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.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
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.
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.
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 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
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.
| 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 |
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