The final day of the MSPT Grand Falls Casino is here as the conclusion to the $1,110 buy-in, $200K GTD Main Event gets underway at 11:00 a.m. local time.
Two starting flights pulled together 414 total entries (179 from Day 1a; 235 from 1b), which blew the guarantee out of the water and generated a $400,080 prize pool.
A total of 44 players found a bag during the starting flights and those lucky enough to do so will be returning today for Day 2.
Flight |
Entries |
Advanced |
1A |
179 |
19 |
1B |
235 |
25 |
Total |
414 |
44 |
The first two flights saw MSPT champ and recent bracelet winner Mo Nuwwarah fall on the bubble on Day 1a, only to bounce back with vengeance on Day 1b to bag the overall chip lead.
Nuwwarah will now have six cashes on the season and has positioned himself well to make a deep run at possibly claiming a second MSPT title while also laddering up in the POY race.
Top Stacks After Day 1 Flights
Rank |
Player |
Main Event Titles |
Chip Count |
1 |
Mo Nuwwarah |
1 |
740,000 |
2 |
David Gonia |
1 |
579,000 |
3 |
John Cap |
0 |
530,000 |
4 |
Tom Hammers |
0 |
523,000 |
5 |
Tyler Klumb |
0 |
492,000 |
6 |
Steve WazWaz |
0 |
469,000 |
7 |
Daryl Oppelt |
0 |
465,000 |
8 |
Graham Tseyhon |
0 |
452,000 |
9 |
Kevin McMahon |
0 |
448,000 |
10 |
Justin Lynch |
1 |
421,000 |
Many other formidable contenders are left in contention for a shot at the top prize which include MSPT Hall of Famer’s Rob WazWaz (417,000) & Rich Alsup (392,000) MSPT champ Gerald Cunniff (384,000), Shanda Myers (335,000), and MSPT champ Jason Sell (330,000), who will all take an above average chip stack into Day 2 while John Pierce (278,000), Jack Do (239,000), Howard Dion (235,000), and Alex Wheeler (234,000) sit just under the 282,000 chip average.
With a lot riding on the line, other crushers like Loki Abboud (227,000), MSPT champ Sean Hinton (173,000), MSPT top casher DJ Buckley (123,000), MSPT Hall of Famer DQ Dan Hendrickson (85,000) and Terence Reid (37,000) all have an uphill battle in hopes of claiming the title for themselves.
Day 2 Outlook
Each of the 44 players returning for Day 2 action will be in the money, with a min-cash paying $2,250, but the $88,073 first-place prize is the end goal that the eventual champion will be taking home, along with the MSPT Grand Falls Main Event trophy.
MSPT Season 15 Grand Falls S1,110 Main Event Payouts
Place |
Prize |
POY |
1 |
$88,073 |
1,500 |
2 |
$54,461 |
1,300 |
3 |
$39,658 |
1,200 |
4 |
$29,256 |
1,100 |
5 |
$22,054 |
1,000 |
6 |
$16,853 |
900 |
7 |
$13,253 |
800 |
8 |
$10,452 |
700 |
9 |
$7,652 |
600 |
10-12 |
$6,451 |
500 |
13-15 |
$5,251 |
400 |
16-18 |
$4,451 |
300 |
19-21 |
$3,811 |
200 |
22-24 |
$3,291 |
150 |
25-27 |
$2,851 |
100 |
28-36 |
$2,450 |
75 |
37-44 |
$2,250 |
50 |
Cards will be in the air at 11:00 a.m. sharp with blind levels lasting 40-minutes in length until heads-up play is reached, at which point they will be reduced to 30-minutes.
Day 1b reached the earliest hard stop so action will pick up with 30:37 remaining in t Level 16 where blinds will be 4,000/8,000/8,000.
Stay tuned to MSPTpoker.com for all updates regarding the conclusion of the MSPT Season 15 Grand Falls Main Event!
MSPT Grand Falls Remaining Schedule
Date |
Time |
Tournament |
Chips |
Blind Levels |
11-Aug |
11:00 AM |
$1,110 Main Event Day 2 Restart (2-Day Event) |
- |
40 Minutes |
11-Aug |
Noon |
$250 Last Chance Showdown NLHE |
15,000 |
20 Minutes |