MSPT Grand Falls $360 Regional Event | MSPT Grand Falls $360 Regional Event

03-21-2021 10:04 UTC-5

Who Will Walk Away the MSPT Grand Falls Regional Champion?

Anthony Thompson

Swadeep Mishra 2020 MSPT Grand Falls Regional Champion

The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Grand Falls Casino comes to its conclusion as the final day of the $360 buy-in, $50K GTD Regional Event gets underway at noon.

The three starting flights pulled together a staggering 794 total entries, which was enough to blast by the $50,000 guarantee with $231,054 being the closed prize pool. A total of 113 players found a bag during the three starting flights and those lucky enough to do so will be returning for Day 2 action.

Starting the day with the overall chip lead is Abraham Garang who bagged large in Day 1a and he will look to add his first MSPT title to his poker resume.

Top 10 Stacks After Day 1 Flights

Position	Player	Hometown	Chip Count
1	Abraham Garang	Sioux Falls, SD	629,000
2	Jason Lich	LaCrosse, WI	498,000
3	Paul Camby	San Francisco, CA	475,000
4	Tommy Nguyen	Sioux City, IA	467, 000
5	Justin Rustvold	Brandon, SD	404,000
6	Taylor Howard	Blair, NE	388,000
7	Jeff Dye	Sioux Falls, SD	380,000
8	Mark Fink	Sioux Falls, SD	357,000
9	Paul Kelly	Albert Lea, MN	350,000
10	Josh Nieman	Sioux Falls, SD	350,000

Many other familiar faces will be battling it out for a shot at the top prize which includes Terence Reid (286,000), defending champ Swadeep Mishra (278,000), Daryl Oppelt (278,000), Paul Johnson (258,000), Matt Alexander (165,000) and Cy Church (137,000).

There will be 113 players returning for Day 2 action but only 81 spots will be grabbing a piece of the prize pool. Starting the day fairly close to the money might make for some conservative play, but judging by the first three flights the tournament should retain the action-filled play that has been up to this point.

A min-cash will be paying $644, but all eyes will be on the $46,020 first-place prize that the eventual champion will be taking home, along with an MSPT title.

MSPT Grand Falls Regional Event Payouts

Place	Prize	MSPT POY Points
1	$46,020	600
2	$28,297	533
3	$20,705	500
4	$15,391	467
5	$11,733	433
6	$8,972	400
7	$6,902	367
8	$5,291	333
9	$4,141	300
10-12	$3,428	267
13-15	$2,761	233
16-18	$2,301	200
19-21	$1,932	167
22-24	$1,633	133
25-27	$1,334	100
28-36	$1,012	83
37-45	$851	67
46-54	$782	50
55-63	$736	33
64-72	$690	25
73-81	$644	17

Day 2 Schedule

Cards will be in the air at noon local time with action picking up from level 16 where blinds are 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante. Blinds will remain 30-minutes in length for the duration of the tournament.

A transition from the big blind ante to a standard ante will come into play when 27 players remain.

Day 2 Structure

Level	Length	Small Blind	Big Blind	BB Ante	Standard Ante
16	30 minutes	3,000	6,000	6,000	1,000
17	30 minutes	4,000	8,000	8,000	1,000
18	30 minutes	5,000	10,000	10,000	2,000
19	30 minutes	6,000	12,000	12,000	2,000
20	30 minutes	10,000	15,000	15,000	3,000
21	30 minutes	10,000	20,000	20,000	3,000
22	30 minutes	15,000	25,000	25,000	4,000
23	30 minutes	15,000	30,000	30,000	4,000
24	30 minutes	20,000	40,000	40,000	5,000
25	30 minutes	25,000	50,000	50,000	5,000
26	30 minutes	30,000	60,000	60,000	10,000
27	30 minutes	40,000	80,000	80,000	10,000
28	30 minutes	50,000	100,000	100,000	20,000
29	30 minutes	60,000	120,000	120,000	20,000
30	30 minutes	100,000	150,000	150,000	30,000

Keep your eyes on PokerNews as we provide updates through the event's conclusion.

03-21-2021 12:12 UTC-5

Nguyen Gets Early Double

Anthony Thompson

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Steve Webb opened for 18,000 from early position, Dennis Wood called from the next seat over and Kevin Nguyen three-bet all in for 71,000 from the big blind.

