2022 MSPT Grand Falls

$1,110 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2022 MSPT Grand Falls

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a6
Prize
$104,579
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$486,410
Entries
503
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
231
Players Left
27

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

"Kitkat" Klassen Breaks Off Trips

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

Action began on the flop with Kitkat Klassen looking at a board of {10-Spades}{j-Spades}{q-Spades}. She bet 4,000 from early position and her opponent in late position called.

On the {q-Hearts} turn, Klassen checked and her opponent checked behind.

The river fell the {8-Spades} and Klassen bet 6,000. Her opponent made the call.

Klassen revealed {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds} for the flush and the winner.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Barnum us
Justin Barnum
70,000
Kitkat Klassen us
Kitkat Klassen
52,000

Tags: Kitkat Klassen

Moen Gets Called On the River

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

A big pot was brewing in a heads-up battle between to big stacks. The board showed {2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{q-Spades}{8-Hearts} and about 80,000 was in the middle.

Chris Moen led for 55,000 from the small blind. Moen's opponent thought for about 30 seconds in middle position, but he eventually made the call.

Moen's opponent rolled over {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}. Estes showed {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts} before mucking to show what was too good for him to lay down and shipped the pot to Moen.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Moen us
Chris Moen
257,000
82,000
82,000
Mike Estes us
Mike Estes
200,500
200,500
200,500

Tags: Chris Moen

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Lauder Flops a Set for the Double

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action picked up on the flop in a heads-up pot between Taylor Howard and Keith Lauder. The board showed {9-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{3-Spades}.

Howard bet 12,000 into the pot of over 20,000. Lauder thought for a while before check-raising all in to about 40,000 effective. Howard made the call, but wasn't happy with the situation.

Keith Lauder: {3-Clubs}{3-Hearts}
Taylor Howard: {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}

Lauder was at risk but had a stranglehold on the pot with his flopped set. The board ran out {8-Hearts}{8-Spades} to give Lauder the full house and the win.

Player Chips Progress
Keith Lauder us
Keith Lauder
107,000
107,000
107,000
Taylor Howard us
Taylor Howard
12,000
-28,800
-28,800

Tags: Keith LauderTaylor Howard

Johnson Flops Quads, Cowboys Left Out in the Rain

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Aaron Johnson raised from early position and found an all in from the player in the small blind for around 26,000. Johnson made the call and the two went heads up to a runout.

At-risk opponent: {k-}{k-}
Aaron Johnson: {j-}{j-}

Johnson hit the flop in the hardest way when the {q-}{j-}{j-} hit the board. The turn {q-} and river {6-} finished the hand while Johnson handed his opponent death by quads.

Player Chips Progress
Aaron Johnson us
Aaron Johnson
142,000
96,500
96,500

Tags: Aaron Johnson

Wilshire Calls Down

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Beau Wilshire
Beau Wilshire

Action began on the turn in a heads-up pot between Dave Sanderson and Beau "Don K. Nado" Wilshire. The board showed {7-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{8-Spades} and about 28,000 was in the pot.

Sanderson bet 8,000 and Wilshire made the call in position.

The river landed the {2-Clubs} and Sanderson quickly bet 17,000. Wilshire seemed sure he was beat, but made the call, even placing the chips in front of his opponent. Sanderson rolled over {4-Spades}{4-Clubs}.

"Fours?" said Wilshire, realizing his {a-Clubs}{6-Spades} was good for the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Beau "Don K. Nado" Wilshire us
Beau "Don K. Nado" Wilshire
172,000
57,000
57,000
Dave Sanderson us
Dave Sanderson
50,000
-1,000
-1,000

Tags: Beau "Don K. Nado" WilshireDave Sanderson

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500