2022 MSPT Sycuan Showdown Series

$1,110 MSPT Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info

2022 MSPT Sycuan Showdown Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$79,671
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$457,310
Entries
473
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1c
Entries
212
Players Left
29

Pair of Bracelet Winners Sent to Cage in Three-Way All-In

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Jim Collopy and Justin Lapka were both all in with short stacks against Hesam Fadaifar preflop.

Jim Collopy: {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Justin Lapka: {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}
Hesam Fadaifar: {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}

The flop came {j-Spades}{8-Clubs}{2-Hearts} giving Collopy the lead with top pair, but the {10-Hearts} on the turn gave Fadaifar the lead. He would fade Lapka's straight draw on the river with the {2-Spades}, sending the bracelet winners to the cage to pick up a ten big blind stack to try to quickly spin up.

Player Chips Progress
Hesam Fadaifar us
Hesam Fadaifar
120,000 120,000
Jim Collopy us
Jim Collopy
WSOP 3X Winner
25,000
Justin Lapka us
Justin Lapka
25,000 -67,000

Tags: Hesam FadaifarJim CollopyJustin Lapka

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Lee Makes His Case for Chip Lead

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

A huge pot was brewing on a river board of {6-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{k-Hearts} 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.

Schaefer went deep into the tank before folding, later claiming he folded {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts} for a rivered flush.

That would turn out to be a great fold as Lee rolled over {7-Clubs}{6-Clubs} for a full house, while Montoux's {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs} went up in flames, ending his day.

Player Chips Progress
Brandon Lee us
Brandon Lee
250,000 110,000
Brandon Schaefer us
Brandon Schaefer
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
44,000 44,000
John Montoux us
John Montoux
Busted

Tags: Brandon LeeBrandon SchaeferJohn Montoux

Collopy Joins Huge Day 1c Field

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

Two-time WSOP bracelet winner Jim Collopy has joined the field, hopping into the action with 12 big blinds.

With his entrance, the Day 1c field has surpassed 200 entrants, boosting the total for the weekend to 463 entries and counting before registration closes before Level 13.

Player Chips Progress
Jim Collopy us
Jim Collopy
WSOP 3X Winner
25,000 25,000

Bandit(h) Steals From Friedman's Growing Stack

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

Adam Friedman has built his biggest stack of the weekend and is making a push to reach Day 2. His stack recently took a small hit however from the aptly named, Xaysana Bandith.

After Friedman raised in early position to 4,000, Bandith three-bet to 12,000, which was about a third of his remaining stack. Friedman gave his decision some brief pause, then dropped enough chips forward to put Bandith all in. Bandith called.

Xaysana Bandith: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}
Adam Friedman: {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}

The board came {5-Spades}{j-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{4-Spades}, giving Bandith a double-up, while Friedman's stack still remains healthy with approximately 60 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
WSOP 5X Winner
120,000 18,000
Xaysana Bandith us
Xaysana Bandith
75,000 75,000

Tags: Adam Friedman

Patrick McCool Wins Event #6 $250 Turbo Super Stack

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

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 #6: $250 Turbo Super Stack saw 90 entries build a prize pool of $18,000 with the top 9 players earning at least $576. When the dust settled, it was Patrick McCool of Temecula, CA taking home the top prize of $5,760 and an MSPT trophy.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Patrick McCool$5,760
2Jonathan Starek$3,564
3Michael Starek$2,484
4Lisa Fortman$1,818
5Anthony Bland$1,332
6Vladimir Medvinsky$1,008
7Brandon Anderson$792
8Michael Souza$666
9Taylor Minshew$576

Tags: Anthony BlandBrandon AndersonJonathan StarekLisa FortmanMichael SouzaMichael StarekPatrick McCoolTaylor MinshewVladimir Medvinsky

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

William Glasser Wins Event #5 $250 Seniors (50+)

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

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 #5: $250 Seniors (50+) saw 95 entries build a prize pool of $19,000 with the top 12 players earning at least $399. Following a three-handed deal, it was William Glasser of Rockport, MA taking home the top prize of $4,439 and an MSPT trophy.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1William Glasser$4,439
2Robert Chaffin$3,751
3Graut Foster$3,533
4Veronica Daly$1,805
5Reginald Burnley$1,330
6Michael Kaplitz$988
7Paul Zgheib$798
8Armando Mesina$646
9Terry Wilson$513

Tags: Armando MesinaMichael KaplitzPaul ZgheibRobert ChaffinTerry WilsonVeronica DalyWilliam Glasser