$1,110 MSPT Main Event
Day 1a Started
$1,110 MSPT Main Event
Day 1a Started
Welcome to Day 1a of the Mid-Stakes Poker Tour(MSPT) $1,110 Showdown Series Main Event at San Diego’s Sycuan Casino Resort. Cards go in the air at 3 p.m. PST for the first of three flights in which players will compete for their share of a $300,000 guarantee to kick off MSPT's 13th season.
Missouri’s Matt Paten took down the last MSPT event held at Sycuan Casino Resort, taking home $94,882 for winning the recently revived United States Poker Championship in September of 2021. Paten outlasted 456 entries in what was the second event in the first year of San Diego's MSPT tour stop.
Place | Name | Prize |
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1 | Matt Paten | $94,782 |
2 | Jonathan McGowan | $58,232 |
3 | Mike Rosado | $41,966 |
4 | Gary Hansen | $31,739 |
5 | Pej Niyati | $23,804 |
6 | Lucy Hargett | $18,704 |
7 | Rubin Chappell | $14,106 |
8 | Vladimir Medvinsky | $11,021 |
9 | Allen Galutera | $8,376 |
Players will receive 25,000 in chips and unlimited re-entries are allowed in every 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 will kick off with Kyna England defending her Player of the Year title after winning MSPT’s 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.
Dates | Event | Venue | City | Guarantee |
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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 |
Be sure to keep it here all weekend long for updates on all the action live from the PokerNews team.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Cards are now in the are for the MSPT $1,110 Main Event at Sycuan Casino Resort. Players will play 15 levels today with a ten minute break after every three.
With 3,800 in the pot and on the board, a player in early position bet 1,500 and Luke Nguyen called quickly.
The turn was and Nguyen's opponent checked. Nguyen fired 2,200 and his opponent went into the tank for a moment before he tossed his cards in the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Luke Nguyen | 28,300 | 28,300 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Jason Hickey | 25,000 | 25,000 |
David Leese | 25,000 | 25,000 |
Katerina Grishakova | 25,000 | 25,000 |
Scott Stewart | 25,000 | 25,000 |
Matt Morfitt | 25,000 | 25,000 |
Veronica Daly | 25,000 | 25,000 |
Brett Parise | 25,000 | 25,000 |
Anthony Pitesa | 25,000 | 25,000 |
Tai Purpero | 25,000 | 25,000 |
Justin Monk | 25,000 | 25,000 |
Richard Lanes | 25,000 | 25,000 |
With around 3,000 in the pot and on the board, a player in early position bet 1,500 and Ronald Oeding called from the button.
The turn was and Oeding's opponent continued for 4,000. Oeding called quickly.
"Nice call," his opponent said, turning over for a missed wheel draw. Oeding turned over to show the straight and take the big early pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Ronald Oeding | 39,800 | 39,800 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
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 |
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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 |
With 2,700 in the pot and on the board, Veronica Daly checked before Brett Parise bet 1,300. Matt Morfitt raised to 3,100 and Daley got out of the way while Parise came along.
The turn was and Parise checked. Morfitt continued for 5,100 and Parise check-called. The river was .
Parise checked again and Morfitt fired 7,000 to a quick call from Parise. Morfitt showed for three tens and Parise toss the losing hand into the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Matt Morfitt | 52,100 | 27,100 |
Veronica Daly | 24,500 | -500 |
Brett Parise | 12,000 | -13,000 |