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

04-30-2022 00:01 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen S. O'Dwyer	228,000 47,000	47,000

Veronica Daly	176,000 6,000	6,000
Abdulkadir Bulle	140,000 -7,000	-7,000
Tim Acker	134,000 19,000	19,000
Zach Gutierrez	124,000 -12,000	-12,000
Rhodora Luck	124,000 -5,000	-5,000
Luis Yepez	120,000 18,000	18,000
Gary Bousquet	116,000 116,000	116,000
Justin Lapka	109,000 109,000	109,000
Adam Friedman	98,000 35,000	35,000

Rich Alsup	90,000 -45,000	-45,000
Eli Loewenthal	85,500 17,500	17,500
Rob Wazwaz	77,000 17,000	17,000

TK	62,000 -38,000	-38,000
Brad Sailor	24,900 -100	-100
Daryn Brush	Busted

TK in Trouble

Mike Patrick

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

Picking the action up on what turned into an action flop of , Victor Kulish bet 7,000 from the big blind, Kenneth Morey moved all in from middle position for approximately 18,000. TK called in late position, and Kulish then called to build a huge pot by the turn.

The turn brought the , and Kulish moved all in for about 25,000. TK called and the hands were tabled.

Kenneth Morey:
Victor Kulish:
TK:

Kulish hit the king on the turn to grab the lead in the hand, but had to fade Morey's straight draw and TK's flush draw. He also needed to face an ace.

The river brought the , securing the huge pot for Kulish, while eliminating Morey and leaving TK with just 10,500.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Kulish	131,000 131,000	131,000
TK	10,500 -51,500	-51,500
Kenneth Morey	Busted

Tags: Kenneth Morey Victor Kulish

04-30-2022 00:18 UTC-4

Break Time

Mike Patrick

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

Players have been sent on another 10-minute break.

Just three more levels for re-entry are available, with blinds coming up to 1,000 / 1,500 with a 1,500 ante.

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

04-30-2022 00:34 UTC-4

Luis Montano wins 2nd MSPT Trophy of Series in Event #9: $250 Hump Day

Mike Patrick

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 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 #9: $250 Hump Day saw 72 entries build a prize pool of $14,400, with the top 8 players earning at least $576. When the dust settled, it was Luis Montano of Mexicali, MX collecting a second MSPT trophy from this series after winning the Tag Team Championship earlier in the week with Jose Parra. Montano added another $4,897 to his earnings for the series with the win.

Event #9 Payouts

Place	Player	Prize
1	Luis Montano	$4,897
2	Kenneth Baime	$3,038
3	Mark Cincotta	$1,987
4	Michael Starek	$1,397
5	Richard Furfafo	$1,037
6	Noel Eicher	$806
7	Brian Kilpatrick	$662
8	Kevin Locke	$576

Tags: Brian Kilpatrick Jose Parra Kenneth Baime Kevin Locke Luis Montano Mark Cincotta Michael Starek Noel Eicher

04-30-2022 00:48 UTC-4

Updated Chip Counts

Mike Patrick

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen S. O'Dwyer	266,000 38,000	38,000

Chris Smith	150,000 150,000	150,000
Scott Lennon	123,000 -2,000	-2,000
Rob Wazwaz	109,000 32,000	32,000

Jeffrey Jordan	100,000 100,000	100,000
Rich Lanes	100,000 100,000	100,000
Luis Yepez	95,000 -25,000	-25,000
TK	94,500 84,000	84,000
Rich Alsup	88,000 -2,000	-2,000
Adam Friedman	65,000 -33,000	-33,000

Shun Wakita	36,000 13,300	13,300
Victor Kulish	23,000 -108,000	-108,000
Brad Sailor	Busted

04-30-2022 01:09 UTC-4

Friedman Frustrated Then Felted

Mike Patrick

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

It was a rough day for Adam Friedman with a frustrating flurry of hands ending his day.

After raising an under the gun limp from Shun Wakita, Wakita moved all-in for roughly 20,000. Friedman chose to muck his hand and preserve his chips.

Shortly after, he thought he was in great shape when Ron Scott moved in against him, only to find his set of fives crushed by a set of queens.

The final blow came against Shane Truesdale who called Friedman's all-in three-bet on the turn with a flush draw against Friedman's top pair. Truesdale's flush came in on the river sending Friedman to the exit.

He'll have Saturday's final Day 1 flight to try again, however.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shane Truesdale	170,000 87,000	87,000
Ron Scott	50,000 50,000	50,000
Shun Wakita	39,000 3,000	3,000
Adam Friedman	Busted

Tags: Adam Friedman Ron Scott Shane Truesdale Shun Wakita

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

04-30-2022 01:19 UTC-4

A Few Recent Bustouts

Mike Patrick

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

Bodies are falling at a rapid pace with just 63 players remaining in today's flight and registration closing in just over an hour.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Lapka	Busted
Victor Kulish	Busted
Rhodora Luck	Busted

04-30-2022 01:39 UTC-4

Some Updated Chip Counts

Mike Patrick

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen S. O'Dwyer	325,000 59,000	59,000

Veronica Daly	238,000 62,000	62,000
Abdulkadir Bulle	180,000 40,000	40,000
Jeff Jordan	160,000 160,000	160,000
Sebastin Kolman	157,000 157,000	157,000

Gary Bousquet	141,500 25,500	25,500
Jon Bergstrom	140,000 140,000	140,000
Timothy Acker	137,000 30,800	30,800
TK	120,000 25,500	25,500
Ulisese Liaina	112,000 58,200	58,200
DJ Buckley	90,000 58,000	58,000
Rich Alsup	77,000 -11,000	-11,000