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

$1,110 MSPT Main Event

Day 1c Completed

05-01-2022 05:56 UTC-4

Sisler, Jordan Bag Biggest Stacks, Friedman Advances From Day 1c of MSPT Sycuan Main Event

Mike Patrick

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.

Tags: Adam Friedman Brandon Lee Christina Gollins Ed Alikhani Elvis Toomas Hesam Fadaifar Jacob Mendelsohn Jeffrey Jordan Patrick Barth Scott Sisler Will Thysell

05-01-2022 05:23 UTC-4

Main Event Day 2 Seat Draw

Mike Patrick

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

05-01-2022 04:53 UTC-4

End of Day 1c Chip Counts (full)

Mike Patrick

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Sisler	410,000	211,000
Jeffrey Jordan	409,000	29,000
Elvis Toomas	358,000	8,000
Brandon Lee	331,000	-31,000
Christina Gollins	312,000	12,000
Ronda Vankrey	297,000	29,000
Patrick Barth	291,000	-9,000
Will Thysell	259,000	151,000
Hesam Fadaifar	241,000	-64,000
Jacob Mendelsohn	236,000	-39,000
Adam Friedman	225,000	128,000
Stevy Sa	194,000	77,000
John Montoux	187,000	77,000
James Llana	171,000	131,000
Ron Scott	162,000	162,000
Matthew Zepp	147,000	-3,000
Benjamin Moon	142,000	59,000
Paul Rodgers	138,000	-32,000
John Hernandez	116,000	-34,000
Brandon Schaefer	94,000	50,000
Edgar Propst	93,000	93,000
Steve Kang	78,000	-45,000
Chris Smith	68,000	-34,000
Matthew Brewer	61,000	-31,000
Steven Westberg	60,000	-23,000

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05-01-2022 04:42 UTC-4

Play is Done For the Night

Mike Patrick

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.

05-01-2022 04:33 UTC-4

Gollins Mows Down Lawn

Mike Patrick

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
Jeffrey Jordan	380,000	-5,000
Brandon Lee	362,000	62,000
Elvis Toomas	350,000	187,000
Steve Sisler	314,000
Patrick Barth	300,000	190,000
Christina Gollins	300,000	130,000

Tags: Bradford Lawn Christina Gollins

05-01-2022 04:20 UTC-4

31 Players Remain

Mike Patrick

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
Mary Anne Madruga	Busted
Ramira Perez	Busted

05-01-2022 04:15 UTC-4

Field Down to 33

Mike Patrick

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
Kyle Frey	Busted
Anthony Pitesa	Busted

05-01-2022 04:02 UTC-4

Alikhani Eliminated

Mike Patrick

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
Jeffrey Jordan	385,000	385,000
Brandon Lee	300,000	84,000
Paul Rodgers	170,000	170,000
Matthew Zepp	150,000	70,000
Steven Westberg	83,000	13,000
Daniel Guerrero	45,000	-45,000
Kyle Frey	38,000	38,000
Ed Alikhani	Busted

05-01-2022 03:49 UTC-4

More Assorted Chip Counts

Mike Patrick

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Hesam Fadaifar	305,000	104,000
Jacob Mendelsohn	275,000	20,000
Ronda Vankrey	268,000	212,500
Scott Sisler	199,000	-22,000
Chris Smith	102,000	102,000
Matthew Brewer	92,000	2,000
Ramira Perez	40,000	40,000