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Grand Falls Casino

August 9 - 11, 2024

 
  • Level: 16
  • Blinds: 4000 / 8000
  • Ante: 8000
MSPT Champ Mo Nuwwarah Bags Overall Chip Lead After 25 Survive Final Starting Flight of Main Event
Created (8/11/2024 1:27:27 AM by Anthony Thompson)

The second and final starting flight of the MSPT Season 15 Grand Falls $1,110 buy-in, $200K GTD is in the books.

Day 1b attracted 235 runners during Saturday's action, bringing the grand total to 414 entries (179 from Day 1a; 235 from 1b), generating a $400,080 prize pool.

Another full day of action was played to completion with chips scattering across the tables.

Last night saw MSPT champ and recent bracelet winner Mo Nuwwarah fall on the bubble, only to bounce back and extend his chip lead to 740,000 after bursting the bubble himself in this flight.

The final elimination gave Nuwwarah a sizable lead over the 25 advancing players from this flight and it’s also good enough for overall top stack heading into Day 2.

Following behind Nuwwarah was MSPT champ Dave Gonia who was able to end the night with 579,000 while Tom Hammers (523,000), Daryl Oppelt (465,000), and Kevin McMahon (448,000) round out the top five stacks.

Others to punch their tickets to Day 2 were MSPT champ Justin Lynch (421,000), Shanda Myers (335,000), MSPT champ Jason Sell (330,000), Howard Dion (235,000), Loki Abboud (227,000), and MSPT champ Sean Hinton (172,000).

Day 2 will get underway bright and early at 11:00 a.m. local time and play to a winner with players returning to the felt so make sure to come back and find out who walks away the new MSPT Grand Falls Main Event Champion!

MSPT Grand Falls Remaining Schedule
Date Time Tournament Chips
11-Aug 11:00 AM $1,110 Main Event Day 2 Restart (2-Day Event) -
11-Aug Noon $250 Last Chance Showdown NLHE 15,000

  • Level: 16
  • Blinds: 4000 / 8000
  • Ante: 8000
End of Day 1B Chip Counts
Created (8/11/2024 1:19:32 AM by Anthony Thompson)

Player NameChip CountPreviousProgress
Mo Nuwwarah740,000646,000
David Gonia579,000467,000
Tom Hammers523,000295,000
Daryl Oppelt465,000338,000
Kevin McMahon448,000100,000
Justin Lynch421,000444,000
Warren Madison403,000100,000
Tom Sundling367,000100,000
Shanda Myers335,000262,000
Jason Sell330,00088,000
Andy Hammell305,000100,000
Jack Do239,000221,000
Howard Dion235,000145,000
Loki Abboud227,000305,000
Bob Avila193,000110,000
Sean Hinton172,000246,000
Jalen Heald166,000100,000
Eric Grave154,000100,000
Roger VanRiper150,000100,000
Rodney Colson140,000291,000
Ervin Bjerga113,00085,000
Rip Condon111,000100,000
DQ Dan Hendrickson85,00087,000
Maurice Chaplin77,000100,000
Josh Matti61,000245,000

  • Level: 16
  • Blinds: 4000 / 8000
  • Ante: 8000
Nuwwarah Connects with River to Burts the Bubble
Created (8/11/2024 1:12:16 AM by Anthony Thompson)

A player from early position moved their 28,000 stack in the middle and was called by MSPT champ’s Mo Nuwwarah and Sean Hinton from the blinds.

The board was checked to the river where Nuwwarah led out with an uncontested bet.

Nuwwarah tabled for two-pair and it was good as was tossed into the muck bursting the bubble.

Mo Nuwwarah - 740,000
Sean Hinton - 172,000

  • Level: 16
  • Blinds: 4000 / 8000
  • Ante: 8000
MSPT Returns to Sycuan Casino for the Season 15 Showdown Series September 12th - 22nd!
Created (8/11/2024 1:05:55 AM by Anthony Thompson)

For the third time this season, the MSPT returns to Sycuan Casino in San Diego, California, for the Showdown Series, September 12th - 22nd!

A total of 15 trophy events will take place during the two-week span, which includes a $360 NLH Mystery Bounty ($100K GTD) during the opening weekend (September 12th - 15th).

The series will run into the headlined $1,110 Main Event running from Thursday, September 19th through Sunday, September 22nd, and will feature a $300K guarantee for its three starting flights.

