Tie for 2012 MPT Money List Winner!

For the first time since 2009, someone other than Bigfus finished atop the season ending money list.  Actually two players tied.  As a result of the decision to chop the winner and runner-up share during the 2012 Main Event, Bigfus' second victory of the season was not enough to catapult her past RowanB into the money lead, but did vault Main Event runner-up Amazon into a tie for the top spot.

2012 marks the first ever tie for the money lead and the closest race in MPT history, as only $10 separated third-place Bigfus from winners RowanB and Amazon.


Here is the complete list of money leaders for the 2012 season.

1. RowanB ($195)
1. Amazon ($195)
3. Bigfus ($185)
4. Noahcat ($90)
4. Solotrombone ($90)
6. Ghosthunter ($70)
7. Harv29 ($65)
8. Sionow ($45)

RowanB Wins 2012 Player of the Year Title

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - RowanB earned his first career MPT Player of the Year trophy for the 2012 season.  He followed a strong runner-up finish in the annual Las Vegas Spectacular with his first Fall Classic win in Stone Harbor.  His consistent finishes in the other events and season lead in "kills" kept him ahead of Bigfus, who finished her third consecutive season with at least two MPT wins.  RowanB becomes the fifth different MPT Player of the Year, joining TSS777, Harv29, Sass, and Bigfus.



Here are the complete "Sealy Cup" point standings for the 2012 season.

1. RowanB (41)
2. Bigfus (38)
3. Amazon (29)
4. Harv29 (27)
5. Solotrombone (25)
6. Noahcat (18)
7. Sass (16)
8. Ghosthunter (12)
9. Sionow (9)
10. Patsy (6)
11. Tennis_bum (5)
11. Tss777 (5)
11. Mr. Lucky (5)
11. Judykq (5)
15. JTinLV (3)
16. Janek13 (2)
17. New Norman (1)

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.