Indeed, Sepiol had accrued four cashes on tour, but a ninth-place finish back in January 2019 had been his top placing.

'I've played a lot of these tournaments and made some deep runs but never really made runs at the final table,' he said. Playing for big money didn't rattle him at all though, as he said he was comfortable pretty much the whole time. The 27-year-old pro earned a career-best $162,750 that outdistanced his previous personal best of $52K by quite a bit. The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) has come roaring back, and there's been no surer sign of the health of the tour than the state-record turnout of 862 entries that showed up for MSPT Riverside $1,100 Main Event in the tour's first-ever visit there.Ĭonquering that field after three long days of play was Indiana's Daniel Sepiol.