2021 MSPT Showdown Series

MSPT Sycuan $1,110 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2021 MSPT Showdown Series

Final Results
Winner
Alejandro Jauregui
Winning Hand
66
Prize
$140,665
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$654,220
Entries
676
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
218
Players Left
31

2021 MSPT South Dakota State Poker Championship Coming Up May 14-16

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante
Silverado Deadwood
Silverado Deadwood

After the MSPT leaves California, they’ll head back to the Midwest to Silverado-Franklin Casino in Deadwood for the $1,100 South Dakota State Poker Championship from May 14-16, 2021.

In the past, the South Dakota State Poker Championship has been a standalone event at Silverado-Franklin dating back to 2011, but in 2018 they joined forces with the MSPT. In 2017, Ryan Skluzak topped a field of 136 entries to win the 2017 South Dakota State Poker Championship for $37,500. The first year partnered with the MSPT, the field grew to 286 runners and saw Rick Burleson take it down for $63,462, and in 2019 it was Sergio Mireles besting a 258-entry field to win it for $60,946.

The Silverado-Franklin Hotel & Gaming Complex offers more than 360 different slot machines, Deadwood’s largest table games area (Caribbean Stud, 4-Card Poker, Let It Ride, and 3-Card Poker all with a $1,000 betting limit), and a poker room. In addition, there is great food and drink options at Legends Steakhouse, Silverado Grand Buffet, and the Veranda, which offers unique views of historic Mount Moriah Cemetery, White Rocks, and the town of Deadwood.

Deadwood is known for many things but for poker players it's perhaps best known for aces and eights, otherwise known as the Deadman’s Hand. In 1876, Wild Bill Hickok held that hand in a game of poker at a saloon just a few blocks from the present-day Silverado when he was shot by Jack McCall.

Travel Information

The Black Hills are serviced from Rapid City Regional Airport by three major airlines: Northwest, United, and Delta, which provide direct flights from Denver, Salt Lake City, Minneapolis/Saint Paul, and Chicago. Interstate 90, which runs along the eastern and northern boundaries of the Black Hills, is the region's major thoroughfare.

MSPT South Dakota Schedule

DateTimeTournamentChips
Saturday, May 8Noon$65 Satellite - 1/5 Advance to $260 Satellite12,000
 6:30 p.m.$260 Satellite - 1/5 advance to $100K GTD Main Event15,000
Sunday, May 9Noon$65 Satellite - 1/5 Advance to $260 Satellite12,000
 4:00 p.m.$260 Satellite - 1/5 advance to $100K GTD Main Event15,000
Monday, May 106:30 p.m.$65 Satellite - 1/5 Advance to $260 Satellite12,000
Tuesday, May 111 p.m.$65 Satellite - 1/5 Advance to $260 Satellite12,000
 6:30 p.m.$260 Satellite - 1/5 advance to $100K GTD Main Event15,000
Wedneday, May 121 p.m.$65 Satellite - 1/5 Advance to $260 Satellite12,000
 6:30 p.m.$260 Satellite - 1/5 advance to $100K GTD Main Event15,000
Thursday, May 13Noon$65 Satellite - 1/5 Advance to $260 Satellite12,000
 6:30 p.m.$260 Satellite - 1/5 advance to $100K GTD Main Event15,000
Friday, May 1410 a.m.$260 Satellite - 1/5 advance to $100K GTD Main Event15,000
 3 p.m.$1,110 Main Event Day 1a ($100K GTD)25,000
Saturday, May 1510 a.m.$260 Satellite - 1/5 advance to $100K GTD Main Event15,000
 3 p.m.$1,110 Main Event Day 1b ($100K GTD)25,000
Sunday, May 1611 a.m.$1,110 Main Event Day 2 Restart-

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

Most MSPT Main Event Cashes in a Single Season

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

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.

PlacePlayerSeasonCashes
1Mike Shin1012
2Aaron Johnson1010
3Aaron Johnson910
4Kou Vang58
5Mark Hodge68
6DJ Buckley97
7Kou Vang97
8Patrick Steele107
9Brian Hou107
10Alex Winter106

