Main Event
Day 1b Started
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Grand Falls
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Grand Falls
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
238
Level
26
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Welcome to Day 1b of Mid-States Poker Tour Grand Falls Casino
With 14 levels and one day in the books, it's time for Day 1b of Mid-States Poker Tour Grand Falls Casino to get underway here just outside of Sioux Falls, S.D. Action kicks off at 4 p.m. under the Allen Kessler-approved structure that allots each player 20,000 starting chips and one reentry apiece until the beginning of Level 10. Players will play three 40-minute levels in a row followed by a 10 minute break until 14 levels have been completed or 15 percent of the field remains.
Day 1a saw 110 runners, a step up from last year's turnout of less than 100, and 80 players are already registered for Day 1b. Alan Curl booked the chip lead when the dust settled, bagging more than 240,000, and Mark Hodge trailed in a distant second with 145,000. He's trying to catch Blake Bohn on the player of the year leaderboard.
The final satellite winners are grabbing their seating assignments and action should begin shortly.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Notable Faces
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Among the players grinding in the early going: Nebraskan Jeff Bryan. Bryan finished runner-up in this event last year, falling to Blake Bohn heads up. He's perhaps most well known for a deep run in the 2007 Main Event, when he got a bit of TV coverage en route to a 27th-place finish for more than $300,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
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20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Remko Report Episode #21: Stories of Moneymaker and the Binion Family with Nolan Dalla
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Nolan Dalla joins Remko Rinkema to talk about his introduction to poker and Las Vegas; offer some stories about Chris Moneymaker and the legendary Binion family; and emphasize the importance of writing, blogging, and podcasting to continue poker's story.
NOTE: There was a brief audio mishap in the middle of this interview. Apologies for the less-than-desired quality from that point forward.
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Bryan Errs Out
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
We found Jeff Bryan all in with 
on a 
flop against the 
of his neighbor. Bryan had about 12,000 and busted out when the board ran out 
. From the sound of the chatter after the hand, it seemed Bryan had committed his chips in error, as his opponent bet 3,500 on the flop with three yellow T1,000 chips that Bryan mistook for green T25 chips. He put in 575 and ended up committing himself after unknown action, according to the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Former Champ Reichard In
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Josh Reichard, who has one Mid-States Poker Tour win among his $267,000 in career cashes, has joined the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Straight No Good for Garrett
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
John Streese bet 1,800 from the small blind on a 
flop against two players, and only Ernest Garrett called. The turn brought the 
, and Streese bet 3,800 and received another call. He fired 4,400 more on the river, and Garrett tossed in a call.
Streese showed 
for the nut flush, and Garrett turned up 
for a wheel.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,000 | |
|
|
10,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Update Your Own Chip Count Using the PokerNews MyStack App!
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
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