MSPT $1,110 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2022 MSPT Deadwood Shootout
MSPT $1,110 Main Event
Day: 1b
Robert Urbatsch Leads 30 Survivors from Day 1b into Day 2
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The second and final starting flight of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) 2022 MSPT Deadwood Shootout is in the books. Day 1b attracted 212 runners during Saturday's action, bringing the grand total to 422 entries (210 from Day 1a; 212 from 1b). This generated a prize pool of $407,840 with the top 45 places paid for a min-cash of $2,243.
After the completion of Level 15, just 30 players bagged with Robert Urbatsch and his stack of 452,000 leading the way. Urbatsch soared to the top of the counts towards the end of the night When he won a huge multi-way pot.
Close behind him was Louis Anderson with (404,000), Deadwood Champ Gerald Cunniff (342,000), Weston Wells (308,000), and rounding out the top five is Richard Dixon with 302,000.
Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Name | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Urbatsch | United States | 452000 |
| 2 | Louis Anderson | United States | 404000 |
| 3 | Gerald Cuniff | United States | 342000 |
| 4 | Weston Wells | United States | 308000 |
| 5 | Richard Dixon | United States | 302000 |
| 6 | Terence Reid | United States | 243000 |
| 7 | Basim Habib | United States | 240000 |
| 8 | Aaron Johnson | United States | 233000 |
| 9 | Dylan Meier | United States | 227000 |
| 10 | Kory Hill | United States | 223000 |
Others to punch their tickets to Day 2 were Terence Reid (243,000), bracelet winner Chad Himmelspach (187,000), Cy Church (97,000), and 2018 MSPT Player of the Year Aaron Johnson (233,000).
Of course, not everyone was fortunate enough to make it through the night. Among those to fire and fall in Saturday's flight were three-time MSPT champ Matt Kirby, five-time bracelet winner Adam Friedman, and MSPT Deadwood Champs Mark Steffen and Sergio Mireles.
Day 2 will get underway at 11 a.m. local time tomorrow, October 23, and will play to a winner with 56 players returning to the felt. The top 45 finishers will get paid with the eventual winner walking away with the coveted Deadwood custom trophy and the first-place prize of $89,725.
End of Day 1b Chip Counts (full)
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
452,000 | 452,000 |
|
404,000 | 404,000 |
|
342,000 | 342,000 |
|
308,000 | 28,000 |
|
302,000 | 47,000 |
|
243,000 | -22,000 |
|
|
240,000 | 138,000 |
|
233,000 | 178,000 |
|
227,000 | -253,000 |
|
|
223,000 | 138,000 |
|
207,000 | 47,000 |
|
191,000 | 6,000 |
|
187,000 | 187,000 |
|
|
176,000 | 176,000 |
|
166,000 | 166,000 |
|
|
165,000 | 165,000 |
|
|
157,000 | 157,000 |
|
136,000 | 136,000 |
|
131,000 | 131,000 |
|
|
114,000 | -98,000 |
|
|
112,000 | 112,000 |
|
97,000 | 72,000 |
|
96,000 | 96,000 |
|
|
92,000 | 41,000 |
|
|
85,000 | -70,000 |
Tag' em and Bag' em
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Tournament play is over for the day and the remaining 30 players have started the bagging process.
Wells Gets There
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
On a heads-up turn board of 
, Terence Reid bet 45,000, but then Weston Wells moved all in for roughly 50,000 more.
Reid thought about it for just a second before making the call, putting Wells at risk.
Weston Wells: 
Terence Reid: 
Although Reid was ahead going in with his top pair, Wells had a ton of outs to hit with his combo draw, but somehow he missed his draw and instead hit the 
on the river to give him trip threes to win the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
280,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
265,000 | -55,000 |
Four More Hands
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The Tournament Director has announced that there will be four more hands played before bagging.
Baldwin Fires to Take It
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
On a heads-up turn board of 
, Josh Baldwin bet 13,000 and was called by his opponent, Terence Reid.
The river came the 
and Reid checked to Baldwin, who then fired again for 26,000.
Reid quickly folded and the pot was pushed to Baldwin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
320,000 | 130,000 |
|
|
155,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Prize Pool and Payouts
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The MSPT Deadwood Shootout Main Event Attracted a total of 422 entrants and generated a prize pool of $407,840 with the top 45 places paid for a min-cash of $2,243.
| Place | Payout | POY Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $89,725 | 1,500 |
| 2 | $55,467 | 1,300 |
| 3 | $40,376 | 1,200 |
| 4 | $29,772 | 1,100 |
| 5 | $22,431 | 1,000 |
| 6 | $17,129 | 900 |
| 7 | $13,459 | 800 |
| 8 | $10,604 | 700 |
| 9 | $7,749 | 600 |
| 10-12 | $6,525 | 500 |
| 13-15 | $5,302 | 400 |
| 16-18 | $4,486 | 300 |
| 19-21 | $3,834 | 200 |
| 22-24 | $3,304 | 150 |
| 25-27 | $2,855 | 100 |
| 28-36 | $2,447 | 75 |
| 37-45 | $2,243 | 50 |
Meiers Gets it Through
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
PokerNews walked up on a big pot of over 150,000 between Gerald Cunniff and Dylan Meier on a completed board of 
.
Cunniff had already checked his action and it was then on Meiers, who then slid out a stack of 95,000, which sent Cunniff into the tank.
After a good while of contemplation, Cunniff finally decided to let it go. Meiers then showed him 
for just queen-high.
"Thanks for showing," Cunniff told him, "i had king-queen". He admitted as Meiers was pushed the big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
545,000 | |
|
|
195,000 | -15,000 |