2021 MSPT Showdown Series

MSPT Sycuan $1,110 Main Event
Day: 2
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Event Info

2021 MSPT Showdown Series

Final Results
Winner
Alejandro Jauregui
Winning Hand
6♣6♥
Prize
$140,665
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$654,220
Entries
676
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
676
Players Left
1
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Friedman Coolers Nguyen in Biggest Pot of Tournament Thus Far

Chad Holloway
Chad Holloway
Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Luke Nguyen
Luke Nguyen

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: {k-}{k-}
Adam Friedman: {a-}{a-}

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 us
Adam Friedman
WSOP 5X Winner
1,500,000 684,000
Luke Nguyen us
Luke Nguyen 		Busted

Tags: Luke Nguyen

Level: 18

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Jesse Jones Dispatches Antonio Modacure

Chad Holloway
Chad Holloway
Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Antonio Modacure
Antonio Modacure

Just before the break, Antonio Modacure got his stack of approximately 120,000 all in preflop against Jesse Jones.

Antonio Modacure: {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Jesse Jones: {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}

Modacure was ahead and looking to dodge an ace, but that proved easier said than done as the flop came down {10-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{a-Hearts} to pair Jones.

That said, Modacure did pick up a heart flush draw, but he would miss as both the {8-Diamonds} turn and {9-Diamonds} river bricked. Modacure finished in 52nd place for $2,682.

Player Chips Progress
Jesse Jones us
Jesse Jones 		750,000 10,000
Antonio Modacure us
Antonio Modacure 		Busted

Tags: Jesse Jones

Bob Chow Wins Event #6: $250 NLHE Turbo Super Stack

Chad Holloway
Chad Holloway
Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Bob Chow
Bob Chow

In addition to the $1,100 Main Event happening here at the MSPT Sycuan Casino, there were 10 other side events that awarded trophies. One of them was Monday's Event #6: $250 NLHE Turbo Super Stack, a tournament that attracted 200 players and awarded $40,000 in prize money.

Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Anthony Nguyen (17th - $520), Carol Smith (14th - $696), Chad Holloway (13th - $696), and final table bubble boy Daniel Gonzalez (9th - $1,004).

The tournament ended in a six-handed deal that saw three-time WSOP Circuit ring winner Bob Chow claim the trophy and $6,098 in prize money.

Event #6 Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Bob ChowLas Vegas, Nevada$6,098*
2Brandon LeeChula Vista, California$5,799*
3David PatchelMarysville, Michigan$4,704
4Gary WatersPhoenix, Arizona$4,183
5Rip FritzerEl Cajon, California$4,166*
6Kalvinci EwingSpring Valley, California$4,082*
7Diah JibroEl Cajon, California$1,440
8Michael MurdockSan Marcos, California$1,200

*Denotes 6-handed deal.

Duane Anderson Does Shutdown the Chainsaw

Chad Holloway
Chad Holloway
Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Allen Kessler
Allen Kessler

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: {a-}{q-}
Allen Kessler: {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

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 us
Duane Anderson 		180,000 90,000
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler 		Busted

Tags: Allen KesslerDuane Anderson

Loewenthal Tries to Shutdown the Chainsaw

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

Allen Kessler got his last 49,000 all in preflop and was at risk against Eli Loewenthal.

Allen Kessler: {4-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}
Eli Loewenthal: {k-Hearts}{3-Hearts}

Kessler was ahead but the {7-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{8-Spades} flop made things interesting by giving Loewenthal a heart flush draw. Fortunately for "Chainsaw", neither the {10-Spades} turn nor {8-Clubs} river proved harmful and he shipped the double.

Player Chips Progress
Eli Loewenthal us
Eli Loewenthal 		350,000 -50,000
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler 		110,000 61,000

Tags: Allen KesslerEli Loewenthal

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