Timothy Thorp made it two Mid-States Poker Tour titles in a ten-week span when he topped the sector at Potawatomi Casino in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Feb. 2. That high rating was good for $244,632 and his second MSPT trophy. Thorp gained the MSPT cease in East Chicago in November of final yr for $108,184, and his profession earnings are actually above $375,000.
“It was really special to have my buddies here with me for this one. The first one was great, don’t get me wrong, but it was an isolated experience, so having them here for this one was special,” Thorp informed MSPT reporters after the victory. “To come in with just seven bigs and be able to take down a field this size feels incredible. I play this game with joy and presence.”
The $1,100 buy-in no-limit maintain’em event noticed a big area of 1,697 entries go via the admission gates throughout three beginning flights to construct a prize pool value $1,644,590. That greater than tripled the $500,000 assure.
The high 185 gamers all took house at the very least $1,800 in prize cash, and that’s what number of gamers returned for a marathon remaining day of play. Notables that made a deep run right down to the ultimate couple of tables within the area included Shane Thorne (twenty fourth), Mike Estes (18th), Kyna England (sixteenth), Ken Komberec (fifteenth), and Chuck Kersey (thirteenth).
Thorp was one of many backside stacks within the returning area with simply 230,000 for seven large blinds, however he started his comeback by cracking pocket kings with ace-four. By the time the ultimate desk started he was second in chips with 35.5 million.
The first three exits included Nikolay Terziev (ninth), Glenn Stout (eighth), and Stephen Smith (seventh), whereas Thorp stayed out of the way in which of the elimination flurry. Thorp broke that streak when he took out Jamie Payne in sixth, after which two-time MSPT Player of the Year Umut Ozturk scored his second knockout by busting Imran Sajwani in fifth. Ozturk saved that momentum going when he busted Curtis Vierstraete in fourth.
The remaining three gamers then agreed to a deal that gave every of them at the very least $160,000 with the winner strolling away with $244,362. Thorp received again into the combination at simply the fitting time after that by eliminating Ryan Eamon in third. The two-horse race that had developed through the remaining desk held true within the heads-up remaining, and Thorp held the benefit with 99.7 million over the 72 million of Ozturk when playing cards received into the air between them.
Just one all-in happened between the ultimate two gamers when Ozturk received the final of his chips into the center with the flop studying Ok
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2 with 107
within the gap. Thorp had him coated holding 98, and the flip and river fell Q6 to deliver the event to an in depth. Thorp grabbed one other victory, and Ozturk gained $160,000 to take the MSPT stalwart’s profession earnings above $900,000.
Here is a have a look at the payouts and POY factors awarded on the remaining desk:
| Place | Player | Earnings | POY Points |
| 1 | Timothy Thorp | $244,362 | 1,080 |
| 2 | Umut Ozturk | $160,000 | 900 |
| 3 | Ryan Eamon | $160,000 | 720 |
| 4 | Curtis Vierstraete | $95,544 | 540 |
| 5 | Imran Sajwani | $72,873 | 450 |
| 6 | Jamie Payne | $55,059 | 360 |
| 7 | Stephen Smith | $43,724 | 270 |
| 8 | Glenn Stout | $34,007 | 180 |
| 9 | Nikolay Terziev | $27,530 | 90 |
The MSPT tour will proceed with one other essential occasion again on the Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada operating from Feb. 5-10.
Photo Credit: Mid-States Poker Tour.
