$1,110 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2022 MSPT Grand Falls
$1,110 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2022 MSPT Grand Falls
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$486,410
Entries
503
Level
29
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
272
Players Left
36
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
After 15 full levels of play, Day 1b of the MSPT Grand Falls $1,110 Main Event has come to a close, and surviving players have bagged chips for Sunday's Day 2 restart. Mo Nuwwarah put the most chips in his bag with an impressive 642,000.
A total of 272 entrants took a shot at Day 1b, making the grand total of runners 503 for the Main Event. That number means first place will take home a healthy $104,579 and the trophy.
Mo Nuwwarah played solid throughout the day, but really made a push toward the end. He eliminated Terence Reid in the final level, and got big river value in one of the last hands of the night against Chris Moen.
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mo Nuwwarah | 642,000 | 161 |
| 2 | Varun Uppal | 514,000 | 129 |
| 3 | Elizabeth Ethridge | 499,000 | 125 |
| 4 | Nick Anderson | 350,000 | 88 |
| 5 | Daryl Oppelt | 342,000 | 86 |
| 6 | Umut Ozturk | 327,000 | 82 |
| 7 | Rodney Colson | 318,000 | 80 |
| 8 | Chase Kinchen | 311,000 | 78 |
| 9 | Juston Welter | 305,000 | 76 |
| 10 | Chris Moen | 286,000 | 72 |
Just behind Nuwwarah was Varun Uppal with 514,000. A key hand for his stack was played near the end of the night when he semi-bluffed the turn with a double gutter and got there on the river.
Just behind them both sits Elizabeth Ethridge with 499,000. In addition to winning a big hand with aces versus kings, she also made a full house when she called a player's all in toward the end of the day.
All bagged players from both flight will return on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. and play down to a winner. They will back up to near the end of level 14 where flight Day 1a ended to begin Day 2.
That does it for today's coverage. PokerNews will be on hand through the end of the tournament, so tune back in tomorrow to see how this one closes.
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| TABLE | SEAT | PLAYER | CHIP COUNT |
| 1 | 1 | Loren Burbach | 215,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Blake Bohn | 553,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Rob Wazwaz | 122,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Marvin Smoot | 43,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Daryl Oppelt | 342,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Justin Kruger | 257,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Jim Erickson | 76,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Scott Jamison | 86,000 |
| 1 | 9 | Chad Himmelspach | 381,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Todd Melander | 88,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Dedric Henderson | 167,000 |
| 2 | 3 | Umut Ozturk | 327,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Luke Blindert | 318,000 |
| 2 | 5 | Kitkat Klassen | 86,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Shane Stegora | 162,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Michael Nguyen | 65,000 |
| 2 | 8 | Trent Goertz | 84,000 |
| 2 | 9 | David Vig | 158,000 |
| 6 | 1 | Maurice Chaplin | 78,000 |
| 6 | 2 | Beau WIlshire | 169,000 |
| 6 | 3 | Adam Schultz | 142,000 |
| 6 | 4 | Justin Barnum | 142,000 |
| 6 | 5 | Sean Larson | 65,000 |
| 6 | 6 | Dave Sanderson | 426,000 |
| 6 | 7 | Rory Linton | 137,000 |
| 6 | 8 | Ronald Bay | 38,000 |
| 6 | 9 | Joel Doering | 105,000 |
| 7 | 1 | Tim Kearly | 82,000 |
| 7 | 2 | John McNee | 154,000 |
| 7 | 3 | Varun Uppal | 514,000 |
| 7 | 4 | Dan "DQ" Hendrickson | 155,000 |
| 7 | 5 | Clint Wolcyn | 191,000 |
| 7 | 6 | James Mullin | 133,000 |
| 7 | 7 | Juston Welter | 305,000 |
| 7 | 8 | Ben Wiora | 389,000 |
| 7 | 9 | Keith Lauder | 213,000 |
| 11 | 1 | Jon Maras | 116,000 |
| 11 | 2 | Elizabeth Ethridge | 499,000 |
| 11 | 3 | JC Nguyen | 64,000 |
| 11 | 4 | John Reading | 80,000 |
| 11 | 5 | Phil Mader | 264,000 |
| 11 | 6 | John Pierce | 80,000 |
| 11 | 7 | James Girouard | 145,000 |
| 11 | 8 | John Merrow | 58,000 |
| 11 | 9 | Ali Novin | 146,000 |
| 12 | 1 | Thai Dinh | 89,000 |
| 12 | 2 | Sam Hanson | 60,000 |
| 12 | 3 | Mike Estes | 269,000 |
| 12 | 4 | Mo Nuwwarah | 642,000 |
| 12 | 5 | Rob Waterbury | 143,000 |
