2021 MSPT South Dakota State Poker Championship

$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1b
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
Entries
585
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
40,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
320
Players Left
46

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
Dale Belden us
Dale Belden
210,000
Ryan Thorson us
Ryan Thorson
200,000 25,000
Michael Baker us
Michael Baker
100,000 -35,000
Umut Ozturk us
Umut Ozturk
88,500 13,500
Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
WSOP 5X Winner
81,000 11,000
Sergio Mireles us
Sergio Mireles
75,000 -75,000
Lawrence Vigil us
Lawrence Vigil
72,000 63,000
Ryan Remington us
Ryan Remington
60,600 30,600
Ben Keeline us
Ben Keeline
55,000 -15,000
Alex Wheeler us
Alex Wheeler
32,000 5,300
Mikiyo Aoki us
Mikiyo Aoki
25,000 -27,300
Luke Blindert us
Luke Blindert
25,000
Chance Anthony us
Chance Anthony
25,000 14,600
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
Carla Douglas us
Carla Douglas
157,000 24,600
Matt Kirby us
Matt Kirby
120,000 47,700
Mitch Schock us
Mitch Schock
WSOP 1X Winner
90,000 15,000
Aaron Raap us
Aaron Raap
81,000 -15,500
Tim Dunse us
Tim Dunse
75,000 50,000
Michael Campbell us
Michael Campbell
53,000 34,800
Terence Reid us
Terence Reid
45,000 -16,200
Phil Mader us
Phil Mader
40,000 -12,300
Aaron Johnson us
Aaron Johnson
29,000 4,000
Mike Estes us
Mike Estes
25,000 25,000
Cory Nordstrand us
Cory Nordstrand
25,000
Rodger Johnson us
Rodger Johnson
20,000 9,900
Tony Hartmann us
Tony Hartmann
17,000 -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
Cash Hepper us
Cash Hepper
40,000 -25,000
Sherry Hammers us
Sherry Hammers
35,000 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
Umut Ozturk us
Umut Ozturk
75,000 57,300
Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
WSOP 5X Winner
70,000 -7,900

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
Wes Hitchcock us
Wes Hitchcock
75,000

Tags: Wes Hitchcock

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