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$1,110 MSPT Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2022 MSPT Sycuan Showdown Series
$1,110 MSPT Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2022 MSPT Sycuan Showdown Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$457,310
Total Entries
473
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
182
Players Left
21
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Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Sebastin Kolman of Los Angeles, California will lead 21 more survivors into Sunday’s final day of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Sycuan Showdown Series $1,100 Main Event with a massive 584,000 chips.
He’ll be joined by a who’s who of the MSPT as Rob Wazwaz (310,000), DJ Buckley (188,000), and Rich Alsup (136,000) all bagged to join the nine survivors from Day 1a.
A large part of Kolman’s stack came courtesy of a huge miscue by Jeffrey Jordan who ran his pair of nines preflop into Kolman’s kings after moving all-in for over 70 big blinds effective. Kolman never looked back and continued to grow his stack right until the end of the night.
Alsup looked to be cruising into Day 2 until the second to last level when his pocket aces were cracked by David Avina’s pocket queens, leaving him with just 10 big blinds. The MSPT Hall of Famer battled back to bag a healthy 136,000, while Avina did not survive the day.
Alsup’s may not have been the best comeback story of the day though, as Thuy (TK) Kawano fought back from just over 10,000 chips midway through the day to find herself a bag with 109,000 chips at the end of the night.
Other big stacks heading to Day 2 included Ulisese Liaina (492,000), Stephen S. O’Dwyer (344,000), and Andres Moran (328,000).
Sycuan Showdown Series Main Event Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastin Kolman | United States | 584,000 |
| 2 | Ulisese Liaina | American Samoa | 492,000 |
| 3 | Stephen S. O’Dwyer | United States | 344,000 |
| 4 | Andres Moran | Mexico | 328,000 |
| 5 | Rob Wazwaz | United States | 310,000 |
| 6 | David Mann | United States | 278,000 |
| 7 | Rich Lanes | United States | 254,000 |
| 8 | Abdulkadir Bulle | Canada | 198,000 |
| 9 | DJ Buckley | United States | 188,000 |
| 10 | Genefredo Legaspi | United States | 186,000 |
The second of three opening flights drew a field of 182 players, adding to the 79 who fired on Day 1a. With 261 entries already, and Day 1c Saturday expected to draw a huge field, the $300,000 guarantee is now guaranteed to be shattered.
Among those that will need that final chance on Day 1c after busting this flight are WSOP bracelet winners Adam Friedman, Jim Collopy, and Justin Lapka, along with MSPT Sycuan January Main Event champion Gianluca Pace.
They’ll have their shot Saturday at 3 pm and PokerNews will be there for all the action, so be sure to join us then.
MSPT Showdown Series Remaining Schedule
| Date | Time (PDT) | Tournament | Late Reg | GTD Prize Pool | Starting Stack | Blind Levels | |
| Saturday, April 30 | 10:00 am | $265 Satellite – 1 in 5 advance to MSPT Main | 2:00 pm | 5 seats | 15,000 | 20 | |
| 3:00 pm | Event #10: $1,110 MSPT Main Event Day 1c | 11:40 pm | $300,000 | 25,000 | 40 | ||
| 8:00 pm | $135 Nightly NLH | 10:10 pm | $4,000 | 12,000 | 20 | ||
| Sunday, May 1 | 11:00 am | $1,110 MSPT Main Event Day 2 | - | ||||
| Noon | Event #10: $250 Last Chance NLH | 3:00 pm | $10,000 | 15,000 | 20 | ||
| 3:00 pm | $135 Last Dance NLH | 5:10 pm | $2,000 | 12,000 | 20 |
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
584,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
||
|
492,000
492,000
|
492,000 |
|
344,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
||
|
328,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
310,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
||
|
278,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
254,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
198,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
188,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
186,000
186,000
|
186,000 |
|
185,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
153,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
151,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
151,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
138,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
|
136,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
134,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
120,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
109,000
109,000
|
109,000 |
|
68,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
|
54,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Play has concluded for the night with 21 players remaining, including MSPT Hall of Famer Rich Alsup, who survived a short stack late in the day.
Players are bagging their chips, and we'll have a full recap and final chip counts shortly.
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Just after tournament staff announced that four hands would be played before night's end, Andres Moran eliminated David Avina when Moran rivered a flush versus Avina's set of fives.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
330,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Steve Lardner committed the rest of his chips on a 
flop versus Rob Wazwaz who called.
Steve Lardner: 
Rob Wazwaz: 
The dealer put out the 
and 
, denying Lardner's flush draw and sending him home shy of making Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
287,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
93,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
|
72,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
70,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
|
67,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
60,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Tyler Hatchel and Derrick Yamada have just been eliminated from the tournament, bringing the total down to 23 players.
With the elimination of two more players, play will end for the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Just before the final level of the day began, DJ Buckley eliminated Shane Truesdale when his ace-king pipped Truesdale's ace-queen.
There are now 25 players remaining, with either 40 minutes or four more eliminations remaining in the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
280,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
