The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) will be stopping at Silverado-Franklin Casino in Deadwood, South Dakota later this month for the South Dakota State Poker Championship.
The South Dakota State Poker Championship will feature the $1,110 buy-in Main Event, a two-day event with two starting flights that will run from May 20-22.
At Least $100K Up for Grabs
This year’s Main Event has a guaranteed prize pool of $100,000, though it is likely to surpass that. The MSPT Main Event at the 2019 MSPT South Dakota Deadwood Shootout attracted 387 runners to generate a prize pool of $373,886, nearly quadrupling the guaranteed $100,000.
Players will begin with a starting stack of 25,000 tournament chips and blinds at 100/100/100. Both starting flights will play through the end of Level 15 or until approximately 12% of the field remains.
Each level will last 40 minutes in duration until heads-up play is reached, at which point levels will shorten to 30 minutes.
Day 2 will commence on May 22 at 11 a.m. local time and will play down to a winner, who will take home the bulk of the prize pool and the glorious MSPT trophy.
The MSPT stop will wrap up with $250 Last Chance Showdown NLH, a one-day event that gets underway on May 22 at noon.
Players can satellite into the Main Event by either playing a $65 satellite where one in five advances to a $260 satellite, or buying directly into the higher buy-in satellite, where one in five players will advance to the Main Event.
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Previous Winner
Mark Steffen took down the Main Event at the 2021 MSPT Deadwood Shootout in October to win $82,256, defeating Rosie Paules during heads-up play.
Steffen and Paules, who earned $50,849 for her runner-up finish, were joined at the final table by William Reynolds (3rd – $37,015), Lorri Riley (4th – $27,294) and Ralph Kingan (5th – $20,564), among others.
Steffen, who is from Hot Springs, South Dakota, had less than $5,000 in live tournament earnings before winning the career-best five-figure score, according to The Hendon Mob.
2021 MSPT Deadwood Shootout Results
| SEAT | PLAYER | HOMETOWN | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
| 1 | Mark Steffen | Hot Springs, SD | $82,256 | |
| 2 | Rosie Paules | Torrington, WY | $50,849 | |
| 3 | William Reynolds | Sioux City, IA | $37,015 | |
| 4 | Lorri Riley | Spearfish, SD | $27,294 | |
| 5 | Ralph Kingan | Wright, WY | $20,564 | |
| 6 | Tom Tines | Gordon, NE | $15,703 | |
| 7 | Ronald Kohner | Peoria, AZ | $12,338 | |
| 8 | Scott Christensen | Spearfish, SD | $9,721 | |
| 9 | Frank Lucero | Billings, MT | $7,104 |
After South Dakota, MSPT will head to the Venetian in Las Vegas for the $1,600 Main Event, which runs from June 6-10 and has a huge $2 million guarantee.
A full schedule for the MSPT South Dakota State Poker Championship is available in the table below.
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MSPT South Dakota State Poker Championship Schedule
| DATE | EVENT | BUY-IN | |
| April 22, 2022 | No Limit Hold’em – Main Event Step Satellite | Buy-in: $65 | |
| April 26, 2022 | No Limit Hold’em – Main Event Step Satellite | Buy-in: $65 | |
| April 29, 2022 | No Limit Hold’em – Main Event Satellite | Buy-in: $260 | |
| April 30, 2022 | No Limit Hold’em – Main Event Step Satellite | Buy-in: $65 | |
| April 30, 2022 | No Limit Hold’em – Main Event Satellite | Buy-in: $260 | |
| May 03, 2022 | No Limit Hold’em – Main Event Step Satellite | Buy-in: $65 | |
| May 06, 2022 | No Limit Hold’em – Main Event Satellite | Buy-in: $260 | |
| May 07, 2022 | No Limit Hold’em – Main Event Step Satellite | Buy-in: $65 | |
| May 07, 2022 | No Limit Hold’em – Main Event Satellite | Buy-in: $260 | |
| May 10, 2022 | No Limit Hold’em – Main Event Step Satellite | Buy-in: $65 | |
| May 13, 2022 | No Limit Hold’em – Main Event Satellite | Buy-in: $260 | |
| May 14, 2022 | No Limit Hold’em – Main Event Step Satellite | Buy-in: $65 | |
| May 14, 2022 | No Limit Hold’em – Main Event Satellite | Buy-in: $260 | |
| May 15, 2022 | No Limit Hold’em – Main Event Satellite | Buy-in: $260 | |
| May 15, 2022 | No Limit Hold’em -Main Event Step Satellite | Buy-in: $65 | |
| May 16, 2022 | No Limit Hold’em – Main Event Satellite | Buy-in: $260 | |
| May 17, 2022 | No Limit Hold’em – Main Event Step Satellite | Buy-in: $65 | |
| May 17, 2022 | No Limit Hold’em – Main Event Satellite | Buy-in: $260 | |
| May 18, 2022 | No Limit Hold’em – Main Event Step Satellite | Buy-in: $65 | |
| May 18, 2022 | No Limit Hold’em – Main Event Satellite | Buy-in: $260 | |
| May 19, 2022 | No Limit Hold’em – Main Event Satellite | Buy-in: $260 | |
| May 19, 2022 | No Limit Hold’em – Main Event Satellite | Buy-in: $260 | |
| May 20, 2022 | No Limit Hold’em – Turbo Ironman Main Event Satellite | Buy-in: $260 | |
| May 20, 2022 | No Limit Hold’em – Main Event – Day 1A | Buy-in: $1,110 | |
| May 21, 2022 | No Limit Hold’em – Turbo Ironman Main Event Satellite | Buy-in: $260 | |
| May 21, 2022 | No Limit Hold’em – Main Event – Day 1B | Buy-in: $1,110 | |
| May 22, 2022 | No Limit Hold’em – Main Event – Day 2 | Buy-in: $0 | |
| May 22, 2022 | No Limit Hold’em – Last Chance Showdown | Buy-in: $250 |