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

08-21-2022 01:05 UTC-5

Some Big Stacks and Notables Entering the Final Level

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Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moen	408,000 116,000	116,000
Varun Uppal	396,000 396,000	396,000
Rodney Colson	370,000 62,000	62,000
Mo Nuwwarah	356,000 104,000	104,000
Elizabeth Ethridge	354,000 57,000	57,000
Rory Linton	329,000 86,000	86,000
Noel Chladek	210,000 131,000	131,000
Rob Wazwaz	168,000 58,000	58,000

JC Nguyen	120,000 -72,000	-72,000
Aaron Johnson	62,000 -38,000	-38,000

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

08-21-2022 00:51 UTC-5

Colson Stacks Another, Adds More

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Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

A player in late position moved all in for 54,000 and was immediately called by Rodney Colson on his left. The rest of the table folded and the two went to a runout.

All-in player:
Rodney Colson:

Colson was in a good spot and avoided the ace on the runout to add more to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rodney Colson	308,000 266,000	266,000

Tags: Rodney Colson

08-21-2022 00:39 UTC-5

Remington Takes a Risk, It Pays Off

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Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Ryan Remington opened to 9,000 on the button and immediately met resistance when the player in the small blind moved all in for about 75,000. Remington agonized but decided to risk his tournament life with a call for 62,000 effective.

Ryan Remington:
Small blind:

The flop was about as good as it gets for Remington when the 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.

"I didn't think you'd have eight-seven there," his upset opponent vented.

"I'm going to have 12 big blinds next level," said Remington as he raked his new chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Remington	130,000 110,600	110,600

Tags: Taylor Howard

08-21-2022 00:29 UTC-5

Monsters in the Big Blind

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Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Action picked up when Aaron Johnson got all the chips in the middle against the player in the small blind, 35,000 effective and Johnson had his opponent covered.

Small blind:
Aaron Johnson:

All low cards hit the board and Johnson's kings held to eliminate the small blind and add to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Johnson	100,000 87,000	87,000

Tags: Aaron Johnson

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

08-21-2022 00:18 UTC-5

Novin Wins Blind Versus Blind Skirmish

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Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action folded to Ali Novin in the small blind who raised to 12,000. Mo Nuwwarah made the call in the big blind.

The flop came . Novin continued with a bet of 13,000. Novin thought for a while, but ultimately went for the fold to give the pot to Novin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mo Nuwwarah	252,000
Ali Novin	104,000 -13,000	-13,000

Tags: Ali Novin Mo Nuwwarah

08-21-2022 00:03 UTC-5

Wazwaz Goes Runner Runner

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Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Rob Wazwaz and MoNuwwarah had got all their chips in the middle preflop with Wazwaz at risk for a pot of about 100,000.

Rob Wazwaz:
Mo Nuwwarah:

Nuwwarah was ahead, and even more so when the came out, leaving Wazwaz drawing very thin. The brought some slim hope. That hope came to fruition when the hit the river, completing the miracle comeback and keeping Wazwaz's tournament hopes alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mohammed Nuwwarah	237,000 237,000	237,000
Rob Wazwaz	110,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Mohammed Nuwwarah Rob Wazwaz

08-20-2022 23:55 UTC-5

Lynde Finds the Call

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Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action picked up on the river with a board of .

Thomas Lynde led out from the big blind for 6,000 into the pot of about 20,000. In position, JC Nguyen raised it up to 26,000. Lynde thought for a while before making the call.

"Good call," said Nguyen, and showed for the missed flush draw.