$1,110 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2022 MSPT Grand Falls
$1,110 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2022 MSPT Grand Falls
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$486,410
Entries
503
Level
29
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
63
Players Left
1
Beau "Don K. Nado" Wilshire Wins the MSPT Grand Falls $1,110 Main Event ($104,579)
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
After two full days of play, there is a new Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Main Event champion in the MSPT world. Beau "Don K. Nado" Wilshire has bested the stacked field of 503 entrants and won the MSPT Grand Falls Casino $1,110 Main Event.
There may not have been a more interesting winner in the field. From Shawnee, Kansas, Wilshire washes golf carts part-time.
"I'm more of a cash game player," Wilshire said. "I mostly play online. This is my first tournament win. I can finally show my family a trophy so they don't think I'm a drug dealer."
The 503 entrants generated a $486,410 prize pool and a first-place prize of $104,579, which Wilshire took home along with the MSPT Main Event trophy. When asked what he's going to do with the money, WIlshire shared, "I'm going to buy my cat, McLovin'...like Superbad, some cat food."
MSPT Grand Falls Main Event Final Table Results
| *Place | Player | Prize |
| 1 | Beau "Don K. Nado" Wilshire | $104,579 |
| 2 | Juston Welter | $64,255 |
| 3 | Adam Schulz | $46,306 |
| 4 | Elizabeth Ethridge | $35,022 |
| 5 | Ben Wiora | $26,266 |
| 6 | JC Nguyen | $19,943 |
| 7 | Mikiyo Aoki | $15,565 |
| 8 | Mo Nuwwarah | $12,160 |
| 9 | Ryan Remington | $9,242 |
Others to finish in the money by making the top 54 spots were WSOP bracelet winners John Reading (13th - $5,837) and Chad Himmelspach (19th - $4,426), MSPT Hall of Famer Blake Bohn (24th - $3,745), Luke Blindert (29th - $2,627), Dan "DQ" Hendrickson (34th - $2,627), and Thane Fliginger (42nd - $2,383).
Memorable Hands On the Path to Victory
Wilshire had his fair share of hands to share with the family and McLovin'. He flopped a set of fives during three-handed play to run down the aces of Adam Schultz. He also eliminated Elizabeth Ethridge in fourth place when he woke up with a better overpair. In fact, he also eliminated sixth-place JC Nguyen with a sick hero call; seventh-place finisher Mikiyo Aoki when he won a race by turning a set; and eighth-place finisher and former PokerNews senior editor Mo Nuwwarah when he won a race by flopping a king. He single-handedly eliminated half of the final table on his path to victory.
"I'm driving six hours home tonight," said Wilshire. "Well, actually seven since it's an electric car and I'll have to charge it. That's the worst part about them."
His car will lose charge a little faster than usual tonight, weighed down by a six-figure check and a heavy trophy to show his family. Safe travels, Don K. Nado. Safe travels.
That does it for our coverage here in Larchwood, Iowa at the Grand Falls Casino. Congratulations to Beau "Don K. Nado" Wilshire for his first tournament win.
The MSPT will now head to Las Vegas for a stop at The Venetian from September 3-5 followed by the 2022 United States Poker Championship at San Diego's Sycuan Casino Resort from September 15-25.
Juston Welter Eliminated in 2nd Place ($64,255)
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Action arrived on the turn with a board showing 
. Beau "Don K. Nado" Wilshire and Juston Welter traded raises before Welter four-bet all in for about 5,500,000. Wilshire snap-called.
Beau "Don K. Nado" Wilshire: 
Juston Welter: 
Wilshire had flopped the full house that had Welter drawing dead for the tournament. The turn 
and 
made it official.
A full recap of the day's action will be up shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,600,000 | 4,700,000 |
|
Busted |
Wilshire Draws First Heads-Up Blood
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Action picked up on the river with about 1,000,000 in the middle. The board showed 
.
From the big blind, Beau "Don K. Nado" Wilshire slid in 900,000, causing Juston Welter shift in his chair. Eventually, he folded, showing an 
.
Welter flashed the before mucking and taking down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,900,000 | 800,000 |
|
|
5,100,000 | -400,000 |
Adam Schultz Eliminated in 3rd Place ($46,306)
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Action arrived on the turn with a growing pot of about 2,400,000. The board showed 
.
Adam Schultz moved all in for about 2,100,000 and Beau "Don K. Nado" Wilshire made the quick call in position.
Adam Schultz:
Beau "Don K. Nado" Wilshire: 
Wilshire had flopped a set against Schultz's aces and had him drawing to two outs. No magic would be found on the river , so Schultz was eliminated and Wilshire scooped the massive pot and took the chip lead into heads-up play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,100,000 | 2,550,000 |
|
|
5,500,000 | 5,500,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Final Three Counts
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,700,000 | 5,700,000 |
|
|
4,550,000 | 450,000 |
|
|
2,200,000 | -500,000 |
Elizabeth Ethridge Eliminated in 4th Place ($35,022)
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Elizabeth Ethridge moved all in for about 900,000 from the button. She ran into a three-bet all in from Beau "Don K. Nado" Wilshire in the small blind for about 3,000,000. The others folded and the two were off to a runout.
Elizabeth Ethridge: 
Beau "Don K. Nado" Wilshire: 
Ethridge was looking for a two outer, but the board ran out with no ducks to be found on the 
and she was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,100,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Ben Wiora Eliminated in 5th Place ($26,266)
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Action picked up on the flop in a heads-up pot between Ben Wiora and Juston Welter. The board showed 
.
Juston Welter bet 200,000 from under the gun. In late position, Ben Wiora raised it up to 800,000. After some thought, Welter moved all in for 2,200,000 effective. Wiora snap-called.
Ben Wiora: 
Juston Welter: 
Wiora flopped a set and was poised to scoop the massive pot. The turn was the safe . The river threw Wiora out of his seat when the 
landed, drilling the two-outer for Welter and sending Wiora to the payout desk in the most brutal fashion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,700,000 | 5,700,000 |
|
Busted |
Ethridge Calls Down Correctly, But Wiora Gets There
Level 28
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Action picked up on the turn in a heads-up pot between Elizabeth Ethridge and Ben Wiora. The board read 
.
Wiora led from the big blind for 225,000 and Ethridge made the call on the button.
The river brought the . Wiora bet 275,000. Ethridge made the call.
"Two pair," said Wiora, showing .
"Nice catch," said Ethridge as she showed 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,750,000 | 550,000 |
|
|
1,300,000 | -500,000 |