$1,110 Main Event
Day 1b Started
2022 MSPT Grand Falls
$1,110 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
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
272
Players Left
36
Day 1b of the MSPT Grand Falls $1,110 Main Event Begins Today
The second flight of the Grand Falls $1,110 Main Event of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) fires up today at the Grand Falls Casino in Larchwood, Iowa.
Day 1b starts at 3 p.m. this afternoon. With a $200,000 guarantee, 27 players have already played their way to Day 2 on Sunday. Today's entrants will look to join them, and flight 1b is their last chance to do so.
Last year's Grand Falls Main Event saw 532 total entrants generate a prize pool of $514,540, far surpassing the guarantee. It was Nicholas "grizpoker" Smith, from Indianapolis, Indiana who came out on top of that field to win $110,633 and his first MSPT title.
2021 MSPT Grand Falls Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholas "grizpoker" Smith | Fishers, IN | $110,633 |
| 2 | Kenneth Johnson | - | $67,971 |
| 3 | Larry Wagner | Middleton, WI | $48,984 |
| 4 | Graham Beynon | Sioux Falls, SD | $37,047 |
| 5 | Tyler Kolness | Hendrum, MN | $27,785 |
| 6 | Joe Osterbauer | Minneapolis, MN | $21,09 |
| 7 | Jason Crews | Clive, IA | $16,465 |
| 8 | Taylor Howard | Altoona, IA | $12,864 |
| 9 | Saad Ghanem | Bloomington, MN | $9,776 |
Players will have plenty of chances to find a bag for Day 2 action on Sunday. Players will start with 25,000 in chips and enjoy 40-minute levels to allow for plenty of deep-stack play.
Day 1b will play 15 levels or until approximately 12% of the field remains. There will be 10-minute breaks after every three levels of play. Late registration will be open until the start of level 13 (approximately 11:30 p.m.).
PokerNews will be on hand to report on all of the exciting Main Event action here at the MSPT Grand Falls Main Event, so tune in here every day until we crown this year's champion.
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Day 1b is officially underway.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Some Early Entrants in Day 1b
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
Uppal Slowplays Aces
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Jay Philips raised to 400 from early position and found two callers, the small blind and Varun Uppal in the big blind.
The flop came out 
and all three players decided to check the low board.
On the 
turn, action again checked to Uppal who elected to bet 700. The small blind folded, but Uppal made the call.
The river brought the 
and Uppal checked once more. Philips fired 1,500 on the final street. Uppal thought for a bit before making the call.
Philips revealed 
for rivered top pair, but that was no good against the slowplayed 
of Uppal.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
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22,400
-2,600
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-2,600 |
Burke Gets Paid
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Action picked up on the river in a large early pot with about 15,000 in the middle. The board showed 
.
Chris Burke was in position against his sole opponent who had checked the river. Burke went for a bet of 7,000. After thinking for about a minute, his opponent made the call.
Burke rolled over 
for two pair on the river and the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Cobb Plays for Stacks, Gets the Max
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
Action began on the flop with the board showing 
. Lee Cobb was on the button and battling against the big blind.
Cobb bet 2,000 in position and his opponent made the call.
On the 
turn, Lee bet 3,500 when checked to, again his opponent made the call.
The river brought the , 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.
The big blind thought for about 45 seconds and committed his stack as well.
Big blind: 
Lee Cobb: 
Cobb seemed to know just where he was at as his overpair stacked the top pair of his opponent for all the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
Uppal Forces a River Fold
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Two players were battling over a pot of about 3,000 on the turn with a board of 
.
Jason Rice led from out of position for 1,000 before running into a raise to 2,500 from Varun Uppal on the button. Rice made the call.
After Uppal's turn raise, the river fell the and Rice checked in flow. Uppal followed up with a bet of 8,000. Rice thought for a bit before tossing his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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44,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
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19,500
19,500
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19,500 |