$1,110 South Dakota State Championship
Day 2 Started
2022 MSPT Deadwood
$1,110 South Dakota State Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2022 MSPT Deadwood
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$489,220
Entries
506
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Entries
66
Players Left
1
MSPT South Dakota State Poker Championship Day 2 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | Mike Nisselius | 85,000 | 17 |
| 6 | 2 | Joshua Kieval | 213,000 | 42 |
| 6 | 3 | Mark Dufner | 78,000 | 15 |
| 6 | 4 | Billy Etherington | 182,000 | 36 |
| 6 | 5 | Rick Wells | 81,000 | 16 |
| 6 | 6 | John McGriff | 158,000 | 31 |
| 6 | 7 | Ron Kohner | 532,000 | 106 |
| 6 | 8 | Arlie Brandvold | 216,000 | 43 |
| 6 | 9 | Alex Smith | 94,000 | 18 |
| 7 | 1 | Claire Putnam | 108,000 | 21 |
| 7 | 2 | Mike Estes | 210,000 | 40 |
| 7 | 3 | Jim Michaelis | 252,000 | 50 |
| 7 | 4 | Jeff Sampson | 82,000 | 16 |
| 7 | 5 | Shane Snellgrove | 101,000 | 20 |
| 7 | 6 | Peter Asmuth | 354,000 | 70 |
| 7 | 7 | Weston Wells | 203,000 | 40 |
| 7 | 8 | Jeff Heiberg | 269,000 | 53 |
| 7 | 9 | Lee Hurst | 162,000 | 32 |
| 8 | 1 | Patricia Baumann | 64,000 | 12 |
| 8 | 2 | Michael Williams | 313,000 | 62 |
| 8 | 3 | Josh Santi | 213,000 | 42 |
| 8 | 4 | Mo Nuwwarah | 301,000 | 60 |
| 8 | 5 | John Schroer | 275,000 | 55 |
| 8 | 6 | Carey Yoder | 170,000 | 34 |
| 8 | 7 | Eric Eelkema | 169,000 | 33 |
| 8 | 8 | Wesley Cannon | 377,000 | 75 |
| 9 | 1 | Andrew Hilleren | 92,000 | 18 |
| 9 | 2 | Henry Gingerich | 230,000 | 46 |
| 9 | 3 | Cody Olson | 108,000 | 21 |
| 9 | 4 | Harold Brenden | 116,000 | 23 |
| 9 | 5 | Sergio Mireles | 263,000 | 52 |
| 9 | 6 | Casey Carter | 35,000 | 7 |
| 9 | 7 | Shane Steinhour | 224,000 | 44 |
| 9 | 8 | Dave Sanderson | 151,000 | 30 |
| 10 | 1 | Joe Grone | 169,000 | 33 |
| 10 | 2 | Mike Wilkinson | 179,000 | 35 |
| 10 | 3 | Leroy Stuen | 319,000 | 63 |
| 10 | 4 | John Cap | 92,000 | 18 |
| 10 | 5 | Andrew Atchison | 61,000 | 12 |
| 10 | 6 | Kevin Sickels | 120,000 | 24 |
| 10 | 7 | Dave Word | 288,000 | 57 |
| 10 | 8 | DJ Buckley | 207,000 | 41 |
| 11 | 1 | Phil Mader | 79,000 | 15 |
| 11 | 3 | Cash Hepper | 257,000 | 51 |
| 11 | 4 | Michael Campbell | 165,000 | 33 |
| 11 | 5 | Rick Lutt | 179,000 | 35 |
| 11 | 6 | Patrick Rachow | 321,000 | 64 |
| 11 | 6 | David Herdt | 106,000 | 21 |
| 11 | 7 | Terry Wolthuis | 133,000 | 26 |
| 11 | 8 | Matt Kirby | 424,000 | 84 |
| 12 | 1 | David Beadle | 42,000 | 8 |
| 12 | 2 | Terence Reid | 246,000 | 49 |
| 12 | 3 | Angel Hamm | 50,000 | 10 |
| 12 | 4 | Bret Hamm | 110,000 | 22 |
| 12 | 5 | Josh Reichard | 425,000 | 85 |
| 12 | 6 | Dave Ouellette | 74,000 | 14 |
| 12 | 7 | Steven Sample | 90,000 | 18 |
| 12 | 8 | Kevin Ellis | 417,000 | 83 |
| 13 | 1 | Mark Ihringer | 121,000 | 24 |
| 13 | 2 | Nate Dennis | 200,000 | 40 |
| 13 | 3 | Gerald Cunniff | 649,000 | 129 |
| 13 | 4 | Zane Reis | 238,000 | 47 |
| 13 | 5 | Alan Curl | 129,000 | 25 |
| 13 | 6 | John Tieszen | 71,000 | 14 |
| 13 | 7 | Alex Wheeler | 64,000 | 12 |
| 13 | 8 | Robert Thompson | 91,000 | 18 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
649,000 | |
|
532,000 | |
|
425,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
|
424,000 | |
|
417,000 | |
|
377,000 | |
|
354,000 | |
|
321,000 | |
|
319,000 | |
|
313,000 | |
|
301,000 | |
|
|
288,000 | |
|
275,000 | |
|
269,000 | |
|
263,000 | |
|
257,000 | |
|
|
252,000 | |
|
246,000 | |
|
|
238,000 | |
|
230,000 | |
|
|
224,000 | |
|
216,000 | |
|
213,000 | |
|
|
213,000 | |
|
210,000 |
Time to Crown a Champion at the South Dakota State Poker Championship
The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) South Dakota State Poker Championship reaches its thrilling conclusion Sunday, as a champion will be crowned from the final 66 players returning to the Silverado-Franklin Hotel and Gaming Complex in Deadwood South Dakota.
