A Record-Breaking MSPT Grand Falls Turnout
Level 13
: 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Grand Falls
$1,100 Main Event ($150K GTD)
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Grand Falls
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$500,960
Entries
518
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Entries
226
Players Left
27
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Last Break of the Night
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Players are now on their last 10-minute break of the night. When they return they'll play three more levels (two hours) before bagging and tagging on Day 1a.
Ajayi Looking to Play Some More Golf Tomorrow
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Denver's Dapo Ajayi hasn't played much poker since January, which is when he finished runner-up in the WSOPC Thunder Valley for $91K. However, he had the itch and opted to travel to Grand Falls yesterday. A golf aficionado, he's already taken advantage of the property's award-winning course by playing three rounds already. It's looking like he'll have the opportunity to play even more tomorrow if he can bag the big stack he's currently sitting on.
In a recent hand, the under-the-gun player moved all in for 36,500 and Ajayi isolated with a three-bet from the hijack. The rest of the players folded and the hands were turned up.
Dapo Ajayi: 
Opponent: 
It was a flip and Ajayi was just looking to hold. That's exactly what he did as the board ran out a clean 
to give him the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
290,000 | 185,000 |
Berthelsen Sets Up Scotter
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Scotter Clark got his last 28,000 or so all in preflop and was primed to double through Kevin Berthelsen.
Kevin Berthelsen: 
Scotter Clark: 
Clark had the better pocket pair and held on the 
flop. Unfortunately for him, disaster struck when the dealer burned and turned the 
.
The 
river was no help to Clark and he collected his things before exiting the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000 | 40,000 |
|
Busted |
Federspiel Sends One to the Rail
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
A player moved all in for 46,500 and former MSPT champ Steve Federspiel opted to look him up.
Steve Federspiel:
Opponent: 
Federspiel had way the best of it and he scored the knockout after the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000 | 70,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Bekavac Doubles Back
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Not long after losing more than half his stack to Jason Seitz, two-time MSPT champ Dan Bekavac three-bet all in for 28,000 over the top or a 4,000 open. The initial raiser called and Bekavac was primed to double.
Dan Bekavac: 
Opponent: 
Bekavac was way out in front and stated there as the board ran out a lowly 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | 32,000 |
Seitz Survives Bekavac
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Former MSPT champ Jason Seitz moved all in for 31,000 from early position and Dan Bekavac three-bet jammed over the top from the cutoff. The rest of the players got out of the way and the hands were turned up.
Dan Bekavac: 
Jason Seitz:
It was a bad spot for Seitz but he got lucky when the 
flop delivered him an ace. Neither the turn nor river changed a thing and Seitz shipped the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000 | 70,000 |
|
|
28,000 | -52,000 |
Another Round of Chip Counts
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
260,000 | |
|
215,000 | 188,000 |
|
|
80,000 | 30,000 |
|
80,000 | 55,000 |
|
70,000 | -10,000 |
|
65,000 | 31,000 |
|
60,000 | 7,000 |
|
55,000 | -5,000 |
|
|
30,000 | -3,000 |