MSPT Sycuan $360 Regional Event | 2021 MSPT Showdown Series

05-02-2021 18:20 UTC-7

Chris Kinser Eliminated in 13th Place ($3,126)

Chad Holloway

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 20,000 ante

Chris Kinser moved all in for 650,000 under the gun and Derek Jensen jammed roughly 4 million next to act. That cleared the field and it was off to the races.

Chris Kinser:
Derek Jensen:

Kinser was looking to improve to stay alive, but that proved easier said than done as the board ran out .

Player	Chips	Progress
Derek Jensen	5,000,000 800,000	800,000
Chris Kinser	Busted

Tags: Derek Jensen Chris Kinser

05-02-2021 18:26 UTC-7

Ardian Lopez Eliminated in 12th Place ($3,751)

Chad Holloway

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 20,000 ante

Tiffany Nguyen moved all in for 875,000 from the hijack and Ardian Lopez rejammed for a little more on the button. Both blinds folded and the hands were turned up.

Ardian Lopez:
Tiffany Nguyen:

Lopez had Nguyen on the ropes, but the start-of-the-day chip leader got lucky when the board ran out to give her a spade flush and the double.

Lopez was left with around 300K after the hand but went bust a short time later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tiffany Nguyen	1,800,000 250,000	250,000
Adrian Lopez	Busted

Tags: Ardian Lopez

Level: 29

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 20,000

05-02-2021 18:39 UTC-7

Faris Fetouhi Eliminated in 11th Place ($3,751)

Chad Holloway

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

After losing most of his stack to Young Hilliard, who hit a three outer on the river to survive, Faris Fetouhi was left short.

Not long after, Matthew Blagg moved all in from the hijack and Fetouhi called off for around 700,000 from the big blind.

Faris Fetouhi:
Matthew Blagg:

Fetouhi was behind but picked up a gutshot straight draw on the flop. The turn took away some outs as Blagg picked up the only flush draw, and the river wound up being the last card Fetouhi would see in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Blagg	2,200,000 425,000	425,000
Faris Fetouhi	Busted

Tags: Faris Fetouhi Matthew Blagg

05-02-2021 18:45 UTC-7

Andrew Gay Eliminated in 10th Place ($4,376)

Chad Holloway

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

After Tiffany Nguyen spiked an ace on the river to double through him, Andrew Gay was left extremely short.

In the next hand, Armando Mesina raised to 300,000 from the cutoff and Gay called off for 130,000 from the button. Both blinds folded and Mesina collected his rebate.

Andrew Gay:
Armando Mesina:

The board ran out and Gay was eliminated two spots shy of the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Gay	Busted

Tags: Andrew Gay Armando Mesina

05-02-2021 18:54 UTC-7

Happy Spaulding Eliminated in 9th Place ($4,376)

Chad Holloway

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Philip Bruning raised to 265,000 from the cutoff only to have Day 1a chip leader Happy Spaulding three-bet jam for approximately 1.1 million from the button. Both blinds folded and Bruning opted to call.

Philip Bruning:
Happy Spaulding:

Spaulding was primed for a double, but disaster struck when the flop delivered Bruning two pair. Neither the turn nor river saved Spaulding and he exited as the final table bubble boy.

The final eight players will now redraw to a single table and take a dinner break. Stay tuned for the new seat draw along with counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Happy Spaulding	Busted

Tags: Happy Spaulding Philip Bruning

05-02-2021 19:03 UTC-7

Final Table Draw and Counts (full)

Chad Holloway

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

The final eight players are now on a 45-minute dinner break. Action will resume at 7:45 p.m. local time.

Seat	Player	Count
1	Matthew Blagg	1,750,000
2	Armando Mesina	6,300,000
3	Tiffany Nguyen	1,700,000
4	Young Hilliard	3,460,000
5	Michael Rosado	2,500,000
6	John Yi	1,400,000
7	Derek Jensen	5,000,000
8	Philip Bruning	3,700,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Armando Mesina	6,300,000 4,800,000	4,800,000
Derek Jensen	5,000,000
Philip Bruning	3,700,000 3,150,000	3,150,000
Young Hilliard	3,460,000 3,185,000	3,185,000
Michael Rosado	2,500,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Matthew Blagg	1,750,000 -450,000	-450,000
Tiffany Nguyen	1,700,000 -100,000	-100,000
John Yi	1,400,000 650,000	650,000

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Level: 30

Blinds: 100,000/150,000

Ante: 30,000

05-02-2021 20:09 UTC-7

Pocket Rockets Propel Nguyen to a Triple

Chad Holloway

Level 30 : 100,000/150,000, 30,000 ante

In the first big pot of the final table, Derek Jensen raised to 1 million from under the gun and called when Tiffany Nguyen three-bet all in from the cutoff.

Derek Jensen:
Tiffany Nguyen: