ended his night.

Steve WazWaz - 265,000
Phil Mader - 0

Havlish Drops One with Ladies

The hijack open-jammed for 50,000 and was called by Talor Maas from the button, along with MSPT champ Max Havlish from the small blind.

The board was checked to showdown and Havlish tabled to win the pot.

Taylor Maas - 610,000
Max Havlish - 495,000

Mark Sandness Wins Winter Poker Classic $2,500 Hall of Fame High Roller for Second Title ($42,320)

Over the past week, players have been inside Running Aces Horse Track & Casino duking it out for the MSPT Winter Poker Classic in Columbus, MN.

In Event #12: $2,500 NLH Hall of Famer High Roller, 46 players took to the felt and generated a $105,800 prize pool that was paid out to the top 5 players.

In the end, it was Mark Sandness who secured his second MSPT title and you can read all about his win here.

Reichard Straightenes Out Simmons' Not So Lucky Sevens

MSPT champ Moon Ahmed raised from middle position and was called by Bruce Simmons from the small blind, along with MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard from the big blind.

The flop was checked to Ahmed who continued for 13,000. Action was back on Simmons who check-jammed for 51,000 and Reichard went over the top giving him isolation.

Bruce Simmons:
Josh Reichard:

Simmons held a strong set of sevens but it was second best to Reichard’s flopped staright.

The did bring possible chop outs on the turn, but the completed the board on the river and eliminated Simmons from the tournament.

Josh Reichard - 290,000
Moon ahmed - 165,000
Bruce Simmons - 0

Brunette Dropped by Maier

Rob Maier raised to 12,000 from the cutoff and Ken Brunette called off his remining 11,000 from the small blind.

Ken Brunette:
Rob Maier:

Brunette was way behind but the flop gave him some hope with an open-ended straight draw.

Unfortunately for Brunette, the turn and the river were bricks ending his tournament.

Rob Maier - 30,000
Ken Brunette - 0

Day 1A Chip Counts

Yesterday’s starting flight saw three-time MSPT champ Carl Carodenuto bag the top spot after 22 players advanced from a 195-entry field after Day 1a and players who make it through today will join that group on Sunday, December 10th for Day 2 at 11:00 a.m.

Chips Counts & Bust Outs

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Blake Bohn	535,000	465,000
Loki Abboud	350,000	285,000
Jon Hanner	320,000	83,500
Max Havlish	265,000	240,000
Paul Elfelt	258,000	265,000
Muneer Ahmed	165,000	203,500
Nathan Rieck	124,000	80,000
Justin Lynch	100,000	83,200
Bruce Simmons	87,000	30,000
Alex Maas	60,000	165,500
Matt Kirby	55,000	45,500
Tanya Payne	50,000	9,500
Michael Puccio	0	91,500
Brett Reichard	0	67,500
Stephen Schmidt	0	97,600
Mo Nuwwarah	0	42,500
Jessica Anderson	0	90,000
Randal Bauer	0	37,500
Brian Berthiaume	0	66,100
Chad Chizek	0	65,700
Rodney Colson	0	43,500
Jason Crews	0	80,000
Bill Criego	0	29,500
Thai Dinh	0	93,100
Mark Steffen	0	30,000
Chris Sterzinger	0	65,000
Nikolas Stone	0	30,000
Craig Trost	0	30,000
Ryan Tyler	0	65,500

Leo Pinamonti Wins Winter Poker Classic Monster Stack

In Event #11: $250 NLH Monster Stack, 220 players took to the felt and generated a $44,000 prize pool that was paid out to the top 24 players.

Among those to cash but fall before the final table were Moon Ahmed (10th place - $792), Beile Li (15th place - $660), and Amir "AT" Tavanae (21st place - $288).

Taming the Monster Stack was Leo Pinamonti who took home the top prize along with the MSPT Winter Poker Classic trophy!

Final Table Result

*denotes chop