Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
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
Some of the Biggest Stacks in the Room
Level 10
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
345,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
|
256,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
185,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
177,500
103,500
|
103,500 |
|
|
150,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
135,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Another Huge Hand for Heiberg
Level 10
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Jeff Heiberg's stack had dwindled to under 100,000 despite making several big hands today, but he just hit another one to vault back up and eliminate Adam Joens.
Heiberg raised to 4,500 from under the gun and was called by Joens in the big blind.
After Joens checked a flop of 
, Heiberg continued for 5,000. This was met by a check-raise to 13,000 from Joens.
Heiberg responded by moving all in for Joens' remaining 55,000, which Joens called.
Adam Joens: 
Jeff Heiberg: 
Joens had the nuts with a nine-high straight and a redraw to a flush, while Heiberg held top set.
The turn brought no help to Heiberg with the 
, but the 
fell on the river to give Heiberg quad nines and a huge win to boost his stack back over 150,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
Busted |
Bekavac Bust But Quickly Rebuilding
Level 10
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Dan Bekavac saw his first buy-in dwindle down to zero, but he's since rebought and within his first orbit he's doubled up twice to return to a stack of over 100,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
102,000
-97,000
|
-97,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Kirby Jams on Dennis
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
On a flop of 
, a player in the small blind and Nate Dennis in early position checked to Matt Kirby in late position who bet 6,000. The small blind called, and Dennis then check-raised to 25,000. Only Kirby made the call.
On the 
turn, Dennis continued his aggression with a bet of 40,000. the three-time MSPT Main Event winner responded by moving all in for approximately 150,000.
After about a minute of deliberation, Dennis folded to preserve his stack, while Kirby raked in a big pot to vault up toward the chip leaders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
260,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
116,000
-61,500
|
-61,500 |
Three Players Over 300,000 and a Couple of Bustouts
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
370,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
355,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
|
350,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
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 |
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
|
295,000 |
|
||
|
|
200,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |