MSPT Sycuan $360 Regional Event
Day 1c Completed
2021 MSPT Showdown Series
MSPT Sycuan $360 Regional Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
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
467
Players Left
59
Tiffany Nguyen Bags Overall Chip Lead on Day 1c of MSPT Sycuan $360 Regional Event
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The MSPT Sycuan $360 Regional Event proved to be a massive affair. On Friday, 305 runners competed on Day 1a, and on Saturday an additional 275 partook. For Saturday's third and final flight, 467 entrants entered Day 1c to bring the total field up to 1,047 entries.
After 15 levels of play on Day 1c, 59 players remained with Tiffany Nguyen and her stack of 825,000 leading the way. That is ahead of both Day 1a chip leader Happy Spaulding (786,000) and Day 1b chip leader Benjamin Moon (560,000)
Others to make it through Day 1c were Robert Fortuno (548,000), Anthony Nguyen (489,000), Sarah Smart (385,000), and Ben Brown (374,000), who round out the top five stacks.
Of course, not everyone was so fortunate. Among those to fire and fall on Day 1c were popular poker vlogger Johnnie “Vibes” Moreno, CardPlayer Cruises co-owner Mark Napolitano, former Jeopardy! contestant Jeff Grimes, Marty Gorenc, one-time chip leaders Valentin Navarro and Ramon Reyes, and PLON founder Lena Evans, who will now help host tomorrow’s Ladies Event.
Day 2 will begin at 11 a.m. local time on Sunday. PokerNews will be on-hand bringing you all the updates from start to finish, so be sure to join us then.
End-of-Day 1c Chip Counts (full)
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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826,000 | 186,000 |
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548,000 | |
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489,000 | 159,000 |
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385,000 | 385,000 |
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374,000 | 14,000 |
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352,000 | |
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343,000 | |
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317,000 | |
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312,000 | 62,000 |
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310,000 | |
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308,000 | |
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271,000 | |
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266,000 | 26,000 |
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251,000 | |
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245,000 | |
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238,000 | |
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225,000 | |
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217,000 | |
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216,000 | |
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215,000 | |
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209,000 | |
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200,000 | |
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195,000 | 195,000 |
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189,000 | |
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189,000 | |
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Four More Hands
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The tournament staff just announced the remaining players will play four more hands before bagging and tagging on Day 1c. Stay tuned for a list of chip counts, a short recap of the day's action, and the Day 2 seat draw.
"There's No Way You Can Call There"
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
A player in middle position raised to 15,000 only to have Nathan Ghodoushim three-bet all in for 107,000 from the hijack. The player in the big blind, perhaps not realizing there was an original raiser, thought long and hard before folding his 
face up.
The dealer informed him there was another player in the hand still to act, and that player opted to call off for 92,000.
"I have a feeling my hand would've won," the big blind quipped. It turned out to be a premonition.
Nathan Ghodoushim: 
Opponent: 
The 
flop, which would've given the big blind two pair, kept Ghodoushim in the lead and he stayed there through the 
turn and 
river.
For the big blind, it's a story of what might have been, but as Ghodoushim told him, "There's no way you can call there."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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210,000 | |
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MSPT Sycuan $360 Regional Breaks 1,000 Runners
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The MSPT Sycuan $360 Regional Event proved to be a massive affair. On Friday, 305 runners competed on Day 1a, and on Saturday an additional 275 partook. For Saturday's third and final flight, 467 entrants entered Day 1c to bring the total field up to 1,047 entries.
The tournament staff is still working on the final payout information, which we'll share with you just as soon as we have it.
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
A Royal Ace
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
A player was all in preflop for their last 35,000 or so and looking to double through Joshua Royal.
Joshua Royal: 
Opponent: 
The at-risk player was ahead, but not for long as the flop came down 
to give Royal the lead with a pair of aces.
Neither the turn nor 
river helped the at-risk player and he made a beeline for the door will Royal pulled in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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90,000 | |
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The Current MSPT All-Time Money List
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 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 | Mazen Abdallah | $445,000 |
| 10 | Felipe Davila | $427,942 |
Nguyen Sets Up Navarro to Double Into the Chip Lead
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Just before the level went up, Valentin Navarro had been playing an aggressive game, often over-betting pots by moving all in, and for a while it was working like a charm. That all came to a sudden halt however at the hands of Tiffany Nguyen.
There was around 30,000 in the pot and a flop of 
when Nguyen checked from the big blind. Another player did the same before Navarro bet 25,000. Nguyen called and the other player got out of the way.
Nguyen then checked for the second time on the turn. Navarro went for his patented over-bet shove but this time Nguyen snapped him off putting in her remaining 281,000.
Tiffany Nguyen: 
Navarro: 
Nguyen had flopped bottom set and was guaranteed to double as Navarro was drawing dead with ace high. The 
river made it official, and Nguyen pulled in a chip-leading pot worth 645,000.
Navarro was left with 120,000 after the hand but went bust a short time later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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640,000 | 320,000 |
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Busted | |
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