Chad Bjorkman Wins MSPT Grand Falls ($101,450)

Chad BjorkmanThis past weekend, the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) returned to Grand Falls Casino for an $1,100 buy-in, $200K GTD Main Event and it was just as successful as the last. The second MSPT Main Event of the year attracted 488 entries (230 from Day 1a; 257 from 1b) and generated a $471,860 prize pool, putting it just behind the record-breaking field from this past August.

While Grand Falls Casino is situated just outside Sioux Falls, South Dakota, it is technically located just across the border in Larchwood, Iowa. Despite being a bit remote, players flocked from the Midwest as well as Colorado, Florida, and Las Vegas. The turnout was evidence that, despite the current pandemic,…