2022 MSPT Sycuan Casino

$1,110 MSPT Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2022 MSPT Sycuan Casino

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
33
Prize
$74,562
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$444,700
Entries
460
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
61
Players Left
1

Rip Fritzer Wins Event #2: $250 Pot-Limit Omaha

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

While PokerNews is covering the $1,110 Main Event, several players took down preliminary events throughout the Showdown Series at Sycuan Casino Resort.

A total of 59 runners turned out to compete in Event #3: $250 Pot-Limit Omaha and it was local tournament veteran Rip Fritzer who walked away with the trophy and the $4,424 top prize. Fritzer defeated Brian Nordin of San Diego heads-up. Other players finishing in the money were Stanley Solis, Tai Purpero, Mark Birdsall, and David Para.

Event #3: $250 Pot-Limit Omaha Results

PlaceNameHometownPrize
1Rip FritzerEl Cajon, CA$4,424
2Brian NordinSan Diego, CA$2,738
3Stanley SolisEl Cajon, CA$1,794
4Tai PurperoSantee, CA$1,239
5Mark BirdsallKihei, HI$909
6David ParaAlpine, CA$696

Level: 18

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Wendroff Busts Clemons with Aces

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Steve Wendroff called the PokerNews team over to his table to update his growing legion of fans around the world.

Wendroff's stack had swelled to over 800,000 and had just sent Jeremy Clemons to the rail.

Clemons had {a-}{q-} and Wendroff had {a-}{a-}. The board ran out with no help for Clemons and he was out of the tournament while Wendroff jumped back near the top of the leaderboard.

Player Chips Progress
Steve Wendroff us
Steve Wendroff
855,000 170,000
Jeremy Clemons us
Jeremy Clemons
Busted

Tags: Jeremy ClemonsSteve Wendroff

Nguyen Still Pacing the Field in Latest Round of Assorted Chip Counts

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Huy Nguyen us
Huy Nguyen
898,000 270,000
Gianluca Pace us
Gianluca Pace
785,000 394,000
Steve Wendroff us
Steve Wendroff
685,000 33,000
Matthew Blagg us
Matthew Blagg
557,000 27,000
Christopher Skinner us
Christopher Skinner
475,000 155,000
Jason Hickey us
Jason Hickey
270,000 -171,000
Arielle Frank us
Arielle Frank
261,000 109,000
Rich Alsup us
Rich Alsup
WSOP 1X Winner
185,000 50,000
Katerina Grishakova us
Katerina Grishakova
180,000 79,000
Fadi Moshi us
Fadi Moshi
135,000 25,000
Rip Fritzer us
Rip Fritzer
117,000 42,000
Maxwell Lineberger us
Maxwell Lineberger
115,000 -62,000
Brett Parise us
Brett Parise
91,000 -85,000
Lena Evans us
Lena Evans
87,000 -95,000

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

PN Podcast: Hellmuth vs. Dwan, Cates Lip Filler & Guest Andrew Neeme Talks Texas Cardroom

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

In the second PokerNews Podcast episode of the New Year, Sarah Herring and Chad Holloway discuss Dan "Jungleman" Cates' controversial tweet about lip fillers, recap winners from the Venetian High Rollers, and preview the upcoming Phil Hellmuth vs. Tom Dwan High Stakes Duel match to take place on Wednesday, January 26.

They also highlight Michael Addamo's win in the GGPoker Super MILLION$, Jake Ferro and Mike "BrockLesnar" Holtz winning Player of the Year races, and Kasey Orr taking down record-breaking RGPS Thunder Valley Main Event.

This week's guest is none other than popular poker vlogger Andrew Neeme, who talks to Sarah about marriage, his well-received "The Villain Who Stole Christmas" vlog, and what inspired him to join forces with Doug Polk and Brad Owen in investing in a Texas cardroom.

Finally, they bid adieu to the great Jeff Platt and recognize his contributions to the PokerNews Podcast.

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