Level: 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Level: 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
On a three-way flop of , play was checked through with Ron Kohner in the small blind, Gerald Cunniff in the big blind and Wesley Cannon on the button.
On the turn, Cunniff bet 200,000 and only Kohner called.
The river brought the , and Kohner quickly led out for 500,000.
After counting down his stack, Cunniff moved all in for 665,000 more, and after a bit of thought, Kohner called.
Cunniff showed for a rivered flush, while Kohner frustratedly showed for trip queens, which went into the muck to award a large pot to Cunniff.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ron Kohner |
3,900,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
Gerald Cunniff |
3,450,000
1,710,000
|
1,710,000 |
|
||
Mike Estes |
2,900,000
-1,295,000
|
-1,295,000 |
Wesley Cannon |
2,350,000
-515,000
|
-515,000 |
Since its inception in 2009, the MSPT has done a great job keeping track of player stats. As a result, 11 years on 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 top ten on the Season 13 points leaderboard.
Place | Player | Hometown | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Dan Bekavac | Chicago, Illinois | 3,400 |
2 | Josh Reichard | Janesville, Wisconsin | 2,250 |
3 | CJ Peake | Cleveland, Ohio | 2,150 |
4 | Rob Wazwaz | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 2,150 |
5 | Jamie Allen | Dundalk, Maryland | 2,100 |
6 | Tim Mulroy | Westland, Michigan | 2,050 |
7 | David Leese | Oceanside, California | 1,967 |
8 | Ron West | Los Angeles, California | 1,900 |
9 | DJ Buckley | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | 1,867 |
10 | Richard Alsup | New Hope, Minnesota | 1,833 |
Pots have been moving back and forth with no major movement to start level 28.
Mike Estes has regained a small chip lead, but none of his opponents are too far behind.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mike Estes |
4,195,000
1,445,000
|
1,445,000 |
Ron Kohner |
3,750,000
-565,000
|
-565,000 |
Wesley Cannon |
2,865,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
Gerald Cunniff |
1,740,000
-1,125,000
|
-1,125,000 |
|
Level: 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
With blinds getting huge, a series of "small" pots in the last 20 minutes before break have moved Ron Kohner into the chip lead as players begin Level 28, with blinds of 50,000/100,000/100,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ron Kohner |
4,315,000
1,985,000
|
1,985,000 |
Gerald Cunniff |
2,865,000
-635,000
|
-635,000 |
|
||
Mike Estes |
2,750,000
-1,250,000
|
-1,250,000 |
Wesley Cannon |
2,720,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
The final four players have been sent on a 10-minute break.
Gerald Cunniff raised to 210,000 in the cutoff and was called on the button by Mike Estes. The blinds folded and the duo was off to a flop.
It came and Cunniff continued for 200,000. Estes quickly called.
The turn brought the , and this time Cunniff bet 500,000. Again, it didn't take Estes long to call.
On the river, both players checked and the hands were revealed.
Estes showed for two pair, tens and jacks, but Cunniff turned over for a better two pair of aces and jacks.
The hand puts Cunniff within 500,000 chips of Estes' lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mike Estes |
4,000,000
-1,200,000
|
-1,200,000 |
Gerald Cunniff |
3,500,000
740,000
|
740,000 |
|
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mike Estes | 5,200,000 | |
Gerald Cunniff |
2,760,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
||
Wesley Cannon |
2,360,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
Ron Kohner |
2,330,000
605,000
|
605,000 |
Mike Estes raised to 230,000 in the hijack and Joshua Kieval moved all in for about 1,300,000 from the big blind.
Estes gave it some thought and then made the call.
Joshua Kieval:
Mike Estes:
The board came , bringing no help to Kieval and sending him home in 5th place, while Estes' stack is back over 5,000,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mike Estes |
5,200,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Joshua Kieval | Busted |