Nick Barksdale has confirmed to be an elite-level nearer to this point on the reside match circuit regardless of not being an expert poker participant. The gross sales supervisor from Lincoln, Nebraska has recorded simply 13 in-the-money finishes, but has managed to return away with 4 titles, together with two essential occasion wins on the Mid-States Poker Tour in 2023. Barksdale took down the MSPT Bally’s Black Hawk essential occasion in January for his first six-figure payday ($170,325). Just 279 days later, in early November, he as soon as once more battled his technique to the winner’s circle, topping a discipline of 654 entries to emerge victorious within the MSPT Riverside essential occasion for $129,740.
“It feels really good”, Barksdale informed MSPT reporters after popping out on high. “It was a extremely powerful closing desk that might have gone in any route, however I used to be lucky sufficient to stroll away with a second title this yr.
Barksdale now has greater than $391,000 in profession match earnings, with the overwhelming majority of that coming from his pair of MSPT titles.
In addition to the {hardware} and the cash, Barksdale was additionally awarded 840 Card Player Player of the Year factors for his newest large win. When mixed with the 912 he earned for his first MSPT win, Barksdale now has 1,752 complete factors, which is sufficient to transfer him to 236th place within the 2023 standings offered by Global Poker.
The sturdy turnout for the $1,110 essential occasion on the Riverside Casino & Golf Resort in Riverside, Iowa resulted in a closing prize pool of $632,880. The high 72 finishers made the cash, with 5 figures or extra for the highest 9.
Rob WazWaz recorded his 18th top-ten end on the tour, putting third for $58,858. The MSPT Hall of Fame member has now cashed for greater than $658,000 on the tour. Asa Snyder, who completed seventh on this similar occasion final yr, positioned second for $79,099.
Here are the payouts and POY factors awarded on the closing desk:
| Place | Player | Earnings | POY Points |
| 1 | Nicholas Barksdale | $129,740 | 840 |
| 2 | Asa Snyder | $79,099 | 700 |
| 3 | Rob Wazwaz | $58,858 | 560 |
| 4 | Darin Utley | $43,669 | 420 |
| 5 | Benjamin Mccoy | $32,910 | 350 |
| 6 | Bouaphanh Leuaxay | $24,682 | 280 |
| 7 | Joby Steffensmeier | $18,986 | 210 |
| 8 | Michael Bowersock | $15,189 | 140 |
| 9 | Casey Blakeley | $11,392 | 70 |
Photo credit score: MSPT.
