MSPT Grand Falls $360 Regional Event
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MSPT Grand Falls $360 Regional Event
MSPT Grand Falls $360 Regional Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
MSPT Grand Falls $360 Regional Event
Buy-in
$360
Prize Pool
$231,054
Entries
794
Level
35
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
50,000
Entries
113
Players Left
1
Day 2 Seat Draw By Chip Count
| Player | Count | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Garang | 629,000 | 1 | 4 |
| Jason Lich | 498,000 | 4 | 6 |
| Paul Camby | 475,000 | 2 | 5 |
| Tommy Nguyen | 467,000 | 3 | 8 |
| Justin Rustvold | 404,000 | 10 | 3 |
| Taylor Howard | 388,000 | 13 | 1 |
| Jeff Dye | 380,000 | 10 | 5 |
| Mark Fink | 376,000 | 5 | 4 |
| Paul Kelly | 357,000 | 6 | 5 |
| Josh Nieman | 350,000 | 10 | 6 |
| Curtis Vierstraete | 342,000 | 5 | 1 |
| Dennis Wood | 297,000 | 3 | 7 |
| Terence Reid | 286,000 | 3 | 5 |
| Daryl Oppelt | 278,000 | 8 | 7 |
| Swadeep Mishra | 278,000 | 8 | 1 |
| Jerry Basset | 276,000 | 9 | 5 |
| Tyler Lankford | 276,000 | 9 | 3 |
| Jeff Meyers | 275,000 | 11 | 7 |
| Dakota Jaeschke | 274,000 | 5 | 7 |
| Stephen Webb | 268,000 | 3 | 6 |
| Jeremy Ferguson | 262,000 | 12 | 6 |
| Lawrence Vigil | 259,000 | 11 | 4 |
| Paul Johnson | 258,000 | 7 | 2 |
| Trevis Deverlcks | 250,000 | 4 | 7 |
| Harold Brenden | 241,000 | 11 | 2 |
| Christopher Moen | 239,000 | 9 | 8 |
| Jeff Grimes | 228,000 | 4 | 9 |
| Jeff Paulson | 216,000 | 7 | 3 |
| Scott Konze | 215,000 | 10 | 2 |
| Luke Blindent | 214,000 | 4 | 5 |
| Zarren Egesdal | 213,000 | 4 | 3 |
| Thomas "Cash" Hepper | 211,000 | 12 | 1 |
| Darnell White | 209,000 | 7 | 8 |
| Andrew Henning | 208,000 | 2 | 7 |
| Don Reinholdt | 205,000 | 1 | 1 |
| Josh Fordyce | 203,000 | 8 | 6 |
| Craig Reiman | 202,000 | 1 | 3 |
| Shane Fuller | 200,000 | 6 | 6 |
| Roger Bennett | 198,000 | 13 | 9 |
| David Hegen | 193,000 | 8 | 4 |
| Dale Faulhaber | 190,000 | 8 | 9 |
| Steve Belland | 181,000 | 11 | 5 |
| Jon Maras | 180,000 | 6 | 7 |
| Alan Curl | 179,000 | 2 | 4 |
| Tremayne Blue | 175,000 | 7 | 7 |
| Zachary Graydon | 172,000 | 12 | 2 |
| Stuart Borton | 169,000 | 7 | 1 |
| Travis Plooster | 169,000 | 7 | 6 |
| David Highley | 169,000 | 13 | 2 |
| Derrick Fish | 168,000 | 13 | 3 |
| Asdhley Hapdahl | 165,000 | 5 | 9 |
| Matt Alexander | 165,000 | 2 | 5 |
| Juston Welter | 159,000 | 11 | 9 |
| Matthew Schallenkamp | 155,000 | 13 | 1 |
| Brian Havlik | 151,000 | 8 | 8 |
| Bradley Tyler | 149,000 | 13 | 8 |
| Travis Gant | 148,000 | 2 | 6 |
| Dale McDonough | 142,000 | 8 | 2 |
| Kerry Hildebrand | 140,000 | 2 | 5 |
| Karl Wilde | 139,000 | 8 | |
| Cy Church | 137,000 | 5 | 5 |
| Dan Dykhouse | 136,000 | 10 | 1 |
