$1,100 Main Event ($150K GTD) | 2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Grand Falls

08-30-2020 17:45 UTC-5

Blake Whittington Eliminated in 11th Place ($7,514)

Chad Holloway

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

William Chao raised from the button and called when poker pro Blake Whittington three-bet jammed for 340,000 from the big blind.

William Chao:
Blake Whittington:

Whittington got it in good but Chao wound up finding a six on the flop and another on the turn to make trip sixes.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Chao	1,200,000 800,000	800,000
Blake Whittington	Busted

Tags: Blake Whittington William Chao

08-30-2020 17:37 UTC-5

Derrick Fish Eliminated in 12th Place ($7,514)

Chad Holloway

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Steve Wilkie raised to 125,000 from early position and Derrick Fish three-bet jammed for around 280,000 two spots over. Action folded back to Wilkie and he made the call.

Derrick Fish:
Steve Wilkie:

Fish was looking for some help, most immediately an ace, but he was left wanting as the board ran out a lowly .

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Wilkie	1,200,000 800,000	800,000
Derrick Fish	Busted

Tags: Steve Wilkie Derrick Fish

08-30-2020 17:35 UTC-5

MSPT Hall of Famer Pat Steele Eliminated in 13th Place ($6,012)

Chad Holloway

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Ricardo Eyzaguirre raised to 100,000 under the gun and then called when MSPT Hall of Famer Pat Steele, who traveled over from Michigan, three-bet jammed for 480,000 from the big blind.

Ricardo Eyzaguirre:
Pat Steele:

Steele was dominated and failed to improve, sending him to the rail in 13th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ricardo Eyzaguirre	1,300,000 800,000	800,000
Pat Steele	Busted

Tags: Pat Steele Ricardo Eyzaguirre

08-30-2020 17:31 UTC-5

Ryan Dodson Eliminated in 14th Place ($6,012)

Chad Holloway

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

A monster pot just went down between two of the biggest stacks in the room.

There was roughly 230,000 already in the pot and a flop of when action exploded between Day 1a chip leader Kevin Berthelsen and Day 1b chip Ryan Dodson. The former wound up all in for 1.35 million and the hands were turned up.

Kevin Berthelsen:
Ryan Dodson:

Dodson had flopped two pair to pull ahead of the aces, but his lead was shortlived as the spiked on the turn to give Berthelsen a set. Dodson was drawing dead headed to the river and was left with 250,000. He went bust a short time later in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Berthelsen	2,930,000 1,930,000	1,930,000
Ryan Dodson	Busted

Tags: Kevin Berthelsen Ryan Dodson

08-30-2020 17:18 UTC-5

Ryan Phan Eliminated in 15th Place ($6,012)

Chad Holloway

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Ryan Phan moved all in for roughly 250,000 under the gun and he cleared the field all the way to Jason Reisdorfer, who paused for a few beats before calling from the big blind.

Jason Reisdorfer:
Ryan Phan:

It was a flip but Phan needed to improve to stay alive. Unfortunately for the pro from Omaha, that proved easier said than done as the board ran out .

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Reisdorfer	1,250,000 350,000	350,000
Ryan Phan	Busted

Tags: Ryan Phan Jason Reisdorfer

08-30-2020 17:08 UTC-5

Thomas Lynde Eliminated in 16th Place ($5,010)

Chad Holloway

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Thomas Lynde moved all in for 420,000 under the gun and action folded around to Tom Sundling, who called from the big blind.

Thomas Lynde:
Tom Sundling:

The flop gave Lynde a flush draw but he came up short when the bricked on the turn followed by the on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Sundling	1,700,000 300,000	300,000
Thomas Lynde	Busted

Tags: Thomas Lynde Tom Sundling

08-30-2020 16:59 UTC-5

Todd Bergeth Eliminated in 17th Place ($5,010)

Chad Holloway

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

"I'm not going to beat a flopped straight."

Those were the last words of Todd Bergeth, who tangled with MSPT champ Max Havlish and discovered the bad news on the turn.

There was already a good amount in the middle and a board reading when Bergeth bluffed it and was called by Havlish, who tabled the nuts.

Todd Bergeth:
Max Havlish:

Indeed, Havlish had flopped the straight and Bergeth was drawing dead headed to the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Havlish	1,400,000 680,000	680,000
Todd Bergeth	Busted

Tags: Max Havlish Todd Bergeth

08-30-2020 15:19 UTC-5

Spahiu Ousted in 28th Place

Chad Holloway

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Renato Spahiu moved all in for 87,000 from under the gun and Jordan McDonnel three-bet jammed over the top from the button. Both blinds folded and Spahiu discovered the bad news.

Renato Spahiu:
Jordan McDonnel:

McDonnel had the granddaddy of all hands and he scored the elimination after the board ran out . Spahiu took his leave in 28th, which brought about the three-table redraw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordan McDonnel	300,000 -75,000	-75,000
Renato Spahiu	Busted

Tags: Jordan McDonnel Renato Spahiu

08-30-2020 15:03 UTC-5

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Chad Holloway

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

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08-30-2020 13:26 UTC-5

MSPT Champ Jason Seitz Eliminated

Chad Holloway

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

William Chao raised to 25,000 from the cutoff and called when MSPT champ Jason Seitz three-bet jammed for around 120,000 from the button.

William Chao:
Jason Seitz:

Seitz had the inferior ace and things didn't look good after the flop. The turn was a gin card for Seitz as he took the lead, but the river was a dagger through his heart as Chao paired his kicker to score the knockout.

Seitz was eliminated in 41st place for $2,455.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Chao	400,000 -27,000	-27,000
Jason Seitz	Busted

Tags: William Chao Jason Seitz