The final opening flight of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Sycuan Showdown Series Main Event gets underway today at 3 pm PT, with another large field expected to help blast the prize pool well past its $300,000 guarantee here at the beautiful Sycuan Casino Resort just outside San Diego, California.
After 79 players fired Day 1a on Thursday, more than double that came out for Friday’s second flight as it attracted 182 entries. Out of those combined flights, 30 players have advanced to Sunday’s final day with many more likely to join them from this flight.
MSPT Sycuan Main Event Opening Flight Totals
| Flight | Entries | Advancing to Day 2 |
|---|
| Day 1a | 79 | 9 |
| Day 1b | 182 | 21 |
| Day 1c | - | - |
| Totals | 261 | 30 |
Day 1b chip leader Sebastin Kolmar has secured the biggest bag thus far, with a target of 584,000 chips for players to shoot for on Saturday. Day 1b’s Ulisese Liaina (492,000) and Day 1a chip leader Steven Graner (368,000) hold the next biggest stacks through two days of opening flight play.
As with the earlier flights, cards will be in the air at 3 pm local time with late registration open until the start of Level 13 (approximately 11:40 pm).
Players will begin the day with 25,000 chips at blinds of 100/100 with a 100 BB ante. 10-minute breaks are scheduled after every three levels.
MSPT Showdown Series Remaining Schedule
| Date | Time (PDT) | Tournament | Late Reg | GTD Prize Pool | Starting Stack | Blind Levels |
|---|
| Saturday, April 30 | 3:00 pm | Event #10: $1,110 MSPT Main Event Day 1c | 11:40 pm | $300,000 | 25,000 | 40 |
| | 8:00 pm | $135 Nightly NLH | 10:10 pm | $4,000 | 12,000 | 20 |
| Sunday, May 1 | 11:00 am | $1,110 MSPT Main Event Day 2 | - | | | |
| | Noon | Event #10: $250 Last Chance NLH | 3:00 pm | $10,000 | 15,000 | 20 |
| | 3:00 pm | $135 Last Dance NLH | 5:10 pm | $2,000 | 12,000 | 20 |
Players advancing from this flight will join those other 30 survivors at 11 am PT Sunday for Day 2 and their opportunity to take home the winner's purse and the MSPT Main Event champions trophy. Keep it close to PokerNews for live updates until that champion is crowned.
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