Sionow Wins 2019 Player of the Year Title

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - With his first career win in this year's Las Vegas Spectacular followed by a second place finish in the Las Vegas Extravaganza, Sionow jumped off to a fast start to this season with cashes in the first two events. His lead was nearly insurmountable going into the Main Event, with only Bigfus within striking distance. RowanB closed the gap in the Player of the Year race with a win in the final event of the season, but that still left him five points behind Sionow, the largest Sealy Cup margin of victory since Harv29's eight point win in 2015.

Sionow is the ninth different person the win the MPT Player of the Year award, joining JTinLV as the second player living outside of the Eastern Time Zone to win the award. Sionow is also the fifth out of the last six Las Vegas Spectacular winners to finish the year winning the points title. He is also only the third person to win Player of the Year award despite not playing in the Main Event, joining TSS777 (2007) and JTinLV (2017) as the only other players to do so.

Here are the complete "Sealy Cup" point standings for the 2019 season.
1. Sionow (32)
2. RowanB (27)
3. Bigfus (26)
4. Philly Special (18)
5. Amazon (18)
6. Harv29 (15)
7. JTinLV (11)
8. Sass (8)
9. Martin (6)
10. Bob Ackerman (5)
11. Judykq (4)
12. Dorianmac (3)
13. Skiteacher (3)
14. Grumpy (1)
15. Solotrombone (1)

MPT 2019 Schedule

Mattress Poker Tour events were played on the following dates and locations during 2019.

March 31 - Las Vegas Spectacular XI, Golden Gate
September 29 - Las Vegas Extravaganza, Aria Las Vegas
December 27 - The Main Event, Golden Nugget Atlantic City

Statistical Notes Following MPT 2019 Event #1

Observations following the MPT Las Vegas Spectacular, the first event of the 2019 season, held at the Golden Gate Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV on March 31, 2019.

• The Golden Gate Hotel & Casino became the 19th different venue to host a MPT poker tournament
• The 11th MPT Las Vegas Spectacular tied three other MPT Las Vegas events for the fifth largest field in MPT history, with 12 players
• JTinLV moved into solo position of 10th place on the all-time MPT appearance list, after playing in his 11th MPT poker tournament
• Sionow became the 21st different player to win a MPT poker tournament
• Sionow's first place winnings while collecting two bounties left him just $5 short of tying for the fifth highest single tournament payout in MPT history
• Sionow won as much money in this event as he had in his previous eight MPT tournaments combined, while moving into the top ten on the all-time money list
• Sionow's 23 points equaled the sixth highest single event point total, tying Harv29's result in Las Vegas in August, 2011
• Philly Special became the 36th different player to cash in a MPT poker tournament
• Philly Special's 18 points in his MPT debut is the most points any player has earned in their first event since Mr. Lucky in 2011 and tied him for the fourth highest point total in any player's first MPT poker tournament
• With her third place finish, Amazon ended a streak of five straight events out of the money, dating back to December, 2015
• Sionow moved into a tie with JTinLV for 10th place on the all-time points list, both with 90 points for their MPT careers
• Harv29 finished on the bubble for the second consecutive Las Vegas Spectacular and third time overall in Las Vegas
• Grumpy became the 25th different player to finish in last place in a MPT poker tournament, joining Sass, "E", DJ Chuck Chillout, Dorianmac, Pixie, Hammah, Patsy, New Norman, Rover, and French Roulette, as the 11th different player to finish in last place in their first MPT event

Statistical Notes Following MPT 2014 Event #3

Observations following the MPT Main Event, the final event of the 2014 season, held at the Borgata Water Club in Atlantic City, NJ on December 28, 2014.

• The 2014 MPT Main Event was only one player short of tying the record largest Main Event set in 2010
• Sass became the sixth different Main Event champion and fourth consecutive woman to win the end of year event
• Sass is the seventh player in MPT history to win more than one series event
• Sass scored more points in this event than in any other in her MPT career and came within $5 of tying her all-time biggest single event cash
• Skiteacher became the first Player of the Year with only a single cash during the season
• Cushla and Sherlock returned to the MPT after missing seventeen events, the second longest gap between appearances in series history, trailing only Dave's 25 tournament gap
• Betdponies also broke a long streak of missing nine straight tournaments, the fifth longest in series history, just shorter than Sionow (13) and Ging (10)
• RowanB finished in eighth place for the first time in his MPT career
• Cushla became the nineteenth different player in MPT history to finish an event in last place
• For the first time in his career, Harv29 went through a full MPT season without a cash, also breaking a streak of six seasons with more than one cash
• TSS777 failed to cash in a MPT event for only the second full season in series history

Skiteacher Tops 2014 MPT Money List

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - One big cash was all it took to top the 2014 money list. Winning the event with the biggest field lifted Skiteacher past Amazon and Solotrombone, who each cashed twice during the season. Sass' single cash was also a win in a big event, but left her tied for second place with Amazon.

Here is the complete list of money leaders for the 2014 season.

1. Skiteacher ($145)
2. Amazon ($115)
2. Sass ($115)
4. Solotrombone ($90)
5. RowanB ($80)
6. Bigfus ($70)
7. Regi B ($60)
8. Sionow ($35)
9. TSS777 ($5)
9. JTinLV ($5)
9. Karen B ($5)

Skiteacher Wins 2014 Player of the Year Title

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Skiteacher completed a breakout sophomore season on the Mattress Poker Tour by becoming the sizth different MPT Player of the Year, joining TSS777, Harv29, Sass, Bigfus, and RowanB. His commanding victory in the Las Vegas Spectacular, the biggest event of the season, was enough to narrowly overcome two cashes by Amazon. Amazon entered the season having only once failed to win an event in which she cashed, but earned money from second and fourth place cashes this season. Ultimately, Skiteacher's margin of victory in the 2014 season proved to be a single point.


Here are the complete "Sealy Cup" point standings for the 2014 season.

1. Skiteacher (29)
2. Amazon (28)
3. Bigfus (23)
4. Sass (21)
5. RowanB (20)
6. Solotrombone (19)
7. Regi B (14)
8. Harv29 (12)
9. Sionow (11)
10. JTinLV (10)
11. Tss777 (4)
11. Karen B (4)
11. Betdponies (4)
14. Judykq (3)
15. Craig (2)
16. Sherlock (2)
17. Rover (1)
17. Cushla (1)

MPT 2014 Schedule

Mattress Poker Tour events were played on the following dates and locations during 2014.

• May 3 - Golden Nugget Atlantic City
• July 28 - Las Vegas Spectacular VII, The Mirage
• December 28 - Main Event, Borgata Water Club

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