Johnson wins MSPT Meskwaki Main Event

(PRESS RELEASE) -- On Sunday, 3 November, the MSPT Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel Main Event reached its conclusion after it took 10 hours to cut a field of 50 from the original 409 runners down to a champion.

Emerging as that champion was MSPT regular Aaron Johnson, who won his first MSPT Main Event title for $86,951. A Main Event title was the only thing missing from his MSPT resume as he did everything possible on the MSPT tour - including a Regional title and winning his way in the MSPT Hall of Fame - and came up just short in many previous close calls.

“Feeling really good. A runner-up finish might have just killed me. To get a Main Event win in a MSPT, it feels amazing,” said Johnson afterward, referring to his previous two second-place finishes and six final tables.

The Red Wing, Minnesota native, added the score to his over $1 million in career earnings as he continues to cement himself as one of the best players from the Midwest. When asked what he would do with the big boost in cash, he replied with a laugh, “I’ll probably start an IRA or something, nothing fun, unfortunately.”

For Aaron Johnson, this was his record 36th MSPT Main Event cash. He has also tallied 7 Main Event Final Tables and a Regional title on 7 Regional cashes. In total, Johnson has $369,495 in earnings on the MSPT.

Final Table Results
1 | Aaron Johnson | Red Wing, MN | $86,951
2 | Saad Ghanem | Bloomington, MN | $53,749
3 | Nicholas Marsh | Fort Dodge, IA | $39,128
4 | Jeff Petronack | Hugo, MN | $28,852
5 | Alex Winter | Roseville, MN | $21,738
6 | Jason Trezak | Portage, IN | $16,600
7 | Derek McMaster | Richfield, MN | $13,043
8 | Joe Matheson | Andover, MN | $10,276
9 | Mike Shin | Milwaukee, WI | $7,509
10 | Reg Powell | Elk River, MN | $6,324