$1,110 South Dakota State Championship | 2022 MSPT Deadwood

05-22-2022 20:32 UTC-5

Alex Smith Eliminated in 7th Place ($15,658)

Mike Patrick

Level 25 : 30,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Alex Smith jammed for 890,000 in early position and Gerald Cunniff moved in for slightly more from the small blind. the big blind folded, and Smith was at risk.

Alex Smith:
Gerald Cunniff:

The board came , giving Cunniff a set of eights on the river to eliminate Smith in 7th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerald Cunniff	1,950,000 1,250,000	1,250,000

Alex Smith	Busted

Tags: Alex Smith Gerald Cunniff

05-22-2022 21:07 UTC-5

Michael Williams Eliminated in 6th Place ($20,062)

Mike Patrick

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Michael Williams open-jammed for just over a million from the button and got a customer in the big blind in Wesley Cannon.

Michael Williams:
Wesley Cannon:

"Deuces never loses", proclaimed Williams, and that held true through the flop.

But the turn brought the , and the river was the , to sink Williams' ducks and send him home in 6th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wesley Cannon	2,450,000 685,000	685,000
Michael Williams	Busted

Tags: Michael Williams Wesley Cannon

05-22-2022 21:26 UTC-5

Joshua Kieval Eliminated in 5th Place ($26,423)

Mike Patrick

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Mike Estes raised to 230,000 in the hijack and Joshua Kieval moved all in for about 1,300,000 from the big blind.

Estes gave it some thought and then made the call.

Joshua Kieval:
Mike Estes:

The board came , bringing no help to Kieval and sending him home in 5th place, while Estes' stack is back over 5,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Estes	5,200,000 50,000	50,000
Joshua Kieval	Busted

Tags: Joshua Kieval Mike Estes

05-22-2022 22:34 UTC-5

Cunniff Doubles Through Kohner

Mike Patrick

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

On a three-way flop of , play was checked through with Ron Kohner in the small blind, Gerald Cunniff in the big blind and Wesley Cannon on the button.

On the turn, Cunniff bet 200,000 and only Kohner called.

The river brought the , and Kohner quickly led out for 500,000.

After counting down his stack, Cunniff moved all in for 665,000 more, and after a bit of thought, Kohner called.

Cunniff showed for a rivered flush, while Kohner frustratedly showed for trip queens, which went into the muck to award a large pot to Cunniff.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ron Kohner	3,900,000 150,000	150,000
Gerald Cunniff	3,450,000 1,710,000	1,710,000

Mike Estes	2,900,000 -1,295,000	-1,295,000
Wesley Cannon	2,350,000 -515,000	-515,000

Tags: Gerald Cunniff Ron Kohner Wesley Cannon

05-22-2022 22:47 UTC-5

Cannon Doubles Through Kohner

Mike Patrick

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

After action was checked in a heads-up pot between Ron Kohner and Wesley Cannon, with the board now reading on the turn, Kohner moved all in for Cannon's over 2,000,000 chip stack.

Cannon quickly called and rolled over his monster.

Wesley Cannon:
Ron Kohner:

Cannon had a jack-high straight versus Kohner's top pair and flush draw, which Cannon faded on the river to leave Kohner with under 1,000,000, while taking the chip lead for the first time at this final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wesley Cannon	4,600,000 2,250,000	2,250,000
Ron Kohner	700,000 -3,200,000	-3,200,000

Tags: Ron Kohner Wesley Cannon

05-22-2022 23:19 UTC-5

Kohner Crushes Cannon

Mike Patrick

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Ron Kohner raised to 350,000 in the cutoff and was called in the small blind by Mike Estes.

Wesley Cannon then moved all in, and Kohner called off for 2,425,000. Estes folded and Kohner was at risk.

Ron Kohner:
Wesley Cannon:

Cannon was surprised to see what he had been called with and he certainly didn't like the flop.

The turn and river couldn't save him, and he was left with crumbs, while Kohner regains the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ron Kohner	5,120,000 2,595,000	2,595,000
Mike Estes	3,030,000 -1,090,000	-1,090,000
Gerald Cunniff	2,900,000 -900,000	-900,000

Wesley Cannon	610,000 -1,590,000	-1,590,000

Tags: Mike Estes Ron Kohner Wesley Cannon

05-22-2022 23:25 UTC-5

Wesley Cannon Eliminated in 4th Place ($35,231)

Mike Patrick

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

After he was left short by Ron Kohner, Wesley Cannon moved all in for 655,000 from the small blind after a 300,000 button raise by Mike Estes.

Kohner folded his big blind and Estes called.

Wesley Cannon:
Mike Estes:

The dealer spread a board of , bringing no help to Cannon, who goes home with $35,231 in 4th place money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Estes	3,640,000 610,000	610,000
Wesley Cannon	Busted

Tags: Mike Estes Ron Kohner Wesley Cannon

05-22-2022 23:36 UTC-5

Cunniff Doubles Through Kohner

Mike Patrick

Level 30 : 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Gerald Cunniff raised to 400,000 on the button and was called by Ron Kohner in the big blind.

On the flop, after Kohner checked, Cunniff bet 500,000 and was met with a quick check-raise all in from Kohner for about 3,000,000. Cunniff called in great shape, but still with his tournament life at risk.

Gerald Cunniff:
Ron Kohner:

Cunniff's top pair would hold, as the dealer laid down the on the turn and the on the river to give Cunniff a huge double-up into the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerald Cunniff	6,900,000 4,000,000	4,000,000

Mike Estes	4,750,000 1,110,000	1,110,000
Ron Kohner	1,000,000 -4,120,000	-4,120,000

Tags: Gerald Cunniff Ron Kohner

05-22-2022 23:45 UTC-5

Ron Kohner Eliminated in 3rd Place ($46,583)

Mike Patrick

Level 30 : 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Gerald Cunniff raised to 350,000 on the button and Ron Kohner called in the big blind.

The players checked the flop, but on the turn, Kohner open shoved for approximately 1,300,000. Cunniff called.

Ron Kohner:
Gerald Cunniff:

Kohner fell right into Cunniff's trap as his turned pair of sixes was no match for Cunniff's kings and nines. The on the river ended the hand and Kohner's night as he fell in 3rd place.