| Mike Carda | 133,000 | 5 | 3 |
| Douglas Roder | 129,000 | 1 | 8 |
| Paul Cross | 128,000 | 1 | 2 |
| Dale Fuchtman | 123,000 | 9 | 2 |
| Alex Klatte | 121,000 | 7 | 9 |
| Eric Atchison | 121,000 | 12 | 5 |
| Donn Galloway | 121,000 | 1 | 5 |
| Taylor Hughes | 121,000 | 9 | 4 |
| Matt Doll | 120,000 | 11 | 3 |
| Lori Johnson | 119,000 | 10 | 8 |
| Glenn Anderson | 117,000 | 1 | 7 |
| Masaki Oua | 114,000 | 6 | 3 |
| Erik Glenistor | 112,000 | 3 | 4 |
| Lisa Simone | 112,000 | 12 | 4 |
| William Reynolds | 111,000 | 5 | 2 |
| Mark Larson | 111,000 | 6 | 2 |
| Dennis Deneui | 110,000 | 2 | 1 |
| Bridgette Field | 107,000 | 3 | 9 |
| Jeff Petronack | 101,000 | 2 | 6 |
| Alex Wheeler | 100,000 | 13 | 5 |
| Ronald Stasone | 99,000 | 13 | 4 |
| Jonathan Kim | 98,500 | 8 | 3 |
| Joseph Ostabauer | 95,000 | 11 | 8 |
| Adam Tolander | 94,000 | 4 | 4 |
| James Randash | 91,000 | 6 | 1 |
| Dennis Petronack | 91,000 | 12 | 8 |
| Blade Bricker | 91,000 | 9 | 6 |
| Kent Hutcheson | 90,000 | 8 | 2 |
| Joshua Martin | 89,000 | 10 | 4 |
| Ken Pates | 89,000 | 2 | 3 |
| Jason Robertson | 87,000 | 6 | 4 |
| Nathan Gibbs | 85,000 | 3 | 3 |
| Jeff Bryan | 83,000 | 4 | 8 |
| Moon Ahmed | 83,000 | 10 | 7 |
| John Johnson | 80,000 | 11 | 6 |
| Alex Winter | 79,000 | 9 | 1 |
| Brandon Hoehl | 77,000 | 12 | 7 |
| Aaron Eggen | 76,000 | 4 | 1 |
| Kenneth Flemming | 75,000 | 13 | 7 |
| Kevin Nguyen | 74,000 | 3 | 1 |
| Josh Baldwin | 69,000 | 6 | 9 |
| Ryan Svoboda | 65,000 | 6 | 8 |
| Loren Burbach | 64,000 | 1 | 6 |
| Keith Ehlers | 62,000 | 7 | 4 |
| Christopher Batchtell | 56,000 | 1 | 9 |
| Tara Nuss | 56,000 | 4 | 2 |
| Lorri Riley | 56,000 | 5 | 6 |
| Shane Murphy | 53,000 | 12 | 3 |
| Paul Smith | 52,000 | 5 | 8 |
| Joseph Kirkwood | 47,000 | 9 | 7 |
| Jerry Cyr | 27,000 | 3 | 2 |
Day 2 Seating Assignments
| Table | Seat | Player | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Don Reinholdt | 205,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Paul Cross | 128,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Craig Reiman | 202,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Abraham Garang | 629,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Donn Galloway | 121,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Loren Burbach | 64,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Glenn Anderson | 117,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Douglas Roder | 129,000 |
| 1 | 9 | Christopher Batchtell | 56,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Dennis Deneui | 110,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Dale McDonough | 142,000 |
| 2 | 3 | Ken Pates | 89,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Alan Curl | 179,000 |
