Day 1c of the MSPT $1,110 Main Event at Sycuan Casino Resort Kicks Off Shortly
Welcome to Day 1c of the Mid-Stakes Poker Tour(MSPT) $1,100 Main Event of the Showdown Series at San Diego’s Sycuan Casino Resort. Cards go in the air at 3 p.m. PST for the third of three flights in the kickoff to the MSPT’s 13th season.
After two flights, Huy Nguyen of Huntington Beach, California is the overall chipleader with over 600,000 chips. Nguyen set the Day 1b pace after Jason Hickey bagged the chip lead on Day 1a The first flight played until 10:00 left in Level 14, and 11 players moved on to Day 2. The second flight sent 21 players to Day 2, and today's flight will play until the same point, or when 12% of the field remains, whichever comes first.
Day 1b Leaderboard
| Place | Player | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huy Nguyen | 628,000 | 157 |
| 2 | Scott Subak | 415,000 | 104 |
| 3 | Eric Liu | 349,000 | 87 |
| 4 | Christopher Skinner | 320,000 | 80 |
| 5 | Shane Murphy | 299,000 | 75 |
| 6 | Igor Keselman | 201,000 | 50 |
| 7 | Kalvinci Ewing | 182,000 | 46 |
| 8 | Brett Parise | 176,000 | 44 |
| 9 | Marlou Heiland | 162,000 | 41 |
| 10 | Armando Mesina | 156,000 | 39 |
Players will receive 25,000 in chips and unlimited entries are allowed for each flight. Registration is open until the beginning of Level 13, and levels will last 40 minutes. The surviving players from the opening three flights will meet for Sunday’s Day 2 finale at 11:00 a.m. local time.
The 13th season of the MSPT opens up with Kyna England starting on the path to her defense of the Player of the Year title after winning the Winter Poker Classic at Minnesota’s Canterbury Park in December. This weekend’s stop is the first on a tour that will head to Black Hawk Casino in Colorado Jan. 19-30 before stopping at the Venetian Feb. 10-12.
2022 MSPT Schedule
| Dates | Event | Venue | City | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 6-16 | Showdown Series | Sycuan Casino Resort | El Cajon, CA | |
| January 19-30 | Showdown Series | Bally’s Black Hawk Casino | Black Hawk, CO | |
| February 10-12 | Poker Bowl VI | Venetian Las Vegas | Las Vegas, NV | |
| March 9-13 | Regional Series | Grand Falls Casino | Sioux Falls, SD | |
| March 18-20 | Main Event 191 | Riverside Casino | Riverside, IA | |
| April 21-May 1 | Showdown Series | Sycuan Casino Report | San Diego, CA | |
| May 12-15 | Michigan State Championship | Firekeeper’s Casino | Battle Creek, MI | |
| May 20-22 | South Dakota State Championship | Silverado Casino | Deadwood, SD | |
| July 6-17 | Showdown Series | Bally’s Black Hawk Casino | Black Hawk, CO | |
| July 22-24 | Iowa State Championship | Riverside Casino | Riverside, IA | |
| August 19-21 | Main Event | Grand Falls Casino | Sioux Falls, SD | |
| Sept 15-25 | United States Poker Championship | Sycuan Casino Report | San Diego, CA | |
| October 13-16 | Main Event | Firekeeper’s Casino | Battle Creek, MI | |
| October 21-23 | Deadwood Shootout | Silverado Casino | Deadwood, SD | |
| October 28-30 | Main Event | Riverside Casino | Riverside, IA | |
| December 1-4 | Main Event | Canterbury Park | Shakopee, MN |
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