$1,110 MSPT Main Event | 2022 MSPT Sycuan Casino

01-16-2022 10:42 UTC-7

Nguyen Leads the Field of 61 into Day 2 of the MSPT $1,110 Main Event at Sycuan Casino Resort

Matt Hansen

Welcome to the Day 2 finale of the Mid-States Poker Tour(MSPT) $1,110 Main Event, part of the Showtime Series at Sycuan Casino Resort in San Diego. A total of 61 players qualified over three flights to compete today for their share of the $440,700 prize pool.

Huy Nguyen is the overall chip leader after bagging over 600,000 chips on Day 1b. Jason Hickey emerged from Day 1a with the most, and Steve Wendroff set the pace on Day 1c. The three will lead a field of newcomers and MSPT regulars that are looking to take down the first tournament of the 13th season. Today’s winner will take home 1,600 Player of the Year points, a coveted MSPT trophy, and the first prize of $100,680.

Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts

Name	Chip Total
Huy Nguyen	628,000
Steve Wendroff	449,000
Jason Hickey	441,000
Scott Subak	415,000
Gianluca Pace	391,000
Ken Morey	381,000
Luke Nguyen	364,000
Matthew Blagg	351,000
Eric Liu	349,000
Christopher Skinner	320,000

Other players returning for Day 2 action include Lena Evans, Luke Nguyen, Jeremy Clemons, Katerina Grishakova, and Igor Keselman.

With 460 runners in the event, 61 players return for Sunday’s Day 2 and the top 48 places will pay out a minimum of $2,312. Day 2 action will pick up in Level 14 with 10:00 remaining on the tournament clock. Action will continue today until a winner is declared. Levels are 40 minutes long and there will be a 10-minute break after level 17 and every three levels beyond.

MSPT Main Event Payouts

*Place	Prize	POY Points
1	$100,680	1,600
2	$63,151	1,400
3	$42,247	1,300
4	$29,795	1,200
5	$21,346	1,100
6	$16,454	1,000
7	$12,896	900
8	$10,673	800
9-10	$8,672	700
11-12	$7,115	600
13-14	$5,781	500
15-16	$4,669	400
17-24	$3,780	300
25-32	$3,113	200
33-40	$2,668	100
41-48	$2,312	50

Be sure to keep it here with the PokerNews team for live updates of the exciting Day 2 finale from the MSPT Main Event at Sycuan Casino Resort in San Diego.

Tags: Christopher Skinner Eric Liu Gianluca Pace Huy Nguyen Igor Keselman Jason Hickey Jeremy Clemons Katerina Grishakova Ken Morey Lena Evans Luke Nguyen Matthew Blagg Nguyen Leads Scott Subak Steve Wendroff

01-16-2022 12:28 UTC-7

Wendroff Scores Back-to-Back Busts

Matt Hansen

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Day 1c chip leader Steve Wendroff is leaping up the leaderboard after back-to-back busts.

In the first hand, Charly Peterson raised to 38,000 from early position and Wendroff shoved behind with Peterson covered. Peterson thought for a moment but called with his last 100,000.

Charly Peterson:
Steve Wendroff:

The board ran out and the queens held to score Wendroff a big early double.

Moments later, a big pot was building and Nick Grippo fired 15,000 at a board. Wendroff called from late position and the turn was .

Grippo shoved the turn and Wendroff called quickly, turning over for the Broadway straight. Grippo had , and the river brought no help. Wendroff scored another knockout to move above the 600K mark in the first moments of Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Wendroff	652,000 203,000	203,000
Charly Peterson	Busted
Nick Grippo	Busted

Tags: Charly Peterson Nick Grippo Steve Wendroff

01-16-2022 13:11 UTC-7

Zulker Knocks Out Bell to Burst Bubble; Birdsall Cashes

Matt Hansen

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Talbert Bell got it all into the middle for around 60,000 and Mike Zulker was the lone caller in late position.

Talbert Bell:
Mike Zulker:

The board ran out and Zulker flopped a queen to eliminate Bell and burst the bubble. All 48 remaining players are now guaranteed a min-cash of $2,312.

Elsewhere across the room, Mark Birdsall is all smiles as he locks in a trip to the payout window after showing up for Day 2 with just 10,000. He ran it up to around 90,000 to start the day, which was enough to take him across the bubble line.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Zulker	225,000 88,000	88,000
Mark Birdsall	25,000 15,000	15,000
Talbert Bell	Busted

Tags: Mark Birdsall Mike Zulker

01-16-2022 15:05 UTC-7

Evans Gets a Shove Through on Moshe; Takes from Johnson

Matt Hansen

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Lena Evans is making moves up the leaderboard and putting pressure on her opponents.

With 75,000 in the pot and on the board, Evans shoved for 143,000 and Roni Moshe went into the tank.

After a few minutes, Moshe got away from it and awarded Evans the pot.

Moments later, Evans clashed with Rodger Johnson.

Johnson raised to 22,000 from middle position and action folded to Evans for a call from the big blind.

The flop was and Evans bet 28,000. Johnson called and the turn was .

Evans check-called on the turn when Rodgers bet 33,000. The river came .

Both players checked the river and Evans turned over . Johnson flashed and tossed the losing hand in the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lena Evans	332,000 245,000	245,000
Rodger Johnson	261,000 132,000	132,000
Fadi Moshi	127,000 -8,000	-8,000

01-16-2022 15:32 UTC-7

MSPT Season 12 Final Standings - Player of the Year

Matt Hansen

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Kyna England took down the Season 12 Player of the Year title after winning the MSPT Winter Poker Classic at Canterbury Park in December. She held off a late charge by Taylor Howard in the finale event of the year to become the first female Player of the Year in MSPT history.

Since its inception in 2009, the MSPT has done a great job keeping track of player stats. As a result, 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 final standings in the Season 12 points race.

Place	Player	Points
1	Kyna England	4,750
2	Taylor Howard	4,058
3	Cy Church	3,925
4	Aaron Massey	3,250
5	Jordan Cristos	3,200
6	Jason Crews	3,075
7	Daniel Sepiol	2,850
8	Rob WazWaz	2,717
9	Thu Nguyen	2,700
10	Gediminas Uselis	2.550

01-16-2022 16:44 UTC-7

Jose Araya Eliminated in 16th Place ($4,669)

Matt Hansen

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Just before the break, Jose Araya was down to just a couple of big blinds when he got it all in against Peter Edelman.

Jose Araya:
Peter Edelman:

The board ran out with two jacks, but no help for Araya as he was eliminated in 16th place for $4,669.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Edelman	260,000 -40,000	-40,000
Jose Araya	Busted

Tags: Jose Araya Peter Edelman

01-16-2022 16:47 UTC-7

David Leese Eliminated in 15th Place ($4,669)

Matt Hansen

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

David Leese open-jammed for 135,000 and Jason Hickey re-shoved from the next seat over. The rest of the table folded and action was heads-up.

David Leese:
Jason Hickey:

The board ran out and Hickey turned an ace to eliminate Leese from the tournament in 15th place for $4,669.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Hickey	490,000 135,000	135,000
David Leese	Busted

Tags: David Leese Jason Hickey

01-16-2022 16:59 UTC-7

Peter Edelman Eliminated in 14th Place ($5,781)

Matt Hansen

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Peter Edelman and Steve Wendroff clashed with nearly identical stacks of around 250,000, and Edelman got it all in while slightly covered by Wendroff.

Peter Edelman:
Steve Wendroff: