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Igor Keselman got it in the middle and big stack Steve Wendroff tossed in calling chips to go for the knockout.
Igor Keselman: 
Steve Wendroff: 
The board ran out 
and the fives held to eliminate Keselman from the tournament in 19th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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721,000
71,000
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71,000 |
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Busted |
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
Kyna England took down the Season 12 Player of the Year title after winning the MSPT Winter Poker Classic at Canterbury Park in December. She held off a late charge by Taylor Howard in the finale event of the year to become the first female Player of the Year in MSPT history.
Since its inception in 2009, the MSPT has done a great job keeping track of player stats. As a result, they have one of the best player databases in the industry.
On their "Leaderboards" page, the MSPT tracks such things as Career Earnings, Main Event Cashes, Main Event Final Tables, Main Event Titles, Total Cashes, Most Cashes/Final Tables in a Season, Most Final Tables All-Time, and much more.
Here's a look at the final standings in the Season 12 points race.
| Place | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyna England | 4,750 |
| 2 | Taylor Howard | 4,058 |
| 3 | Cy Church | 3,925 |
| 4 | Aaron Massey | 3,250 |
| 5 | Jordan Cristos | 3,200 |
| 6 | Jason Crews | 3,075 |
| 7 | Daniel Sepiol | 2,850 |
| 8 | Rob WazWaz | 2,717 |
| 9 | Thu Nguyen | 2,700 |
| 10 | Gediminas Uselis | 2.550 |
| Table | Seat | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1 | Christopher Skinner | 571,000 |
| 17 | 2 | Katerina Grishakova | 157,000 |
| 17 | 3 | Jose Araya | 200,000 |
| 17 | 4 | George Yutuc | 238,000 |
| 17 | 5 | Shane Murphy | 548,000 |
| 17 | 6 | Luke Nguyen | 329,000 |
| 17 | 7 | Lena Evans | 225,000 |
| 17 | 8 | Scott Subak | 782,000 |
| 24 | 1 | Rip Fritzer | 420,000 |
| 24 | 2 | Huy Nguyen | 1,100,000 |
| 24 | 3 | Steve Wendroff | 650,000 |
| 24 | 4 | Peter Edelman | 485,000 |
| 24 | 5 | D.J. Buckley | 268,000 |
| 24 | 6 | David Leese | 560,000 |
| 24 | 7 | Jason Hickey | 360,000 |
| 24 | 8 | Igor Keselman | 267,000 |
| 25 | 1 | Rodger Johnson | 200,000 |
| 25 | 2 | Tim Acker | 383,000 |
| 25 | 3 | Gianluca Pace | 1,600,000 |
| 25 | 4 | Rich Alsup | 210,000 |
| 25 | 5 | Anthony Pitesa | 800,000 |
| 26 | 6 | Roni Moshe | 193,000 |
| 26 | 7 | Jonthan Mantouk | 460,000 |
| 26 | 8 | Matthew Blagg | 650,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,600,000
815,000
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815,000 |
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1,100,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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800,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
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782,000
367,000
|
367,000 |
|
650,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
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650,000
-205,000
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-205,000 |
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571,000
96,000
|
96,000 |
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560,000
356,000
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356,000 |
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548,000
249,000
|
249,000 |
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485,000
332,000
|
332,000 |
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460,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
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420,000
303,000
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303,000 |
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383,000
99,000
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99,000 |
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360,000
90,000
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90,000 |
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329,000
-118,000
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-118,000 |
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268,000
181,000
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181,000 |
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267,000
66,000
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66,000 |
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238,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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225,000
-107,000
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-107,000 |
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210,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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200,000
-61,000
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-61,000 |
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200,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
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193,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
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157,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted |
Level: 19
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Lena Evans is making moves up the leaderboard and putting pressure on her opponents.
With 75,000 in the pot and 
on the board, Evans shoved for 143,000 and Roni Moshe went into the tank.
After a few minutes, Moshe got away from it and awarded Evans the pot.
Moments later, Evans clashed with Rodger Johnson.
Johnson raised to 22,000 from middle position and action folded to Evans for a call from the big blind.
The flop was 
and Evans bet 28,000. Johnson called and the turn was 
.
Evans check-called on the turn when Rodgers bet 33,000. The river came .
Both players checked the river and Evans turned over 
. Johnson flashed 
and tossed the losing hand in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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332,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
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261,000
132,000
|
132,000 |
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127,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
Anthony Pitesa shoved his 292,000 into the middle and Barbod Salimi jammed his short stack from the next seat over. Action folded to Ken Morey in late position, who made the call with both players covered.
Barbod Salimi: 
Anthony Pitesa: 
Ken Morey: 
"I nearly folded!" Salimi said as he say the disappointing news.
The board ran out 
and Pitesa's aces held to secure a giant pot on Day 2. Pitesa is marching up the leaderboard after starting the day with 140,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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660,000
520,000
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520,000 |
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80,000
-301,000
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-301,000 |
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Busted |
