MSPT Sycuan $1,110 Main Event | 2021 MSPT Showdown Series

05-09-2021 11:31 UTC-7

Joe Zona Ousted Short of the Money

Chad Holloway

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Just a couple spots off the money, Joe Zona got his stack of approximately 70,000 all in preflop and was looking to get lucky against Anthony Potis.

Anthony Potis:
Joe Zona:

The flop didn't do Zona any favors and neither did the turn. Zona needed to catch a nine on the river to survive, but that didn't happen as the paired the board instead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Potis	280,000 92,000	92,000
Joe Zona	Busted

Tags: Anthony Potis Joe Zona

05-09-2021 11:53 UTC-7

Terence Reid Bubbles MSPT Sycuan Main Event

Chad Holloway

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Terence Reid got his stack of 99,000 all in preflop and was looking to stay alive against Zach Gutierrez.

Terence Reid:
Zach Gutierrez:

Reid was behind and things got worse when the flop paired Gutierrez. The turn kept Reid drawing live, but he whiffed on the river.

Reid left empty-handed in 73rd place, thus ensuring the remaining players at least $2,290 in prize money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zach Gutierrez	400,000 100,000	100,000
Terence Reid	Busted

Tags: Terence Reid Zach Gutierrez

05-09-2021 12:44 UTC-7

Duane Anderson Does Shutdown the Chainsaw

Chad Holloway

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action folded to Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler in the small blind and he moved all in for 90,000, the exact same amount Duane Anderson had in the big. Anderson looked down at his hand and must have liked what he saw as he made the call.

Duane Anderson:
Allen Kessler:

Kessler was dominated and failed to get lucky as the board ran out clean for Anderson.

With that, Kessler exited in 57th place for $2,486, which marked the fourth MSPT cash of his career.

Player	Chips	Progress
Duane Anderson	180,000 90,000	90,000
Allen Kessler	Busted

Tags: Allen Kessler Duane Anderson

05-09-2021 13:26 UTC-7

Friedman Coolers Nguyen in Biggest Pot of Tournament Thus Far

Chad Holloway

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Luke Nguyen opened for 24,000 under the gun and three-time WSOP bracelet winner Adam Friedman three-bet to 35,000 next to act.

Action folded back to Nguyen and he four-bet to 185,000, which prompted Friedman to five-bet jam. Nguyen had 510,000 total and called off only to discover he was on the bad end of a cooler.

Luke Nguyen:
Adam Friedman:

Nguyen was looking to get lucky, but that didn't happen as the board ran out clean to send him to the rail in 44th place for $3,009. Meanwhile, Friedman collected the biggest pot of the tournament thus far.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Friedman	1,500,000 684,000	684,000

Luke Nguyen	Busted

Tags: Luke Nguyen

05-09-2021 14:59 UTC-7

Jesse Jones Picks Off Greg Raymer

Chad Holloway

Level 20 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Jesse Jones raised the button to 30,000 and 2004 WSOP champ Greg Raymer three-bet to 85,000 from the small blind. Jones called and the flop came down .

Raymer continued with a bet, Jones called, and the appeared on the turn. Raymer moved all in for approximately 360,000. Jones made the call and the hands were turned up.

Greg Raymer:
Jesse Jones:

Jones had picked off Raymer's bluff and wound up collecting the latter's trademark signed fossil after the completed the board on the river.

For his part, Raymer finished in 30th place for $4,318.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Jones	1,200,000 40,000	40,000
Greg Raymer	Busted

Tags: Jesse Jones Greg Raymer

05-09-2021 15:37 UTC-7

Elimination of Chris Smith Brings About Three-Table Redraw

Chad Holloway

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

After Alex Greenblatt raised the button and DJ Buckley three-bet from the small blind, Chris Smith got his stack of around 350,000 all in from the big. Greenblatt folded but Buckley called.

DJ Buckley:
Chris Smith:

Buckley had the better ace and the kicker made the difference after the board ran out . Smith took his leave in 25th place for $4,318.

The final 24 players will now redraw down to three tables. Additionally, the tournament now switches to a traditional ante format.

Stay tuned for updated chip counts and the new seat draw.

Player	Chips	Progress
DJ Buckley	825,000 560,000	560,000
Chris Smith	Busted

Tags: DJ Buckley Chris Smith

05-09-2021 16:27 UTC-7

Kyna England Eliminated By Jason Fitzpatrick

Chad Holloway

Level 22 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The hand escaped us, but we learned after the fact that Kyna England was dispatched at the hands of Jason Fitzpatrick.

The former got her stack in preflop holding only to have the latter roll over . England failed to catch and hit the rail in 20th place for $5,168.

It was another nice finish for England, who last month placed third in the MSPT Riverside in Iowa.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Fitzpatrick	2,100,000 525,000	525,000
Kyna England	Busted

Tags: Kyna England Jason Fitzpatrick

05-09-2021 17:11 UTC-7

Robert Bowden Eliminated in 16th Place ($6,215)

Chad Holloway

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

DJ Buckley moved all in for 305,000 from early position and Robert Bowden jammed over the top for 372,000 from the small blind, which prompted the big to fold.

Robert Bowden:
DJ Buckley:

Buckley was in trouble and didn't get any help on the flop nor turn. Buckley got up as if he was going to leave, but the dealer delivered him a life preserver when the spiked on the river.

"It had to be on the river," said Bowden, who was left with just 67,000. He went bust in the next hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
DJ Buckley	650,000 345,000	345,000
Robert Bowden	Busted

Tags: DJ Buckley Robert Bowden

05-09-2021 17:47 UTC-7

Nic Getzen Eliminated in 15th Place ($6,215)

Chad Holloway

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Nic Getzen moved all in for 405,000 from the cutoff and Andrew Moreno three-bet jammed over the top from the small blind, which prompted Trung Le to fold the big.

Nic Getzen:
Andrew Moreno:

It was a flip but not after the flop fell to pair Moreno. Getzen asked for his "one time" but it didn't happen as the paired the board on the turn followed by the on the river.