The start of the New Year saw the MSPT crown Savo Mandarapa the first champ of Season 15 after he outlasted 451 runners to take home a $93,771 score while Noel Eicher became the defending champ after he ran through 313 runners in May enroute to a $61,693 payday.

Who will be next to add their name to the Season 15 winner list? The MSPT live reporting crew will be on hand to provide live updates as the answer to that question is determined.

  • Level: 15
  • Blinds: 3000 / 6000
  • Ante: 6000
Hand-for-Hand
Created (8/11/2024 12:38:42 AM by Anthony Thompson)

With 26 players remaining, the hand-for-hand process has now begun.

  • Level: 15
  • Blinds: 3000 / 6000
  • Ante: 6000
Late Night Counts & Bust Outs
Created (8/11/2024 12:30:09 AM by Anthony Thompson)

Player Name Chip Count Previous Progress
Mo Nuwwarah 646,000 342,000
David Gonia 467,000 340,000
Justin Lynch 444,000 467,000
Daryl Oppelt 338,000 235,000
Loki Abboud 305,000 363,000
Tom Hammers 295,000 235,000
Rodney Colson 291,000 275,000
Shanda Myers 262,000 140,000
Sean Hinton 246,000 260,000
Josh Matti 245,000 203,000
Jack Do 221,000 200,000
Howard Dion 145,000 210,000
Bob Avila 110,000 120,000
Jason Sell 88,000 91,000
DQ Dan Hendrickson 87,000 95,000
Ervin Bjerga 85,000 126,000
Bill Criego 0 234,000
John Dennehey 0 95,000
Umut Ozturk 0 62,000

  • Level: 15
  • Blinds: 3000 / 6000
  • Ante: 6000
Day 2 Roster
Created (8/11/2024 12:19:32 AM by Anthony Thompson)

So far, 19 players have punched their ticket into Day 2, and the final group of 25 hopefuls will look to add their names to that list tonight.

All who make it through until the end of play will return tomorrow, Sunday, August11th at 11:00 a.m. for Day 2, where the remaining players from all starting flights will combine and play until a winner is declared.

Rank Player Name Chip Count
1 John Cap 530,000
2 Tyler Klumb 492,000
3 Steve WazWaz 469,000
4 Graham Benyon 452,000
5 Rob WazWaz 417,000
6 Richard Alsup 392,000
7 Gerald Cunniff 384,000
8 Gary Ewald 340,000
9 James Mullin 301,000
10 John Pierce 278,000
11 Anthony Scarborough 239,000
12 Alex Wheeler 234,000
13 Ronald Bay 222,000
14 Michael McMahon 169,000
15 DJ Buckley 123,000
16 Gary Brakke 120,000
17 Scott Mahin 95,000
18 Cyrus Khorram 75,999
19 Terence Reid 39,000

  • Level: 14
  • Blinds: 3000 / 5000
  • Ante: 5000
Matti Drops Another with Two Cowboys
Created (8/11/2024 12:07:19 AM by Anthony Thompson)

Howard Dion raised to 13,000 from middle position only to have the button three-bet jam for 75,000 and Josh Matti go over the top from the big blind.

With action back on Dion, he decided to lay his hand down, and the two players revealed their hands.

Opponent:
Josh Matti:

Matti was ahead holding a pair of kings and faded the runout to eliminate his opponent.

Josh Matti - 203,000

  • Level: 14
  • Blinds: 3000 / 5000
  • Ante: 5000
Assorted Counts & Bust Outs
Created (8/10/2024 11:53:13 PM by Anthony Thompson)

Player Name Chip Count Previous Progress
Justin Lynch 467,000 308,000
Loki Abboud 363,000 404,000
Mo Nuwwarah 342,000 190,000
David Gonia 340,000 165,000
Rodney Colson 275,000 477,000
Sean Hinton 260,000 296,000
Daryl Oppelt 235,000 125,000
Tom Hammers 235,000 257,000
Bill Criego 234,000 130,000
Howard Dion 210,000 162,000
Jack Do 200,000 225,000
Shanda Myers 140,000 132,000
Ervin Bjerga 126,000 80,000
Bob Avila 120,000 162,000
John Dennehey 95,000 111,000
DQ Dan Hendrickson 95,000 82,000
Jason Sell 91,000 90,000
Josh Matti 77,000 92,000
Molly Mossey 0 37,000
Tim Garles 0 30,000
Chad Boehnke 0 62,000

  • Level: 14
  • Blinds: 3000 / 5000
  • Ante: 5000
The MSPT Heads to Sin City for the 2024 NFL Kickoff!
Created (8/10/2024 11:38:16 PM by Anthony Thompson)

The start of the 2024 NFL season will see the MSPT hold a $1,100 $500K GTD Main Event during the Venetian DeepStack Showdown Series, which gives players a 25,000 starting stack and offers three starting flights with Day 1a starting bright and early at 11:10 a.m. on Thursday, September 5th.

