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Joe Schroer Leads Day 1B Field After 27 Players Advance

The second and final starting flight of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) 2023 MSPT South Dakota State Poker Championship is in the books!

Day 1b attracted 216 runners during Saturday's action, bringing the grand total to 434 entries (218 from Day 1a; 216 from 1b) which was enough to blast past the $200k guarantee.

The field generated a $419,480 prize pool and the top 45 players will get paid a minimum of $2,307, while the eventual winner will walk away with a $92,286 first-place prize, along with the coveted custom Deadwood trophy!

After the completion of Level 15, just 27 players bagged with Joe Schroer (523,00) edging out Kevin Ellis (518,000) for the top stack while Jared Bonn (316,000), Austin Gates (301,000), and Jeff Bowen (271,000) round out the top five stacks.

Others to punch their tickets to Day 2 were Rob Urbatsch (254,000), Lawrence Vigil (230,000), Delbert Ghost Bear (181,000), and MSPT champ Umut Ozturk (151,000).

Of course, not everyone was fortunate enough to make it through the night. Among those to fire and fall in Saturday's flight were MSPT Hall of Famer Aaron Johnson, MSPT champ Ryan Skluzak, 2019 Deadwood champ Sergio Mireles, and defending champ Chris Burke just to name a few.

The surviving players from all three flights – of which there are 53 (26 from Day 1a and 27 from 1b) – will return at 11 a.m. local time tomorrow and will play down to a winner.

2023 MSPT South Dakota State Poker Championship Payouts

Remaining MSPT South Dakota State Poker Championship Schedule

End of Day 1B Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
John Schroer	523,000	500,000
Kevin Ellis	518,000	340,000
Jared Bonn	316,000	305,000
Austin Gates	301,000	203,000
Jeff Bowen	271,000	240,000
Robert Urbatsch	254,000	335,000
Darron Alderman	241,000	110,000
Arlie Brandvold	231,000	231,000
Lawrence Vigil	230,000	200,000
Tom Estes	228,000	197,000
Harold Brenden	222,000	280,000
Donovan Frank	212,000	212,000
Gary Brakke	209,000	209,000
Delbert Ghost Bear	181,000	180,000
Umut Ozturk	151,000	135,000
Craig Reiman	151,000	145,000
Jeff Burns	146,000	146,000
Tom Tines	143,000	255,000
Brandon Maser	132,000	132,000
Benjamin Beegle	129,000	140,000
Kent Hutcheson	124,000	124,000
Duane Anderson	101,000	101,000
Thomas "Cash" Hepper	89,000	102,000
Angel Hamm	85,000	58,000
Michael Campbell	84,000	90,000
Kevin Chartier	65,000	65,000
Nate Dennis	64,000	115,000

Vigil Rivers King Dropping Knudson

Lawrence Vigil raised from early position and then called the 45,000 three-bet jam Aaron Knudson made from the cutoff.

Aaron Knudson:
Lawrence Vigil:

Knudson was dominated until the dealer dropped a flop pairing his queen.

Things started to get sweaty for Knudson after the dealer turned the giving Vigil a Broadway draw only to drop the on the river to end his Main Event.

Lawrence Vigil - 200,000
Aaron Knudson - Eliminated

Bowen Wins Race to Drop Rehurek

Jeff Bowen opened under the gun for 15,000 and then called the 54,000 three-bet jam Terry Rehurek made from the next seat over.

Terry Rehurek:
Jeff Bowen:

It was a classic race with Bowen taking the lead after the flop gave him top two pair.

Unfortunately for Rehurek, he was unable to catch up as the turn followed by the river ended his tournament.

Jeff Bown - 240,000
Terry Rehurek - Eliminated

Late Night Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
John Schroer	325,000	240,000
Josh Reichard	278,000	75,000
Jeff Bowen	240,000	240,000
Delbert Ghost Bear	180,000	100,000
Craig Reiman	145,000	89,000
Thomas "Cash" Hepper	102,000	66,000
Aaron Knudson	80,000	185,000
Mark Dufner	0	191,500
Ryan Remington	0	0
Dave Word	0	80,000

Prize Pool Information

MSPT South Dakota State Poker Championship
Entrants: 434
Prize Pool: $419,480

Ace High Good for Tom Estes

Austin Gates raised to 10,000 from middle position and was called by Tom Estes from the hijack, along with Craig Reiman from the button.

The flop saw Gates continue for 12,000 and only Estes called to see the turn.

Both players checked, and then did the same after the completed the board on the river.

Estes rolled over for a missed nut draw but it was good as Gates couldn’t beat ace-high and mucked his hand.

Tom Estes - 290,000
Austin Gates - 115,000

Assorted Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Jared Bonn	305,000	305,000
Harold Brenden	280,000	241,000
Tom Tines	255,000	240,000
John Schroer	240,000	58,500
Robert Urbatsch	210,000	103,000
Austin Gates	203,000	260,000
Tom Estes	197,000	197,000
Aaron Knudson	185,000	245,000
Benjamin Beegle	140,000	56,000
Umut Ozturk	135,000	94,000
Nate Dennis	115,000	115,000
Lawrence Vigil	110,000	198,500
Darron Alder	110,000	265,000
Delbert Ghost Bear	100,000	35,500
Michael Campbell	90,000	68,000
Josh Reichard	75,000	25,000
Angel Hamm	58,000	55,500
Aaron Johnson	0	35,000

Day 1A Chip Counts

There were 26 players who advanced from a 218-entry field after Day 1a and players who make it through tonight will join that group tomorrow for Day 2 at 11 a.m.

Tines Sets Up a Double

Tom Tines raised to 16,000 from middle position and then called the big blinds 33,000 three-bet to see a flop.

The big blind quickly announced they were all in and Tines snapped off his 93,000 stack.

Tom Tines:
Opponent:

Tines pulled ahead after flopping a set of tens and the turn followed by the river secured his double-up.

Tom Tines - 240,000