There was three-way all in action preflop between Sandeep Cherukuri from early position and two others with Cherukuri having both players covered.
All-In Player: 
Big Blind Player: 
Sandeep Cherukuri: 
Cherukuri was behind holding two overs until the 
flop fell pairing his king.
The board completed with running 
on the turn and river, securing Cherukuri the double elimination.
Since its inception in 2009, the MSPT has done a great job keeping track of player stats. As a result, 13 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 point leaders of this season:
| Place | Player | Hometown | Season 13 Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Reichard | Janesville, WI | 6,422 |
| 2 | CJ Peake | Cleveland, OH | 5,325 |
| 3 | Dan Bekavac | Chicago, IL | 5,282 |
| 4 | John Dennehey | Savage, MN | 4,747 |
| 5 | Justin Barnum | Fargo, ND | 4,349 |
| 6 | Michael Estes | Coralville, IA | 3,400 |
| 7 | Aaron Massey | Elmwood Park, IL | 3,375 |
| 8 | Wesley Cannon | Minneapolis, MN | 3,333 |
| 9 | Rob Wazwaz | Minneapolis, MN | 3,149 |
| 10 | Miroslav Semanisin | Wisconsin Dells, WI | 3,100 |
Anthony Scarborough open-jammed for 38,000 from the hijack and Steve Wazwaz looked him up from the cutoff.
Anthony Scarborough: 
Steve Wazwaz: 
The flop came 
putting Scarborough in the lead after it paired his king.
The 
turn did pair Wazwaz, but it wasn't enough as the 
river secured Scarborough his double-up.
Josh Bozarth was just seen collecting a massive 236,000 double-up through Paul Carney with a completed board of 
board showing.
Bozarth held from the button while Carney held 
from the big blind.
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
There was heads-up action between the cutoff and Terence Reid from the hijack with a 
board showing.
With 24,000 already in the middle, Reid called a 12,000 bet from his opponent and the completed the board on the river.
Reid's opponent check-called an 18,000 bet only to muck their hand after he showed 
for a set of nines to win the pot.
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 #8: $250 NLH Hump Day, 111 runners created a $22,200 prize pool that was paid out to the top 12 players.
Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Jay Goughpoor (10th - $466), Jen Repp (11th - $466), and Cody Lindquist (12th - $466).
In the end, it was Mark Dufner who collected every chip in play to capture the MSPT Winter Poker Classic Trophy, along with a $4,487.
| Place | Player | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Dufner | $4,487* | |
| 2 | Yer Vang | $3,573* | |
| 3 | Ahmed Matan | $3,315* | |
| 4 | Alan Baker | $3,024* | |
| 5 | Jeff Lehooillier | $2,963* | |
| 6 | Tony Byers | $1,154 | |
| 7 | John Gulik | $932 | |
| 8 | Daryl Knoell | $755 | |
| 9 | Mark Larson | $599 |
*denotes chop
Registration for Day 1b has closed with 348 total entries with the tournament clock reading 72 players remaining.
The plan is to play through Level 15 unless 12% of the filed (41) players is reached, whichever comes first.
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000
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