Robert Urbatsch Leads 30 Survivors from Day 1b into Day 2
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.
when the big blind shipped his last 7,000 into the pot. 
, with one player all in. 
land on the river. 
, exactly as Law predicted. The big blind shook his head and tabled 
for the bottom end of the straight. 
. 
, the player in the hijack had just moved all in for 27,000 and action was now back on Preston Dean in the small blind. 
gave him a straight on the river to award him the pot, eliminating his opponent in the process.
, but her prayers were answered as the 
came down on the river to give her the nut flush for a full triple-up.
and the late position player moved all in for hi last 10,500, which made Dixon pause for a second. 
for a pair of jacks.
for the bottom end of the straight, which was good enough to scoop the pot and eliminate his opponent. 
and Williams checked to Friedman, who made a pot-sized bet of 5,200 and a player behind called. When the action got back around to Williams, he moved all in for 40,000. Friedman moved all in for less, and the player behind folded so the cards were then tabled, with Friedman at risk. 
to give Williams a straight, and Friedman was sent to the rail as Williams was pushed the pot. 