| 12 | 6 | Nick Anderson | 350,000 |
| 12 | 7 | Kevin Nguyen | 116,000 |
| 12 | 8 | Jason Darland | 73,000 |
| 12 | 9 | Ryan Remington | 235,000 |
| 16 | 1 | Thane Fliginger | 144,000 |
| 16 | 2 | Jesse Bowman | 56,000 |
| 16 | 3 | Josh Thomas | 196,000 |
| 16 | 4 | Chase Kinchen | 311,000 |
| 16 | 5 | Tyler Kolness | 37,000 |
| 16 | 6 | Rodney Colson | 318,000 |
| 16 | 7 | Chris Moen | 286,000 |
| 16 | 8 | Travis Gant | 150,000 |
| 16 | 9 | Mikiyo Aoki | 684,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
642,000 | |
|
||
|
514,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
499,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
350,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
342,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
|
327,000
327,000
|
327,000 |
|
318,000
-52,000
|
-52,000 |
|
311,000
311,000
|
311,000 |
|
305,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
286,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
||
|
235,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
196,000
196,000
|
196,000 |
|
191,000
141,000
|
141,000 |
|
167,000
167,000
|
167,000 |
|
162,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
158,000
158,000
|
158,000 |
|
150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
146,000 | |
|
|
143,000
143,000
|
143,000 |
|
137,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
122,000
-46,000
|
-46,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
116,000
-62,000
|
-62,000 |
|
|
105,000
-63,000
|
-63,000 |
|
89,000
-36,000
|
-36,000 |
|
84,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
After 15 levels of play, players are bagging for the night. A full recap of the action and final chip counts will be provided shortly.
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Action began on the flop in a three-bet pot between Chris Moen and Mo Nuwwarah. The flop showed 
.
Nuwwarah checked to Moen who continued from the button for 50,000. Nuwwarah made the call.
Both players checked the 
turn.
On the 
river, Nuwwarah led for 68,000. After some thought, Moen made the call.
Nuwwarah showed 
for top pair and the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
642,000
151,000
|
151,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
275,000
-133,000
|
-133,000 |
|
|
||
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Mo Nuwwarah got all the chips in the middle for Terence Reid's last remaining chips as the short stack.
Terence Reid 
Mo Nuwwarah:
Reid couldn't improved on the runout and Nuwwarah scooped the pot, also moving into the chip lead towards the end of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
491,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Action picked up on the turn in a swelling heads-up pot. The board showed 
.
Varun Uppal bet 50,000 from the hijack and Rory Linton thought for a bit before making the call on the button.
The river fell the 
. Uppal slowed down with a check. Linton took the initiative with a bet of 65,000. Uppal called fairly quickly.
Linton revealed 
for two pair. Uppal rolled over 
for the rivered straight after betting with a double gutter on the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
470,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
|
140,000
-189,000
|
-189,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Aaron Johnson moved his last 19,000 into the middle. Just on his left, Daryl Oppelt three-bet to 50,000. The rest of the table folded and the two headed to a runout.
Aaron Johnson: 
Daryl Oppelt:
"I folded the other queen," said a tablemate.
"Put another queen out there for a misdeal," joked Johnson.
"Plan b," laughed Oppelt.
The board ran out clean for Oppelt with the 
and Johnson headed to the rail in the final level of play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
283,000
132,000
|
132,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
A total of 503 entrants took their shot at the Main Event. The first-place winner will go home with an impressive $104,579 and the trophy. The top 54 players guarantee themselves $2,189.
| Place | Prize (in USD) | Place | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
| 1 | $104,579 | 10-12 | $7,296 |
| 2 | $64,255 | 13-15 | $5,837 |
| 3 | $46,306 | 16-18 | $4,864 |
| 4 | $35,022 | 19-21 | $4,426 |
| 5 | $26,266 | 22-24 | $3,745 |
| 6 | $19,943 | 25-27 | $3,259 |
| 7 | $15,565 | 28-36 | $2,627 |
| 8 | $12,160 | 37-45 | $2,383 |
| 9 | $9,242 | 46-54 | $2,189 |