Day 1b will take place at the same time on Friday, September 6th with Day 1c following suit on Saturday, September 7th.

All surviving players from the starting flights will return for Day 2 at 11:00 a.m. Sunday, September 8th, and will play until a winner is crowned.

Late registration for each flight will remain open until approximately 5:55 p.m. local time.

MSPT Venetian winners this season include Sean Berman ($42,305 + Bounties), "Scary" Terry Fleischer ($98,101), Alexander Wong ($89,544), and Chris Meyers ($158,100).

Who will be next to add their names to the list of aforementioned champions?

The MSPT live reporting crew will be on hand to provide live updates as the answer to that question is determined.

 
 
Player Name
Chips
Progress
 
City
State
Country
740,000  
94,000 
 
Omaha 
NE 
579,000  
112,000 
 
MN 
523,000  
228,000 
 
MN 
465,000  
127,000 
 
SD 
448,000  
348,000 
 
MN 
421,000  
23,000 
 
Denver 
CO 
403,000  
303,000 
 
SD 
367,000  
267,000 
 
SD 
335,000  
73,000 
 
SD 
330,000  
242,000 
 
MN 
305,000  
205,000 
 
MN 
239,000  
18,000 
 
SD 
235,000  
90,000 
 
Trent 
SD 
227,000  
78,000 
 
MN 
193,000  
83,000 
 
FL 
172,000  
74,000 
 
NV 
166,000  
66,000 
 
Topeka 
KS 
154,000  
54,000 
 
Tea 
SD 
150,000  
50,000 
 
SD 
140,000  
151,000 
 
MN 
113,000  
28,000 
 
Motley 
MN 
111,000  
11,000 
 
IA 
85,000  
2,000 
 
MN 
77,000  
23,000 
 
MN 
61,000  
184,000 
 
Perham 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
IA 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
Ramsey 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
Carver 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
Savage 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
IA 
0  
Busted 
 
SD 
0  
Busted 
 
SD 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
IA 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
IA 
0  
Busted 
 
SD 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
IA 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
SD 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
IA 
0  
Busted 
 
IA 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
SD 
0  
Busted 
 
IA 
0  
Busted 
 
SD 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
Sussex 
WI 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
Omaha 
NE 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
NE 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
SD 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
ND 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
Rank
Player Name
City
State
Country
Amount
Points
2
Topeka 
KS 
$54,461
1,300
3
IA 
$39,658
1,200
4
SD 
$29,256
1,100
5
SD 
$22,054
1,000
6
MN 
$16,853
900
7
Denver 
CO 
$13,253
800
10
ND 
$6,451
500
11
NV 
$6,451
500
12
MN 
$6,451
500
14
SD 
$5,251
400
15
MN 
$5,251
400
16
SD 
$4,451
300
17
Omaha 
NE 
$4,451
300
18
Tea 
SD 
$4,451
300
20
MN 
$3,811
200
22
MN 
$3,291
150
25
FL 
$2,851
100
26
MN 
$2,851
100
27
SD 
$2,851
100
28
Omaha 
NE 
$2,450
75
30
Dune 
IA 
$2,450
75
31
Ekhara 
NE 
$2,450
75
32
Perham 
MN 
$2,450
75
33
MN 
$2,450
75
34
SD 
$2,450
75
36
Trent 
SD 
$2,450
75
39
SD 
$2,250
50
42
IA 
$2,250
50
44
Motley 
MN 
$2,250
50
LEVEL INFO
Level
16
Blinds
4000 / 8000
Ante
8000
TOURNAMENT INFO
Entries
235
Players Remaining
25
Average Chip Stack
282,000
Total Chips
7,050,000
TOP 10 CHIP COUNT
RANK
PLAYER
CHIPS
740,000
579,000
523,000
465,000
448,000
421,000
403,000
367,000
335,000
10 
330,000
SEASON TOP 10 POY POINTS
RANK
PLAYER
CHIPS
5,325
4,825
4,633
4,500
3,550
3,533
3,450
3,450
10 
3,400