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

08-20-2022 21:19 UTC-5

Nguyen Gets a River Fold, Chipping Up

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

From early position, a player opened to 2,600. JC Nguyen was on the button and decided to call to see a flop, the blinds folded.

The flop came low and connected on the board. Both players checked the street.

The turn put a four-liner out when the landed. The early-position player bet 5,000 and Nguyen quickly called.

The river was the , this time Nguyen saw his opponent check. He decided to bet 15,000. His opponent mucked and Nguyen took down the pot, climbing the leaderboard to near the top.

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Nguyen	248,000 248,000	248,000

Tags: JC Nguyen

08-20-2022 21:20 UTC-5

Break Time

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

Players are on their third 10-minute break of the day.

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

08-20-2022 21:41 UTC-5

PN Pod: Phil Galfond Gives "Galfond Challenge" Update; He's Ready for High Stakes Duel

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

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

08-20-2022 21:52 UTC-5

Nguyen Flops the World

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

Action picked up on the flop in a heads-up battle with a board of and about 30,000 in the middle.

A player in middle position led for 15,000 and Kevin Nguyen made the call in the cutoff.

The turn brought the and Nguyen saw his opponent move all in for about 20,000. Nguyen made the snap call, and his opponent winced when he saw it.

All-in player:
Kevin Nguyen:

Nguyen had his opponent drawing very thin, and the changed nothing, giving Nguyen the victory.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Nguyen	178,000 178,000	178,000

Tags: Kevin Nguyen

08-20-2022 22:04 UTC-5

Moen Eliminates Hodge in Big-Pair Showdown

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

Mark Hodge raised to 4,000 from early position and ran into a three-bet from Chris Moen on the button to 12,500. Hodge made the call and the two went to a flop.

The board showed up 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.

Mark Hodge:
Chris Moen:

The cooler left Hodge drawing thin, the runout changed nothing, and Moen took down the large pot that sent Hodge to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moen	188,000 89,000	89,000
Mark Hodge	Busted

Tags: Chris Moen Mark Hodge

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

08-20-2022 22:18 UTC-5

Chladek Gets There Against Novin

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

Noel Chladek and Ali Novin were battling on the flop in a heads-up pot. The board showed .

Chladek checked from early position and Novin checked behind on the button.

When the hit the turn, Chladek fired for 12,000. Novin made the call after some thought.

The river brought the and Chladek fired again, this time for 16,000. Novin thought for about a minute before making the call.

Chladek showed for the rivered top pair to take the pot from a frustrated Novin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noel Chladek	146,000 146,000	146,000
Ali Novin	128,000 -52,000	-52,000

Tags: Ali Novin Noel Chladek

08-20-2022 22:31 UTC-5

Oppelt On Right Side of Ultimate Cooler

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

An under-the-gun player raised to 5,500 and action folded to Daryl Oppelt on the button. He three-bet to 15,000. His opponent responded with a four-bet to 35,500. Oppelt thought for a bit before jamming for about 73,000 effective. His opponent snap called.

Under the gun:
Daryl Oppelt:

Oppelt flopped his opponent all but dead on the flop. The runout made it official as Oppelt benefited from the cooler and swallowed his opponent's stack.