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$1,110 MSPT Main Event
Day 1c Completed
2022 MSPT Sycuan Showdown Series
$1,110 MSPT Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
2022 MSPT Sycuan Showdown Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$457,310
Total Entries
473
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
212
Players Left
29
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Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Day 1c of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Sycuan $1,100 Main Event saw the largest field of the three opening flights with 212 entries filling the Sycuan Casino Resort ballroom.
With 410,000 chips, Scott Sisler narrowly edged Jeffrey Jordan (409,000) for the honor of taking the flight’s largest stack into Sunday’s final day of play.
Leading the other notables into Day 2 is 4-time WSOP bracelet winner Adam Friedman, who will bring 225,000 chips with him as he looks to make his 9th MSPT final table on Sunday.
The battle for the chip lead was fierce all day, with several players holding top spot throughout the day, but not all even making it to Day 2. Brandon Lee was one of the fortunate ones, finishing 4th on the day with 331,000 chips, many of them coming from a big hand late in the day.
Others like Ed Alikhani, who at one point had double his next closest competitor early in the day and was the first to 200,000, found themselves out the door before the night was done.
Main Event Day 1c Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Sisler | 410,000 | 102 |
| 2 | Jeffrey Jordan | 409,000 | 102 |
| 3 | Elvis Toomas | 358,000 | 89 |
| 4 | Brandon Lee | 331,000 | 83 |
| 5 | Christina Gollins | 312,000 | 78 |
| 6 | Ronda Vankrey | 297,000 | 74 |
| 7 | Patrick Barth | 291,000 | 73 |
| 8 | Will Thysell | 259,000 | 65 |
| 9 | Hesam Fadaifar | 241,000 | 60 |
| 10 | Jacob Mendelsohn | 236,000 | 59 |
Along with the 29 survivors from Day 1c, another 30 from the first two flights return Sunday at 11 am PT with their eyes on the $98,320 top prize, with 54 of the final 59 earning at least $2,058.
The healthy first prize comes thanks to the $300,000 guarantee being shattered, with a final prize pool of $457,310 announced.
MSPT Sycuan $1,100 Main Event Payouts
| Place | Prize | MSPT POY Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $98,320 | 1,600 |
| 2 | $60,411 | 1,400 |
| 3 | $43,536 | 1,300 |
| 4 | $32,926 | 1,200 |
| 5 | $24,695 | 1,100 |
| 6 | $18,750 | 1,000 |
| 7 | $14,634 | 900 |
| 8 | $11,433 | 800 |
| 9 | $8,689 | 700 |
| 10-12 | $6,860 | 600 |
| 13-15 | $5,488 | 500 |
| 16-18 | $4,573 | 400 |
| 19-21 | $4,162 | 300 |
| 22-24 | $3,521 | 200 |
| 25-27 | $3,064 | 150 |
| 28-36 | $2,469 | 100 |
| 37-45 | $2,241 | 75 |
| 46-54 | $2,058 | 50 |
Play will resume Sunday at 11 am PT Sunday with blinds rolled back to midway through Level 14 with blinds of 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 big blind ante. PokerNews will have all the action beginning Sunday at 11 am PT until a champion is crowned, so be sure to join us then.
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1 | David Leese | 134,000 | 33 |
| 17 | 2 | Patrick Barth | 291,000 | 73 |
| 17 | 3 | Stephen Graner | 368,000 | 92 |
| 17 | 4 | Alexander Greenblatt | 173,000 | 43 |
| 17 | 5 | Steve Kang | 78,000 | 19 |
| 17 | 6 | Jeffrey Jordan | 409,000 | 102 |
| 17 | 7 | Christina Gollins | 312,000 | 78 |
| 17 | 8 | Luke Nguyen | 156,000 | 39 |
| 18 | 1 | Stephen O'Dwyer | 344,000 | 86 |
| 18 | 2 | Ron Scott | 162,000 | 40 |
| 18 | 3 | Stevy Sa | 194,000 | 48 |
| 18 | 4 | Ryan Powers | 52,000 | 13 |
| 18 | 5 | Luis Yepez | 68,000 | 17 |
| 18 | 6 | Zach Gutierrez | 153,000 | 38 |
| 18 | 7 | Jacob Mendelsohn | 236,000 | 59 |
| 18 | 8 | Lena Evans | 245,000 | 61 |
| 19 | 1 | Daniel Guerrero | 56,000 | 14 |
| 19 | 2 | Anthony Bland | 169,000 | 42 |
| 19 | 3 | Elvis Toomas | 358,000 | 89 |
| 19 | 4 | Matthew Brewer | 61,000 | 15 |
| 19 | 5 | Eric Liu | 151,000 | 38 |
| 19 | 6 | Rich Alsup | 136,000 | 34 |
| 19 | 7 | Ronda Vankrey | 297,000 | 74 |
| 19 | 8 | Brandon Lee | 331,000 | 83 |
| 24 | 1 | Will Thysell | 259,000 | 72 |
| 24 | 2 | Sebastian Kolman | 584,000 | 146 |
| 24 | 3 | Abdulkadir Bulle | 198,000 | 49 |
| 24 | 4 | Matthew Zevin | 54,000 | 13 |
| 24 | 5 | Jose Guzman | 328,000 | 82 |
| 24 | 6 | Paul Rodgers | 138,000 | 34 |
| 24 | 7 | Matthew Zepp | 147,000 | 37 |
| 24 | 8 | John Montoux | 187,000 | 47 |
| 24 | 9 | Steven Westberg | 60,000 | 15 |
| 25 | 1 | Robert Fortuno | 127,000 | 32 |
