Tai Purpero was seen getting the rest of his chips in the middle on the river for a grand total of around 35,000 and Matt Kirby was the lone caller.
The board had run out , and Kirby turned over for the wheel and the flush. However, Purpero turned over to score a big double with a higher straight flush after hitting the runner-runner.
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.
Since its inception in 2009, the MSPT has done a great job keeping track of player stats. As a result, 11 years on 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.
Several players in today's field are looking to climb on the leaderboard for "Most MSPT Main Event Final Tables."
Here's a look at the top ten MSPT Main Event final tables in tour history:
Steve Wendroff of San Diego, California is the chip leader at the end of Day 1c of the Mid-States Poker Tour(MSPT) $1,110 Main Event, part of the Showtime Series at San Diego’s Sycuan Casino Resort. The third and final flight attracted 206 runners, bringing the grand total for the tournament to 460 players, building a prize pool of $444,700, of which $100,680 will go to first place.
Wendroff is looking for his first MSPT Main Event cash after bagging 112 big blinds, in part thanks to a triple-up that helped him cross 200,000 in chips. The local poker player will return Sunday at 11 a.m. for the finale along with Day 1a chip leader Jason Hickey and overall leader Huy Nguyen, who bagged over 600,000 chips on Day 1b. Nguyen leads a field of 61 players returning to take their shot at the title on Sunday.
Day 1c Leaderboard
Place
Player
Chips
Big Blinds
1
Steve Wendroff
449,000
112
2
Gianluca Pace
391,000
98
3
Matthew Blagg
351,000
88
4
Brandon Fortner
319,000
80
5
Tim Acker
284,000
71
6
Richard Lanes
254,000
64
7
Jeremy Clemons
210,000
53
8
George Yutuc
208,000
52
9
Gayk Avetisyan
205,000
51
10
Jonathan Mantouk
190,000
48
Day 1c Action
Several players made a bid at chip leader in the closing levels of the night, including Lena Evans, who finished just outside the top ten players at the end of the night. Evans was briefly the leader at the end of the night after eliminating Ken Deberry with pocket tens.
Jeremy Clemons had several highlights on his path to the leaderboard, including the elimination of Hung Tran with big slick and a cooler against Jason Singleton. Maxwell Lineberger cracked Michael Rosado’s kings with suited connectors but failed to qualify for Day 2.
Thomas Hammers tripled up late in the evening when his ace-jack held on to beat two opponents for the pot, but the Minnesota-native was unable to make the second and final leg of the tournament. Other highlights include a straight flush over straight flush and a big early pot for Jentzen Mehl. Other players who came up short on Day 1c include Matt Kirby, Johnnie Moreno, and Benjamin Moon.
Day 2 will kick off tomorrow at 11 p.m. PST. Play will begin with 10:00 remaining in Level 14 and blinds will continue to increase every 40 minutes. The top 48 finishers will take home a min-cash of $2,131.
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
$2,131
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.