2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Grand Falls

$1,100 Main Event ($150K GTD)
Day: 1a
Event Info

2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Grand Falls

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
$107,706
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$500,960
Entries
518
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
226
Players Left
27

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Brinn Hooks Himself a Double

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Cody Brinn
Cody Brinn

We happened upon the table with a player in the tank and 6,400 out in front of him. He was contemplating what to do as Cody Brinn was all in for 16,300. The two chatted a bit, and while the player didn't seem too excited about it, they made the call nonetheless.

Cody Brinn: {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}
Opponent: {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}

Brinn had the better pocket pair and he shipped the double after the board ran out a clean {k-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{9-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Cody Brinn us
Cody Brinn
33,000 27,000

Tags: Cody Brinn

A Round of Chip Counts

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Dan Bekavac us
Dan Bekavac
105,000 65,000
Kyna England us
Kyna England
60,000 26,000
Bruce Swart us
Bruce Swart
50,000 25,000
Steve Federspiel us
Steve Federspiel
50,000
Phil Mader us
Phil Mader
45,000 11,000
Luke Blindert us
Luke Blindert
34,000 -1,000
Steve Wilkie gb
Steve Wilkie
33,000 -27,000
Steve Wazwaz us
Steve Wazwaz
32,000 32,000
Tyler Kolness us
Tyler Kolness
30,000
Michael Berk us
Michael Berk
27,000 12,000
Mark Fink us
Mark Fink
22,000 -13,000
Sarah Stefan us
Sarah Stefan
9,000 -5,000
Eric Anderson us
Eric Anderson
7,500 -17,500
Steve Belland us
Steve Belland
Busted

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

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Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Aaron Johnson MSPT Magazine
Aaron Johnson MSPT Magazine

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MSPT Golden Gates Champ Takes It on the Turn

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Max Young
Max Young

A player raised to 1,600 from early position and Max Young, who in 2018 won the MSPT Golden Gates for $97,810, defended his big blind to see a {4-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{5-Spades} flop.

Young checked, the original raiser continued for 1,500, and Young woke up with a check-raise to 4,500.

The original raiser opted to call and then watched Young fire out 7,500 on the {3-Spades} turn. That did the trick as Young's opponent released.

Player Chips Progress
Max Young us
Max Young
70,000 5,000

Tags: Max YoungJosh Lightning

Wiepert Stays Alive

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Brian Wiepert got his last 6,400 all in preflop and found himself in need of some improvement.

Brian Wiepert: {k-Hearts}{9-Spades}
Opponent: {a-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}

Wiepert was behind but not after the {k-Spades}{9-Hearts}{8-Clubs} flop delivered him two pair. Neither the {q-Clubs} turn nor {6-Clubs} river hurt Wiepert and he shipped the double.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Wiepert
Brian Wiepert
13,000

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800