Mo Nuwwarah Bags Biggest on Day 1b of MSPT Grand Falls $1,110 Main Event
After 15 full levels of play, Day 1b of the MSPT Grand Falls $1,110 Main Event has come to a close, and surviving players have bagged chips for Sunday's Day 2 restart. Mo Nuwwarah put the most chips in his bag with an impressive 642,000.
A total of 272 entrants took a shot at Day 1b, making the grand total of runners 503 for the Main Event. That number means first place will take home a healthy $104,579 and the trophy.
Mo Nuwwarah played solid throughout the day, but really made a push toward the end. He eliminated Terence Reid in the final level, and got big river value in one of the last hands of the night against Chris Moen.
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mo Nuwwarah | 642,000 | 161 |
| 2 | Varun Uppal | 514,000 | 129 |
| 3 | Elizabeth Ethridge | 499,000 | 125 |
| 4 | Nick Anderson | 350,000 | 88 |
| 5 | Daryl Oppelt | 342,000 | 86 |
| 6 | Umut Ozturk | 327,000 | 82 |
| 7 | Rodney Colson | 318,000 | 80 |
| 8 | Chase Kinchen | 311,000 | 78 |
| 9 | Juston Welter | 305,000 | 76 |
| 10 | Chris Moen | 286,000 | 72 |
Just behind Nuwwarah was Varun Uppal with 514,000. A key hand for his stack was played near the end of the night when he semi-bluffed the turn with a double gutter and got there on the river.
Just behind them both sits Elizabeth Ethridge with 499,000. In addition to winning a big hand with aces versus kings, she also made a full house when she called a player's all in toward the end of the day.
All bagged players from both flight will return on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. and play down to a winner. They will back up to near the end of level 14 where flight Day 1a ended to begin Day 2.
That does it for today's coverage. PokerNews will be on hand through the end of the tournament, so tune back in tomorrow to see how this one closes.
hit the board, making him the favorite even without a made hand yet. The 
turn gave him the flush, but he needed to dodge the redraw of his opponent. The 
river was safe and he locked up the double. 
flop. The 
runout made it official as Oppelt benefited from the cooler and swallowed his opponent's stack.
and Hodge checked in flow. Moen continued with a bet of 16,500. Hodge thought about the spot for about 45 seconds before moving all the chips in, about 40,000. Moen made the call. 
runout changed nothing, and Moen took down the large pot that sent Hodge to the rail.
to give the better nuts to Colson and send his opponent out the door.
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to the board. The early-position player led for 5,000. Tuenge min-raised to 10,000, causing Reid to get out of the way. After some thought, the first player moved all in for about 22,000 and Tuenge called with a very similar stack. 
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, changing nothing. 
, pairing the board and shipping Schmidt's stack to Novak.
. Lee Cobb was on the button and battling against the big blind. 
turn, Lee bet 3,500 when checked to, again his opponent made the call. 
, the backdoor flush draw completing. This time, the big blind led for 5,000. Cobb didn't think long before sliding his entire stack into the middle, about 21,000, having his opponent slightly covered. 