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

05-14-2021 23:00 UTC-6

No Longer in the Tournament...

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 23:08 UTC-6

Dave Sanderson Finds Life With Kings

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

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

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

05-14-2021 23:31 UTC-6

Check Out Episodes of PokerNews Podcast for All the Up-to-Date News

Anthony Thompson

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

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05-14-2021 23:40 UTC-6

Sanderson Shoots Down Another With Cowboys

Anthony Thompson

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

Action folded around to the player in late position who raised all in for 12,000 and Dave Sanderson isolated from the small blind.

Dave Sanderson:
Opponent:

Sanderson was well ahead with his made hand and nothing changed after the flop fell.

The turn left Sanderson's opponent drawing dead and the river ended their tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dave Sanderson	100,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Dave Sanderson

05-14-2021 23:48 UTC-6

Tony Hartmann Sends Opponent Packing

Anthony Thompson

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

Tony Hartmann raised from middle position and then called the small blind player's 25,000 all in three-bet.

Tony Hartmann:
Small Blind Player:

Hartmann was ahead with his made hand of tens and the runout sent his opponent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Hartmann	50,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Tony Hartmann

05-14-2021 23:54 UTC-6

Last Break Of The Night: Day 1a Registration Closing

Anthony Thompson

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

Players are off on their final ten-minute break of the night. At the conclusion of this break, registration for Day 1a of the MSPT South Dakota State Poker Championship will come to a close.

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/3,000

Ante: 3,000

05-15-2021 00:13 UTC-6

Most MSPT Final Tables in History

Anthony Thompson

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 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.

Here's a look at the top ten MSPT final tables in tour history:

Place	Player	Hometown	Main Event Final Tables
1	Richard Alsup	New Hope, Minnesota	12
2	Kou Vang	Maplewood, Minnesota	10
3	Rob WazWaz	Minneapolis, Minnesota	9
4	Blake Bohn	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	9
5	Jason Bender	Keota, Iowa	9
6	Aaron Johnson	Red Wing, Minnesota	9
7	Jeremy Dresch	Fridley, Minnesota	8
8	Everett Carlton	St. Paul, Minnesota	8
9	Adam Friedman	Gahanna, Ohio	8
10	Joe Matheson	Monticello, Minnesota	7