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

05-14-2021 16:50 UTC-6

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Anthony Thompson

Level 3 : 200/200, 300 ante

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Level: 3

Blinds: 200/200

Ante: 300

05-14-2021 16:35 UTC-6

Raap Turns the Aggressor

Anthony Thompson

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

A player from middle position raised to 600 and found five callers which included Aaron Raap on the button.

The flop was checked to the player in late position who fired out 1,800 and only Raap called to see the fall on the turn.

Action was checked to Raap who fired out 3,000. Raap's opponent took some time but ultimately folded and Raap then showed before scooping the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Raap	32,400	32,400

Tags: Aaron Raap

05-14-2021 16:22 UTC-6

Ryan Remington Bets First and Wins

Anthony Thompson

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

2018 MSPT Player of the Year Aaron Johnson opened for 500 form under the gun and found two callers which included Ryan Remington on the button.

The board was checked to the river where action was checked to Remington who fired out 2,000 to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Johnson	29,000	4,000
Ryan Remington	12,300	-12,700

Tags: Ryan Remington Aaron Johnson

05-14-2021 16:08 UTC-6

MSPT Season 12 Cashes

Anthony Thompson

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 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 players who have cashed the most this season so far:

Place	Player	Hometown	Season 12 Cashes
1	Kyna England	Northbrook, Illinois	3
2	Tim Garles	Des Moines, Iowa	2
3	Joshua Martin	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	2
4	Brenden Shiller	Chicago, Illinois	2
5	Alex Wheeler	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	2
6	Trung Le	Houston, Texas	2
7	Cory Cove	Blaine, Minnesota	2
8	Jason Vanstrom	Colorado Springs, Colorado	2
9	Curtis Vierstraete	Wahpeton, North Dakota	2
10	Jason Crews	Clive, Iowa	2

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

05-14-2021 16:00 UTC-6

Paul Camby Scores Early Elimination With Cowboys

Anthony Thompson

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

Paul Camby opened for 300 from late position and the hijack player three-bet to 1,300. Action on the table folded back to Camby who four-bet jammed and the hijack player called off their remining 5,000.

Paul Camby:
Opponent:

Camby was ahead with his pocket kings and the runout sent his opponent packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Camby	32,500	8,500

Tags: Paul Camby

05-14-2021 15:42 UTC-6

Scott Christensen Wins With River Bet

Anthony Thompson

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

There were five players that saw a flop and action was checked to the cutoff player who fired out 1,000. The button folded while Scott Christiensen and Billy Etherington were the only players to call from the blinds.

The turn came the and action was checked to Etherington who fired out 1,000 and was called by the cutoff player before Christiensen raised to 3,000.

Both opponents called, bringing the river and Christiensen took down the pot after he led out for 6,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Christensen	31,000	31,000
Paul Camby	24,000	-1,000
Billy Etherington	22,000	-3,000

Tags: Billy Etherington ny Paul Ca Scott Christiansen

05-14-2021 15:32 UTC-6

Early Runners

Anthony Thompson

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Berthiaume	25,000
Aaron Johnson	25,000
Billy Etherington	25,000
Ryan Remington	25,000
Terence Reid	25,000
Michael Campbell	25,000
Phil Mader	25,000
Cy Church	25,000
Mark Fink	25,000
Paul Camby	25,000

05-14-2021 15:22 UTC-6

Download the PokerNews MyStack App and Update Your Chip Count

Anthony Thompson

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

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