MSPT Grand Falls $360 Regional Event Day 1c | MSPT Grand Falls $360 Regional Event

03-20-2021 23:38 UTC-5

Lich Leads Final Flight of MSPT Grand Falls Casino $360 Regional

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The field has been set for Day 2 of the 2021 Mid-States Poker Tour Grand Falls Casino $360 Regional Event after Day 1c brought a whopping 345 total entries, bringing the overall total up to 794.

When all was said and done for the night, Jason Lich (498,000) was atop the counts. The man from LaCrosse, WI saw a rapid increase to his stack after a four-way all in saw Lich eliminate three people after flopping quad aces, taking him over 300,000, and he ascended from there to just shy of a half-million to take what will be a top-two stack into Sunday’s Day 2.

Day 1c was the largest field of the three starting flights and rounding out the top five stacks are Tommy Nguyen (467,000), Jeff Dye (380,000), Swadeep Mishra (278,000), and Jerry Bassett (276,000).

Others were not as fortunate. Bob Van Syckle, Bryan Skreens, Mark Alinder, Mike Fouts, and Matt Wolff were just a few players who came up the mountain Saturday after not advancing in one or more of the three earlier flights only to fall short once again.

In total, 113 players will be returning Sunday for Day 2’s noon start time. Eighty-one of them will make it into the money and earn a first-level payout of $644, though players are sure to have their eyes set on the first-place prize of $46,020 that will be earned before day’s end.

Flight	Entries	Advancing to Day 2
Day 1a	188	23
Day 1b	261	38
Day 1c	345	52
Totals	794	113

PokerNews will be back on hand for the home stretch, so make sure to come back and see who reigns triumphant.

Tags: Bob Van Syckle Bryan Skreens Jason Lich Mark Alinder Matt Wolff Mike Fouts Swadeep Mishra Tommy Nguyen

03-20-2021 22:07 UTC-5

Prize Pool Information Released

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The $360 Regional Event at Grand casino attracted 794 entries through three starting days and created a $231,054 prize pool.

A total of 81 places will be paid a minimum of $644, with the winner of the event will taking home $46,020.

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

03-20-2021 21:32 UTC-5

Lich Flops Quad Aces and Eliminates Three Players

Anthony Thompson

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

A series of preflop raises saw four players get their chips in the middle which included Jason Lich from late position and Doc Hanson from the big blind.

Jason Lich:
UTG Player:
Small Blind Player:
Doc Hanson:

Lich woke up with rockets at the perfect time and sealed the deal after he flopped quad aces on the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Lich	300,000	300,000
Doc Hanson	Busted

Tags: Jason Lich

03-20-2021 20:39 UTC-5

Defending Champ Stacking Chips

Anthony Thompson

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

Swadeep Mishra was all in preflop for 42,100 from the cutoff and was called by the big blind player.

Swadeep Mishra:
Opponent:

Mishra was ahead with his made hand but the flop gave him a sweat as it gave his opponent a broadway draw.

The turn was a good card for Mishra as it gave him a flush draw taking away outs from his opponent and the river secured his double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Swadeep Mishra	85,000	23,400

Tags: Swadeep Mishra

03-20-2021 19:50 UTC-5

The Wolff Den Came to Play

Anthony Thompson

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

After no initial preflop raise, four players saw a flop and action was checked to the player in middle position who fired out 20,000.

Alex Wheeler raised all in for roughly 35,000 from the hijack and Matt Wolff called off his 27,100 stack. Action was on the small blind player who came over the top and the middle position player mucked their hand.

Matt Wolff:
Alex Wheeler:
Small Blind Player:

Wolff flopped the full house and was licking his chops after the turn and river secured him the massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Wolff	111,400
Alex Wheeler	13,400	-37,200

Tags: Alex Wheeler Matt Wolff

03-20-2021 19:20 UTC-5

Hanson Doubles With Ladies

Anthony Thompson

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Doc Hanson opened with a raise from early position and then called off his 25,000 stack after the big blind player three-bet jammed.

Doc Hanson:
Opponent:

Hanson was way ahead of his opponent but had a sweat after the flop gave them a gutshot straight draw.

Luckily for Hanson, the board completed with the turn followed by the river and secured his double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Doc Hanson	50,000

Tags: Doc Hanson

03-20-2021 17:39 UTC-5

Annenson Flops a Lucky Seven Sending Two to the Rail

Anthony Thompson

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Andrew Annenson opened for 1,500 from middle position wand was called by the cutoff player before the button player squeezed for 14,700.

Action folded back around to Annenson who called and the cutoff player called off their 12,300 stack.

Cutoff Player:
Button Player:
Andrew Annenson:

Each player held a made hand with Annenson way behind until a seven appeared in the window on the flop.

The paired the board on the turn improving Annenson's hand to a full house and the ac] river secured him the double elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Annenson	91,200

Tags: Andrew Annenson

03-20-2021 14:58 UTC-5

Fouchner Flushes Opponent

Anthony Thompson

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

There were five players that saw a flop, the small blind player led out for 900 and was called by Shari Fouchner who sat under the gun, along with the button player.

Once the dropped on the turn, the small blind player continued for 1,100 and only Fouchner called to see the complete the board on the river.

The small blind player fired out a third bet worth 1,500 and then called the 3,500 raise from Fouchner. The small blind player showed for the nut straight but it was no good as Fouchner rolled over and scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shari Fouchner	31,200
Jonathan Kim	28,900	3,900

Tags: Shari Fouchner

03-20-2021 12:22 UTC-5

Welcome to the Final Starting Flight of the MSPT Grand Falls $360 Regional Event

Anthony Thompson

Two flights down, one to go: It’s time for Day 1c of the 2021 Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Grand Falls Casino $360 Regional Event.

The third and final starting flight presents the next opportunity for players to earn their seats into Sunday’s Day 2. Thursday’s Day 1a saw 188 entries and Friday's Day 1b saw another massive 261 added to the tally, bringing the two-day total up to 449. This figure has completely smashed the most recent edition of this tournament that was held last March where 370 total entries were recorded.

The $50,000 guaranteed prize pool has already been obliterated and another large field is expected today with those players looking to make their way up the mountain top.

Just like the previous starting flights, players will receive a starting stack of 25,000. Levels will be of 30 minutes and there will be a 10-minute break every four levels. Late registration and re-entries will remain available until the start of Level 13. Players are allowed one re-entry per flight and any player who advances can only enter a subsequent flight if they forfeit their stack.

As for the happenings on the first two days, Day 1a chip leader Abraham Garang (629,000) leads the way with Day 1b chip leader Justin Rustvold (404,000) currently second in chips. Six more players behind them finished with more than 300,000, with 61 players currently on the Day 2 roster.

Flight	Entries	Advancing to Day 2
Day 1a	188	23
Day 1b	261	38
Day 1c	-	-
Totals	449	61

MSPT Grand Falls Remaining Schedule

Date	Time (CDT)	Tournament	Chips	Location
Saturday, March 20	2:30 p.m.	Event #3: $360 Regional Day 1c	25,000	Event Center
Sunday, March 21	12 p.m.	Event #3: $360 Regional Day 2 Finale	-	Event Center

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Cards are in the air at 2:30 p.m. local time and PokerNews will be on the floor covering all the action. Stay tuned to see who advances as the day unfolds.

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