Grand Falls Casino

Loki Abboud Leads Final 23 Players After Day 1B

The second and final starting flight of the MSPT Season 16 Grand Falls $1,110 buy-in, $300K GTD is in the books after the hard stop was reached in Level 15 (3,000/6,000/6,000) with 8:56 remaining.

Day 1b attracted another 205 runners during Saturday's action, bringing the grand total to 368 entries, generating a $355,460 prize pool.

Of the 205 runners, just 23 of them remained when chips went into bags, with Minnesota’s Loki Abboud leading the charge with 526,000.

Following closely behind Abboud was Alan Ahmann, who was able to end the night with a healthy 505,000, while Darshan Pathak (467,000), Blaise Poupore (457,000), and Siphonh Tran (338,000) round out the top five stacks.

Others to punch their tickets to Day 2 were Mark Bloomberg (305,000), ”Wild” Bill Romer (255,000), MSPT Hall of Famer Rob WazWaz (224,000), two-time MSPT champ David Gonia (166,000), and MSPT champ Anthony Scarborough (144,000).

Among those to try and fall on Day 1a included MSPT champ Max Havlish, Donald Nimneh, Dave Sanderson, Jessica Anderson, and fellow MSPT champ Jason Sell, to name a few.

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 Season 16 Grand Falls Remaining Schedule

End Day 1B Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Loki Abboud	526,000	510,000
Alan Ahmann	505,000	450,000
Darshan Pathak	467,000	320,000
Blaise Poupore	457,000	400,000
Siphonh Tran	338,000	150,000
Shane Gehrig	325,000	300,000
Mark Bloomberg	305,000	275,000
Zac Campbell	287,000	300,000
Nathan Stuller	271,000	200,000
Spencer Sanchez	256,000	200,000
Bill Romer	255,000	237,000
Tyler Caspers	253,000	200,000
Steve Belland	235,000	246,000
Kevin Nguyen (IA)	227,000	210,000
Rob WazWaz	224,000	335,000
Phil Mader	219,000	90,000
David Gonia	166,000	230,000
Ean Honeycott	149,000	49,000
Anthony Scarborough	144,000	200,000
Mark Hodge	139,000	180,000
Jalen Heald	138,000	153,000
Kyle Knudson	132,000	32,000
Kanat Ozturk	131,000	180,000

Darshan Pathak Races to the Finish Line to Burst the Bubble

Darshan Pathak raised from early position, and then called the button’s 58,000 three-bet jam.

Opponent:
Darshan Pathak:

It was a classic race with Pathak able to take the lead after a jack appeared in the window on the flop.

The turn kept Pathak in the lead, while the river secured him the elimination to burst the bubble.

Darshan Pathak - 467,000

Scarborough Straightens Out a Pair for Cowboys for Survival; Hand-for-Hand Begins

Action on the table folded to MSPT champ Anthony Scarborough, who raised all in for 94,000 from the cutoff, and the button called off their slightly shorter stack.

Opponnet:
Anthony Scarborough:

Scarborough was disgusted holding an inferior made hand, and stood from his chair to put his backpack on, only to have the dealer fan out a board, giving him the ten-high straight to stay alive.

During the same time, a few more eliminations occurred at different tables, leaving 24 players remaining as the hand-for-hand process has now begun.

Anthony Scarborough - 220,000

Late Night Counts & Bust Outs

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Loki Abboud	510,000	370,000
Darshan Pathak	320,000	270,000
Mark Bloomberg	275,000	148,000
Steve Belland	246,000	44,000
Bill Romer	237,000	147,000
Anthony Scarborough	200,000	124,500
Mark Hodge	180,000	145,000
Kanat Ozturk	180,000	68,000
Jalen Heald	153,000	255,000
Phil Mader	90,000	190,000
Mark Fink	0	70,000
James Girouard	0	31,000
Zach Gutierrez	0	132,000
Aaron Johnson	0	55,000
Aaron Knudson	0	70,000
DQ Dan Hendrickson	0	95,000
Jason Sell	0	35,000
Josh Reichard	0	142,000

Belland Doubles Through Pathak with Aces

Steve Belland raised from middle position, and Darshan Pathak defended his big blind to see a flop.

Pathak check-called a continuation bet from Belland, and then did the same thing for his last 100,000 after the fell on the turn.

Steve Belland:
Darshan Pathak:

Belland was out in front holding a pair of aces, and the river secured his double-up.

Steve Belland - 245,000
Darshan Pathak - 120,000

Season 16 Player of the Year Standings

The midway point of Season 16 is here, and the race for Player of the Year is currently a nail-biter. Sitting atop the tight leaderboard is Jake Long, who, after securing a runner-up finish at Riverside Casino & Golf Resort for $94,499, now sits atop the leaderboard with 5,091 points.

Full POY Leaderboard: https://msptpoker.com/statistics/MSPTSeasonPoints.aspx

Cunniff Out Kicked by Campbell

MSPT Hall of Famer Gerlad Cunniff raised all in for 40,000 from middle position and was called by Zac Campbell from the hijack.

Gerald Cunniff:
Zac Campbell:

Cunniff rolled over a dominated hand, and the runout paired Campbell’s king and ended his night.

Zac Campbell - 300,000
Gerald Cunniff - Eliminated

Updated Chip Counts & Bust Outs

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Loki Abboud	370,000	340,000
Rob WazWaz	335,000	280,000
Zac Campbell	300,000	200,000
Kevin Nguyen (IA)	210,000	167,000
Mark Bloomberg	148,000	65,000
Bill Romer	147,000	240,000
Josh Reichard	142,000	30,000
Zach Gutierrez	132,000	85,000
Phil Mader	95,000	117,000
DQ Dan Hendrickson	90,000	68,500
Leo Fussy	80,000	93,000
Mark Fink	70,000	80,000
Kanat Ozturk	68,000	122,000
Jason Sell	35,000	148,000
James Girouard	31,000	21,000
Gerald Cunniff	0	59,800
Jack Do	0	77,200
Jessica Anderson	0	148,000
Ronald Bay	0	50,000
Vic Peppe	0	143,000
Donald Nimneh	0	75,000
Josh Matti	0	30,000
Cody Mondeau	0	101,500
Adam Tolander	0	26,400
Kyle Wagner	0	69,000

Registration Closed

With the start of Level 13, registration of the MSPT Season 16 $1,110 Main Event at Grand Falls Casino is now closed.

The second and final starting flight tallied 205 runners, which, along with the 163 entries from Day 1a, brings the grand total to 368 entries.

The tournament clock reads 47 players remaining in tonight’s flight, and 23 of them will look to join the other 18 players who already advanced to Day 2.

Prize pool information will be posted once available.