| 25 | 2 | Derek Molnar | 275,000 | 69 |
| 25 | 3 | Edgar Propst | 93,000 | 23 |
| 25 | 4 | Mark Cincotta | 52,000 | 13 |
| 25 | 5 | Thuy Kawano | 109,000 | 27 |
| 25 | 6 | Eli Loewenthal | 85,000 | 21 |
| 25 | 7 | Chris Smith | 68,000 | 17 |
| 25 | 8 | Scott Sisler | 410,000 | 102 |
| 25 | 9 | Armando Mesina | 244,000 | 61 |
| 26 | 1 | DJ Buckley | 188,000 | 47 |
| 26 | 2 | John Hernandez | 116,000 | 29 |
| 26 | 3 | Genefredo Legaspi | 186,000 | 46 |
| 26 | 4 | David Mann | 278,000 | 69 |
| 26 | 5 | Adrian Lopez | 230,000 | 57 |
| 26 | 6 | Rob Wazwaz | 310,000 | 77 |
| 26 | 7 | Rich Lanes | 254,000 | 63 |
| 26 | 8 | Hesam Fadaifar | 241,000 | 60 |
| 26 | 9 | James Llana | 171,000 | 43 |
| 27 | 1 | Ricardo Mendoza | 151,000 | 38 |
| 27 | 2 | Ulisese Liaina | 492,000 | 123 |
| 27 | 3 | Gary Bousquet | 120,000 | 30 |
| 27 | 4 | Veronica Daly | 138,000 | 34 |
| 27 | 5 | Tim Acker | 185,000 | 46 |
| 27 | 6 | Adam Friedman | 225,000 | 56 |
| 27 | 7 | Brandon Schaefer | 94,000 | 23 |
| 27 | 8 | Benjamin Moon | 142,000 | 35 |
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
410,000
211,000
|
211,000 |
|
||
|
409,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
358,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
331,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
312,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
297,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
291,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
259,000
151,000
|
151,000 |
|
|
241,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
||
|
236,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
225,000
128,000
|
128,000 |
|
||
|
194,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
|
187,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
|
171,000
131,000
|
131,000 |
|
162,000
162,000
|
162,000 |
|
147,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
142,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
|
||
|
138,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
116,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
94,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
93,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
|
78,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
68,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
|
61,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
|
||
|
60,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Twenty-eight players have survived the day and will advance to Sunday's Day 2.
Stay tuned for final chip counts and a full recap.
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Christina Gollins has just joined the exclusive group of players over 300,000 chips after eliminating Bradford Lawn with a pair of jacks versus Lawn's nut flush draw.
29 players now remain.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
380,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
362,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
|
350,000
187,000
|
187,000 |
|
|
314,000 | |
|
|
300,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
|
300,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Mary Anne Madruga and Ramira Perez are the latest eliminations, bring the field 6 players away from a hard stop with 22 minutes left in the level.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
With the recent eliminations of Kyle Frey and Anthony Pitesa, just 33 players remain.
Play will end at the end of this level or if the final 25 players are reached
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Ed Alikhani's run has ended at the hands of Paul Rodgers.
They got it in preflop with Rodgers needing help.
Ed Alikhani: 
Paul Rodgers: 
The board ran out 
bringing Rodgers the ace on the river to give him the hand and eliminate Alikhani.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
385,000
385,000
|
385,000 |
|
|
300,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
|
170,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
150,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
83,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
38,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
305,000
104,000
|
104,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
275,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
268,000
212,500
|
212,500 |
|
|
199,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
102,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
|
|
92,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
