Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
2021 MSPT Showdown Series
MSPT Sycuan $1,110 Main Event
Day: 1c
More Faces in the Crowd
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
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MSPT Showdown Series at Sycuan Casino Winners Thus Far...
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
| Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Hometown | Prize |
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| 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 |
Familiar Faces in the Field
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
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Lena Evans & Tavish Margers Wins MSPT Sycuan Tag Team Event
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
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 Tuesday's Event #8: $250 NLHE Tag Team ($125 per player), a tournament that drew 418 entries and awarded $41,800 in prize money.
Among those teams to cash but fall short of the final table were Steven & Albert Tran (9th for $471 apeice), Jefferson & Givency Angcao (11th for $383 apiece), David Channon & Erik Mason (14th for $314 apiece), Christine O'Dwyer & Tina Ornelas (18th for $220 apiece), and John Stanley & Young "Hazard" Hillard (21st for $220 apiece).
Event #8 Tag Team Final Table Results
| Place | Team | Prize for Each Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lena Evans & Tavish Margers | $4,899* |
| 2 | Victor Weldon & Henry Trinidad | $3,400* |
| 3 | Nathan Sherrod & Austin Odom | $2,924* |
| 4 | Ben Moon & Chris Smith | $1,617 |
| 5 | Don Burr & Andrew Gay | $1,212 |
| 6 | Kenneth Smith & Michael Salazar | $919 |
| 7 | Tai Reyes-Purpero & Aaron Knapp | $732 |
| 8 | Mark Napolitano & Chad Holloway | $585 |
*Denotes three-way deal.
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Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
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Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
Cards are in the air here on Day 1c of the MSPT Showdown Series $1,100 Main Event. Right now 120 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.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Welcome to Day 1c of the MSPT Sycuan $1,100 Main Event
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. On Friday's Day 1b, 218 more competitors battled which brought the total field up to 349 entries with today’s Day 1c still to go.
The tournament, which will get underway at 3 p.m. local time, 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. Late registration and re-entries will remain open until approximately 11:30 p.m. 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.
Click here for a look at all tournament structures.
Sycuan Casino Resort, which requires players to be 21+, is situated just 30 minutes outside downtown San Diego. Sycuan Casino Resort proudly boasts world-class accommodations, including live world-class entertainment venues and gaming. Test your luck at casino gaming with over 2,500 slot machines, bingo, baccarat, blackjack, and in their poker room
| Date | Time (PST) | Event | GTD | Total Chips |
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| 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 |
MSPT Sycuan $1,110 Main Event
Day 1c Started