$1,110 MSPT Main Event Day 1a | 2022 MSPT Sycuan Showdown Series

04-28-2022 23:51 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Lopez	145,000 100,500	100,500
Stephen Graner	125,000 125,000	125,000

Alexander Greenblatt	125,000 125,000	125,000
David Leese	80,000 58,000	58,000
Derek Molnar	77,000 -58,000	-58,000
Shun Wakita	56,000 56,000	56,000
Paul Zgheib	50,000 28,000	28,000
Armando Mesina	47,000 500	500
Rich Alsup	45,000 13,000	13,000
Harvey Alegado	43,000 -68,000	-68,000
Robert Morales	42,500 -10,500	-10,500
Timothy Vu	42,000 -123,000	-123,000
Noel Eicher	35,000 10,000	10,000
Joshua Beckman	15,500 15,500	15,500
Samay Bouakham	12,300 6,300	6,300

Tang Triples in Three-Way All-In

Mike Patrick

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Brad Sailor opened to 2,500 in early position and was called by Luke Nguyen and Jason Tang behind him in late position and Lena Evans in the big blind.

On a flop of , action was checked to Sailor who continued for 6,500. Nguyen called, and Tang moved in for about 19,500.

Evans then folded, while Sailor re-raised all-in for approximately 50,000, which also got a call from Nguyen for about 40,000 total.

Luke Nguyen:
Jason Tang:
Brad Sailor:

Sailor had the best of it, but would have to fade a pair of open-ended straight draws.

The turn brought the , giving Tang his straight, while the fell on the river to secure the win to triple up, while Sailor won the side pot and Nguyen was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Tang	61,000 13,200	13,200
Brad Sailor	48,000 2,000	2,000
Lena Evans	24,500 -20,700	-20,700
Luke Nguyen	Busted

Tags: Brad Sailor Jason Tang Lena Evans Luke Nguyen

04-29-2022 00:18 UTC-4

Alsup Eliminates Vu

Mike Patrick

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Timothy Vu's seat was recently seen empty, and his tournament executioner Rich Alsup provided the details.

On a four-way flop of , Alsup bet 3,000 and was only called by Vu.

The turn brought a to put four to a straight on the board and after Alsup checked, Vu jammed for 28,000, which was called by Alsup.

Vu showed for a stone bluff, while Alsup had for a set of eights to eliminate Vu from the tournament.

Meanwhile at another table, Lena Evans was eliminated, but she has opted to re-enter, receiving a fresh 25,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rich Alsup	90,000 45,000	45,000
Lena Evans	25,000 500	500
Timothy Vu	Busted

Tags: Lena Evans Rich Alsup Timothy Vu

04-29-2022 00:20 UTC-4

Another Break

Mike Patrick

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The remaining players have gone on another 10-minute break.

Three more levels of late registration are still available, with registration closing at the end of the next break at approximately 11:40 pm local time.

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

04-29-2022 00:34 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Kathrine Brandt	193,000 18,000	18,000
Huy Nguyen	118,000 23,000	23,000
Joshua Royal	109,500 70,500	70,500
Anthony Bland	73,500 18,500	18,500
Michael Ung	69,000 42,800	42,800
Dylan Rainey	67,000 30,000	30,000
Robert Fortuno	59,000 38,300	38,300
George Kalfayan	54,000 -18,000	-18,000
Jason Tang	47,500 -13,500	-13,500
Brad Sailor	42,500 -5,500	-5,500
Kevin Malis	37,000 -41,000	-41,000
Steven Wendroff	32,000
Anthony Pitesa	25,000 25,000	25,000
Jeff Yarchever	20,000 20,000	20,000
Adam Friedman	12,500 -38,500	-38,500

Pitesa Enters, Quickly Doubles; While Friedman, Others Eliminated

Mike Patrick

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

Anthony Pitesa entered the tournament during the last break and has quickly doubled his stack and then some.

After Harvey Alegado opened, Pitesa jammed for 34,500, which got a call from Alegado. Pitesa's time in the tournament was potentially very short-lived.

Anthony Pitesa:
Harvey Alegado:

The board came , pairing Pitesa's ace, which would hold up to give him a double up.

Meanwhile, Adam Friedman was among a pair of others to be eliminated at adjacent tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Pitesa	70,000 45,000	45,000
Harvey Alegado	25,500 -17,500	-17,500
Steven Wendroff	Busted
Adam Friedman	Busted

Tags: Adam Friedman Anthony Pitesa Harvey Alegado

04-29-2022 01:10 UTC-4

Alegado Among Latest Eliminations

Mike Patrick

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

Harvey Alegado got the last of his chips in against Adrian Lopez preflop and had way the best of it to begin with.

Harvey Alegado:
Adrian Lopez:

Alegado held through the flop, but the , brought a crushing blow to him. The on the river couldn't save him and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Meanwhile, at other tables, Kevin Malis was among others eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Lopez	180,000 35,000	35,000
Harvey Alegado	Busted
Kevin Malis	Busted

Tags: Adrian Lopez Harvey Alegado Kevin Malis

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

04-29-2022 01:18 UTC-4

Patrick McCool Wins Event #6 $250 Turbo Super Stack

Mike Patrick

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

While PokerNews is here bringing you live updates for the $1,100 Main Event, we’re happy to tell you about some of the side events that have taken place over the past week during the Showdown Series here at Sycuan Casino.

Event #6: $250 Turbo Super Stack saw 90 entries build a prize pool of $18,000 with the top 9 players earning at least $576. When the dust settled, it was Patrick McCool of Temecula, CA taking home the top prize of $5,760 and an MSPT trophy.

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Patrick McCool	$5,760
2	Jonathan Starek	$3,564
3	Michael Starek	$2,484
4	Lisa Fortman	$1,818
5	Anthony Bland	$1,332
6	Vladimir Medvinsky	$1,008
7	Brandon Anderson	$792
8	Michael Souza	$666
9	Taylor Minshew	$576