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

05-09-2021 14:38 UTC-7

Bracelet Winners Collide

Chad Holloway

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

2004 WSOP Main Event champ Greg Raymer moved all in under the gun for 198,000 and three-time bracelet winner Adam Friedman called from the cutoff. The rest of the players folded and the hands were turned up.

Greg Raymer:
Adam Friedman:

Raymer was behind but got lucky when the flop fell to give him trip kings. Neither the turn nor river changed a thing and Raymer shipped the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Friedman	1,400,000	-200,000
Greg Raymer	425,000	190,000

Tags: Greg Raymer Adam Friedman

05-09-2021 14:27 UTC-7

MSPT Showdown Series at Sycuan Casino Winners Thus Far...

Chad Holloway

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

Tournament	Entries	Prize Pool	Winner	Hometown	Prize
Event #1: $360 Regional Event	1,047	$312,162	Armando Mesina	Chula Vista, CA	$33,329
Event #2: $400 PLO	75	$25,125	Aaron Wallace	North San Juan, CA	$8,543
Event #3: $250 NLHE Sunday Feast	251	$50,200	Fadi Yakou	San Marcos, CA	$7,221
Event #4: $200 NLHE Ladies Event	79	$13,825	Victoria Davidson-Castillo	West Covina, CA	$4,701
Event #5: $360 Seniors	175	$51,900	Joseph Szegedy	Winnetka, CA	$7,981
Event #6: $250 NLHE Turbo Super Stack	200	$40,000	Bob Chow	Las Vegas, NV	$6,098
Event #7: $360 PLO8	93	$27,900	Ken Po	Seven Hills, OH	$8,369
Event #8: $250 NLHE Tag Team	418	$41,800	Lena Evans & Tavish Margers	Beverly Hills, CA & Santee, CA	$9,798
Event #9: $200 NLHE Hump Day	161	$32,218	Jennifer Craddock	Ocala, Florida	$8,531

Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

05-09-2021 14:21 UTC-7

Big Slick Does the Trick for DJ Buckley

Chad Holloway

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Minnesota's DJ Buckley moved all in for 121,000 under the gun and Adam Friedman called two spots over. The rest of the players folded and the cards were turned up.

DJ Buckley:
Adam Friedman:

Buckley had the superior ace and he shipped the double after the board ran out a clean .

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Friedman	1,450,000	-50,000
DJ Buckley	265,000	144,000

Tags: DJ Buckley

05-09-2021 14:08 UTC-7

Another Round of Payouts (33rd-40th Place for $3,598)

Chad Holloway

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Dumas	Busted
Duane Anderson	Busted
Leo Mitchell	Busted
Alex Winter	Busted
Anthony Potis	Busted
Asad Abdullah	Busted
Jonathan Madrid	Busted
Gabe Paul	Busted

05-09-2021 14:03 UTC-7

Duane Anderson Done in By a MSPT Champ

Chad Holloway

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Duane Anderson moved all in for around 120,000 from the cutoff and former MSPT champ Ken Baime jammed over the top from the small blind to isolate.

Ken Baime:
Duane Anderson:

It was a flip and Anderson was looking to hold to survive. He managed to do it on the flop, but disaster struck when the dealer burned and turned the to pair Baime.

The river was no help to Anderson and he took his leave from the tournament in 34th place for $3,598.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ken Baime	500,000	125,000
Duane Anderson	Busted

Tags: Duane Anderson Ken Baime

05-09-2021 13:50 UTC-7

A Round of Chip Counts Part 2

Chad Holloway

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Toscano	1,100,000	745,000
Alex Greenblatt	1,000,000	600,000
Trung Le	800,000	130,000
Kyna England	700,000	310,000
Adam Friedman	450,000	-1,050,000
Andrew Moreno	300,000	134,000
Chris Smith	300,000	192,000
Britton Scheibe	160,000	-25,000
DJ Buckley	140,000	-17,000

05-09-2021 13:48 UTC-7

A Round of Chip Counts Part 1

Chad Holloway

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Fitzpatrick	650,000	498,000
Zach Gutierrez	575,000	175,000
Austin Srur	460,000	156,000
Ken Baime	375,000	39,000
Andrew Wall	325,000	-8,000
Sandeep Pulusani	315,000	7,000
Eli Loewenthal	260,000	-90,000
Greg Raymer	235,000	-36,000
Georgana Trumbell	220,000	136,000
Duane Anderson	180,000
Anthony Potis	Busted

Level: 19

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

05-09-2021 13:45 UTC-7

What You Need to Know About San Diego's Sycuan Casino

Chad Holloway

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

Are you familiar with Sycuan Casino? If not, fear not as we're ready to let you know everything you need to know.

According to the casino website,

Sycuan Casino is located in the Dehesa Valley just 30 minutes from downtown San Diego, Sycuan Casino Resort began as a one-room Bingo Palace in 1983. Over three decades later, they've grown into a community landmark and one of San Diego’s premier casino resort destinations that offers something for everybody.

They recently completed a 260 million dollar expansion project featuring a 12-story luxury hotel with over 300 guest rooms and 57 suites. Guests have several new onsite amenities to enjoy like expanded casino floor space, bars and restaurants, a full-service spa and salon, over 80,000 square feet of customizable meeting and event space, and a state-of-the-art pool area.

The casino floor now includes 2,200 diverse slot machines and 50 classic table games like poker, blackjack, craps, and roulette.

And the fun extends well past the gaming. From A-list concerts and comedy shows to sports viewing parties and San Diego’s only country pool party, their featured live entertainment is always a world-class guest experience.

With over 15 bars and restaurants ranging from casual to upscale, dining at Sycuan Casino Resort is an experience in itself. Whether it’s a laidback tap house, an upscale steakhouse, or a fast-casual eatery featuring several of San Diego’s favorite restaurants, their full-service resort offers dining for every taste.

They also created their very own oasis with two pools, a lazy river, a swim-up bar, and cabanas. Their full-service spa and salon offers a wide array of wellness treatments ranging from facials to massages, saunas, and steam rooms, to even a complete hair salon.

For more on the venue, visit sycuan.com.