Friday, July 13, 2018

MN at 2018 WSOP - Event 73 $1K NLHE Double Stack

Everett Carlton earned earned his impressive seventh cash of the 2018 WSOP in Event #73: $1,000 DOUBLE STACK No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels).

Carlton has the second most cashes for the series behind Ryan Laplante's 12 cashes.

Minnesota earnings have now risen to $1,147,235.

#  Player   Earnings   City   # Cashes 
71  Everett Carlton   $           2,530  St Paul  7


MN at 2018 WSOP - Event 72 $1.5K NLHE/PLO 8MAX

Minnesota poker hall of famer Tony Hartmann earned his second cash of the WSOP in Event #72: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed.

This brings MN earnings for the 2018 WSOP to $1,144,705.

#  Player   Earnings   City   # Cashes 
31  Tony Hartmann   $           4,743  Shakopee  2

MN at 2018 WSOP - Event 71 $5K NLHE

No Minnesotans cashed in Event #71: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels).

MN earnings remain at $1,139,962.

MN at 2018 WSOP - Event 70 $3K LHE 6MAX

Justin Thurlow and Mike Schneider made the final table of Event #70: $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed.

This makes a total of times Minnesotans have made a final table during the 2018 WSOP.

Minnesota earnings at the 2018 WSOP now stand at $1,139,962.

#  Player   Earnings   City   # Cashes 
6  Ryan Laplante   $         87,189  Brainerd  12
6  Tara Cain   $         20,499  Willmar  1
8  Molly Mossey   $         11,411  Clearwater  2
5  Justin Lapka   $         65,392  Saint Paul  3
6  Jeremiah Miesen   $       153,888  Jordan  1
3  Justin Thurlow   $         62,187  Cottage Grove  1
5  Mike Schneider (MN)   $         28,708  Saint Paul  1



Thursday, July 12, 2018

MN at 2018 WSOP - Event 69 $3K PLO 6MAX

No Minnesotans cashed in Event #69: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed.

MN earnings remain at $1,049,067.

MN at 2018 WSOP - Event 68 - $1,111 One Drop

Nine Minnesotans cashed in Event #68: The Little One for One Drop - $1,000 +111 No-Limit Hold'em.

Lucas Mernin finished higest at 33.  Ryan Laplante earned his twelfth cash of the series.  Justin Lapka earned his third cash of the series.  Chris 'Fox' Wallace, Kou Vang and Mark Hodge each earned their second cash of the series.

Minnesota earnings for the 2018 WSOP now stands at $1,049,067.

 #   Player   Earnings   City   # Cashes 
 $        33  Lucas Mernin   $         15,042  Robbinsdale  1
 $     120  Chris Wallace   $           3,654  Saint Paul  2
 $     194  Richard Alsup   $           3,187  Plymouth  1
 $     263  Kou Vang   $           2,806  Saint Paul  2
 $     267  Justin Lapka   $           2,806  Saint Paul  3
 $     340  Sampath De Silva   $           2,493  Austin  1
 $     461  Jon Wurden   $           2,025  Fisher  1
 $     540  Ryan Laplante   $           1,852  Brainerd  12
 $     637  Mark Hodge   $           1,593  Osseo  2

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

MN at 2018 WSOP - Event 65 $10K Main Event Results

Ten Minnesotans cashed in Event #65: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship.

Dustin Nelson finished highest at 249th place.  Ryan Laplante earned his eleventh cash of the series. Jared Koppel earned his fifth.  Dustin Nelson and Cody Espeseth each earned their third cash.  Ahmed Taleb and Jerod Ludemann each earned their second cash.

Minnesota broke the $1 million mark and now stands at $1,013,609 in earnings.


#  Player   Earnings   City   # Cashes 
249  Dustin Nelson   $         42,980  Minneapolis  3
451  Cody Espeseth   $         29,625  Merrifield  3
457  Tony Hartmann   $         29,625  Shakopee  1
668  Bradley Berman   $         19,900  Wayzata  1
833  Ahmed Taleb   $         18,340  Moorhead  2
891  Jared Koppel   $         17,025  Minneapolis  5
979  Jarod Ludemann   $         15,920  Wells  2
1069  Jason Sell   $         15,000  Plymouth  1
1088  Ryan Laplante   $         15,000  Brainerd  11
1143  Mark Hodge   $         15,000  Osseo  1

Monday, July 9, 2018

MN at 2018 WSOP - Event 67 $1.5K PLO Bounty

Everett Carlton and Aalok Arora cashed in Event #67: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Bounty.

This is Carlton's sixth cash of the series and Arora's second.

MN earnings now at $795,194.

#  Player   Earnings   City   # Cashes 
81  Everett Carlton   $           1,691  St Paul  6
106  Aalok Arora   $           1,421  Arden Hills  2

MN at 2018 WSOP - Event 66 $1.5K NLHE

Michael Crawford and Leonard Kulenkamp cashed in Event #66: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em.

