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

Aug 30, 2020

Quads for Ajayi

Chad Holloway

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Dapo Ajayi raised all in for 34,000 from the under-the-gun position and that cleared the field all the way around to three-time MSPT champ Matt Kirby, who called from the big blind.

Matt Kirby:
Dapo Ajayi:

Ajayi was behind but not after the flop came down to give him two pair. The on the turn made it a full house and locked up the double, but just for good measure the dealer put out the on the river to improve Ajayi to quad kings.

Tags: Dapo Ajayi Matt Kirby

Aug 30, 2020

Prize Pool and Payout Information

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Chad Holloway

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

To say the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Grand Falls Casino $1,100 buy-in, $150K GTD Main Event crushed it would be an understatement. The first live mid-major poker tournament in the United States in nearly six months attracted 518 entries (226 from Day 1a; 292 from 1b), which not only surpassed the venue’s previous best field of 238 entries in 2015, but also became the largest major ($1,000+ buy-in) in Iowa history.

The top 54 finishers will get paid with the eventual winner walking away with a $107,706 first-place prize.

Place	Prize	MSPT POY Points
1	$107,706	1,600
2	$66,180	1,400
3	$47,691	1,300
4	$36,069	1,200
5	$27,052	1,100
6	$20,539	1,000
7	$16,031	900
8	$12,524	800
9	$9,518	700
10-12	$7,514	600
13-15	$6,012	500
16-18	$5,010	400
19-21	$4,559	300
22-24	$3,857	200
25-27	$3,356	150
28-36	$2,705	100
37-45	$2,455	75
46-54	$2,254	50

Aug 29, 2020

Big Slick Does the Trick for Fink

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Chad Holloway

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

A short-stacked player was all in preflop for their last 35,000 and at risk against Mark Fink, who back in 2016 finished runner-up to Ted Takasaki here in the MSPT Grand Falls Main Event.

Mark Fink:
Opponent:

Fink had the superior ace and his kicker made the difference after the board ran out .

Tags: Mark Fink

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Aug 29, 2020

Last Break of the Night

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Chad Holloway

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Players are now on their last 10-minute break of the night. When they return, late registration and the single re-entry option will be closed, which means we'll have prize pool and payout information for you shortly.

Aug 29, 2020