MSPT Sycuan $360 Regional Event Day 1c | 2021 MSPT Showdown Series

05-01-2021 19:10 UTC-7

Small Pot for Justin Gleave

Chad Holloway

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The player in the cutoff raised to 3,500 and Justin Gleave opted to defend his big blind.

Both players checked the flop, and then action repeated itself on the turn.

When the paired the board on the river, Gleave bet 2,800 and that did the trick as his opponent wasted little time in releasing his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Gleave	38,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Justin Gleave

05-01-2021 19:22 UTC-7

Big Slick Does Not Do the Trick for Kevin Meyers

Chad Holloway

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Action folded to Kevin Meyers in the hijack and he moved all in for approximately 15,000. Michael Degroot called from the button and both blinds got out of the way.

Kevin Meyers:
Michael Degroot:

Meyers was ahead but disaster struck when the flop fell to pair Degroot. Neither the turn nor river delivered salvation for Meyers, and he bowed out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Meyers	Busted

Tags: Kevin Meyers

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

05-01-2021 19:38 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Vidhi Seem	60,000 35,000	35,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramon Reyes	150,000 -20,000	-20,000
Bob Chow	120,000 45,000	45,000
Luanne Uligan	80,000 10,000	10,000
Mark Napolitano	55,000 34,000	34,000
Leo Mitchell	40,000 -10,000	-10,000
John Borges	25,000 12,500	12,500
Vidhi Seem	25,000 -35,000	-35,000
Carlos Lovin	5,000 -33,000	-33,000
Lena Evans	Busted
Spencer Tep	Busted
Johnnie Moreno	Busted
Marty Gorenc	Busted
David Woodworth	Busted
Mary Hayes	Busted
Veronica Daly	Busted
Kyle Reynolds	Busted

Josh Vlahos Adds to Chip Lead

Chad Holloway

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Josh Vlahos appears to be the chip leader as Level 12 approaches.

In a recent hand, a short-stacked player moved all in and was looked up by Vlahos.

Josh Vlahos:
Opponent:

The at-risk player was a heavy favorite and paired up on the flop, which also gave Vlahos an up-and-down straight draw.

Well, when you're running good, you are running good. That was evidenced by the that spiked on the turn to give Vlahos his straight.

The meaningless was run out on the river and Vlahos was pushed the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Vlahos	320,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Josh Vlahos

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

05-01-2021 20:03 UTC-7

Most MSPT Main Event Final Tables in History

Chad Holloway

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 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.

Several players in today's field are looking to climb on the leaderboard for "Most MSPT Main Event Final Tables."

Here's a look at the top eight MSPT Main Event final tables in tour history:

Place	Player	Hometown	Main Event Final Tables
1	Richard Alsup	New Hope, Minnesota	12
2	Kou Vang	Maplewood, Minnesota	10
3	Blake Bohn	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	9
4	Rob WazWaz	Minneapolis, Minnesota	9
5	Jason Bender	Keota, Iowa	9
6	Aaron Johnson	Red Wing, Minnesota	9
7	Jeremy Dresch	Fridley, Minnesota	8
8	Everett Carlton	St. Paul, Minnesota	8
9	Joe Matheson	Monticello, Minnesota	7
10	Dan "DQ" Hendrickson	Faribault, Minnesota	7

05-01-2021 20:13 UTC-7

What Can Valentin Navarro Do?

Chad Holloway

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

The under-the-gun player raised to 6,000 and action folded to the big-stacked Valentin Navarro, who simply moved all in from the small blind. The player in the big called off for 34,000 and the UTG player got out of the way.

Valentin Navarro:
Small Blind:

Navarro had seemingly been caught with his hand in the cookie jar, though all things considered it was a race.

The flop gave Navarro a gutshot straight draw, and he managed to hit it when the spiked on the river.

The was run out on the river and Navarro collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Valentin Navarro	250,000

Tags: Valentin Navarro

05-01-2021 20:22 UTC-7

Last Break of the Night

Chad Holloway

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Players are now on their last 10-minute break of the night. When they return, late registration and re-entries will come to an end. It shouldn't take long to get official numbers after that, so stay tuned.