Players are on another ten-minute break.
2021 MSPT South Dakota State Poker Championship
Action on the table folded around to Defending Champ Sergio Mireles who limped in on the button, the small blind player did the same and the big blind checked their option.
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flop was checked around to the
turn where the big blind player led out for 1,200 and only Mireles called to see the
complete the board on the river.
Both players checked and Mireles showed a pair of ducks ![]()
which was good enough to win the pot as his opponent mucked ![]()
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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150,000
74,400
|
74,400 |
The player from middle position raised to 3,300, Mitch Schock three-bet all and action folded back to the initial raiser who called off their remaining 9,000 stack.
Mitch Schock: ![]()
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Opponent: ![]()
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It was a classic race with Schock looking to hold and he did after the board ran out ![]()
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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75,000
31,800
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31,800 |
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Phil Mader raised to 2,300 from middle position, the button player three-bet all in for 12,300 and the small blind player called off his last 2,300 stack. The big blind folded and action was back on Mader who tossed in his chips for the call.
Phil Mader: ![]()
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Button Player: ![]()
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Small Blind Player: ![]()
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Mader held the best hand and nothing changed after the ![]()
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flop. The
turn was safe fore Mader but the
river paired the small blind player to give them a triple-up while the button player headed to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
52,300
19,100
|
19,100 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
132,400
132,400
|
132,400 |
|
|
96,500
4,700
|
4,700 |
|
|
81,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
|
72,300
7,300
|
7,300 |
|
|
65,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
61,200
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
43,200
24,200
|
24,200 |
|
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33,200
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
33,200
11,200
|
11,200 |
|
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33,200
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
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31,200
20,700
|
20,700 |
|
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29,700
29,700
|
29,700 |
|
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25,000 | |
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25,000
2,600
|
2,600 |
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18,200
5,600
|
5,600 |
|
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10,400
14,600
|
14,600 |
|
|
10,000
11,200
|
11,200 |
|
|
6,300
25,600
|
25,600 |
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Busted | |
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 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
135,000
53,800
|
53,800 |
|
|
77,900
50,700
|
50,700 |
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|
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76,400
35,200
|
35,200 |
|
|
75,600
75,600
|
75,600 |
|
|
73,400
29,200
|
29,200 |
|
|
56,700
18,300
|
18,300 |
|
|
52,300
5,300
|
5,300 |
|
|
29,200
3,200
|
3,200 |
|
|
26,700
14,300
|
14,300 |
|
|
9,000
1,800
|
1,800 |
|
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7,100
10,100
|
10,100 |
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Busted | |
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Dave Ouellette raised to 2,000 from early position, Eric Sorensen called from the hijack and the big blind player defended.
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flop was checked to Ouellette who continued for 3,500 and both of his opponents called. The
turn paired the board and all three players checked to see the
complete the board on the river.
The big blind player checked to Ouellette who took down the pot with a 6,500 uncontested bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
91,200
3,600
|
3,600 |
|
|
26,800 |