The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) returned to Iowa's Grand Falls Casino, just outside Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for an $1,100 Main Event and it set another high bar with 532 entries over two days with 73 players finding their way into Sunday's with their eyes set on the title.
After 12 hours of play, it was Nicholas "grizpoker" Smith who navigated his way through to the finish line was for a $110,633 first-place prize along with his first MSPT title.
"It's an amazing feeling", Smith said after his win, "I've worked for this for years, all I want to do is play poker".