MSPT Grand Falls $1,100 Main Event Day 1a | MSPT Grand Falls $1,100 Main Event (Jan. 2021)

01-23-2021 02:55 UTC-5

Paul Carney Leads 30 Survivors from Day 1a of MSPT Grand Falls

Anthony Thompson

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

If anyone predicted that the Day 1a turnout at Grand Falls Casino just outside Sioux Falls, South Dakota was going to compete with the record-breaking field in August, they were right. The first of two starting flights closed with 231 entries, which inched past the 226 total entries of Day 1a back in August.

After the completion of Level 15, just 30 players bagged and tagged with Paul Carney and his stack of 513,000 leading the way. Rounding out the top five big stacks were Dave Sanderson (466,000), Cy Church (372,000), Curtis Vierstraete (360,000), and Phil Mader (325,000).

Others to punch their tickets to Day 2 were MSPT Champion Erv Bjerga (315,000), John Cap (280,000) and Kevin Berthelsen (273,000).

Of course, not everyone was fortunate enough to make it through the night. Among those to fire and fall in Friday’s flight were MSPT Hall of Famer's Kou Vang and Jason Seitz, along with MSPT Champion's Rob Wazwaz, Keith Heine and Josh Meyer.

Day 1b will get underway at 3 p.m. on Saturday. Late registration and re-entries will remain open through Level 12 (approximately 11:40 p.m.). PokerNews will be on hand to capture all the action, so be sure to join us then.

Tags: Curtis Vierstraete Cy Church Dave Sanderson Erv Bjerga Jason Seitz John Cap Keith Heine Kevin Berthelsen Kou Vang Paul Carney Phil Mader Rob Wazwaz

01-23-2021 02:27 UTC-5

Gingerich Falls to Berthelsen

Anthony Thompson

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

Action on the table folded around to Kevin Berthelsen who raised to 15,000 from the button and then called Henry Gingerich's 45,000 three-bet jam from the small blind.

Henry Gingerich:
Kevin Berthelsen:

Gingerich was dominated needing help but didn't find any on the runout and his tournament came to an end.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Berthelsen	375,000 175,000	175,000
Henry Gingerich	Busted

Tags: Henry Gingerich

01-22-2021 23:48 UTC-5

Pelton Jumps Aboard the Comeback Train

Anthony Thompson

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

Chan Pelton limped in from early position, Dave Sanderson raised to 10,000 from middle position and Dan Bekavac three-bet jammed for 93,000 from the cutoff.

Action folded back around to Pelton who called off his 40,500 stack and Sanderson called having both opponent's covered.

Chan Pelton:
Dan Bekavac:
Dave Sanderson:

Sanderson was well ahead with pocket aces and nothing changed after the flop.

The turn gave Sanderson a sweat as Bekavac picked-up the club draw but the completed the board on the river, securing Pelton's triple-up while Bekavac hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chan Pelton	120,000 77,000	77,000
Dave Sanderson	95,600 95,600	95,600
Dan Bekavac	Busted

Tags: Chan Pelton Dan Bekavac Dave Sanderson

01-22-2021 23:34 UTC-5

Dean Rivers Case Nine to Stay Alive

Anthony Thompson

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

After an early position limp, Jeremy Schultz raised to 9,000 from the cutoff, Chan Pelton called from the small blind and Tom Dean squeezed for 43,000 from the big blind.

The early limper mucked their hand as did Schultz while Pelton called and the two players tabled their hands.

Tom Dean:
Chan Pelton:

Dean was ahead with his made hand of nines until the flop appeared giving Pelton top two-pair.

The turn wasn't the worst card for Dean as it gave him more outs with the club flush draw.

Luckily for Dean, it was the that kept his tournament alive on the river and Schultz let him know that it was also the case nine.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Schultz	97,800 -23,200	-23,200
Tom Dean	95,000
Chan Pelton	43,000 -35,500	-35,500

Tags: Jeremy Schultz Chan Pelton Tom Dean

01-22-2021 23:23 UTC-5

Check Out Past Issues of MSPT Magazine For Free!

Anthony Thompson

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

Did you know the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) publishes its own monthly magazine? Well, right now it's on hiatus due to the pandemic, but past issues are still available online to read for free!

Print copies are usually distributed to host venues across the country, while anyone from around the world can read it digitally.

The magazine highlights everything from the players who make the tour so great, to things to do at each stop. You can also get caught up on MSPT leaderboards and read about upcoming stops. You can also check out various strategy and profile articles.

The next time you're sitting at the table in need of something to read, check out MSPT Magazine.

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01-22-2021 23:10 UTC-5

Gingerich Counterfeited by Seitz

Anthony Thompson

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

After no initial preflop raise, there were five players that saw a flop appear. Action was checked to Jason Seitz who fired out 4,000 from middle position and Henry Gingerich raised to 17,000 from the button.

Action on the table folded back around to Seitz who thought for a moment and then called. Once the appeared on the turn, Gingerich moved all in and Seitz called off his 21,500 stack.

Jason Seitz:
Henry Gingerich:

Gingerich was ahead after flopping two-pair but the paired the board on the river to counterfeit Gingerich and secured Seitz the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Seitz	82,100 48,700	48,700
Henry Gingerich	30,000 -94,500	-94,500

Tags: Jason Seitz Henry Gingerich

01-22-2021 22:19 UTC-5

Berthelsen Flushes Opponent for KO

Anthony Thompson

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

After an initial raise to 2,500, there were five players that saw a flop and action was checked to the turn.

Action was checked to the big blind player who led out for for 4,000 and only Kevin Berthelsen called to see the complete the board on the river.

The big blind player led out once again for 7,000 but was stuck with a decision after Berthelsen raised all in. After a few minutes in the tank, the big blind players tossed in their remaining stack and the two players revealed their hands.

Kevin Berthelsen:
Opponent:

The big blind player turned broadway but Berthelsen spiked the flush on the river to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Berthelsen	99,800 -15,600	-15,600

Tags: Kevin Berthelsen

01-22-2021 21:43 UTC-5

Cove Building a Stack

Anthony Thompson

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Cory Cove raised to 2,400 from late position and was called by the player in the cutoff before the button player jammed for roughly 30,000.

Action folded back around to Cove who isolated and the two players tabled their hands.

Cory Cove:
Opponent:

Cove was well ahead with his rockets but the flop gave him a sweat as after his opponent paired their queen.

The turn was a safe card for Cove as he just needed to fade a queen on the river and did as the came down to eliminate his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cory Cove	160,000 65,400	65,400

Tags: Cory Cove

01-22-2021 21:18 UTC-5

Dorzweiler Turns Lucky Lady for Triple Up

Anthony Thompson

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Tim Dorzweiler raised all in for 14,800 from under the gun, the player from middle position called for roughly the same amount and the hijack player isolated.

Tim Dorzweiler:
Hijack Player:
Middle Position Player:

Dorzweiler was behind holding the worst of it but the flop gave him life with a club flush draw.

The turn wasn't a club but it did pair Dorzweiler and the river secured him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Dorzweiler	44,400 44,400	44,400

Tags: Tim Dorzweiler

01-22-2021 20:00 UTC-5

Saathoff Fades River to Eliminate Opponent

Anthony Thompson

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Justin Saathoff opened with a raise from early position and was called by the player on the button.

The flop came and Saathoff continued for 3,000. The button player called bringing the turn. Saathoff fired out 3,500 and his opponent raised to 14,000.