Silverado-Franklin

Day 1B of the 2019 MSPT South Dakota State Poker Championship saw 151 players hit the felt, and when fifteen levels were complete, just 22 survived the day, with Indiana’s Jason Trezak riding a huge stack of 383,000 onto Day 2. Trezak will be looking to follow in the footsteps of good friend Dan Bekavac and ship an MSPT Main Event of his own. Following close behind with 311,000 is defending champ Rick Burleson, looking to add a second trophy to his mantle.

Others to bag big include Sergio Mirelas (247,000), Michael Woznicki (203,000), and Donroy Ghost Bear (179,500). More notables making it through are Luke Blindert (129,000), Mikiyo Aoki (114,000), Rodger Johnson (111,000), Cal Dardis (85,000), and Jim Randash (57,000).

Not everyone could make it through to the final day, and some of those unfortunate enough to fall include two-time South Dakota State Poker champ Ryan Skluzak, Minnesota’s Umut Ozturk, Season 9 MSPT POY Aaron Johnson, Dave Ouellette (and his little dog, too), and three-time MSPT champ Matt Kirby.

Day 2 will kick off at 11 AM local time with the remaining 41 players (19 from Day 1A, 22 from Day 1B) playing down to a winner. There’s no stream for this Main Event, but you can follow all the action right here on our dedicated live blog.

The field will play two more hands before bagging and tagging for the night. Stay tuned for a full recap.

With around 20,000 in the pot, Luke Blindert bet 9,000 from the small blind on a flop, and Michael Woznicki raised to 25,000. Blindert tanked for a bit, then called.

Blindert checked the turn, and Woznicki jammed for 115,000, enough to put Blindert at risk for his last 95,000. Blindert took his time, then folded.

Michael Woznicki - 185,000 (46 bb)
Luke Blindert - 95,000 (24 bb)

Jason Trezak, who has been on a torrid pace in the last level, raised to 7,000 from middle position, then called a three-bet shove for 31,000 from the cutoff.

Trezak: qj
Opponent:

Trezak flopped a monster, as the flop gave him an straight and flush draw, and the turn came right in on the turn to seal another elimination for Trezak.

Jason Trezak - 240,000 (80 bb)

Scott Christensen jammed for 30,000 from middle position, and Jason Trezak made the call in the big blind.

Christensen:
Trezak:

Christensen picked up a gutshot on the flop, but the turn and river left him wanting.

“Ace-jack failed me before...not again!” Trezak said with a grin.

Jason Trezak - 160,000 (53 bb)
Scott Christensen - Busted

Kenneth Lybeck raised to 11,000 from UTG, and Jason Trezak called in the hijack.

Lybeck checked a flop, and Trezak reached down as if he were going to count some chips. Before he could even touch the chips, Lybeck fired his hand in the muck, much to the bemusement of the table. The duo shared a fist bump before Trezak took down the pot.

Kenneth Lybeck - 140,000 (47 bb)
Jason Trezak - 120,000 (40 bb)

Coming off four consecutive $1 Million prize pools, the MSPT is heading back to FireKeepers Casino Hotel in Battle Creek, MI for an unprecedented $1 Million Guarantee Main Event May 16-19! Last May at FireKeepers it was Mark Brazis who defeated a 1,287 runner field to capture $221,323! More recently, Matt Stammen won the Michigan State Poker Championship in October be overcoming a 1,271-entrant field to earn $218,565!

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Josh Baldwin called an all in shove from an opponent in middle position for 42,000.

Baldwin:
Opponent:

“JB” had a smooth flop leave his opponent dead to running outs, and the turn and river sealed the fate of his opponent.

Josh Baldwin - 125,000 (50 bb)

With 258 total entrants here at Silverado-Franklin, the top 27 players here at the 2019 MSPT South Dakota State Poker Championship will walk away with a piece of the prize pool, with a min-cash worth $2,090, while the winner, in addition to the custom trophy, will walk away with over $60,000! A list of the final table payouts is below; full payouts can be found in the “Payouts” tab.