Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
2021 MSPT Showdown Series
MSPT Sycuan $360 Regional Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2021 MSPT Showdown Series
Winner
Buy-in
$360
Prize Pool
$312,600
Entries
1,047
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 150,000
Ante
30,000
Entries
1,047
Players Left
1
What You Need to Know About San Diego's Sycuan Casino
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Are you familiar with Sycuan Casino? If not, fear not as we're ready to let you know everything you need to know.
According to the casino website,
Sycuan Casino is located in the Dehesa Valley just 30 minutes from downtown San Diego, Sycuan Casino Resort began as a one-room Bingo Palace in 1983. Over three decades later, they've grown into a community landmark and one of San Diego’s premier casino resort destinations that offers something for everybody.
They recently completed a 260 million dollar expansion project featuring a 12-story luxury hotel with over 300 guest rooms and 57 suites. Guests have several new onsite amenities to enjoy like expanded casino floor space, bars and restaurants, a full-service spa and salon, over 80,000 square feet of customizable meeting and event space, and a state-of-the-art pool area.
The casino floor now includes 2,200 diverse slot machines and 50 classic table games like poker, blackjack, craps, and roulette.
And the fun extends well past the gaming. From A-list concerts and comedy shows to sports viewing parties and San Diego’s only country pool party, their featured live entertainment is always a world-class guest experience.
With over 15 bars and restaurants ranging from casual to upscale, dining at Sycuan Casino Resort is an experience in itself. Whether it’s a laidback tap house, an upscale steakhouse, or a fast-casual eatery featuring several of San Diego’s favorite restaurants, their full-service resort offers dining for every taste.
They also created their very own oasis with two pools, a lazy river, a swim-up bar, and cabanas. Their full-service spa and salon offers a wide array of wellness treatments ranging from facials to massages, saunas, and steam rooms, to even a complete hair salon.
For more on the venue, visit sycuan.com.
A Round of Chip Counts
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
1,136,000
|
1,136,000 |
|
1,200,000
1,117,000
|
1,117,000 |
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
980,000
785,000
|
785,000 |
|
900,000
352,000
|
352,000 |
|
750,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
700,000
578,000
|
578,000 |
|
700,000
-126,000
|
-126,000 |
|
700,000
392,000
|
392,000 |
|
600,000
503,000
|
503,000 |
Smile for the Camera
Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
57th-64th Place for $1,032
Level 22
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
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49th-56th Place ($1,125)
Level 22
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Leurquin Out Kicked By Mesina
Level 22
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Action folded to Armando Mesina on the button and he raised to 75,000. Jason Leurquin responded by three-bet jamming for approximately 400,000 from the small blind and Mesina called.
Jason Leurquin: 
Armando Mesia: 
The 
flop paired both players but Mesia's kicker had him out in front. Neither the 
turn nor 
river helped Leurquin and he headed to the payout desk in 40th place to collect $1,438.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
785,000
|
785,000 |
|
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Busted |
Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
2021 MSPT South Dakota State Poker Championship Coming Up May 14-16
Level 23
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
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.