Grand Falls Casino

The second and final starting flight of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Grand Falls $1,110 buy-in, $200K GTD is in the books.

Day 1b attracted 194 runners during Saturday's action, bringing the grand total to 391 entries (197 from Day 1a; 194 from 1b), generating a $377,770 prizepool.

After the completion of Level 15, just 29 players found a bag with Jovan Sudar and his stack of 368,000 leading the way. That was just 1,000 short of Day 1a chip leader Dave Swenson, who bagged 369,000.

Mike Estes (283,000), Matt Alexander (278,000), Luke Blindert (273,00) and MSPT champ Umut Ozturk (269,000) round out the top five stacks.

Others to punch their tickets to Day 2 were Terence Reid (207,000), Alex Wheeler (185,000), MSPT champ Max Havlish (139,00), MSPT Hall of Famer Blake Bohn (127,000), and MSPT champ Ryan Skluzak (124,000).

Day 2 will get underway bright and early at 11 a.m. local time and play to a winner with 56 players returning to the felt but only the top 45 finishers will be getting paid.

Make sure to come back and find out who walks away the new MSPT Grand Falls Main Event champion.

The tournament director has just announced the final four hands of the evening.

Luke Blindert raised to 13,000 from the cutoff and was called by Nick Herman from the small blind before the big blind squeezed for their last 80,000.

Blindert called while Herman folded, and the two players tabled their hands.

Opponent:
Luke Blindert:

Blindert was ahead with his made hand of nines and the clean runout eliminated his opponent from the tournament.

Luke Blindert - 266,000
Nick Herman - 160,000

Jovan Sudar raised to 11,000 from early position and then called a 26,000 three-bet Matt Alexander made from the hijack.

The flop came and Sudar check-called a 20,000 continuation bet from Alexander, bringing the turn.

Action went check-check, and the completed the board on the river.

Sudar checked once again, and Alexander tossed out a 35,000 bet. Sudar thought for a few moments and then mucked face up.

Alexander asked Sudar if he’d like to see his hand and yes was the obvious answer, so he showed him before collecting the pot.

Matt Alexander - 250,000
Jovan Sudar - 145,000

Ty Johnson raised all in for 32,000 from middle position and the hijack three-bet to 75,000.

Action folded to Elizabeth Ethridge who called off her 76,000 stack from the button and all three players tabled their hands.

Ty Johnson:
Elizabeth Ethridge:
Hijack:

Ethridge got the best premium starting hand and the runout secured her the pot while Johnson made his exit.

Elizabeth Ethridge - 185,000
Ty Johnson - Eliminated

A series of preflop raises led to Sou Vang get his 133,000 stack in the middle from under the gun and Ty Johnson called from the hijack.

Sou Vang:
Ty Johnson:

It was a cooler situation with Vang walking away the victor after the runout gave him a full house.

Sou Vang - 270,000
Ty Johnson - 40,000

Luke Blindert opened for 11,000 from middle position and Nick Herman tossed his last 24,000 out from the hijack.

Action was on the cutoff who isolated with a 58,000 three-bet jam.

Nick Herman:
Opponent:

Herman woke-up with the best made hand and the runout secured his double-up.

Luke Blindert - 160,000
Nick Herman - 35,000

The hijack was all in preflop for roughly 65,000 and Bill Lute called from under the gun.

Opponent:
Bill Lute:

Lute woke-up with aces at the perfect time as the runout secured him the pot and the elimination.

Bill Lute - 210,000