Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
2021 MSPT Showdown Series
MSPT Sycuan $1,110 Main Event
Day: 1a
A Round of Chip Counts
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | 75,000 |
|
46,000 | 41,000 |
|
40,000 | 15,000 |
|
40,000 | 15,000 |
|
36,000 | 11,000 |
|
35,000 | 10,000 |
|
29,000 | 4,000 |
|
25,000 | |
|
23,500 | -1,500 |
|
22,000 | -3,000 |
|
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22,000 | |
|
21,000 | -4,000 |
|
15,000 | -10,000 |
|
15,000 | |
|
6,300 | -18,700 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted |
A Look at the MSPT Hall of Fame
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
The MSPT Hall of Fame, established in 2017, is proud to recognize those individuals who have shown superior skill and achieved specific long-term accomplishments.
The criteria to earn a spot on the MSPT Hall of Fame is as follows:
- Achieve a minimum of 25 MSPT Main Event Cashes and 1 MSPT Win OR 1 MSPT Player of the Year; or
- Achieve a minimum of 10 MSPT Main Event Final Tables and 1 MSPT Win OR 1 MSPT Player of the Year
To see which players are close to achieving HOF status, refer to the comprehensive MSPT Stats page.
As of today, seven players are currently enshrined in the MSPT Hall of Fame.
Get to Know 3-Time WSOP Bracelet Winner Adam Friedman
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
One of the most accomplished and skilled poker players in today’s field is no doubt Ohio’s Adam Friedman. If you don’t believe us, his poker résumé will surely convince you.
Let’s start with the MSPT. Friedman has amassed $349,707 in tour earnings, which puts him 22nd on the tour all-time money list. He has cashed 14 MSPT Main Events and amazingly has made the final table of those seven times! In January 2018, he finished third in the MSPT JACK Cleveland Casino for $52,976, and the following year returned to win it for $121,405.
According to The Hendon Mob, Friedman has more than $3.1 million in live tournament earnings, which puts him seventh on the Ohio all-time money list. His biggest cash of $312,417 when he won the 2019 World Series of Poker Event #35: $10,000 Dealers Choice Championship for what was his third gold bracelet.
His second came the year before in the same event, good for $293,275, while his first came in the 2012 WSOP Event #15: $5,000 Seven Card Stud for $269,037. The trio of bracelet wins constitutes Friedman’s three biggest scores.
Additionally, Friedman is a high-stakes mixed cash game player. While he’s been hibernating during the pandemic, Friedman opted to travel out west to try his hand in his first tournament in more than a year.
Time will tell if he can capture his second MSPT title.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,000 | -20,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Break Time
Level 3
: 200/300, 300 ante
Players are now on their first 10-minute break of the day.
Daniel Mason Ships Early Double
Level 3
: 200/300, 300 ante
The preflop action escaped us but we do know that a raising war resulted in Daniel Mason getting his stack of 16,100 allin and being called by an opponent.
"Aces?" Mason asked skeptically. His opponent did not reply but instead let his cards do the talking.
Daniel Mason: 
Opponent: 
Mason was relieved to see he wasn't up against aces, and his cowboys held after the board ran out a clean [jh9h6s10s3c[.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
33,000 |
Odeing with the Full Press
Level 3
: 200/300, 300 ante
Three players each committed 700 preflop and saw a flop of 
.
Rob Press was first to act in the lojack and moved all in for his last 4,300 or so. The player in the hijack folded but Ronald Oeding called from the cutoff.
Rob Press: 
Ronald Oeding: 
Both players had flopped top pair but Oeding's kicker had him way out in front. Neither the 
turn nor river helped Press and he made an early exit from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
The Current MSPT All-Time Money List
Level 3
: 200/300, 300 ante
Since its inception in 2009, the MSPT has done a great job keeping track of player stats. As a result, 12 years on they have one of the best player databases in the industry.
On their "Leaderboards" page, the MSPT tracks such things as Career Earnings, Main Event Cashes, Main Event Final Tables, Main Event Titles, Total Cashes, Most Cashes/Final Tables in a Season, Most Final Tables All-Time, and much more.
To date, the MSPT has awarded $110,657,533 in prize money.
Here's a look at the current MSPT All-Time Money List:
| Place | Player | MSPT Winnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rich Alsup | $785,534 |
| 2 | Pavel Plesuv | $681,212 |
| 3 | Michael Soyza | $592,137 |
| 4 | Blake Bohn | $502,720 |
| 5 | David Levine | $499,752 |
| 6 | Mike Shin | $498,753 |
| 7 | Thomas Boivin | $461,505 |
| 8 | Aaron Johnson | $448,644 |
| 9 | [Removed:460] | $445,000 |
| 10 | Felipe Davila | $427,942 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300