Action folded to the cutoff player who raised to 1,500 and Tim Garles defended his big blind to see a 
flop.
Garles check-raised to 3,000 after his opponent continued for 1,300 and was faced with a 7,500 three-bet.
After some careful thought, Garles tossed out a 28,000 four-bet which was enough to put his opponent all in and they quickly mucked their hand.
Garles rolled over 
and raked in the pot.
While PokerNews is here offering live updates from the $1,100 Main Event, we’d be remiss if we didn’t tell you about some of the side events that have taken place out over the past week at the Winter Poker Classic.
In Event #3: $250 NLH Sunday Feast, 228 runners created a $45,600 that was paid out to the top 24 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Alex Wheeler (20th - $506), Cory Nordstrand (17th - $616), Vic Peppe (13th - $684), Paul Carney (12th - $821), and Jose Gavin-Garcia (10th - $821).
In the end, it was Minnesota native Steve Shank who collected every chip in play to capture the WPC trophy, along with first-place $6,845 payday.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Shank | $6,845 |
| 2 | Mark Lick | $6,844 |
| 3 | Leland Meyerdirk | $6,844 |
| 4 | [Removed:609] | $6,844 |
| 5 | Chou Chang | $2,827 |
| 6 | John Crouch | $2,143 |
| 7 | Bruce Simmons | $1,687 |
| 8 | Derek Knisley | $1,322 |
| 9 | Brandon Dellwo | $1,049 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
There was heads-up action after a 
flop between Steve Buell from the cutoff and MSPT Hall of Famer Pat Steele from the button.
Buell led out for 6,500 and Steel called bringing the 
turn. Buell fired out another bet of 7,000 and Steel called to see the 
complete the board on the river.
Buell continued with his aggression and moved all-in for 10,500 and Steele reluctantly called. Buell showed 
for a set of aces and Steele mucked 
face up.
Since its inception in 2009, the MSPT has done a great job keeping track of player stats. As a result, 12 years on they have one of the best player databases in the industry.
On their "Leaderboards" page, the MSPT tracks such things as Career Earnings, Main Event Cashes, Main Event Final Tables, Main Event Titles, Total Cashes, Most Cashes/Final Tables in a Season, Most Final Tables All-Time, and much more.
Here's a look at the players who have cashed the most this season so far:
| Place | Player | Hometown | Season 12 Cashes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cy Church | East Lansing, MI | 7 |
| 2 | Jason Crews | Clive, IA | 6 |
| 3 | Terence Reid | Sioux Falls, SD | 6 |
| 4 | Kyna Engand | Northbrook, IL | 6 |
| 5 | DJ Buckley | Eden Prairie, MN | 5 |
| 6 | Gary Hersten | Chicago, IL | 4 |
| 7 | Jordan Cristos | Los Angeles, CA | 4 |
| 8 | Saad Ghanem | Bloomington, MN | 4 |
| 9 | Tim Garles | Des Moines, IA | 4 |
| 10 | Daniel Sepiol | Michigan City, | 4 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Players are on their first 10-minute break of the evening.
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