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

05-22-2022 12:47 UTC-6

Cunniff Double Elimination Sends Him Over 1,000,000

Mike Patrick

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Gerald Cunniff has just eliminated a pair of players, as his flopped trip threes on a board had his opponent's and destroyed.

With the win, Cunniff is the first player to cross 1,000,000 chips.

Meanwhile, Lee Hurst, Arlie Brandvold, and Dave Sanderson were also eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerald Cunniff	1,010,000 160,000	160,000

Robert Thompson	Busted
Zane Reis	Busted
Lee Hurst	Busted
Arlie Brandvold	Busted
Dave Sanderson	Busted

Tags: Arlie Brandvold Dave Sanderson Gerald Cunniff Lee Hurst

05-22-2022 12:27 UTC-6

Heiberg Eliminates Baumann on Bubble

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Mike Patrick

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

After the elimination of Michael Campbell in 56th place, bubble play did not last long as Patricia Baumann found herself all-in preflop for about 100,000 and called by Jeff Heiberg.

Patricia Baumann:
Jeff Heiberg:

Baumann's ace was dominated, and the board of brought no help to Baumann, who bursts the bubble and guarantees the remaining 54 players at least $2,202.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Heiberg	600,000 160,000	160,000
Michael Campbell	Busted
Patricia Baumann	Busted

Tags: Jeff Heiberg Michael Campbell Patricia Baumann

05-22-2022 12:15 UTC-6

Cunniff Extending Chip Lead

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Mike Patrick

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerald Cunniff	850,000 201,000	201,000

Sergio Mireles	475,000 135,000	135,000
Ron Kohner	460,000 72,000	72,000
Jeff Heiberg	440,000 171,000	171,000
Matt Kirby	430,000
Wesley Cannon	407,000 30,000	30,000
Shane Steinhour	380,000 210,000	210,000

Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

05-22-2022 12:07 UTC-6

Three More Eliminations

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Mike Patrick

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The tournament clock now shows 56 players with the latest eliminations.

Hand-for-hand play will begin at 55, with the final 54 making the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jim Michaelis	Busted
John Cap	Busted
David Beadle	Busted

05-22-2022 12:00 UTC-6

Rachow Takes From New Hall of Famer Kirby

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Mike Patrick

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Before today's event, Matt Kirby was presented his MSPT Hall of Fame trophy, then he began his day in the tournament quickly chipping up over 500,000.

However, Patrick Rachow just threw a small wrench into Kirby's start in a recent hand.

With over 100,000 in the pot already on a flop of , Kirby led for 40,000 from the small blind, which Rachow called.