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

Aug 30, 2020

Kevin Berthelsen Eliminated in 3rd Place ($47,691)

Chad Holloway

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Kevin Berthelsen limped the button and Steve Wilkie raised to 420,000 from the small blind. Mark Collins folded the big, Berthelsen moved all in for a little over 1 million, and Wilkie called.

Kevin Berthelsen:
Steve Wilkie:

It was a flip and Berthelsen was looking to hold to stay alive. Unfortunately for him, that proved easier said than done as the runout gave Wilkie a winning pair of aces.

"I guess it wasn't meant to be," Berthelsen said before heading to the payout desk to collect $47,691 for finishing in third place.

Tags: Kevin Berthelsen Steve Wilkie

Level: 29

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 20,000

Aug 30, 2020

Jason Reisdorfer Eliminated in 4th Place ($36,069)

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Chad Holloway

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

The short-stacked Jason Reisdorfer moved all in for 475,000 under the gun and Kevin Berthelsen called from the big blind.

Jason Reisdorfer:
Kevin Berthelsen:

Reisdorfer was drawing to two live cards but he failed to connect as the board ran out .

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Aug 30, 2020

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

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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.

Sundling busted in the very next hand to Kevin Berthelsen.

Tags: Tom Sundling Mark Collins

Aug 30, 2020

Check Out the Betsfred Sportsbook at Grand Falls Casino

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Chad Holloway

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

Earlier this year, Grand Falls Casino opened a 3,500-square-foot, $1.5 million sports betting venue, located in a renovated former stage area adjacent to the main gaming floor. The casino partnered with the English sports gambling operator Betfred, who will be in charge of the sportsbook's day-to-day operations, and became the first casino in the USA to offer sports bets through Betfred, which has operated in the UK since 1967.

The Betfred Sportsbook is a new state of the art sportsbook experience with the following features:

Catch all the action, relax and enjoy food and beverage in a new 3,500 square foot, state of the art sportsbook.
Never miss a game with a 32-screen front video wall display, four 86" TVs, six 32" personal VIP TVs, and two additional 12-screen video wall displays.
Watch your game in comfort in one of the many plush chairs and recliners.
Grab some food and a beer at the Sportsbook Bar & Grill or one of the high top tables.
Reserve a VIP booth for you and your friends.
Get personal service at one of the betting windows.

Click here to read the OddsChecker Review of Betfred!

Level: 28

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 20,000

Aug 30, 2020

Updated Chip Counts at the Break

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Chad Holloway

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

Aug 30, 2020

Break Time

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Chad Holloway

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

The final five players are now on a 10-minute break.

Aug 30, 2020

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

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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.

Tags: Tom Sundling Ricardo Eyzaguirre

Aug 30, 2020

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

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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.

Tags: Mark Collins Max Havlish