MSPT Sycuan $1,110 Main Event
Day 1b Started
MSPT Sycuan $1,110 Main Event
Day 1b Started
The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT), which has awarded more than $110 million in prize money since its debut in December 2009, is in Southern California for the first time! For the past week, the tour has partnered with Sycuan Casino Resort to play host to an 11-event series deemed the “MSPT Showdown Series.”
Last weekend, things kicked off with the $360 buy-in, $100K GTD MSPT Regional Event, which saw 65-year-old Armando Mesia top a massive 1,047-entry field to win the tournament for a career-high score.
This weekend, the $1,100 buy-in, $200,000 GTD Main Event will play out. On Thursday, Day 1a attracted 131 runners, but after a little over 14 levels of play the field was whittled down to the final 15 with three-time WSOP bracelet winner and MSPT JACK Cleveland champ Adam Friedman leading the way. His monster stack of 816,000 is more than double that of Nic Getzen (322,000), his next-closest competitor. Others to bag were Jimmy Donuts (305,000), 2004 WSOP Main Event champ Greg Raymer (271,000), Adam Demersseman (188,000), and Minnesota’s Tony Hartmann (106,000).
Today, the second of three starting flights will get underway at 3 p.m. local time. The tournament, which will also offer a Day 1c flight at the same time on Saturday, will start players with 25,000 in chips and play until a hard stop of 30:00 remaining in Level 15 (the same time the Day 1a field stopped). Those who survive will then return at 11 a.m. local time on Sunday to play down to a winner.
The tournament offers a max of one reentry per starting flight. There will be a 10-minute break after every three levels, each lasting 40 minutes. This tournament will play 8-handed throughout. This tournament will transition from Big Blind Ante to Standard Ante when 24 players remain.
In between the two bookend tournaments, there have been nine other trophy events including a $200 MSPT Ladies Event powered by Poker League of Nations (PLON), a $360 Seniors (50+) tournament, and a $250 MSPT Tag Team Championship. There were also both pot-limit Omaha and pot-limit Omaha 8 or Better Championships. We will be sprinkling in mini-recaps for all those events throughout this weekend's coverage of the Main Event.
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Date | Time (PST) | Event | GTD | Total Chips |
---|---|---|---|---|
Friday, May 7 | 3 p.m. | Event #10: $1,110 MSPT Main Event Day 1b | $200,000 | 25,000 |
Friday, May 7 | 8 p.m. | $265 satellite - 1 in 5 advance to Main Event | - | 15,000 |
Sautrday, May 8 | 10 a.m. | $265 satellite - 1 in 5 advance to Main Event | - | 15,000 |
Saturday, May 8 | 3 p.m. | Event #10: $1,110 MSPT Main Event Day 1c | $200,000 | 25,000 |
Saturday, May 8 | 8 p.m. | $135 Nightly Deep Stack | - | 12,000 |
Sunday, May 9 | 11 a.m. | Event #10: $1,110 MSPT Main Event Day 2 | $200,000 | - |
Sunday, May 9 | Noon | Event #11: $360 Last Chace Showdown NLHE | - | 15,000 |
Sunday, May 9 | 4 p.m. | $135 Nightly Deep Stack | 12,000 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Cards are in the air here on Day 1b of the MSPT Showdown Series $1,100 Main Event. Right now 70 players are seated from the get-go, but that number will sure to grow as players continue to filter in. Remember, late registration and re-entries are open until approximately 11:30 p.m. local time.
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Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Armando Mesina |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Bob Chow | 25,000 | |
Ben Moon
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Ken Baime |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Alex Winter |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Steve Wilkie | 25,000 | |
Marty Gorenc |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Dennis Stevermer | 25,000 | |
Gary Herstein | 25,000 | |
Bob Peppe | 25,000 | |
Dan Illingworth
|
25,000 | |
Alan Wentz |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Laurette Thurber |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Chad Bjorkman
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Brad Sailor |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Jonathan Kim | 25,000 | |
Andy Rogowski | 25,000 | |
Kyna England | 25,000 | |
Tavish Margers | 25,000 |
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.