| 2 | 5 | Paul Camby | 475,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Jeff Petronack | 101,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Andrew Henning | 208,000 |
| 2 | 8 | Karl Wilde | 139,000 |
| 2 | 9 | Juston Welter | 159,000 |
| 3 | 1 | Kevin Nguyen | 74,000 |
| 3 | 2 | Jerry Cyr | 27,000 |
| 3 | 3 | Nathan Gibbs | 85,000 |
| 3 | 4 | Erik Glenistor | 112,000 |
| 3 | 5 | Terence Reid | 286,000 |
| 3 | 6 | Stephen Webb | 268,000 |
| 3 | 7 | Dennis Wood | 297,000 |
| 3 | 8 | Tommy Nguyen | 467,000 |
| 3 | 9 | Bridgette Field | 107,000 |
| 4 | 1 | Aaron Eggen | 76,000 |
| 4 | 2 | Tara Nuss | 56,000 |
| 4 | 3 | Zarren Egesdal | 213,000 |
| 4 | 4 | Adam Tolander | 94,000 |
| 4 | 5 | Luke Blindent | 214,000 |
| 4 | 6 | Jason Lich | 498,000 |
| 4 | 7 | Trevis Deverlcks | 250,000 |
| 4 | 8 | Jeff Bryan | 83,000 |
| 4 | 9 | Jeff Grimes | 228,000 |
| 5 | 1 | Curtis Vierstraete | 342,000 |
| 5 | 2 | William Reynolds | 111,000 |
| 5 | 3 | Mike Carda | 133,000 |
| 5 | 4 | Mark Fink | 376,000 |
| 5 | 5 | Cy Church | 137,000 |
| 5 | 6 | Lorri Riley | 56,000 |
| 5 | 7 | Dakota Jaeschke | 274,000 |
| 5 | 8 | Paul Smith | 52,000 |
| 5 | 9 | Asdhley Hapdahl | 165,000 |
| 6 | 1 | James Randash | 91,000 |
| 6 | 2 | Mark Larson | 111,000 |
| 6 | 3 | Masaki Oua | 114,000 |
| 6 | 4 | Jason Robertson | 87,000 |
| 6 | 5 | Paul Kelly | 357,000 |
| 6 | 6 | Shane Fuller | 200,000 |
| 6 | 7 | Jon Maras | 180,000 |
| 6 | 8 | Ryan Svoboda | 65,000 |
| 6 | 9 | Josh Baldwin | 69,000 |
| 7 | 1 | Stuart Borton | 169,000 |
| 7 | 2 | Paul Johnson | 258,000 |
| 7 | 3 | Jeff Paulson | 216,000 |
| 7 | 4 | Keith Ehlers | 62,000 |
| 7 | 5 | Matt Alexander | 165,000 |
| 7 | 6 | Travis Plooster | 169,000 |
| 7 | 7 | Tremayne Blue | 175,000 |
| 7 | 8 | Darnell White | 209,000 |
| 7 | 9 | Alex Klatte | 121,000 |
| 8 | 1 | Swadeep Mishra | 278,000 |
| 8 | 2 | Kent Hutcheson | 90,000 |
| 8 | 3 | Jonathan Kim | 98,500 |
| 8 | 4 | David Hegen | 193,000 |
| 8 | 5 | Kerry Hildebrand | 140,000 |
| 8 | 6 | Josh Fordyce | 203,000 |
| 8 | 7 | Daryl Oppelt | 278,000 |
| 8 | 8 | Bradley Tyler | 149,000 |
| 8 | 9 | Dale Faulhaber | 190,000 |
| 9 | 1 | Alex Winter | 79,000 |
| 9 | 2 | Dale Fuchtman | 123,000 |
| 9 | 3 | Tyler Lankford | 276,000 |
| 9 | 4 | Taylor Hughes | 121,000 |
| 9 | 5 | Jerry Basset | 276,000 |
| 9 | 6 | Blade Bricker | 91,000 |
| 9 | 7 | Joseph Kirkwood | 47,000 |
| 9 | 8 | Christopher Moen | 239,000 |
| 10 | 1 | Dan Dykhouse | 136,000 |
| 10 | 2 | Scott Konze | 215,000 |
| 10 | 3 | Justin Rustvold | 404,000 |
| 10 | 4 | Joshua Martin | 89,000 |
| 10 | 5 | Jeff Dye | 380,000 |
| 10 | 6 | Josh Nieman | 350,000 |
| 10 | 7 | Moon Ahmed | 83,000 |
| 10 | 8 | Lori Johnson | 119,000 |
