MSPT Grand Falls $1,100 Main Event ($200K GTD)
Day 1b Completed
MSPT Grand Falls $1,100 Main Event ($200K GTD)
MSPT Grand Falls $1,100 Main Event ($200K GTD)
Day: 1b
Chris Baker Leads 47 Surviving Day 1b Players
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
The second and final starting flight of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Grand Falls Casino $1,100 buy-in, $200K GTD Main Event is in the books. Day 1b attracted 308 runners during Saturday's action, bringing the grand total to 532 entries (224 from Day 1a; 308 from 1b), putting it just behind the record-breaking field from this last August.
After reaching the hard stop in Level 15, just 47 players bagged with Chris Baker and his stack of 399,000 leading the way. That was a just behind Day 1a chip leader Darlo Vansurksum, who bagged 420,000.
Others to punch their tickets to Day 2 were Eric Eelkema (381,000), Saad Ghanem (340,000), Matthew Molsen (338,000), and Jovan Sudar (278,000).
Of course, not everyone was fortunate enough to make it through the night. Among those to fire and fall in Saturday's flight were MSPT Hall of Famer Jason Seitz, along with MSPT Champion's Rob Wazwaz, Chad Bjorkman, and Jonathan Kim, just to name a few.
Day 2 will get underway at 11 a.m. local time and play to a winner with 73 players returning to the felt. The top 54 finishers will get paid with the eventual winner walking away with a $110,633 first-place prize.
PokerNews will be on hand to capture all the action, so be sure to join us then.
End of Day 1b Chip Counts (full)
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
399,000 | 74,000 |
|
381,000 | 144,000 |
|
340,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
338,000 | 138,000 |
|
278,000 | -7,000 |
|
266,000 | 36,000 |
|
262,000 | -21,000 |
|
258,000 | 63,000 |
|
250,000 | 35,000 |
|
249,000 | 49,000 |
|
|
235,000 | -5,000 |
|
234,000 | 44,000 |
|
|
217,000 | 217,000 |
|
207,000 | 207,000 |
|
192,000 | 192,000 |
|
|
190,000 | 190,000 |
|
183,000 | -62,000 |
|
164,000 | 164,000 |
|
164,000 | 14,000 |
|
159,000 | 159,000 |
|
|
156,000 | 156,000 |
|
|
156,000 | 156,000 |
|
|
154,000 | 154,000 |
|
149,000 | 149,000 |
|
145,000 | 10,000 |
Final Two Hands
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
The tournament director has just announced the final two hands of the evening.
Prize Pool and Payout Information
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
The $1,100 Main Event at Grand Falls Casino attracted 532 total entries through two starting days and created a $514,540 prize pool.
A total of 54 places will be paid a minimum of $2,315, with the winner of the event will taking home $110,633.
MSPT Grand Falls Main Event Payouts
| Place | Prize | MSPT POY Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $110,633 | 1,600 |
| 2 | $67,971 | 1,400 |
| 3 | $48,984 | 1,300 |
| 4 | $37,047 | 1,200 |
| 5 | $27,785 | 1,100 |
| 6 | $21,096 | 1,000 |
| 7 | $16,465 | 900 |
| 8 | $12,864 | 800 |
| 9 | $9,776 | 700 |
| 10-12 | $7,718 | 600 |
| 13-15 | $6,174 | 500 |
| 16-18 | $5,145 | 400 |
| 19-21 | $4,682 | 300 |
| 22-24 | $3,962 | 200 |
| 25-27 | $3,447 | 150 |
| 28-36 | $2,779 | 100 |
| 37-45 | $2,521 | 75 |
| 46-54 | $2,315 | 50 |
MSPT Season 12 Race for Player of the Year
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Since its inception in 2009, the MSPT has done a great job keeping track of player stats. As a result, 12 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.
Here's a look at the top ten point leaders of this season:
| Place | Player | Hometown | Season 12 Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cy Church | East Lancing, MI | 3,775 |
| 2 | Kyna England | Northbrook, Illinois | 2,800 |
| 3 | Daniel Sepiol | Michigan City, IN | 2,350 |
| 4 | Jordan Cristos | Las Vegas, NV | 2,100 |
| 5 | Jason Crews | Clive, Iowa | 2,100 |
| 6 | Chance Kornuth | Las Vegas, NV | 2,000 |
| 7 | Harlen Miller | Bismark, ND | 2,000 |
| 8 | Raman Afanasenka | Minsk, Belarus | 2,000 |
| 9 | Kfir Nahum | Henderson, NV | 2,000 |
| 10 | Taylor Howard | Altoona, IA | 1,933 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
More Late Night Counts
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
325,000 | 325,000 |
|
|
285,000 | 190,000 |
|
|
240,000 | 95,000 |
|
|
237,000 | 62,000 |
|
|
230,000 | 80,000 |
|
200,000 | 35,000 |
|
155,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
135,000 | 109,000 |
|
120,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
88,000 | -62,000 |
|
65,000 | 10,000 |
|
60,000 | 29,000 |
Skluzak Loses Race to Ghanem
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Breanna Skluzak was all in preflop from under the gun for 90,000 and Saad Ghanem called from the small blind.
Saad Ghanem: 
Breanna Skluzak: 
It was a classic race with Skluzak looking to connect with either of her two overs but the feat was easier said then done as the 
runout gave Ghanem a straight and ended her tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
310,000 | 210,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Late Night Chip Counts
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
245,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
215,000 | 95,000 |
|
|
200,000 | 48,000 |
|
|
200,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
195,000 | 140,000 |
|
165,000 | -35,000 |
|
|
150,000 | -5,000 |
|
147,000 | 62,000 |
|
|
102,000 | -18,000 |
|
100,000 | -62,000 |
|
|
65,000 | -32,000 |
|
|
50,000 | -98,000 |