MN at 2016 WSOP - Event 11 $10K Dealers Choice

Event 11 was the $10,000 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed event.

No MN players cashed in this event leaving the total earnings for the series at $254,304

MN at 2016 WSOP - Event 10 NLHE 6-Max

Ryan LaPlante of Brainerd earned his third cash of the series after finishing 176 in Event 10 the $1,500 NLHE 6MAX.

This makes the total earnings for MN players at the 2016 WSOP $254,304.

176

Ryan LaPlante

$        2,283

Brainerd

MN at 2016 WSOP - Event 9 Heads Up

Event 9 was the $10K NLHE Heads Up Championship.  No MN players cash.

The total earnings for MN players at the 2016 WSOP remains at $251,921.

MN at 2016 WSOP - Event 8 HORSE

Four Minnesota players cashed in Event 8 - $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.  Penh Lo finished highest at 72.  This is the second cash for Penh Lo, Ryan LaPlante, and Thomas Koberoski, all of whom also cashed in the Colossus.

This breaks the quarter million mark with total earnings for Minnesota players now at $251,921.

72	Penh Lo	$        2,679	Bloomington
80	Ryan Laplante	$        2,481	Brainerd
91	Thomas Koberoski	$        2,342	Shakopee
95	D.J. Buckley	$        2,342	Eden Prairie

MN at 2016 WSOP - Event 7 Triple Draw

John Marlowe of Saint Paul finished 11th in Event 7 - $1,500 Deuce to Seven Triple Draw, taking home $5,781 for the effort.  This is Marlowe's second cash, having also cashed in the Colossus.

This brings the total earnings for Minnesota players at the 2016 WSOP to $242,077.

11

John Marlowe

$        5,781

Saint Paul

MN

MN at 2016 WSOP - Event 6 $1,500 NLHE

Five Minnesota players cashed in 2016 WSOP Event 6 - $1,500 NLHE.  Erick Wright of Shoreview finished highest at 78th.  Erick Wright, John Pierce, and William Perpich  all earned their second cash, all previously cashing in the Colossus.

This brings Minnesota total earnings for the 2016 WSOP to $236,296.

MN at 2016 WSOP - Event 5 Dealers Choice

James Johnson of Princeton finished 16th in Event 5 the $1,500 Dealer's Choice earning $5,041.

 This brings the total earnings for MN players at the 2016 WSOP to $214,033.

16

James Johnson

$        5,041

Princeton

MN at 2016 WSOP - Events 3 and 4

No Minnesota players cashed in Event 3 the $10K Seven Card Stud Championship (not sure any played). 

Also no MN players cashed in Event 4, the $1K WSOP.com event.

The total earnings for MN players at the 2016 WSOP remains $214,033

MN at 2016 WSOP - Event 2 Colossus II

Event marked the second iteration of the Colossus where. 50 Players from Minnesota cashed.  The $565 event drew a staggering 21,613 entries.  Hank Mlekoday  of Minneapolis had the highest finish in 16th place earning $44,740.  Ryan Hoberg of Andover and Josh Sexton of Ramsey also earned more than $10K.  Also of note, Brian Soja cashed in this event making him 2 for 2 in the series.

This makes a total of $214,033 for MN players in the 2016 WSOP.

16	Henry Mlekoday	$      44,740	Minneapolis
21	Ryan Hoberg	$      35,584	Andover
29	Joshua Sexton	$      28,479	Ramsey
94	Ryan Laplante	$        7,164	Brainerd
163	John Pierce	$        6,038	Rochester
251	Tyree Johnson	$        5,122	Coon Rapids
359	Penh Lo	$        4,375	Bloomington
412	Ryan Hohenstein	$        3,761	Eden Prairie
615	Jason Jukulen	$        2,837	Bloomington
728	Tyler Rustad	$        2,490	Moorhead
806	Cory Canaday	$        2,200	New Brighton
847	John Marlowe	$        4,210	Saint Paul
874	Jared Koppel	$        2,786	Minneapolis
954	John Reading	$        2,217	Rochester
1076	Barbara Blechinger	$        1,697	West St Paul
1142	Chad Boehnke	$        1,584	Marietta
1149	Brian Soja	$        1,584	New Brighton
1169	Kyle Krenske	$        1,521	Faribault
1241	Jeff Birt	$        1,503	Bloomington
1450	John Morgan	$        1,324	Minneapolis
1634	Chris Jones	$        1,258	Saint Paul
1636	Trent Lorenzen	$        1,258	Brooklyn Park
1641	Yer Vang	$        1,258	Saint Paul
1673	Lance Harris	$        1,187	Apple Valley
1689	Matthew Alexander	$        1,187	Saint Paul
1717	Christian Pham	$        1,183	Saint Paul
1730	Brian Peterson	$        1,183	Maple Grove
1746	Justin Geronsin	$        1,183	Plymouth
1888	Dean Moss	$        1,136	Luverne
1894	David Marlow	$        1,136	Cottage Grove
1915	Greg Holsten	$        1,136	Shakopee
1943	Thomas Herman	$        1,129	Ham Lake
2014	William Perpich	$        1,068	Mahtomedi
2036	Trevor Gill	$        1,068	Richfield
2048	Steven Jones	$        1,036	Virginia
2117	Jarod Ludemann	$        1,031	Wells
2156	Jonathan Goetze	$        1,028	Minneapolis
2166	Andrew Lind	$        1,028	Maplewood
2190	Kou Vang	$        1,019	Saint Paul
2199	Thomas Koberoski	$        1,019	Shakopee
2553	Nathan Fair	$            896	Champlin
2576	Eric Zehnder	$            896	Hamel
2598	James Fox	$            887	Hastings
2633	Reuben Hjermstad	$            887	Roosevelt
2687	Theodore Simonson	$            834	Minneapolis
2714	Thomas Stenvig	$            833	Eden Prairie
2743	Pierre Audet	$            833	Eagan
2806	Zachary Pierce	$            833	Rochester
2865	Derek Crooks	$            832	Morton
2887	Erick Wright	$            832	Shoreview
2922	James Decoux	$            832	Faribault

