Champion to be Crowned Today in the 2021 MSPT South Dakota State Poker Championship!
The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Deadwood comes to its conclusion as the final day of the $1,110 buy-in, $100K GTD 2021 South Dakota State Poker Championship gets underway at 11 a.m. local time.
The two starting flights pulled together a staggering Deadwood record with 585 total entries, which was enough to blast by the $100,000 guarantee.
A total of 82 players found a bag during the two starting flights and those lucky enough to do so will be returning for Day 2 action.
Starting the day with the overall chip lead is Dale Belden who bagged large in Day 1b and he will look to add his first MSPT title to his poker resume.
Top 10 Stacks After Day 1 Flights
| Position | Player | Hometown | MSPT South Dakota State Poker | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dale Belden | - | 0 | 548,000 |
| 2 | Howard Dion | Trent, SD | 0 | 476,000 |
| 3 | John Schroer | - | 0 | 474,000 |
| 4 | Paul Jain | Bismark, ND | 0 | 468,000 |
| 5 | Nick Pupillo | Addison, IL | 0 | 468,000 |
| 6 | Phil Mader | Grand Island, NE | 0 | 433,000 |
| 7 | Paul Camby | Guernville, CA | 0 | 392,000 |
| 8 | Michael Baker | - | 0 | 367,000 |
| 9 | Sergio Mireles | Newcastle, WY | 1 | 321,000 |
| 10 | Chris Shebat | Fairfax, VA | 0 | 295,000 |
Many other familiar faces will be battling it out for a shot at the six-figure top prize which include a list of former MSPT Main Event winners; Taylor Howard (245,000), Adam Friedman (185,000), Matt Kirby (117,000), Aaron Johnson (92,000,000) and a list of MSPT grinders; Tom Hammers (292,000), Jason Crews (209,000), Terence Reid (175,000), DJ Buckley (158,00,000), Blake Whittington (131,000), Dave Sanderson (124,000), Cy Church (87,000), and Mark Fink (75,000).
2021 MSPT Deadwood South Dakota State Poker Championship Payouts
A min-cash will be paying $2,156, but all eyes will be on the $119,165 first-place prize that the eventual champion will be taking home, along with the coveted custom Deadwood trophy.
| Place | Prize | MSPT POY Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $119,165 | 1,700 |
| 2 | $73,201 | 1,500 |
| 3 | $53,340 | 1,400 |
| 4 | $39,722 | 1,300 |
| 5 | $30,075 | 1,200 |
| 6 | $22,698 | 1,100 |
| 7 | $17,591 | 1,000 |
| 8 | $13,616 | 900 |
| 9 | $10,782 | 800 |
| 10-12 | $8,512 | 700 |
| 13-15 | $6,809 | 600 |
| 16-18 | $5,675 | 500 |
| 19-21 | $4,994 | 400 |
| 22-24 | $4,142 | 300 |
| 25-27 | $3,518 | 200 |
| 28-36 | $2,724 | 150 |
| 37-45 | $2,440 | 100 |
| 46-54 | $2,270 | 75 |
| 55-63 | $2,156 | 50 |
Day 2 Schedule
Cards will be in the air at 11 a.m. local time with action picking up from level 16 where blinds are 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante. Blinds will remain 40-minutes in length for the duration of the tournament until heads-up action at which point 30-minute blind levels will come into affect.
There will be 82 players returning for Day 2 action and only 63 spots will be grabbing a piece of the prize pool. Starting the day fairly close to the money might make for some conservative play, but judging by the first two flights the tournament should retain the action-filled play that has been up to this point.
A transition from the big blind ante to a standard ante will come into play when 27 players remain.
Day 2 Structure
| Level | Length | Small Blind | Big Blind | BB Ante | Standard Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 40 minutes | 3,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 1,000 |
| 17 | 40 minutes | 4,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 1,000 |
| 18 | 40 minutes | 5,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 2,000 |
| 19 | 40 minutes | 6,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 2,000 |
| 20 | 40 minutes | 10,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 3,000 |
| 21 | 40 minutes | 10,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 3,000 |
| 22 | 40 minutes | 15,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 4,000 |
| 23 | 40 minutes | 15,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 4,000 |
| 24 | 40 minutes | 20,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 5,000 |
| 25 | 40 minutes | 25,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 5,000 |
| 26 | 40 minutes | 30,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 10,000 |
| 27 | 40 minutes | 40,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 10,000 |
| 28 | 40 minutes | 50,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 20,000 |
| 29 | 40 minutes | 60,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 | 20,000 |
| 30 | 40 minutes | 100,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 30,000 |
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