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

05-01-2022 00:52 UTC-4

Salimi Eliminates Pace

Mike Patrick

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

Barbod Salimi's stack continues to grow thanks to a lucky river against Gianluca Pace.

According to Salimi and his tablemates, on a turn board reading , Pace check-raised all-in holding the nut straight with and got called by Salimi's for a Broadway straight draw.

That draw came in with an on the river, eliminating Pace and extending Salimi's chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barbod Salimi	270,000	15,000
Gianluca Pace	Busted

Tags: Barbod Salimi Gianluca Pace

05-01-2022 00:39 UTC-4

Assorted Chip Counts

Mike Patrick

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Brewer	125,000
Steve Kang	123,000	123,000
Mark Cincotta	80,000	18,000
David Uvaydov	80,000	80,000
Christina Gollins	77,000	2,000
Elvis Toomas	55,000	55,000
Justin Lapka	43,000	6,000
Brad Sailor	35,000	10,000
Adam Friedman	33,000	-20,000
Gianluca Pace	30,000	30,000
Jamie Allen	25,000	25,000
Laurette Thurber	25,000	-27,000

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

05-01-2022 00:24 UTC-4

Big Stacks at Break

Mike Patrick

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

Barbod Salimi has taken over the chip lead as players head to break.

He won a large pot from Massoud Eskandari with pocket kings versus pocket queens.

Several players are now over the 200,000 chip mark with just three levels of registration remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barbod Salimi	250,000
Ed Alikhani	240,000	26,000
Anthony Pitesa	203,000	-3,000
Daniel Guerrero	195,000	72,000
Massoud Eskandari	65,000	-95,000

Tags: Barbod Salimi Massoud Eskandari

05-01-2022 00:14 UTC-4

Pitesa Eliminates Allen; Pushing For Chip Lead

Mike Patrick

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

Anthony Pitesa's stack was recently seen to be notably larger, and he shared the actions surrounding its growth.

According to Pitesa, action was folded to him in the small blind and he limped. In the big blind, Jamie Allen raised to 4,200, and Pitesa re-raised to 19,200.

Not one to shy away from an aggressive line, Allen jammed for 65,000 and Pitesa happily called.

Pitesa showed , while Allen showed .

The board ran out clean for Pitesa and he scooped a huge pot to vault him over 200,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Pitesa	206,000	121,000
Jamie Allen	Busted

Tags: Jamie Allen Anthony Pitesa

05-01-2022 00:00 UTC-4

MSPT Season 13 Earnings

Mike Patrick

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

Since its inception in 2009, the MSPT has done a great job keeping track of player stats. As a result, 13 years on they have one of the best player databases in the industry.

On their "Leaderboards" page, the MSPT tracks such things as Career Earnings, Main Event Cashes, Main Event Final Tables, Main Event Titles, Total Cashes, Most Cashes/Final Tables in a Season, Most Final Tables All-Time, and much more.

Here's a look at the players who have earned the most this season so far:

Place	Player	Hometown	Season 13 Cashes
1	Daniel Bekavac	Chicago, IL	$173,391
2	Ron West	Los Angeles, CA	$168,488
3	Chan Pelton	College Station, TX	$150,512
4	Jamie Allen	Dundalk, MD	$138,729
5	Johnnie Moreno	Las Vegas, NV	$124,675
6	Benjamin Hanson	Prior Lake,MN	$123,651
7	Billyray Gallegos	Denver, CO	$104,890
8	Ron Scott	Dolores, CO	$95,596
9	Jeff Fielder	Des Moines, IA	$90,197
10	Aaron Massey	Elmwood Park, IL	$87,213

Tags: Jamie Allen Ron Scott

04-30-2022 23:52 UTC-4

Some Updated Chip Counts

Mike Patrick

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Ed Alikhani	214,000	1,000
Massoud Eskandari	160,000	66,500
Stevy Sa	145,000	145,000
Bradford Lawn	140,000	-1,900
Barbod Salimi	137,000
Matthew Brewer	125,000	103,000
Aaron Henderson	101,000	18,000
Anthony Pitesa	85,000	85,000
Aaron Mathis	80,000	-28,000
Steven Westberg	70,000	70,000
Mark Cincotta	62,000	-6,000
Shun Wakita	60,000	-20,000
Adam Friedman	53,000	23,000
Gianluca Pace	Busted

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

04-30-2022 23:30 UTC-4

Robert Fortuno Wins Event #4 $185 Multi-Day

Mike Patrick

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 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 #4: $185 Multi Day saw 208 entries build a prize pool of $30,160 with the top 21 players earning at least $362. Following a six-handed deal, it was Robert Fortuno of Chula Vista, CA taking home the top prize of $4,595 and an MSPT trophy.

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Robert Fortuno	$4,595
2	John McClanhan	$4,400
3	Andrew Gay	$3,885
4	Rhonda Vankrey	$3,470
5	Ruel Villaruel	$3,098
6	Jason Jones	$2,690
7	Jonathan Larkin	$1,116
8	Shun Wakita	$875
9	Daniel Asbury	$694

Tags: Andrew Gay Daniel Asbury Jason Jones John McClanhan Jonathan Larkin Rhonda Vankrey Robert Fortuno Shun Wakita

04-30-2022 23:24 UTC-4

Some Updated Chip Counts

Mike Patrick

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Guerrero	123,000	123,000
Will Thysell	108,000	108,000
Jacob Mendelsohn	91,000	91,000
Bradford Lawn	79,000	-15,300
Christina Gollins	75,000	-5,000
Jamie Allen	61,000
Gianluca Pace	60,000	15,000
Ronda Vankrey	55,500	18,000
Laurette Thurber	52,000	21,000
Thu Nguyen	40,000	-25,000
Dylan Rainey	38,000	-17,000
Brad Sailor	25,000	12,000
Kevin Meyers	16,500	-32,500