Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
2022 MSPT Deadwood
$1,110 South Dakota State Championship
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2022 MSPT Deadwood
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$489,220
Entries
506
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Entries
246
Players Left
29
Bekavac Still Battling
Level 13
: 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Dan Bekavac had been forced to re-enter a few times before registration closed, but his final bullet of the night is building nicely.
In a recent pot with John Cap, Cap bet 15,000 into a pot of approximately 45,000 on the turn, with the board reading 
.
Bekavac raised to 60,000, committing the majority of his stack.
After about a minute of consideration, Cap opted to fold and preserve his remaining 120,000 chips, while Bekavac's stack creeps back close to 200,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000 | 20,000 |
|
120,000 |
Chip Leaders Down the Home Stretch
Level 13
: 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
402,000 | 47,000 |
|
330,000 | 35,000 |
|
310,000 | -10,000 |
|
300,000 | -70,000 |
|
290,000 | 30,000 |
Registration Closed
Level 13
: 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
A total of 246 entries have filled the tables today with three levels to play.
However, with just 43 players left in the field, the 12% hard stop of 29 players is very much in play.
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Final Break of the Day
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Players have been sent on their final break of the day, with registration ending at its conclusion and the beginning of level 13.
Asmuth Joins Chip Leaders
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Eliminations and huge pots are continuing throughout the Silverado poker room, with Peter Asmuth the latest to capitalize and boost his stack to the top of the leaderboard.
Asmuth opened in early position to 6,000 and was called by a player in middle position and on the button.
On the 
flop, Asmuth continued for 11,000 and was called in both spots.
The 
came on the turn, and Asmuth continued to fire, this time for 30,000. the middle position played called and the player on the button moved all in for 65,000. Asmuth then moved all in over top for about 140,000, and the middle position player folded.
Opponent: 
Peter Asmuth: 
Asmuth would fade his opponent's straight draw as the 
fell on the river to earn him a massive pot to put him well over 300,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
320,000 | 320,000 |
Updated Counts and Eliminations
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000 | 166,000 |
|
240,000 | 168,000 |
|
230,000 | 230,000 |
|
165,000 | 75,000 |
|
|
160,000 | 58,000 |
|
110,000 | -75,000 |
|
|
110,000 | 21,500 |
|
|
100,000 | -50,000 |
|
|
95,000 | -2,000 |
|
82,000 | -63,000 |
|
75,000 | -23,000 |
|
31,000 | 1,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Reichard Rocks Stuen for Huge Pot
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Joshua Reichard and Leroy Stuen had been battling in several pots at table 10, with a recent pot earning Reichard a massive double up.
With about 15,000 in the pot on a flop of 
, Stuen bet 7,500 from middle position, which was met with a raise from Reichard to 24,500.
Stuen called to see the fall on the turn. Again he led out, this time for 25,000. Reichard made the call, leaving himself 85,000 behind.
On the 
river, Stuen fired out another 25,000, and Reichard moved in that last 85,000.
Stuen quickly called and saw he was crushed, as Reichard showed 
for a flopped flush, while Stuen could only show .
The pot vaults Reichard into the realm of the chip leaders, while Stuen has dropped almost half his stack since approaching 400,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
295,000 | 295,000 |
|
200,000 | -150,000 |
MSPT All-Time Career Earnings Leaders
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Since its inception in 2009, the MSPT has done a great job keeping track of player stats. As a result, 11 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 on the all-time MSPT career earnings leaderboard.
| Place | Player | Hometown | Career MSPT Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rich Alsup | New Hope, Minnesota | $836,595 |
| 2 | Pavel Plusev | Prague, Czech Republic | $681,212 |
| 3 | Dan Bekavac | Chicago, Illinois | $646,031 |
| 4 | Michael Soyza | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | $592,137 |
| 5 | Aaron Massey | Elmwood Park, Illinois | $553,265 |
| 6 | Mike Shin | Mount Prospect, Illinois | $507,898 |
| 7 | Blake Bohn | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | $507,458 |
| 8 | David Levine | Rancho Cucamonga, California | $499,752 |
| 9 | Aaron Johnson | Red Wing, Minnesota | $464,356 |
| 10 | Thomas Boivin | Charleroi, Belgium | $461,505 |