In Action from the Start

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Armando Mesina us
Armando Mesina
25,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Bob Chow us
Bob Chow
25,000
Profile photo of Ben Moon us
Ben Moon
25,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Ken Baime us
Ken Baime
25,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Alex Winter us
Alex Winter
25,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Steve Wilkie gb
Steve Wilkie
25,000
Profile photo of Marty Gorenc us
Marty Gorenc
25,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Dennis Stevermer us
Dennis Stevermer
25,000
Profile photo of Gary Herstein us
Gary Herstein
25,000
Profile photo of Bob Peppe us
Bob Peppe
25,000
Profile photo of Dan Illingworth us
Dan Illingworth
25,000
Profile photo of Alan Wentz us
Alan Wentz
25,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Laurette Thurber us
Laurette Thurber
25,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Chad Bjorkman us
Chad Bjorkman
25,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Brad Sailor us
Brad Sailor
25,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Jonathan Kim us
Jonathan Kim
25,000
Profile photo of Andy Rogowski us
Andy Rogowski
25,000
Profile photo of Kyna England us
Kyna England
25,000
Profile photo of Tavish Margers us
Tavish Margers
25,000

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Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante
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MSPT MyStack

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Shuffle Up and Deal!

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

Cards are in the air here on Day 1b of the MSPT Showdown Series $1,100 Main Event. Right now 70 players are seated from the get-go, but that number will sure to grow as players continue to filter in. Remember, late registration and re-entries are open until approximately 11:30 p.m. local time.

Level: 1

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 100

Welcome to Day 1b of the MSPT Sycuan $1,100 Main Event

MSPT Sycuan
MSPT Sycuan

The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT), which has awarded more than $110 million in prize money since its debut in December 2009, is in Southern California for the first time! For the past week, the tour has partnered with Sycuan Casino Resort to play host to an 11-event series deemed the “MSPT Showdown Series.”

Last weekend, things kicked off with the $360 buy-in, $100K GTD MSPT Regional Event, which saw 65-year-old Armando Mesia top a massive 1,047-entry field to win the tournament for a career-high score.

This weekend, the $1,100 buy-in, $200,000 GTD Main Event will play out. On Thursday, Day 1a attracted 131 runners, but after a little over 14 levels of play the field was whittled down to the final 15 with three-time WSOP bracelet winner and MSPT JACK Cleveland champ Adam Friedman leading the way. His monster stack of 816,000 is more than double that of Nic Getzen (322,000), his next-closest competitor. Others to bag were Jimmy Donuts (305,000), 2004 WSOP Main Event champ Greg Raymer (271,000), Adam Demersseman (188,000), and Minnesota’s Tony Hartmann (106,000).

Today, the second of three starting flights will get underway at 3 p.m. local time. The tournament, which will also offer a Day 1c flight at the same time on Saturday, will start players with 25,000 in chips and play until a hard stop of 30:00 remaining in Level 15 (the same time the Day 1a field stopped). Those who survive will then return at 11 a.m. local time on Sunday to play down to a winner.

The tournament offers a max of one reentry per starting flight. There will be a 10-minute break after every three levels, each lasting 40 minutes. This tournament will play 8-handed throughout. This tournament will transition from Big Blind Ante to Standard Ante when 24 players remain.

In between the two bookend tournaments, there have been nine other trophy events including a $200 MSPT Ladies Event powered by Poker League of Nations (PLON), a $360 Seniors (50+) tournament, and a $250 MSPT Tag Team Championship. There were also both pot-limit Omaha and pot-limit Omaha 8 or Better Championships. We will be sprinkling in mini-recaps for all those events throughout this weekend's coverage of the Main Event.

Click here for a look at all tournament structures.

Sycuan Casino Resort, which requires players to be 21+, is situated just 30 minutes outside downtown San Diego. Sycuan Casino Resort proudly boasts world-class accommodations, including live world-class entertainment venues and gaming. Test your luck at casino gaming with over 2,500 slot machines, bingo, baccarat, blackjack, and in their poker room

DateTime (PST)EventGTDTotal Chips
Friday, May 73 p.m.Event #10: $1,110 MSPT Main Event Day 1b$200,00025,000
Friday, May 78 p.m.$265 satellite - 1 in 5 advance to Main Event-15,000
Sautrday, May 810 a.m.$265 satellite - 1 in 5 advance to Main Event-15,000
Saturday, May 83 p.m.Event #10: $1,110 MSPT Main Event Day 1c$200,00025,000
Saturday, May 88 p.m.$135 Nightly Deep Stack-12,000
Sunday, May 911 a.m.Event #10: $1,110 MSPT Main Event Day 2$200,000-
Sunday, May 9NoonEvent #11: $360 Last Chace Showdown NLHE-15,000
Sunday, May 94 p.m.$135 Nightly Deep Stack12,000 

MSPT Sycuan $1,110 Main Event

Day 1b Started