Chicago’s personal Aaron Massey had one other sturdy exhibiting at the newest Mid-Stakes Poker Tour (MSPT) Most important Occasion on the Venetian, however this one was for the report books.
Massey’s seventh-place end was sufficient to make him the primary participant to qualify for the MSPT Corridor of Fame together with his 10th top-ten end on the favored mid-major tour. He is earned over $700,000 in MSPT occasions up to now, whereas his whole profession earnings have now handed the $5 million mark.
Because the 12th participant to qualify for the MSPT Corridor of Fame, Massey joins most up-to-date entrants “DQ” Dan Hendrickson and Josh Reichard with an honor that features Jason Seitz, Rob WazWaz, Blake Bohn, Patrick Steele, Mark Hodge, Aaron Johnson, Wealthy Alsup, Kou Vang, and Matt Kirby.
MSPT Corridor of Fame
The MSPT has gained a robust following through the years and its Corridor of Fame is a approach to acknowledge probably the most achieved amongst its common gamers. There isn’t any voting course of, solely a set of standards that should be met to earn admission:
- Obtain a minimal of 25 MSPT Most important Occasion cashes and one MSPT win or one MSPT Participant of the Yr; or
- Obtain a minimal of 10 MSPT Most important Occasion remaining tables and one MSPT win or one MSPT Participant of the Yr.
Massey has racked up 24 MSPT Most important Occasion cashes, however the newest one was sufficient to place him excessive within the second class. Amongst Massey’s top-ten finishes are 4 top-three cashes and a win at FireKeepers in 2016 for $174,658.
Massey’s MSPT Profession
The win at FireKeeper’s On line casino in 2016 was solely Massey’s second money on tour, and he adopted it up later that yr with one other remaining desk at the very same venue. Massey returned to FireKeepers for a runner-up end in February of 2017 and inside only a few months he had made nicely over $300,000 at considered one of MSPT’s largest stops.
Massey continued a gentle stream of Most important Occasion cashes, together with a 10th-place end at FireKeepers in 2019, earlier than he turned his sights on having success in Las Vegas. Beginning in late 2020, the Chicagoan was everywhere in the payout sheets at Venetian Las Vegas, together with a ninth-place end in June of 2021, a seventh-place end in December of that yr, and a run to 3rd within the Poker Bowl occasion in 2022.
Since February of 2022, Massey has had three extra remaining tables in occasions on the Venetian, permitting him to earn his means into the MSPT Corridor of Fame with a big a part of his accomplishments coming since poker emerged from COVID-19.
Massey’s MSPT Closing Tables
| Date | Occasion | Place | Prize | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 2023 | MSPT Venetian ($1,600 Most important Occasion 233) | seventh | $14,326 | 14 |
| Might 2023 | MSPT Venetian ($1,100 Most important Occasion) | ninth | $19,556 | 14 |
| Nov. 2022 | MSPT Venetian (Most important Occasion 208) | third | $139,852 | 13 |
| Feb. 2022 | MSPT Venetian (Most important Occasion 190) | third | $87,213 | 13 |
| Dec. 2021 | MSPT Venetian (Most important Occasion 187) | seventh | $24,472 | 12 |
| June 2021 | MSPT Venetian (Most important Occasion 177) | ninth | $40,385 | 12 |
| Oct. 2019 | MSPT FireKeepers (Most important Occasion 159) | 10th | $20,345 | 10 |
| Might 2017 | MSPT FireKeepers (Most important Occasion 104) | 2nd | $131,646 | 8 |
| Oct. 2016 | MSPT FireKeepers (Most important Occasion 92) | seventh | $23,882 | 7 |
| Might 2016 | MSPT FireKeepers (Most important Occasion 86) | 1st | $174,658 | 7 |
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