That player will earn $105,204 and the iconic six-shooter trophy, while 54 of them will earn at least $2,202 for their efforts this weekend.
Day 1a chip leader Gerald Cunniff of St. Paul, Minnesota starts Day 2 as the player to catch, with 649,000 chips, while Day 1b chip leader Ron Kohner of Peoria, Arizona sits second with 532,000.
Many other notables are solidly in the hunt as well, with mid-western poker circuit crusher Joshua Reichard sitting third with 425,000 chips and newly minted MSPT Hall of Famer Matt Kirby just behind him with 424,000.
Top Ten Day 2 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerald Cunniff | 649,000 | 129 |
| 2 | Ron Kohner | 532,000 | 106 |
| 3 | Josh Reichard | 425,000 | 85 |
| 4 | Matt Kirby | 424,000 | 84 |
| 5 | Kevin Ellis | 417,000 | 83 |
| 6 | Wesley Cannon | 377,000 | 75 |
| 7 | Peter Asmuth | 354,000 | 70 |
| 8 | Patrick Rachow | 321,000 | 64 |
| 9 | Leroy Stuen | 319,000 | 63 |
| 10 | Michael Williams | 313,000 | 62 |
Mo Nuwwarah (301,000), Jeff Heiberg (269,000), Sergio Mireles (263,000), DJ Buckley (207,000), Eric Eelkema (169,000), and Michael Campbell (165,000) are among the other big names outside of the top ten that will all be looking to make a charge toward the title.
Three women remain in the field as well, but Claire Putnam (108,000), Patricia Baumann (64,000), and Angel Hamm (50,000) enter the day with some of the shorter stacks in the field and will need to spin them up to challenge for the championship.
Play resumes at 11 am mountain time with 19 minutes and 16 seconds remaining in level 15, the point of the Day 1a hard stop. Blinds will be 3,000 / 5,000 with a 5,000 big blind ante. Levels will remain 40 minutes in length until heads-up play is reached, at which point they will condense to 30 minutes.
Stay tuned to PokerNews throughout the day as we bring you all the action from the opening deal to the final showdown as a champion is crowned here in historic Deadwood, South Dakota.
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The 66 returning players are underway as they battle for the South Dakota Stae Poker Championship
Mireles Scores Day's First Elimination
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
2019 South Dakota State Champion Sergio Mireles has scored the first knockout of the day after calling Andrew Hilleren's 60,000 chip all-in.
Andrew Hilleren: 
Sergio Mireles: 
The board came 
, pairing Mireles' queen and sending Hilleren to the rail.
Meanwhile, Mark Ihringer eliminated Alan Curl at an adjacent table, bringing the field down to 64 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
345,000
224,000
|
224,000 |
|
|
340,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
More Early Eliminations
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Gingerich Doubles through Steinhour
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
After Shane Steinhour four-bet him all-in prefop, Henry Gingerich called off to put his tournament life at risk.
Henry Gingerich: 
Shane Steinhour: 
The board came 
giving Gingerich a full house and a double-up to almost 300,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
295,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
170,000
-54,000
|
-54,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Rachow Takes From New Hall of Famer Kirby
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.
On the turn, Kirby checked and Rachow moved all in for approximately 150,000.
After a couple of minutes in the tank, Kirby folded face up to cede the hand to Rachow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
430,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
335,000
14,000
|
14,000 |