Place | Player | Season | Cashes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mike Shin | 10 | 12 |
2 | Aaron Johnson | 10 | 10 |
3 | Aaron Johnson | 9 | 10 |
4 | Kou Vang | 5 | 8 |
5 | Mark Hodge | 6 | 8 |
6 | DJ Buckley | 9 | 7 |
7 | Kou Vang | 9 | 7 |
8 | Patrick Steele | 10 | 7 |
9 | Brian Hou | 10 | 7 |
10 | Alex Winter | 10 | 6 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
After the MSPT leaves California, they’ll head back to the Midwest to Silverado-Franklin Casino in Deadwood for the $1,100 South Dakota State Poker Championship from May 14-16, 2021.
In the past, the South Dakota State Poker Championship has been a standalone event at Silverado-Franklin dating back to 2011, but in 2018 they joined forces with the MSPT. In 2017, Ryan Skluzak topped a field of 136 entries to win the 2017 South Dakota State Poker Championship for $37,500. The first year partnered with the MSPT, the field grew to 286 runners and saw Rick Burleson take it down for $63,462, and in 2019 it was Sergio Mireles besting a 258-entry field to win it for $60,946.
The Silverado-Franklin Hotel & Gaming Complex offers more than 360 different slot machines, Deadwood’s largest table games area (Caribbean Stud, 4-Card Poker, Let It Ride, and 3-Card Poker all with a $1,000 betting limit), and a poker room. In addition, there is great food and drink options at Legends Steakhouse, Silverado Grand Buffet, and the Veranda, which offers unique views of historic Mount Moriah Cemetery, White Rocks, and the town of Deadwood.
Deadwood is known for many things but for poker players it's perhaps best known for aces and eights, otherwise known as the Deadman’s Hand. In 1876, Wild Bill Hickok held that hand in a game of poker at a saloon just a few blocks from the present-day Silverado when he was shot by Jack McCall.
Travel Information
The Black Hills are serviced from Rapid City Regional Airport by three major airlines: Northwest, United, and Delta, which provide direct flights from Denver, Salt Lake City, Minneapolis/Saint Paul, and Chicago. Interstate 90, which runs along the eastern and northern boundaries of the Black Hills, is the region's major thoroughfare.
Date | Time | Tournament | Chips |
---|---|---|---|
Saturday, May 8 | Noon | $65 Satellite - 1/5 Advance to $260 Satellite | 12,000 |
6:30 p.m. | $260 Satellite - 1/5 advance to $100K GTD Main Event | 15,000 | |
Sunday, May 9 | Noon | $65 Satellite - 1/5 Advance to $260 Satellite | 12,000 |
4:00 p.m. | $260 Satellite - 1/5 advance to $100K GTD Main Event | 15,000 | |
Monday, May 10 | 6:30 p.m. | $65 Satellite - 1/5 Advance to $260 Satellite | 12,000 |
Tuesday, May 11 | 1 p.m. | $65 Satellite - 1/5 Advance to $260 Satellite | 12,000 |
6:30 p.m. | $260 Satellite - 1/5 advance to $100K GTD Main Event | 15,000 | |
Wedneday, May 12 | 1 p.m. | $65 Satellite - 1/5 Advance to $260 Satellite | 12,000 |
6:30 p.m. | $260 Satellite - 1/5 advance to $100K GTD Main Event | 15,000 | |
Thursday, May 13 | Noon | $65 Satellite - 1/5 Advance to $260 Satellite | 12,000 |
6:30 p.m. | $260 Satellite - 1/5 advance to $100K GTD Main Event | 15,000 | |
Friday, May 14 | 10 a.m. | $260 Satellite - 1/5 advance to $100K GTD Main Event | 15,000 |
3 p.m. | $1,110 Main Event Day 1a ($100K GTD) | 25,000 | |
Saturday, May 15 | 10 a.m. | $260 Satellite - 1/5 advance to $100K GTD Main Event | 15,000 |
3 p.m. | $1,110 Main Event Day 1b ($100K GTD) | 25,000 | |
Sunday, May 16 | 11 a.m. | $1,110 Main Event Day 2 Restart | - |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Rich Alsup |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
Jared Griener | 25,000 | |
DJ Buckley | 25,000 | |
Tai Reyes-Purpero
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Luke Nguyen |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Andrew Moreno |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Christina Read |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Dan Hendrickson | 25,000 | |
Bill Criego | 25,000 | |
Tiffany Nguyen | 25,000 |