$1,110 Main Event Day 1a | 2022 MSPT Grand Falls

08-19-2022 19:38 UTC-5

Gayheart Finds Three Ducks

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Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action started on the flop in a three-way pot with a board of . Action checked to the button who bet 4,000 into the pot of about 6,000.

The player in the small blind called before action was on "Vegas" Vic Gayheart in early position. He put in the raise to 15,000.

Both the button and small blind folded and Gayheart showed for the flopped set to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
"Vegas" Vic Gayheart	28,000

Tags: Vic Gayheart

08-19-2022 19:54 UTC-5

Some Updated Counts Around the Room

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Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Richard	132,000 132,000	132,000
Linda Johnson (MN)	76,700 9,700	9,700
Gary Olson II	70,000 -12,000	-12,000
Blake Bohn	69,000 69,000	69,000
Luke Blindert	57,000 4,000	4,000
Dave Sanderson	51,000 -46,000	-46,000
Ray Bullock	50,000 12,000	12,000
Aaron Johnson	45,500 8,500	8,500
Mikiyo Aoki	45,000 45,000	45,000
Taylor Howard	40,800 800	800
DJ Buckley	25,000
Rob Wazwaz	25,000 5,000	5,000

Jason Darland	22,000 -37,000	-37,000
Mark Hodge	Busted
Shaun Skrondahl	Busted

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

08-19-2022 20:10 UTC-5

Current MSPT All-Time Money List

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Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Since its inception in 2009, the MSPT has done a great job keeping track of player stats. As a result, they have one of the best player databases in the industry.

On their "Leaderboards" page, the MSPT tracks such things as Career Earnings, Main Event Cashes, Main Event Final Tables, Main Event Titles, Total Cashes, Most Cashes/Final Tables in a Season, Most Final Tables All-Time, and much more.

To date, the MSPT has awarded $142,534,672 in prize money.

Here's a look at the current MSPT All-Time Money List:

Place	Player	MSPT Winnings
1	Rich Alsup	$840,226
2	Pavel Plesuv	$681,212
3	Dan Bekavac	$646,031
4	Michael Soyza	$592,137
5	Aaron Massey	$553,265
6	Mike Shin	$507,898
7	Blake Bohn	$507,458
8	David Levine	$499,752
9	Aaron Johnson	$464,356
10	Thomas Boivin	$461,505

08-19-2022 20:23 UTC-5

Bowman's Cowboys Cut Down Rockets

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Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action picked up on the flop with two players getting all their chips in the middle preflop. Jesse Bowman had the slightly bigger stack, but about 90,000 chips were up for grabs.

Opponent:
Jesse Bowman:

Aces versus kings meant bad news for Bowman's stack, and the flop was safe for aces when the hit the board. The turn added more outs for Bowman. The river brought Bowman the miracle for the set and the winner to eliminate his opponent and jump to near the top of the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Bowman	122,000 122,000	122,000

Tags: Jesse Bowman

08-19-2022 20:38 UTC-5

Burke Leads Out On the Flop

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Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The button player raised to 2,300 and found two callers in the blinds, including Chris Burke in the small blind.

The flop showed up . Burke led for 4,000 into his two opponents who promptly folded.

Borke turned over the to reveal the semi-bluff with the flopped flush draw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Burke	161,000 161,000	161,000

Tags: Chris Burke

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

08-19-2022 20:50 UTC-5

Fliginger Makes the Nuts, Eliminates Skrondahl

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

Thane Fliginger raised to 3,500 from early position and picked up three callers, including Shaun Skrondahl on his immediate left.

The flop showed up and Fliginger continued for 4,500. Skrondahl moved all in for 15,600. Action folded back to Fliginger who thought for about 30 seconds and made the call.

Shaun Skrondahl:
Thane Fliginger:

Fliginger had Skrondahl drawing thin with his two overs and a flush draw. The turn sealed it when the landed, followed by the river to give Fliginger the flush and felt Skrondahl.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thane Fliginger	120,000 120,000	120,000
Shaun Skrondahl	Busted

Tags: Shaun Skrondahl Thane Fliginger

08-19-2022 21:03 UTC-5

White Gets River Value

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

The under-the-gun player raised to 2,500 before Mark White three-bet to 7,000 from middle position. Action folded back to the original raiser who made the call.

The flop appeared and both players checked. They also checked the turn.

On the river, though, White bet 15,000 when checked to. His opponent made the call.

White showed for top pair, good enough to take it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark White	68,000 68,000	68,000

Tags: Mark White

08-19-2022 21:13 UTC-5

Bohn Gets Folds

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

Blake Bohn raised to 3,000 from early position and found three callers, including Mark White in the big blind.

"Anybody got anything?" asked Bohn. "Jack," he called out as the flop came out. There was no jack on the and all four players checked.

The turn was the . This time Bohn bet 9,000 when checked to. Action folded to White in the big blind who started to think.

"You looked at your chips, guess they're all going in," said Bohn. "I saw you look at your grays, so you're committing at least one of them."

"Yeah, but it takes two," said White.

"No it doesn't, just one gray and one four orange," noted Bohn.

After some consideration, White let it go and Bohn took down the pot to get back to around starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark White	64,000 -4,000	-4,000
Blake Bohn	26,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: Blake Bohn Mark White