This brings MN earnings to $792,082.


#  Player   Earnings   City   # Cashes 
133  Michael Crawford   $           2,476  Bemidji  1
170  Leonard Kulenkamp   $           2,343  Saint Paul  1

MN at 2018 WSOP - Event 65 $10K Main Event Begins

The biggest of all the tournaments has begun, Event #65: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship.  There will be another post linked here when the results are available.

MN at 2018 WSOP - Event 64 $10K Stud8

No Minnesotans cashed in Event #64: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship.

MN earnings remain at $770,769.

MN at 2018 WSOP - Event 63 $3.2K NLHE Online

No Minnesotans cashed in Event #63: $3,200 WSOP.com ONLINE No-Limit Hold'em High Roller.

MN earnings remain at $770,769.


Wednesday, July 4, 2018

MN at 2018 WSOP - Event 62 $888 NLHE 8MAX

Thirteen Minnesotans cashed in Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed - $888,888 Guaranteed 1st Place.

Jeramia Miesen made the final table, finishing in 6th place.  Aaron Johnson and Everett Carlton each earned their fifth cash of the series.  Jared Koppel earned his fourth cash, Jason Seitz and Blake Bohn each earned their third cash of the series.  And Robby Westrom and John Pierce earned their second cashes of the series.

Minnesota earnings are now up to $770,769.

# Player Earnings City # Cashes
6 Jeremiah Miesen  $   153,888 Jordan 1
232 Jason Seitz  $        4,492 Shakopee 3
305 Robby Westrom  $        5,279 Saint Paul 2
309 John Pierce  $        4,759 Rochester 2
459 Jared Koppel  $        4,164 Minneapolis 4
531 Jonathan Kim  $        2,106 Brooklyn Park 1
597 Kevin Mcclurg  $        2,058 Eagan 1
768 Blake Bohn  $        1,643 Shakopee 3
815 Terrance Landucci  $        1,642 Saint Paul 1
894 Aaron Johnson  $        1,619 Red Wing 5
993 Daniel Moravec  $        1,471 Circle Pines 1
1146 Gregory Rahn  $        1,331 Minneapolis 1
1154 Everett Carlton  $        1,331 St Paul 5

MN at 2018 WSOP - Event 11 $365 PLO GIANT Ends

David Neiman, Dale Mcdonough and John Clark cashed in Event #11: PLO GIANT - $365 Pot-Limit Omaha. 

This was Clark's second cash of the series.

Minnesota earnings now stand at $584,986.

# Player Earnings City # Cashes
155 David Neiman  $        1,295 Minneapolis 1
235 Dale Mcdonough  $            784 Buffalo 1
277 John Clark  $            698 Minneapolis 2

Monday, July 2, 2018

MN at 2018 WSOP - Event 6 $365 NLHE GIANT Ends

Nine Minnesotans cashed in Event #6: GIANT - $365 No-Limit Hold'em.

Levi Espeseth and Bradley Cohen earned their second cashes of the series.

Minnesota earnings now stand at $582,209.

# Player Earnings City # Cashes
162 James Wadzinski  $        2,172 Hastings 1
226 Daniel Lehmann  $        1,665 Hugo 1
252 Mark Haas  $        1,765 Eagan 1
347 John Pierce  $        1,566 Rochester 1
432 Robert Garcia  $        1,308 Gaylord 1
690 Wayne Bogatzki  $            772 Lakeville 1
842 Paul Ratajczyk  $            667 Minneapolis 1
953 Levi Espeseth  $            619 Merrifield 2
1004 Bradley Cohen  $            609 Faribault 2

Sunday, July 1, 2018

MN at 2018 WSOP - Event 61 $1K NLHE Online

Justin Lapka earned his second cash of the series in Event #61: $1,000 WSOP.com ONLINE No-Limit Hold'em Championship.

This is the fourth final table of the series by Minnesotans, and the highest finish so far.

Minnesota earnings are now up to $571,066.

# Player Earnings City # Cashes
5 Justin Lapka  $      65,392 Saint Paul 2

MN at 2018 WSOP - Event 60 $10K PLO

Ryan Laplante earned his ninth cash of the 2018 WSOP in Event #60: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship.

Minnesota earnings break the half million barrier and now stand at $505,674.

# Player Earnings City # Cashes
32 Ryan Laplante  $      16,494 Brainerd 9

MN at 2018 WSOP - Event 59 $1K NLHE Turbo Bounty

No Minnesotans cashed in Event #59: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty.

Minnesota earnings remain at $489,180.

July 2018 Ante Up Magazine Article

July's article covers Ian Matakis winning the Mayhem in May tournament at Running Aces Casino and Kou Vang being the first inductee of the MSPT Hall of Fame.

There is also a player profile of Aaron Johnson.

http://www.anteupmagazine.com/minnesota/news/michigan-record-set-at-firekeepers.htm

Ian Matakis

Kou Vang

Aaron Johnson