Grand Falls Casino

Ron Bay Eliminated in 3rd Place ($39,658)

MSPT champ Dave Gonia raised the button and then called Ron Bay’s three-bet jam from the small blind.

Ron Bay:
Dave Gonia:

Both players rolled over made hands and once again, Gonia was holding the better one as the runout ended Bay’s run in third place for $39,658.

Dave Gonia - 8,190,000
Jalen Heald - 4,120,000
Ron Bay - Eliminated

Gonia Rides Rollercoaster to Double

MSPT champ Dave Gonia raised all in for 2,225,000 from the button and Ron Bay isolated from the small blind.

Dave Gonia:
Ron Bay:

Gonia was ahead holding the better made hand and the flop didn’t change that fact.

The turn however, fell the giving Bay a full house to take the lead.

Luckily for Gonia, his rollercoaster ride wasn’t over as the dealer dropped the on the river giving him a better full house to stay alive.

Jalen Heald - 5,225,000
Dave Gonia - 4,690,000
Ron Bay - 2,485,000

The MSPT Heads to Sin City for the 2024 NFL Kickoff!

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.

Heald Trips Up Gonia for a Double

MSPT champ Dave Gonia raised the button and Jalen Heald defended his big blind to see a flop.

Heald check-called a 150,000 continuation bet from Gonia, and then did the same for 300,000 after the paired the board on the turn.

After the completed the board on the river, Heald checked his option one last time only to call off his 1,505,000 stack after Gonia moved all-in.

Gonia rolled over for air while Heald tabled to collect the pot with tip aces.

Jean Heald - 5,300,000
Dave Gonia - 3,600,000
Ron Bay - 3,500,000

Bay Takes Back the Lead

Ron Bay raised to 200,000 from the button and MSPT champ Dave Gonia defended his big blind to see a flop.

Gonia check-called a 150,000 continuation bet from Bay, and then did the same for 300,000 after the fell on the turn.

Once the completed the board on the river, Gonia checked his option one last time and then mucked his hand to a final 500,000 bet from Bay.

Ron Bay - 6,400,000
Dave Gonia - 4,200,000
Jalen Heald - 1,800,000

The MSPT Returns to Ameristar East Chicago August 27th - September 2nd!

For the first time this season, the MSPT is headed to the Ameristar Casino Hotel in East Chicago, Illinois from August 27th - September 2nd for a 10-event trophy series!

Last season, the MSPT made its inaugural stop at the Ameristar in August which set a high bar with the Main Event attracting 841 entries which saw Illinois native Marc Bernal capture his first MSPT title along with a cool $130,822 first place prize.

The next trip saw the MSPT come into town just before Old Hallow's Eve and attracted another 557 runners which saw MSPT Hall of Famer Blake Bohn capture his record-setting fifth Main Event title enroute to a $113,146 payday to become the defending champion.

Season 14 Main Event Final Table Results

The 10-event trophy series will start on Tuesday, August 27th and a series of $100, and $265 satellites will feed into the headlined $1,110 buy-in MSPT263 Main Event, which requires players be 21+ to play.

The tournament holds a $300K GTD and will offer four starting flights with Day 1a beginning Thursday, August 29th with a Noon start time.

Day 1b will take place at the same time on Friday, August 30th, with Day 1c following suit on Saturday, August 31st, and Day 1d on Sunday, September 1st.

The surviving players from all starting flights will return at 11:00 a.m. on Labor Day Monday and will play down to a winner.

Also, on that Sunday starting at 11:00 a.m. will be the $125 Flip 'N' Go with 1 in 10 players receiving a $1,100 satellite entry into the $1,100 Milestone satellite which will award a direct entry into the $10,400 WPT World Championship held in December!

Tyler Klumb Eliminated in 4th Place ($29,256)

Jalen Heald raised all in from the small blind and Tyler Klumb called off his shorter stack from the big blind.

Tyler Klumb:
Jalen Heald:

Klumb was ahead holding an ace until the flop fell pairing Heald’s six.

The turn gave Clumb some more outs if another eight were to fall on the river, but the dealer dropped the completing the board and ending his Main Event run.

Jalen Heald - 3,100,000
Tyler Klumb - Eliminated

Alex Wheeler Eliminated in 5th Place ($22,054)

Alex Wheeler raised all in from the button and Jalen Heald looked him up from the small blind.

Alex Wheeler:
Jalen Heald:

Wheeler didn’t like to see Heald held a dominating ace, and things got worse after the flop paired Heald’s nine.

The pairing the board on the turn wasn’t the worst card for Wheeler as it brought possible chop outs if an ace or queen were to fall on the river, but the completed the board and ended his Main Event run.

Jalen Heald - 1,700,000
Alex Wheeler - Eliminated

Rob WazWaz Eliminated in 6th Place ($16,853)

MSPT champ Dave Gonia opened 110,000 under the gun and was called by Ron Bay from the hijack before MSPT Hall of Famer Rob WazWaz squeezed his 965,000 stack in the middle from the small blind.

Only Bay called, and the two players tabled their hands.

Rob WazWaz:
Ron Bay:

WazWaz was at risk needing to find either of his two overs on the runout but the board ended his run in sixth place for $16,835.

Ron Bay - 5,200,000
Rob WazWaz - Eliminated