2021 MSPT South Dakota State Poker Championship

$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
1a1b2
Event Info

2021 MSPT South Dakota State Poker Championship

Final Results
Winner
Taylor Howard
Winning Hand
a♦a♠
Prize
$119,165
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$567,450
Entries
585
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
40,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
265
Players Left
36
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A Round of Updated Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson
Anthony Thompson
Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
David Hinterberg us
David Hinterberg
155,000 79,500
Robert Steinmetz us
Robert Steinmetz 		146,500
Jason Fitzpatrick us
Jason Fitzpatrick 		145,000 77,600
Nick Pupillo us
Nick Pupillo
WSOP 1X Winner
140,000 63,500
Scott Christensen us
Scott Christensen 		120,000 51,300
Randy Southern us
Randy Southern
111,000 700
Mitch Schock us
Mitch Schock
WSOP 1X Winner
103,500 5,900
Aaron Raap us
Aaron Raap 		92,500 -22,500
Terence Reid us
Terence Reid 		90,000 -9,800
Thea Temple us
Thea Temple
71,000 -7,900
Mike Estes us
Mike Estes 		61,500 -48,500
Tony Hartmann us
Tony Hartmann 		33,000 5,400
Luke Goodwillie us
Luke Goodwillie 		30,000 -37,800
Jason Crews us
Jason Crews 		25,000 -35,100
Helmut Roy us
Helmut Roy
24,000 -42,700
Aaron Johnson us
Aaron Johnson 		23,000 -10,400
Cy Church us
Cy Church 		22,000 14,000
Blake Whittington us
Blake Whittington 		20,000 2,900

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Dave Sanderson Finds Life With Kings

Anthony Thompson
Anthony Thompson
Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Dave Sanderson
Dave Sanderson

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

Matthew Mich: {q-Hearts}{q-Spades}
Dave Sanderson: {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades}

Sanderson woke up with cowboys at the perfect time and the {3-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} runout secured his double-up.

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

Tags: Dave SandersonMatthew Mich

Most MSPT Main Event Cashes in a Single Season

Anthony Thompson
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.

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

Wesley Ismay Turns an Ace to Stay Alive

Anthony Thompson
Anthony Thompson
Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Wesley Ismay
Wesley Ismay

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: {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}
Button Player: {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}
Big Blind Player: {6-Hearts}{6-Spades}

Ismay was behind looking to connect with his ace but it didn't come on the {8-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{8-Diamonds} flop. Luckily for him, the {a-Spades} fell on the turn and the {10-Clubs} river secured him the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Wesley Ismay us
Wesley Ismay 		48,000

Tags: Wesley Ismay

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Raap Shows a Single Rocket

Anthony Thompson
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 {7-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{4-Spades} flop hit the felt, the initial raiser continued for 3,500 and Raap called bringing the {3-Spades} 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 {a-Spades}{x-} before collecting his chips.

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

Tags: Aaron Raap

Tipton Felts Opponent

Anthony Thompson
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: {k-Spades}{j-Clubs}
Opponent: {6-Spades}{6-Clubs}

It was a classic with Tipton pulling ahead after the {j-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} flop paired his jack and neither the {2-Clubs} turn nor the {10-Clubs} river changed a thing.

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

Tags: Chuck Tipton

Most MSPT Main Event Final Tables in Single Season

Anthony Thompson
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:

PlayerHometownSeasonFinal Tables
Patrick SteeleChelsea, Michigan44
Brett KuzniaStephen, Minnesota44
Dan SunCedar Rapids. Iowa33
Christian PhamSt. Paul, Minnesota43
Everett CarltonSt. Paul, Minnesota13
Kou VangMaplewood, Minnesota53
Michael DeisAnn Arbor, Michigan53
Nick PupilloAddison, Illinois53
Mark HodgeFernandina Beach, Florida63
DJ BuckleyEden Prairie, Minnesota63
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