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

01-22-2021 23:05 UTC-6

Updated Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Bjorkman	245,000 26,500	26,500
John Cap	192,000 192,000	192,000
Dave Sanderson	180,000 84,400	84,400
Paul Carney	180,000 72,000	72,000
Erv Bjerga	170,000 133,000	133,000
Mike Anderson	166,000 43,500	43,500
Kevin Berthelsen	150,000 40,000	40,000
Phil Mader	140,000 95,700	95,700
Jim Fowlar	140,000 140,000	140,000
Chan Pelton	140,000 97,000	97,000
Jason Monarch	115,000 27,000	27,000
Lyman Woodworth	80,000 97,500	97,500
Cory Cove	80,000 73,000	73,000
Jason Seitz	72,000 10,100	10,100
Jimmy Zeledon	72,000 9,500	9,500
Henry Gingerich	65,000 35,000	35,000
Tom Dean	60,000 35,000	35,000
Schuyler Thorton	41,000 61,500	61,500
Carl Derry	35,000 3,000	3,000
Josh Meyer	33,000 25,600	25,600

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

01-22-2021 22:48 UTC-6

Pelton Jumps Aboard the Comeback Train

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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 22:34 UTC-6

Dean Rivers Case Nine to Stay Alive

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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 22:23 UTC-6

Check Out Past Issues of MSPT Magazine For Free!

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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.

Click here to check out the MSPT’s full library!

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

01-22-2021 22:10 UTC-6

Gingerich Counterfeited by Seitz

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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 21:57 UTC-6

Another Round of Chip Counts

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Anthony Thompson

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Bjorkman	218,500 24,000	24,000
Lyman Woodworth	177,500 57,700	57,700
Cory Cove	153,000 7,000	7,000
Henry Gingerich	124,500 34,600	34,600
Jeremy Schultz	121,000 23,400	23,400
Ha Nguyen	102,500 72,400	72,400
Schuyler Thorton	102,500 102,500	102,500
Leo Fussy	97,500 97,500	97,500
Phil Gioia	96,000 17,400	17,400
Keith Heine	88,400 46,200	46,200
Jason Monarch	88,000 16,700	16,700
Jimmy Zeledon	81,500 3,600	3,600
Phil Mader	44,300 26,900	26,900
Jason Seitz	33,400 3,300	3,300
Bruce Swart	25,000 6,400	6,400
Jacob Woggon	17,400 12,000	12,000

01-22-2021 21:49 UTC-6

The Current MSPT All-Time Money List

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Anthony Thompson

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

Since its inception in 2009, the MSPT has done a great job keeping track of player stats. As a result, 11 years on they have one of the best player databases in the industry.

On their "Leaderboards" page, the MSPT tracks such things as Career Earnings, Main Event Cashes, Main Event Final Tables, Main Event Titles, Total Cashes, Most Cashes/Final Tables in a Season, Most Final Tables All-Time, and much more.

To date, the MSPT has awarded $107,261,727 in prize money.

Here's a look at the current MSPT All-Time Money List:

Place	Player	MSPT Winnings
1	Rich Alsup	$785,534
2	Pavel Plesuv	$681,212
3	Michael Soyza	$592,137
4	Mike Shin	$507,898
5	Blake Bohn	$502,720
6	David Levine	$499,752
7	Thomas Boivin	$461,505
8	Aaron Johnson	$453,638
9	[Removed:460]	$445,000
10	Felipe Davila	$427,942

01-22-2021 21:39 UTC-6

A Round of Chip Counts

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Anthony Thompson

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Anderson	122,500 100	100
Kevin Berthelsen	110,000 10,200	10,200
Paul Carney	108,000 21,000	21,000
Rob WazWaz	94,500 44,700	44,700

Dan Bekavac	81,500 28,100	28,100
Chan Pelton	78,500 33,200	33,200
Jovan Sudar	71,500 28,000	28,000
Justin Saathoff	58,000 9,300	9,300
Terrence Reid	55,000 12,700	12,700
Tim Waters	54,000 11,700	11,700
Kou Vang	38,000 200	200
Carl Derry	38,000 29,500	29,500
Erv Bjerga	37,000 6,300	6,300
Scott Konze	33,500 700	700
Tim Garles	25,000 25,000	25,000
Dan Lowery	25,000 25,000	25,000
Tim Dorzweiler	18,000 26,400	26,400