| 11 | 1 | Matthew Schallenkamp | 155,000 |
| 11 | 2 | Harold Brenden | 241,000 |
| 11 | 3 | Matt Doll | 120,000 |
| 11 | 4 | Lawrence Vigil | 259,000 |
| 11 | 5 | Steve Belland | 181,000 |
| 11 | 6 | John Johnson | 80,000 |
| 11 | 7 | Jeff Meyers | 275,000 |
| 11 | 8 | Joseph Ostabauer | 95,000 |
| 12 | 1 | Thomas "Cash" Hepper | 211,000 |
| 12 | 2 | Zachary Graydon | 172,000 |
| 12 | 3 | Shane Murphy | 53,000 |
| 12 | 4 | Lisa Simone | 112,000 |
| 12 | 5 | Eric Atchison | 121,000 |
| 12 | 6 | Jeremy Ferguson | 262,000 |
| 12 | 7 | Brandon Hoehl | 77,000 |
| 12 | 8 | Dennis Petronack | 91,000 |
| 13 | 1 | Taylor Howard | 388,000 |
| 13 | 2 | David Highley | 169,000 |
| 13 | 3 | Derrick Fish | 168,000 |
| 13 | 4 | Ronald Stasone | 99,000 |
| 13 | 5 | Alex Wheeler | 100,000 |
| 13 | 6 | Travis Gant | 148,000 |
| 13 | 7 | Kenneth Flemming | 75,000 |
| 13 | 8 | Brian Havlik | 151,000 |
| 13 | 9 | Roger Bennett | 198,000 |
Who Will Walk Away the 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 | MSPT Regional Event Titles | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abraham Garang | Sioux Falls, SD | 0 | 629,000 |
| 2 | Jason Lich | LaCrosse, WI | 0 | 498,000 |
| 3 | Paul Camby | San Francisco, CA | 0 | 475,000 |
| 4 | Tommy Nguyen | Sioux City, IA | 0 | 467, 000 |
| 5 | Justin Rustvold | Brandon, SD | 0 | 404,000 |
| 6 | Taylor Howard | Blair, NE | 0 | 388,000 |
| 7 | Jeff Dye | Sioux Falls, SD | 0 | 380,000 |
| 8 | Mark Fink | Sioux Falls, SD | 0 | 357,000 |
| 9 | Paul Kelly | Albert Lea, MN | 0 | 350,000 |
| 10 | Josh Nieman | Sioux Falls, SD | 0 | 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.
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Cards are in the air here on Day 2 of the MSPT Grand Falls Regional Event! Play starts with 113 remaining but only 81 of them will get paid!
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Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
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Nguyen Gets Early Double
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000 | 15,000 |
|
|
226,000 | -71,000 |
|
150,000 | 76,000 |
|
Busted |
Cross Finds Breathing Room
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Paul Cross open-jammed for 22,000 from under the gun and Donn Galloway isolated from middle position.
Paul Cross: 
Donn Galloway: 
Cross was behind holding live cards and he paired his jack on the 
flop but Galloway picked-up a broadway draw.
The 
turn was a safe card for Cross as was the 
river that secured his much-needed double and a few hands later saw Galloway depart from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | -78,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000