Congratulations to Joel Smith of Henning, MN, your Dakota Poker Tour Deep Stack Main Event Champion at the Wahpeton Eagles! 🔥

Joel is certainly no stranger to championship titles. As a 2-time FPN National Champion and 2-time FPN Tag Team Champion, Joel can now add another accomplishment to that impressive résumé. Joel battled his way through the field and takes home $3,500 and the DPT title!

🔥 And how about Luiz “Edwardo” Purcino?! Luiz continues an incredible DPT run, finishing 3rd tonight for $1,700 and securing his THIRD FINAL TABLE in the last FOUR tournaments! That is one heck of a streak!

💰 FINAL RESULTS

1st $3,500 Joel Smith | Henning, MN 
2nd $2,200 Mark Fraki | Henning, MN
3rd $1,700 Luiz Purcino | Fargo, ND
4th $1,300  Brad Pausch | Wahpeton, ND
5th $1,000 Lester Hauglid | Detroit Lakes, MN
6th $900 Tanner Carlson | Hankinson, ND
7th $700 Vu Truong | Fargo, ND
8th $500 Paul Johnson | Fargo, ND
🫧 BUBBLE — $180 — Nikki Smith | Henning, MN

And what a weekend for the Smith family — husband-and-wife duo Joel and Nikki Smith both made tonight’s final table, with Joel ultimately taking down the championship! ❤️♠️

Congratulations to Joel on DPT title #1 and to all of tonight’s winners! 🏆🔥

Thank you to everyone who came out and supported the Dakota Poker Tour, the Wahpeton Eagles, our charity partners, and especially our dealers who make these events possible.

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