MSPT Hall of Famer Kou Vang Wins High Roller
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
While PokerNews is here offering live updates for 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 for the Winter Poker Classic here at Running Aces Casino.
In Event #9: $2,500 NLH MSPT Hall of Fame High Roller, 98 runners created a $225,400 prize pool that was paid out to the top 12 players.
Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Ian Matakis (10th - $4,733), Justin Coliny (11th - $4,733), and MSPT Hall of Famer Blake Bohn (12th - $4,733).
In the end, it was Minnesota legend and MSPT Hall of Famer Kou Vang who collected every chip in play to capture the MSPT Winter Poker Classic Trophy, along with a $67,621
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kou Vang | $67,621 | |
| 2 | Sam DeSilva | $41,924 | |
| 3 | Terence Reid | $29,527 | |
| 4 | John Dennehey | $21,413 | |
| 5 | Rob WazWaz | $15,778 | |
| 6 | Loki Abboud | $11,721 | |
| 7 | David Grandin | $9,467 | |
| 8 | Carl Carodenuto | $7,664 | |
| 9 | Chris Trombley | $6,086 |