Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
2022 MSPT Deadwood
$1,110 South Dakota State Championship
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2022 MSPT Deadwood
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$489,220
Entries
506
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Entries
260
Players Left
37
Bekavac's Stack Booming Again
Level 5
: 300/500, 500 ante
Dan Bekavac was a late casualty in Day 1a, but he's built the biggest stack in the room so far in Day 1b.
He passed along a pair of recent hand to the live reporting team that helped send him into the chip lead.
According to the four-time MSPT champion, he raised in early position with 
and got 6 callers.
He then checked a flop of 
and saw a player behind him bet 400, followed by a raise to 2,000 and a call.
Bekavac then raised to 10,000 and got a call from the original bettor and one other caller.
The turn brought the 
and Bekavac bet 7,000. With just 1,800 behind, his first opponent called and the other folded.
The river brought the 
to give Bekavac his flush and eliminate his opponent.
Shortly after that, Bekavac got pocket kings in preflop against his opponent's ace-king, and after a clean runout, another 32,000 was added to Bekavac's stack, which has now hit the 200,000 chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
201,000 | 121,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Baumann Cracks Wicks' Aces
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
With approximately 18,000 in the pot on a flop of 
, action was checked to Jessica Anderson on the button, who bet 6,000. Ty Wicks then check-raised all in for a little over 21,000.
Patricia Baumann then moved all in for about 16,000 from under the gun. Anderson folded to preserve her remaining chips, and Wicks asked Baumann if they were chopping. That would not be the case.
Patricia Baumann: 
Ty Wicks: 
Baumann's set of jacks had Wicks crushed and the runout of 
brought no help to Wicks, who surrendered most of his stack to Baumann, before being eliminated shortly afterward.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
61,000 | 61,000 |
|
14,300 | 14,300 |
|
Busted |
Hepper First Over 100,000
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
102,000 | 102,000 |
|
|
80,000 | 20,000 |
|
56,000 | 9,000 |
|
|
55,000 | -4,000 |
|
|
36,000 | 2,000 |
|
32,000 | |
|
31,000 | -4,000 |
|
|
29,500 | -2,000 |
|
27,000 | 27,000 |
|
|
26,500 | -53,500 |
|
14,000 | 14,000 |
|
10,000 | -31,000 |
|
6,500 | -10,000 |
|
|
6,000 | -31,000 |
MSPT Season 13 Points Leaders
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 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 Season 13 points leaderboard.
| Place | Player | Hometown | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Bekavac | Chicago, Illinois | 3,400 |
| 2 | Josh Reichard | Janesville, Wisconsin | 2,250 |
| 3 | CJ Peake | Cleveland, Ohio | 2,150 |
| 4 | Rob Wazwaz | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 2,150 |
| 5 | Jamie Allen | Dundalk, Maryland | 2,100 |
| 6 | Tim Mulroy | Westland, Michigan | 2,050 |
| 7 | David Leese | Oceanside, California | 1,967 |
| 8 | Ron West | Los Angeles, California | 1,900 |
| 9 | DJ Buckley | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | 1,867 |
| 10 | Richard Alsup | New Hope, Minnesota | 1,833 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Break Time!
Level 3
: 200/300, 300 ante
The 168 players in the field have been sent on their first 10-minute break of the day.
More Faces in the Field
Tripp Lays Down Top Pair to Jam
Level 3
: 200/300, 300 ante
On a three-way flop of 
, Kara Tripp in the big blind and Josh Santi in middle position called a 1,400 chip bet from Dave Oullette in late position.
On the 
turn, Tripp checked and Santi moved all in for almost 20,000. Oulette folded and Tripp went into the tank.
After some deliberation, she folded face up, showing 
, for top pair with a king kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
37,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
35,500 | 7,500 |
|
28,000 | -300 |