2021 MSPT South Dakota State Poker Championship

$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1b
1a1b2
Event Info
2021 MSPT South Dakota State Poker Championship
Final Results
Winner
Taylor Howard
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$119,165
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$567,450
Total Entries
585
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
40,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
320
Players Left
46
Players Left 1 / 585
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Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Second Wave of Updated Chip Counts

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Dale Belden us
Dale Belden
210,000
Profile photo of Ryan Thorson us
Ryan Thorson
200,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Michael Baker us
Michael Baker
100,000
35,000
35,000
Profile photo of Umut Ozturk us
Umut Ozturk
88,500
13,500
13,500
Profile photo of Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
81,000
11,000
11,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Sergio Mireles us
Sergio Mireles
75,000
75,000
75,000
Profile photo of Lawrence Vigil us
Lawrence Vigil
72,000
63,000
63,000
Profile photo of Ryan Remington us
Ryan Remington
60,600
30,600
30,600
Profile photo of Ben Keeline
Ben Keeline
55,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Alex Wheeler us
Alex Wheeler
32,000
5,300
5,300
Profile photo of Mikiyo Aoki us
Mikiyo Aoki
25,000
27,300
27,300
Profile photo of Luke Blindert us
Luke Blindert
25,000
Profile photo of Chance Anthony us
Chance Anthony
25,000
14,600
14,600
Profile photo of Andrew Atchison us
Andrew Atchison
20,000

First Wave of Updated Chip Counts

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Carla Douglas us
Carla Douglas
157,000
24,600
24,600
Profile photo of Matt Kirby us
Matt Kirby
120,000
47,700
47,700
Profile photo of Mitch Schock us
Mitch Schock
90,000
15,000
15,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Aaron Raap us
Aaron Raap
81,000
15,500
15,500
Profile photo of Tim Dunse us
Tim Dunse
75,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Michael Campbell us
Michael Campbell
53,000
34,800
34,800
Profile photo of Terence Reid us
Terence Reid
45,000
16,200
16,200
Profile photo of Phil Mader us
Phil Mader
40,000
12,300
12,300
Profile photo of Aaron Johnson us
Aaron Johnson
29,000
4,000
4,000
Profile photo of Mike Estes us
Mike Estes
25,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Cory Nordstrand us
Cory Nordstrand
25,000
Profile photo of Rodger Johnson us
Rodger Johnson
20,000
9,900
9,900
Profile photo of Tony Hartmann us
Tony Hartmann
17,000
14,200
14,200

Sherry Hammers Hooks Cash Hepper for Double

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Sherry Hammers & DJ Buckley
Sherry Hammers & DJ Buckley

Sherry Hammers open-jammed for 17,000 from early position and Cash Hepper isolated from the small blind.

Cash Hepper: {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}
Sherry Hammers: {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}

It was a classic race with Hammers looking to hold and she didn't have a sweat as the {3-Spades}{4-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{8-Spades} runout secured her double-up.

Player Chips Progress
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Cash Hepper
40,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Sherry Hammers us
Sherry Hammers
35,000
5,300
5,300

Tags: Cash HepperSherry Hammers

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Friedman's Trap Fails Against Umut Ozturk

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

While PokerNews wasn't present for the hand, MSPT's Ben Valder gave us the scoop about a monster hand involving three-time bracelet winner Adam Friedman and Minnesota's Umut Ozturk.

The hand goes as followed, Ozturk raised with {9-}{9-} and Friedman flatted with {q-}{q-}. All the money got in after a {9-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} flop and the {6-}{k-} secured the Minnesota native the double.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Umut Ozturk us
Umut Ozturk
75,000
57,300
57,300
Profile photo of Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
70,000
7,900
7,900
WSOP 5X Winner

Tags: Adam FriedmanUmut Ozturk

Wes Hitchcock Wakes Up With Aces

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

A player from middle position opened with a raise and then called the 35,000 three-bet jam Wes Hitchcok made from the small blind.

Wes Hitchcock: {a-Clubs}{a-Spades}
Opponent: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}

Hitchcock woke up with rockets at the perfect time and the {3-Clubs}{3-Spades}{9-Spades}{3-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} runout secured his double-up.

Player Chips Progress
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Wes Hitchcock
75,000

Tags: Wes Hitchcock

A Round of Chip Counts

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ryan Thorson us
Ryan Thorson
175,000
36,300
36,300
Profile photo of Rudy Stanko us
Rudy Stanko
135,000
135,000
135,000
Profile photo of Wesley Ismay us
Wesley Ismay
121,000
44,600
44,600
Profile photo of Mike Carda us
Mike Carda
110,000
Profile photo of Eddie Ghost Bear us
Eddie Ghost Bear
100,000
19,000
19,000
Profile photo of Luke Goodwoodie us
Luke Goodwoodie
91,000
57,800
57,800
Profile photo of Ben Keeline
Ben Keeline
70,000
35,400
35,400
Profile photo of Tom Hammers us
Tom Hammers
43,000
30,400
30,400
Profile photo of Aaron Fruen us
Aaron Fruen
31,500
25,200
25,200
Profile photo of Mark Fink us
Mark Fink
31,000
31,000
31,000
Profile photo of Ryan Remington us
Ryan Remington
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Eric Atchison us
Eric Atchison
12,500
25,000
25,000

Most MSPT Main Event Cashes in a Single Season

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.

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

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500