$1,100 Main Event
Day 1a Started
2022 MSPT Iowa State Poker Championship
$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2022 MSPT Iowa State Poker Championship
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$300,000
Entries
979
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
140
Players Left
16
Welcome to the MSPT Iowa State Poker Championship $1,110 Main Event
The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) is back in beautiful Riverside, Iowa, and the much-anticipated Main Event action gets underway today.
Day 1a starts at 3 p.m. this afternoon. With a $300,000 guarantee, the two-day event is sure to attract a large field seeking championship glory and the largest piece of the healthy prize pool.
Last year's Iowa State Poker Championship saw 928 total entrants generate a prize pool of $898,660, far surpassing the guarantee. It was Timothy Gundrum, from Burr Ridge, Illinois who came out on top of that field to win $170,769. If recent trends continue, that number could grow even higher. The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) stop here in March had a record-breaking 1,094 entries.
As a reentry event with three starting flights, one each on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, players will have plenty of chances to find a bag for Day 2 action on Sunday. Players will start with 25,000 and enjoy 40-minute levels to allow for plenty of deep-stack play.
2021 MSPT Riverside Iowa State Poker Championship Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timothy Gundrum | $170,769 |
| 2 | Jim Erickson | $105,143 |
| 3 | Wesley Cannon | $77,194 |
| 4 | Stephen Torre | $58,412 |
| 5 | Mike Estes | $44,034 |
| 6 | Jason Gross | $33,250 |
| 7 | Todd Bartlett | $26,061 |
| 8 | Peyton Smith | $20,669 |
| 9 | Jalen Heald | $16,175 |
Day 1a will play 15 levels or until approximately 12% of the field remains, with each subsequent flight playing the same amount. There will be 10-minute breaks after every three levels of play. Late registration will be open until the start of level 13 (approximately 11:30 p.m.)
PokerNews will be on hand to report on all of the exciting Main Event action here at the Iowa State Poker Championship, so tune in here every day until we crown this year's champion.
Shuffle Up and Deal!
The tournament director has kicked things off here and cards are in the air.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Barnard Overbets the River
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Action folded all the way to the blinds and saw both players check their option to head to a flop.
The dealer put out the 
. Joe Barnard saw his opponent lead for 100, and in the big blind, he put in the call.
On the 
turn, both players checked it through.
The river fell the 
, and action checked to Barnard again. He bet 700 into the pot of 500. His opponent thought for a bit and made the call.
Barnard showed 
for two pair and the winner to take down the early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,200
26,200
|
26,200 |
Bekavac and Peake Back at the Same Table
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Dan Bekavac, the player with the most MSPT titles, finds himself seated with a familiar opponent for his Day 1 seat draw.
CJ Peake is seated two seats to his right. At Bekavac's most recent Main Event MSPT win in Michigan, Peake and Bekavac were heads up for the title before Bekavac took it down.
Will Peake be out for revenge? Or will both players again make a deep run in this event? We'll follow along with the action all day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Johnson Gets Paid
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Aaron Johnson found himself on the turn of a three-way pot. The board read 
.
Johnson led out for 500 from the small blind and was called by the player on his left in the big blind. His second opponent raised to 1,500 from the cutoff. Both Johnson and the big blind called.
The river fell the 
and Johnson led out for 3,800. The big blind folded, but the cutoff player made the call.
Johnson showed 
for the flush and the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,200
34,200
|
34,200 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Hargis Starting the Day Strong
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Tim Hargis raised to 400 from early position and found one caller in the big blind.
The flop showed up 
. Hargis continued for 700 and his opponent made the quick fold.
Hargis has built one of the early big stacks after one level of play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,500 |
Ferger Plays for Stacks
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Ross Ferger was in the big blind when he saw lots of action in front of him. An early position player raised to 500 and saw two callers. Ferger decided to raise it to 3,700. All three players called to head to a flop.
The board came out 
and Ferger continued for 5,000. The early position player and one field caller both came along to build a large pot heading to a turn.
Ferger slowed down with a check on the 
turn. The early position player checked, but the player in late position bet 8,000. Ferger thought for a bit and moved all in for 14,200.
The early position player folded, and the player who bet 8,000 didn't love it, but eventually decided on a call.
Ross Ferger: 
Opponent: 
Ferger had his opponent in rough shape and drawing to two outs. His jacks held on the 
river and he scooped the massive pot.
"I folded queens," said the original opener.
"You were the one I was worried about,' admitted Ferger.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
57,100
57,100
|
57,100 |