Action was back on Webb who tossed his hand into the muck while Wood called and the two players tabled their hands.

Dennis Wood:
Kevin Nguyen:

It was a classic race with Nguyen looking to stay ahead and he did as the runout secured his double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Webb	250,000 15,000	15,000
Dennis Wood	226,000 -71,000	-71,000
Kevin Nguyen	150,000 76,000	76,000
Jonathan Kim	Busted

Tags: Kevin Nguyen Steve Webb Dennis Wood

03-21-2021 12:55 UTC-5

Bubble Burst; Cross Finishes in the Money

Anthony Thompson

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

A flurry of eliminations happened as play was about to start the hand-for-hand process and we thought Paul Cross was the bubble boy after he lost against Don Reinholdt who held , but another player was eliminated by Daryl Oppelt at the same time holding only 13,000 so Cross finished in 81st place for $644.

Player	Chips	Progress
Don Reinholdt	260,000 55,000	55,000
Paul Cross	Busted

Tags: Daryl Oppelt Don Reinholdt Paul Cross

03-21-2021 13:56 UTC-5

Devericks Scores Double Elimination With Cowboys

Anthony Thompson

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Tyler Lankford opened for 28,000 from under the gun, Trevis Devericks three-bet to 44,000 from middle position and Tara Nuss four-bet all in for 69,000 on the button.

Action folded back around to Lankford who came over the top for roughly 220,000 and Devericks called having both players covered.

Tara Nuss:
Tyler Lankford:
Trevis Devericks:

Each player held a made hand but it was Devericks holding the best one and nothing changed after the runout as he sent both players to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Trevis Devericks	700,000 480,000	480,000
Tyler Lankford	Busted
Tara Nuss	Busted

Tags: Tara Nuss Trevis Devericks Tyler Lankford

03-21-2021 17:09 UTC-5

Don Reinholdt Eliminated in 18th Place ($2,301)

Anthony Thompson

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

Don Reinholdt took his exit in 18th place when his was dominated by Jasonn Lich's .

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Lich	2,000,000 300,000	300,000
Don Reinholdt	Busted

Tags: Don Reinholdt Jason Lich

03-21-2021 17:12 UTC-5

Dennis Deneui Eliminated in 17th Place ($2,301)

Anthony Thompson

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Dennis Deneui	Busted

03-21-2021 17:27 UTC-5

Scott Konze Eliminated in 16th Place ($2,301)

Anthony Thompson

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

Chirs Moen raised from the hijack and then called the three-bet jam Scott Konze made on the button.

Chris Moen:
Scott Konze:

Konze was in rough shape and nothing changed after the flop. The turn however, fell the giving Konze a little hope but the river ended his tournament in 16th place for $2,301.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moen	1,600,000 800,000	800,000
Scott Konze	Busted

Tags: Chris Moen Scott Konze

03-21-2021 17:46 UTC-5

Zarren Egesdal Eliminated in 15th Place ($2,761)

Anthony Thompson

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Action folded around to Zarren Egesdal who moved all in from the small blind and was called by Chris from the big blind.

Chris Moen:
Zarren Egesdal:

Egesdal was racing for his tournament life but things got brim after a nine fell on the flop.

The turn kept Egesdal's hopes alive but the river ended his tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moen	2,100,000 500,000	500,000
Terence Reid	2,000,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000
Juston Welter	1,300,000 700,000	700,000
William Reynolds	1,245,000 145,000	145,000
Tremayne Blue	1,100,000 -500,000	-500,000
Daryl Oppelt	1,000,000 -100,000	-100,000
Zarren Egesdal	Busted

Tags: Chris Moen Zarren Egesdal

03-21-2021 17:52 UTC-5

Taylor Howard Eliminated in 14th Place ($2,761)

Anthony Thompson

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Jason Lich opened for 150,000 and then called Taylor Howard's 600,000 three-bet jam from the next seat over.

Jason Lich:
Taylor Howard:

Howard held the best hand until the flop fell pairing Lich's seven. Howard found more outs after the gave him a broadway draw but the river fell a brick and ended his tournament in 14th place for $2,761.