Mark Babekov opened for 75,000 and Dave Ouellette three-bet to 350,000. Babekov four-bet shoved for 600,000 and Ouellette made the call.
Mark Babekov: 
Dave Ouellette: 
The board ran out 
and Babekov was not able to improve to stay in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,500,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
Busted |
Daniel Nack raised to 100,000 and Cole Keenan shoved from the big blind. Nack made the call for the last of his chips.
Daniel Nack: 
Cole Keenan: 
The board ran out 
, giving Keenan the queen on the flop to eliminate Nack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,200,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
|
Busted |
Players are now on a 60-minute dinner break. There are 13 players remaining in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,945,000
-255,000
|
-255,000 |
|
|
2,200,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
2,100,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
1,775,000
545,000
|
545,000 |
|
1,410,000
935,000
|
935,000 |
|
1,400,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
1,150,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
||
|
1,005,000
832,000
|
832,000 |
|
905,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
795,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
|
670,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
300,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |
|
270,000
-305,000
|
-305,000 |
Since its inception in 2009, the MSPT has done a great job keeping track of player stats. As a result, 12 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.
Several players in today's field are looking to climb on the leaderboard for "Most MSPT Main Event Final Tables."
Here's a look at the top eight MSPT Main Event final tables in tour history:
| Place | Player | Hometown | Main Event Final Tables |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Alsup | New Hope, Minnesota | 12 |
| 2 | Kou Vang | Maplewood, Minnesota | 10 |
| 3 | Blake Bohn | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | 9 |
| 4 | Rob WazWaz | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 9 |
| 5 | Jason Bender | Keota, Iowa | 9 |
| 6 | Aaron Johnson | Red Wing, Minnesota | 9 |
| 7 | Jeremy Dresch | Fridley, Minnesota | 8 |
| 8 | Everett Carlton | St. Paul, Minnesota | 8 |
| 9 | Joe Matheson | Monticello, Minnesota | 7 |
| 10 | Dan "DQ" Hendrickson | Faribault, Minnesota | 7 |
Level: 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Christopher Carey got it in with 
against Michael Williams with .
The board ran out with no improvement for Carey and he was eliminated from the tournament in 13th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,800,000
1,025,000
|
1,025,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Dhimitri Lleshi got it all in with against Rohan Long in the next seat over with 
.
The kings weren't enough as Long caught a on the board and eliminated Lleshi with the set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,650,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Dave Ouellette raised to 80,000 and Bilguun Odgerel three-bet shoved for 580,000. Ouellette tanked before finally making the call. Odgerel turned over 
. Ouellette showed 
.
The board ran out 
to give Ouellette a full house to eliminate Odgerel from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,100,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Terry Fleischer raised to 150,000 and Tsz "Phil" Shing three-bet shoved for 865,000. Long got out of the way in the big blind and Fleischer made the call.
Tsz Shing: 
Terry Fleischer:
The board ran out 
and Shing's full house was good enough for a big double as the final table nears.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,734,000
1,064,000
|
1,064,000 |
|
|
430,000
-980,000
|
-980,000 |
