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

04-30-2022 20:44 UTC-4

Daniel Ruiz Wins $250 Pot-Limit Omaha

Mike Patrick

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 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 #2: $250 Pot-Limit Omaha saw 69 entries build a prize pool of $13,800 with the top seven players earning a payday. A deal was struck seven-handed, and it was Daniel Ruiz earning the top prize of $3,324 and an MSPT trophy while those final seven players each received at least $1,206.

Event #2 Payouts

Place	Player	Prize
1	Daniel Ruiz	$3,324
2	Michael Millanponce	$2,143
3	Arthur Boson	$2,135
4	Stephen O’Dwyer	$2,110
5	Michael Gibbs	$1,543
6	Marc Mastriano	$1,339
7	Justin Lapka	$1,206

Tags: Arthur Boson Daniel Ruiz Justin Lapka Marc Mastriano Michael Gibbs Michael Millanponce Stephen O’Dwyer

04-30-2022 20:52 UTC-4

A Few New Faces and a Couple of Fresh Stacks

Mike Patrick

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Lapka	25,000 25,000	25,000
Thu Nguyen	25,000 25,000	25,000
Dylan Rainey	25,000 25,000	25,000
Justin Lynch	25,000 6,500	6,500
Shun Wakita	25,000 25,000	25,000
Anthony Petisa	25,000 25,000	25,000

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

04-30-2022 21:08 UTC-4

Some Counts From Around the Room

Mike Patrick

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Harijs Broza	75,000 75,000	75,000
Rhodora Luck	69,000 61,000	61,000
Ron Oeding	65,000 65,000	65,000
Chris McCaman	64,000 64,000	64,000
Kenneth Russell	58,000 58,000	58,000
Shun Wakita	56,000 31,000	31,000
Brandon Lee	55,000 14,000	14,000
Christina Gollins	54,000 8,000	8,000
Huy Nguyen	48,000 27,000	27,000
Ken Baime	43,000 10,000	10,000
Ronda Vankrey	37,500 37,500	37,500
Adam Friedman	30,000 -5,000	-5,000

Noel Eicher	24,100 -900	-900
Gianluca Pace	17,000 -48,000	-48,000
Jamie Allen	16,000 -70,000	-70,000

04-30-2022 21:18 UTC-4

Steve Sharp Wins Event #3 $250 Sunday Feast

Mike Patrick

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 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 #3: $250 Sunday Feast saw 93 entries build a prize pool of $18,600 with the top 12 players earning at least $391. When the dust settled, it was Steve Sharp of San Diego, CA taking home the top prize of $5,579 and an MSPT trophy.

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Steve Sharp	$5,579
2	Benjamin Moon	$3,460
3	Mark Kogan	$2,437
4	Eric Magallan	$1,767
5	Brandon Lee	$1,302
6	John Santos	$967
7	Adam Churnick	$781
8	Michael Starek	$632
9	Mark Cincotta	$502

04-30-2022 21:34 UTC-4

More Chip Counts

Mike Patrick

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ed Alikhani	128,000 128,000	128,000
Thomas Gabriel	71,000 17,000	17,000
Thu Nguyen	65,000 40,000	40,000
Dylan Rainey	55,000 30,000	30,000
Eli Loewenthal	54,000 54,000	54,000
Julie Peavie	47,000 47,000	47,000
Kevin Meyers	31,400 31,400	31,400
Laurette Thurber	31,000 -17,000	-17,000
Matthew Brewer	22,000 22,000	22,000

Anthony Petisa	13,000 -12,000	-12,000
Steven Westberg	Busted

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

04-30-2022 21:48 UTC-4

Wakita Sends Allen Back to Registration

Mike Patrick

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

MSPT Riverside runner-up Jamie Allen raised to 2,000 before the flop from middle position and was called to his left by Shun Wakita.

On the flop, Allen continued for 3,000 and Wakita called.

The turn brought the and Allen kept firing, this time for 5,500. Again, Wakita called.

The appeared on the river, and Allen fired in the rest of his stack, approximately 20,000.

Wakita had an easy call as he rolled over , while Allen tossed his bluff into the muck and headed back to the registration desk for a fresh 25,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shun Wakita	80,000 24,000	24,000
Jamie Allen	25,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Jamie Allen Shun Wakita

04-30-2022 22:03 UTC-4

Assorted Chip Counts Before Break

Mike Patrick

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ed Alikhani	142,000 14,000	14,000
Aaron Mathis	108,000 108,000	108,000
Bradford Lawn	94,000 94,000	94,000
Christina Gollins	70,000 16,000	16,000
Jamie Allen	61,000 36,000	36,000
Gianluca Pace	45,000 28,000	28,000
Aaron Henderson	37,000 37,000	37,000
Adam Friedman	34,000 4,000	4,000

Ken Baime	30,000 -13,000	-13,000
Ron Oeding	26,000 -39,000	-39,000
Brad Sailor	14,000 -4,000	-4,000
Harijs Broza	8,500 -66,500	-66,500

04-30-2022 22:15 UTC-4

Break Time!

Mike Patrick

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Players have been sent on their second 10-minute break of the day.