Silverado Casino

For the eighth time, the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) has partnered with Silverado-Franklin Casino for the 2023 MSPT Deadwood Shootout, and the first of two starting flights closed with 160 total entries.

A full 15 levels were played to completion as just 19 players bagged and tagged with Steve Chastain leading the pack with 541,000. Chastain steadily built a stack throughout the day but got on a late-night heater to be the only player to bag north of 500k.

Minnesota native Tom Hammers was able to win a race late to put 382,000 on his slip to end the night which was good enough for second in chips while Dave Ouellette (325,000), Michael Estes (310,000), and Mark Ihringer (305,000) all bagged over 300k and round out the top five stacks.

Others to punch their tickets into Day 2 include Mikiyo Akoi (271,000), defending MSPT South Dakota State champ John Schroer (247,000), Dennis Stevermer (194,000), and DJ Buckley (119,000).

Of course, not everyone was fortunate enough to make it through the night. Among those to fire and fall in Friday’s flight were MSPT Hall of Famer’s Aaron Johnson & Matt Kirby, MSPT champ Alan Curl, Billy Etherington, and Lawrence Vigil.

Day 1b will get underway at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Late registration and re-entries will remain open through Level 12 (approximately 11:40 p.m.).

The MSPT.com live reporting crew will be on hand to capture all the action, so be sure to join us then.

2023 MSPT Deadwood Shootout Remaining Schedule

Karl Wilde open-jammed his short stack under the gun and action folded to Peter Asmuth who looked him up from the big blind.

Karl Wilde:
Peter Asmuth:

Wilde was behind and the flop didn’t change that fact.

Unfortunately for Wilde, the turn was a dream killer as it gave Asmuth trip jacks and left Wilde drawing dead to the river.

Peter Asmuth - 165,000
Karl Wilde - 0

After an initial limp, Tracy Bailey raised to 23,000 from the small blind and Tom Hammers three-bet jammed for 157,000 from the big blind.

Action folded back to Bailey who called, and the two players tabled their hands.

Tom Hammers:
Tracy Bailey:

Bailey was ahead holding a made hand of jacks but had a sweat after the flop have Hammers the nut flush draw.

Unfortunately for Bailey, the sweat didn’t last long as the turn completed Hammers’ flush and the river secured his double-up.

Tom Hammers - 320,000
Tracy Bailey - 46,000

Dave Herdt open-jammed his short stack in the middle from early position and Cynthia Foster isolated from the hijack.

Dave Herdt:
Cynthia Foster:

Herdt was at risk needing help but didn’t get any on the runout and his night came to an end.

Cynthia Foster - 200,000
Dave Herdt - 0

MSPT Hall of Famer Aaron Johnson raised all in for 39,000 from the cutoff and Steven Chastain called from the button.

Aaron Johnson:
Steven Chastain:

Johnson was racing for his tournament life and fell behind after the flop paired Chastain’s ace.

The turn left Johnson needing a six but the ended his night on the river.

Steven Chastain - 330,000
Aaron Johnson - 0

Dave Herdt raised to 15,000 from under the gun and was called by Ruth Graham from the hijack before Ryan Remington squeezed for his last 55,000 from the big blind.

Action was back on Herdt who went over the top and gave Remington isolation after Graham folded her hand.

Ryan Remington:
Dave Herdt:

Remington was at risk and needed help, but none came on the flop.

However, the was turned giving Remington the nut flush draw which completed with the river, securing his double-up.

Ryan Remington - 120,000
Ruth Graham - 110,000
Dave Herdt - 45,000

Action on the table quickly folded to Lawrence Vigil who raised all in for 58,000 from the button and William Leavitt snap-called from the big blind.

Lawrence Vigil:
William Leavitt:

Leavitt woke-up with the best made hand and liked seeing the ace in the window on the flop that gave him top set.

The turn however, kept things interesting as it gave Vigil straight and flush possibilities, but the paired the board on the river ending his night.

William Leavitt - 292,000
Lawrence Vigil - 0

Ryan Remington raised to 12,000 from middle position and was called by Mikiyo Aoki from the hijack before Joe Grone squeezed for his last 40,000 from the small blind.

Action was back on Remington who decided to release his hand while Aoki called.

Joe Grone:
Mikiyo Aoki:

Grone was behind holding the inferior pocket pair and the runout ended his night.

Mikiyo Aoki - 346,000
Joe Grone - 0