Statistical Notes Following MPT 2012 Event #3

Observations following the third event of the 2012 season,  held in Stone Harbor, NJ on October 6, 2012.

• RowanB broke a tie with Amazon to take sole position of fourth place on the all-time win list, with his fourth MPT title
• RowanB joined Bigfus as the only players to win a tournament after having finshed runner-up in the previous event
• TSS777 became the sixteenth different player to finish in last place in a MPT event, breaking the longest streak without being the first player eliminated, at 24 tournaments
• Solotrombone became the 32nd player to participate in more than one MPT event
• Solotrombone also became the thirteenth player in MPT history to cash in more than one MPT event
• RowanB cashed in his second event of the season, marking the fifth time in the last six years he has accomplished that feat
• RowanB moved back into the top five in all-time winnings, passing Betdponies and Sass
• Sass failed to cash for her seventh straight event, tying RowanB for the third longest out of the money streak
• Bigfus moved past TSS777 for the all-time lead in average points per event
• Sass eliminated more than one player in the same event for only the third time in her MPT career
• Solotrombone earned his first two career "kills", become the 36th player to eliminate at least one other opponent from a tournament
• RowanB moved out of a tie with Harv29 into sole posession of fourth place on the all-time "kills" list

Statistical Notes Following MPT 2012 Event #2

Observations following the second event of the 2012 season,  held at the SouthPoint Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV on July, 28, 2012.

• At nine players, this was the smallest Las Vegas Spectacular, one short of the ten players who participated in the first event in 2008
• South Point became the fourteenth different venue to host a Mattress Poker Tour event and the first new venue since the Palazzo hosted last year's Las Vegas Spectacular
• Amazon became the fifth player in MPT history to record at least three career wins
• Bigfus saw her tournament win streak stopped at two. No MPT player has yet won more than two tournaments they have played in a row.
• Amazon broke the MPT's all-time longest streak for tournaments without a cash, which now stands at nine
• Harv29 failed to cash for the first time in the Las Vegas Spectacular, instead finishing on the bubble for the 10th time in his career
• Amazon took sole position of seventh place on the all-time list for number of cashes, with her third career in the money finish (all wins!)

Statistical Notes Following MPT 2012 Event #1

Observations following the first event of the 2012 season,  held at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, NJ on May 19, 2012.

• Bigfus' consecutive victories marks the sixth time in MPT history a player has one two events they have played in a row and her second time winning back to back tournaments
• The Trump Taj Mahal became the seventh different location to host more than one MPT event
• Solotrombone and New Norman became the 48th and 49th players to play at least one MPT event
• Patsy became the 31st player to participate in more than one MPT event
• With ten players, this year's event blew away the previous record field size for the MPT season opener, besting the previous record of seven players, set three times, most recently on May 28, 2011
• RowanB busted on the bubble for the second consecutive tournament and the fourth time in the last five events, matching the record for most frequent finishes one place out of the money, first set by Harv29 between July 5, 2007 - April 8, 2008
• Mr. Lucky failed to cash for the first time in his three MPT appearances
• With her elimination of New Norman, Sass broke a streak of eight straight tournaments without a "kill".  She is currently tied with Baccarat King for the longest run of tournaments without eliminating a player in MPT history, though his streak is still active.

Bigfus Tops 2011 MPT Money List

Bigfus did it again.  For the third time in her career she topped the Mattress Poker Tour (MPT) money list, winning more than any of her competitors by a wide margin in the 2011 season.  Bigfus cashed in five out of seven events to finish just $5 short of her all-time record for winnings in a season, set last year.  Harv29 was her closest competitor, as he topped his previous season best by $5, winning $280 this season, good enough for runner-up on the money list.  Harv29 started cashing in the first three events of the season, which he topped off by winning the year's biggest prize as champion of the Las Vegas Spectacular, before earning his third career Main event cash.

Here is the complete list of money leaders for the 2011 season.


1. Bigfus ($490)
2. Harv29 ($280)
3. Tss777 ($205)
4. Betdponies ($175)
5. Mr. Lucky ($155)
6. RowanB ($100)
7. Ghosthunter ($70)
8. Trouble ($50)
9. Sass ($35)
10. Tennis_bum ($30)
11. 2timeace ($5)

MPT 2011 Schedule

Mattress Poker Tour events were played on the following dates and locations during 2011.

• May 28 - Caesars Atlantic City
• July 2 - Bally's Atlantic City
• August 1 - Palazzo Las Vegas
• September 3 - Harrah's Atlantic City
• October 8 - Stone Harbor, NJ
• November 19 - Borgata Water Club, Atlantic City
• December 29 - Main Event, Harrah's Atlantic City

NOTE: This information is being posted now for archival purposes.

Bigfus Wins Back to Back Player of the Year Titles

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - For the second consecutive year a player won three MPT tournaments in a single season, but this year the player walked away with the season title.  By winning the final event of the season, Bigfus equaled TSS777's season best for wins, which coupled with one other cash was enough to hold off a resurgent Harv29, who won the season's biggest event in Las Vegas and added three other cashes to his best MPT season in recent history.  However, at the end of the year, Harv29 was left to only present the Player of the Year trophy to its winner rather than hoist it himself.

Bigfus became the first player in MPT history to win more than one Player of the Year trophy and the first two-time winner of the prestigious "green chip" trophy.  She finished with the second highest point total in series history, trailing only her own record of 94 points during the previous season.  Bigfus has set a new standard of excellence for the series and the other MPT superstars will have a lot of work to catch up in the seasons to come.

Here are the complete "Sealy Cup" point standings for the 2011 season.

1. Bigfus (85.5)
2. Harv29 (64)
3. Betdponies (52)
4. Tss777 (48.5)
5. RowanB (41)
6. Mr. Lucky (29)
7. Ghosthunter (21)
8. Amazon (19)
9. Sass (18)
10. Tennis_bum (10)
11. Trouble (9)
12. Sionow (8)
13. JTinLV (6)
14. 2timeace (4)
14. Janek13 (4)
16. Bardolator (3)
16. Judykq (3)
18. Ging (2)
18. Dave (2)
20. Demon (1)
20. Noahcat (1)
20. Patsy (1)
20. Baccarat King (1)