Sisler, Jordan Bag Biggest Stacks, Friedman Advances From Day 1c of MSPT Sycuan Main Event
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.
as with a sizable pot of over 60,000 already built, Brandon Schaefer bet 25,000 from the big blind, John Montoux moved all in for his last 26,500, and then Brandon Lee re-shoved for 44,000 more effective, the value of Schaefer's remaining stack.
for a rivered flush. 
for a full house, while Montoux's 
went up in flames, ending his day.
, giving Bandith a double-up, while Friedman's stack still remains healthy with approximately 60 big blinds.
, while Allen showed 
, Rocco Iati checked to Alikhani, who bet 7,000.
flop, Allen continued for 3,000 and Wakita called.
and Allen kept firing, this time for 5,500. Again, Wakita called. 
, while Allen tossed his 
, and his aces held to move him above two starting stacks.
