Some Shots from the Day 1a Field
2021 MSPT Showdown Series
MSPT Sycuan $360 Regional Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
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
305
Players Left
40
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
The Ladies Love Anthony Akil
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
Anthony Akil and Steven Westberg each put in 3,600 preflop and saw a flop of 
.
Westberg checked, Akil moved all in for his last 5,500, and Westberg opted to call.
Anthony Akil: 
Steven Westberg: 
Westberg flopped a pair of tens but was drawing thin to the top set of Akil.
The 
turn kept Westberg drawing live to another ace, but Barry Greenstein didn't rear his ugly head as the 
peeled off on the river instead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,500 |
The Current MSPT All-Time Money List
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 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 |
First Break of the Day
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
Four levels are in the books here on Day 1a of the MSPT Sycuan $360 Regional Event, and that means its time for the first 10-minute break of the day.
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Are You Ready to Chow Down?
Level 5
: 300/500, 500 ante
Did you know there’s a poker millionaire in today’s field?
Robert “Bob” Chow, originally from Illinois but now residing in Las Vegas, has more than $1.1 million in lifetime tournament winnings. That includes a career-best $393,584 for winning the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Horseshoe Hammond $1,600 Main Event.
Not only is he a three-time WSOPC gold ring winner, he’s also both a Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) and America’s Poker Tour champion. Regarding the former, he won the 2013 HPT Gary for $171,534, and the latter he took down the 2016 America’s Poker Tour Chicagoland Event #1: $210 Deepstack for $24,310.
As for the MSPT, Chow has $22,440 in lifetime earnings from a pair of Main Event cashes. Of that, $17,017 came when he took fourth place in the 2014 MSPT Majestic Star.
Only time will tell if Chow can add a MSPT title to his impressive poker résumé.
2021 MSPT South Dakota State Poker Championship Coming Up May 14-16
Level 5
: 300/500, 500 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.
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Wentz Flushes Daly
Level 6
: 300/600, 600 ante
Four players each committed 2,000 preflop and saw a flop of 
.
The player in the big blind checked, Veronica Daly bet 8,000, and the player in the cutoff folded. Alan Wentz called from the button, the big blind got out of the way, and the dealer burned and turned the 
.
Daly bet again, this time 5,200, and left herself just 1,500 behind. Wentz raised it up and Daly called off.
Veronica Daly: 
Alan Wentz: 
Daly was ahead with top pair but Wentz had a flush draw with an over. The 
river completed the club flush and Wentz sent Daly to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,500
16,500
|
16,500 |
|
Busted |