MN at 2016 WSOP - Event 1 Employee

I'm going to post brief write ups for MN players at the 2016 WSOP.  I always love to promote anything with Minnesota Poker.

We start with the $565 buy-in employees NLHE event.  Three MN players cashed in the field of 731 players.  Brian Mikesh of Little Canada made the final table, finishing in fifth and taking home $16,380.  Brian Soja of New Brighton finished in 17th earning $2,517.  Paul Kelly of Albert Lea  finished 22nd earning $2,066.

This makes a total of $20,891 for MN players in the 2016 WSOP.

Congratulations to those players, a great way to kick off the series.

5	Brian Mikesh	$      16,308	Little Canada
17	Brian Soja	$        2,517	New Brighton
22	Paul Kelly	$        2,066	Albert Lea

June 2016 Ante Up Magazine Article

June's article covers Carl Caordenuto's second MSPT Canterbury victory.  It also covers the Spring Poker Classic at Running Aces.

http://www.anteupmagazine.com/news/carodenuto-wins-again-in-minnesota.htm

May 2016 Ante Up Magazine Article

May's article covers Adam Dahlin's win of the Minnesota State Poker Championship at Canterbury Park.

http://www.anteupmagazine.com/news/luciano-turns-240-into-254k-in-indiana.htm

April 2016 Ante Up Magazine Article

April's article covers Kevin Finley winning the iNinja Poker Tour event held at Running Aces.  It also features a player profile of local pro Erick Wright.

http://www.anteupmagazine.com/news/casinos-moving-ashore-in-chicagoland.htm

March 2016 Ante Up Magazine Article

March's article covers Kou Vang's win of the iNinja Poker Tour event at Canterbury Park, Robert O'Connell's win of the Big Stack Avalanche and the MSPT Grand Casino Mille Lacs won by Michael Kane.

http://www.anteupmagazine.com/minnesota/news/jewell-shines-at-hpt-in-east-chicago.htm

February 2016 Ante Up Magazine Article

February's article covers Carl Carodenuto's win of the MSPT Canterbury Park in December.  It also cover' Michael Mernin's win of Cold Hard Cash event at Running Aces.

http://www.anteupmagazine.com/minnesota/news/rcg-has-busy-year-planned-for-2016.htm

January 2016 Ante Up Magazine Article

January's article covers the induction of Blake Bohn and "Minneapolis" Jim Meehan into the Minnesota Poker Hall of Fame.  It also covers Leo Fussy's win of the Big Turkey tournament at Running aces as well as the 19-way chop of the Black Friday Free Roll.

http://www.anteupmagazine.com/news/bohn-and-meehan-enter-minnesota-hof.htm

December 2015 Ante Up Magazine Article

December's article covers the Fall Poker Classic at Canterbury Park and the Hallow Scream tournament at Running Aces.  Robbie Wazwaz was the top earner in the FPC anc Scotter Clark won the main event.

http://www.anteupmagazine.com/minnesota/news/ferrarotti-wins-michigan-st-championship-at-firekeepers.htm

November 2015 Ante Up Magazine Article

November's article covers Peixin Liu's win of the MSPT Running Aces event.  He's having a great year!  There is also a player profile of John Reading.

http://www.anteupmagazine.com/news/pulses-pound-in-wisconsin-for-4-2k.htm

October 2015 Ante Up Magazine Article

October's article covers Jason Seitz win of the Poker Night in America event held at Canterbury Park.  It also covers the Midwest Poker Classic held at Running Aces Harness Park.  There is also a player profile of Kou Vang.

http://www.anteupmagazine.com/minnesota/news/firekeepers-hosts-michigan-poker-championship-oct-15-18.htm

September 2015 Ante Up Magazine Article

September's article covers the Anniversary tournament at Running Aces as well as the iNinja Poker event at Canterbury Park.  There is also a profile of Running Aces CEO Taro Ito.
http://www.anteupmagazine.com/minnesota/news/mccarthy-wins-wpt-deepstacks-title-at-majestic.htm