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

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 17:37 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 17:45 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 18:20 UTC-5

William Chao Eliminated in 10th Place ($7,514)

Chad Holloway

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

William Chao raised to 135,000 from the cutoff only to have Tom Sundling three-bet all in for around 1.2 million from the button. Both blinds folded and Chao, who barely had Sundling covered, thought long and hard before making the call.

Tom Sundling:
Willian Chao:

Sundling's pocket pair was best and he flopped top set on the flop. The turn left Chao drawing dead and he was left with just 90,000 after the was run out on the river.

Chao went bust in the very next hand to bring about the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Sundling	2,400,000 700,000	700,000
William Chao	Busted

Tags: William Chao

08-30-2020 19:38 UTC-5

Stephen Cleghorn Eliminated in 9th Place ($9,518)

Chad Holloway

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

The short-stacked Stephen Cleghorn moved all in for 245,000 from middle position and Tom Sundling called from the button. Both blinds folded and the hands were turned up.

Stephen Cleghorn:
Tom Sundling:

Cleghorn was looking for some help but instead he was left drawing dead by the turn after the board ran out .

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Sundling	3,100,000 560,000	560,000
Stephen Cleghorn	Busted

Tags: Tom Sundling Stephen Cleghorn

08-30-2020 20:54 UTC-5

Jimmie Lucero Eliminated in 8th Place ($12,524)

Chad Holloway

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Jimmie Lucero moved all in for approximately 700,000 from the cutoff and Steve Wilkie looked him up from the small blind.

Jimmie Lucero:
Steve Wilkie:

Wilkie woke up with the goods and Lucero hit the rail after the board ran out .

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Wilkie	3,500,000 650,000	650,000
Jimmie Lucero	Busted

Tags: Jimmie Lucero Steve Wilkie

08-30-2020 20:56 UTC-5

Max Havlish Eliminated in 7th Place ($16,031)

Chad Holloway

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

The short-stacked Max Havlish, a former MSPT champ, moved all in for 245,000 from the small blind and Mark Collins, also a former MSPT champ, called from the big blind.

Max Havlish:
Mark Collins:

Havlish got it in good and paired his three on the flop. Unfortunately for him, the appeared on the turn to give Collins the lead. The river was no help to Havlish and he bowed out in seventh place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Collins	1,000,000 250,000	250,000
Max Havlish	Busted

Tags: Mark Collins Max Havlish

08-30-2020 20:59 UTC-5

Ricardo Eyzaguirre Eliminated in 6th Place ($20,539)

Chad Holloway

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Action folded around to Ricardo Eyzaguirre in the small blind and he jammed for what looked to be right around 600,000. Tom Sundling was in the big blind and made the call.

Tom Sundling:
Ricardo Eyzaguirre:

Eyzaguirre needed some help and the flop gave him a counterfeit option. However, neither the turn nor river impacted the hand and Eyzaguirre was ousted in sixth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Sundling	5,600,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Ricardo Eyzaguirre	Busted

Tags: Tom Sundling Ricardo Eyzaguirre

08-30-2020 21:40 UTC-5

Tom Sundling Eliminated in 5th Place ($27,052)

Chad Holloway

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 20,000 ante

A preflop raising war saw Mark Collins, who was un the big blind, get his stack of 2.72 million all in against Tom Sundling, who was under †he gun.

Mark Collins:
Tom Sundling:

Collins had the superior ace and he took a hammerlock on the hand when the flop paired his king. The turn left Sundling drawing dead and he sent over most of his chips after the was run out on the river.