$1,100 Main Event Day 1a | 2021 MSPT South Dakota State Poker Championship

05-14-2021 23:14 UTC-6

A Round of Updated Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Hinterberg	155,000 79,500	79,500
Robert Steinmetz	146,500
Jason Fitzpatrick	145,000 77,600	77,600
Nick Pupillo	140,000 63,500	63,500

Scott Christensen	120,000 51,300	51,300
Randy Southern	111,000 700	700
Mitch Schock	103,500 5,900	5,900

Aaron Raap	92,500 22,500	22,500
Terence Reid	90,000 9,800	9,800
Thea Temple	71,000 7,900	7,900
Mike Estes	61,500 48,500	48,500
Tony Hartmann	33,000 5,400	5,400
Luke Goodwillie	30,000 37,800	37,800
Jason Crews	25,000 35,100	35,100
Helmut Roy	24,000 42,700	42,700
Aaron Johnson	23,000 10,400	10,400
Cy Church	22,000 14,000	14,000
Blake Whittington	20,000 2,900	2,900

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

05-14-2021 23:08 UTC-6

Dave Sanderson Finds Life With Kings

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Anthony Thompson

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Dave Sanderson raised from early position and then called off his 41,000 stack after Matthew Mich jammed from the big blind.

Matthew Mich:
Dave Sanderson:

Sanderson woke up with cowboys at the perfect time and the runout secured his double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Mich	125,000 56,300	56,300
Dave Sanderson	85,000 37,500	37,500

Tags: Dave Sanderson Matthew Mich

05-14-2021 23:00 UTC-6

No Longer in the Tournament...

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Anthony Thompson

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Billy Etherington	Busted
Matt Kirby	Busted
Phil Mader	Busted
Justin Melton	Busted
Alex Wheeler	Busted
Erin Harvey	Busted
Adam Friedman	Busted

Brent Slaubaugh	Busted
Ryan Remington	Busted

05-14-2021 22:52 UTC-6

Most MSPT Main Event Cashes in a Single Season

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Anthony Thompson

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 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.

Place	Player	Season	Cashes
1	Mike Shin	10	12
2	Aaron Johnson	10	10
3	Aaron Johnson	9	10
4	Kou Vang	5	8
5	Mark Hodge	6	8
6	DJ Buckley	9	7
7	Kou Vang	9	7
8	Patrick Steele	10	7
9	Brian Hou	10	7
10	Alex Winter	10	6

05-14-2021 22:38 UTC-6

Wesley Ismay Turns an Ace to Stay Alive

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Anthony Thompson

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action on the table folded around to Wesley Ismay who raised all in for 21,500 from the hijack and was called by the button player while the small blind player moved all in for less.

Wesley Ismay:
Button Player:
Big Blind Player:

Ismay was behind looking to connect with his ace but it didn't come on the flop. Luckily for him, the fell on the turn and the river secured him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wesley Ismay	48,000

Tags: Wesley Ismay

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

05-14-2021 22:20 UTC-6

Raap Shows a Single Rocket

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Anthony Thompson

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Action on the table quickly folded around to the player in late position who raised to 4,000 and only Aaron Raap called from the cutoff.

Once the flop hit the felt, the initial raiser continued for 3,500 and Raap called bringing the turn.

Action was checked to Raap who fired out 10,000 bet, his opponent contemplated for a brief moment but ultimately folded their hand and Raap showed before collecting his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Raap	115,000 12,600	12,600

Tags: Aaron Raap

05-14-2021 22:07 UTC-6

Tipton Felts Opponent

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Anthony Thompson

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

A player from early position open-jammed for 14,500 and was called by Chuck Tipton from the small blind.

Chuck Tipton:
Opponent:

It was a classic with Tipton pulling ahead after the flop paired his jack and neither the turn nor the river changed a thing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chuck Tipton	56,000 4,100	4,100

Tags: Chuck Tipton

05-14-2021 21:53 UTC-6

Most MSPT Main Event Final Tables in Single Season

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Anthony Thompson

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 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.

Here's a look at the top ten MSPT Main Event final table in a single season:

Player	Hometown	Season	Final Tables
Patrick Steele	Chelsea, Michigan	4	4
Brett Kuznia	Stephen, Minnesota	4	4
Dan Sun	Cedar Rapids. Iowa	3	3
Christian Pham	St. Paul, Minnesota	4	3
Everett Carlton	St. Paul, Minnesota	1	3
Kou Vang	Maplewood, Minnesota	5	3
Michael Deis	Ann Arbor, Michigan	5	3
Nick Pupillo	Addison, Illinois	5	3
Mark Hodge	Fernandina Beach, Florida	6	3
DJ Buckley	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	6	3