Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
2022 MSPT Grand Falls
$1,110 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
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
231
Players Left
27
Break Time
Level 3
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Players are on their first 10-minute break of the day.
Hodge Makes Limped Pot Win Look Too Easy
Level 3
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Five played limped into a level-three pot, including Mark Hodge on the button.
The flop showed up 
. Action checked all the way to Hodge who bet 600 into the pot of 1,500.
One by one, each opponent let their cards go and the pot was pushed to the MSPT Hall of Famer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
Hendrickson Takes One Down
Level 3
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Dan "DQ" Hendrickson looked at a board of 
on the flop and was in position in a heads-up pot. Hendrickson had just raised to 3,000 in position after his opponent had bet, his opponent called the raise.
The turn brought the 
and Hendrickson eyes up his opponent's stack.
"Do you have any grays?" asked Hendrickson.
"I've got a couple grays, some oranges, some blues," said his opponent.
After inventory taking, Hendrickson landed on a bet of 5,000. Again, his opponent made the call.
The river brought the 
to complete the board. Hendrickson bet 10,000 when checked to. His opponent let out an audible groan before tossing his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Skrondahl Flops Two Pair
Level 3
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Action picked up on the river with over 10,000 in the pot and two players fighting for it. The board read 
.
Shaun Skrondahl was in the small blind and led out on the river for 5,300. His lone opponent was in middle position and thought for about 30 seconds. Eventually, he decided on a call.
Skrondahl revealed 
for two pair to take down the pot.
Skrondahl won the MSPT Regional event here in Grand Falls in March of this year and looks to make a deep run in this Main Event as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Familiar Faces and Chip Counts, MSPT Hall of Fame Members Abound
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
37,000
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
|
31,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
28,000
-1,700
|
-1,700 |
|
|
28,000 | |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Johnson Chips Up Early
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Action began on the flop in a multi-way pot. The board showed 
.
From under the gun, Aaron Johnson bet 500 into the pot and only found one caller, the player in the big blind.
The turn was the and Johnson wasted no time putting out another bet when checked to, tossing in 1,400. Again the big blind called.
The river brought the 
and action checked to Johnson one last time. He fired 3,000. To his surprise, his opponent check-raised to 7,500.
Johnson thought it over for a bit before shrugging and tossing in the call.
His opponent turned over 
but that was no good as Johnson had top-two pair with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
34,500
34,500
|
34,500 |
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Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
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PN Pod: Phil Galfond Gives "Galfond Challenge" Update; He's Ready for High Stakes Duel
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
In the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring, Chad Holloway, and Jesse Fullen welcome guest Phil Galfond to the show. The poker legend gives more details on his summer match against the poker dealer who stepped up to play him at some high-stakes online pot-limit Omaha (PLO) action, shares an update on the status of "The Galfond Challenge," and talks about the possibility of playing on PokerGO's High Stakes Duel, maybe against Phil Hellmuth or a PLO edition. He also talks about his recently-released PLO course.
Speaking of Hellmuth, the crew discusses Scott Seiver backing out of High Stakes Duel III and Jason Koon stepping up to fill his spot, as well as recap all the big stories coming out of the record-breaking PokerStars and Barcelona© Casino European Poker Tour including Michael Addamo claiming his first-ever EPT title and Giada Fang shipping a $30K Platinum Pass.
They also highlight Bobby Tieu's victory in the bestbet Jacksonville Summer Heater Event #1: $400 NLH, and launch the brand new PokerNews Bad Beat Hotline where listeners can call in (+1 702-625-0166) and share their bad beats, which may be featured on a future episode of the show.