The tournament clock has just ticked up to 300 total entries for the day, bringing the three-day total up to 649. Registration will remain open for a little more than 30 more minutes, closing at 9:11 p.m. local time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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257,000 | |
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130,000
63,500
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63,500 |
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122,000
-26,000
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-26,000 |
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110,000
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
85,000
-33,000
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-33,000 |
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83,000
16,500
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16,500 |
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71,500
-20,500
|
-20,500 |
|
70,000
500
|
500 |
|
68,500
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
68,000
-55,500
|
-55,500 |
|
|
40,500
16,700
|
16,700 |
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38,000
-9,900
|
-9,900 |
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18,000
-40,000
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-40,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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A short-stacked Tomas Brown open-jammed in the cutoff and received a call from John Sun on the button. Both players in the blinds folded.
Tomas Brown: 
John Sun: 
A six on the flop 
left Brown with nothing but running flush outs to double or straight outs to chop, both of which were squashed by the turn 
. The river 
completed the runout, making the hand official and eliminating Brown from the tournament as a result.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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130,000 | |
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Busted |
The Mid-States Poker Tour will play host to the United States Poker Championship September 16-26 at Sycuan Casino in San Diego, California.
A total of 11 trophy events will take place including a $360 Regional $100K Guarantee during the opening weekend (September 16-19) and the $1,110 Main Event running from Thursday, September 23 through Sunday, September 26, which will feature a $300K Guarantee for its three starting flights.
Sycuan's first MSPT stop came back in March and also culminated with a $300K Guarantee Main Event. That time, Alesandro Jauregui claimed victory and the accompanying $140,665 first-place prize after topping a field of 676, which more than doubled the tournament's guaranteed prize pool.
PokerNews will be returning to Sycuan alongside MSPT to bring you live updates of both the $360 Regional and $1,110 Main Events.
The tournament has reached its final 10-minute break of the night. This is the last chance to enter for the entire weekend - registration will close at the beginning of Level 13 at 9:11 p.m. local time, at which point the overall field will become set.
More information regarding official numbers and prize pool information will be posted after the break.
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Ronnie Bardah was eliminated shortly before the final break of the night and re-entered during the break to become the final registrant of the tournament. A total of 302 entries were produced for the flight, bringing the three-day total up to 651.
Prize pool information will be posted upon its release.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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25,000
-53,000
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-53,000 |
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Jacob Mintz raised to 6,000 under the gun and received a call in middle position before Jeff Heiberg three-bet to 18,000 in the hijack. Ronnie Bardah was in the big blind just after re-entering and went all in for 22,000. Mintz re-jammed for 46,000 and Heiberg called after a fold ensued in between.
Ronnie Bardah: 
Jacob Mintz: 
Jeff Heiberg: 
"Oh," exclaimed Bardah after seeing the situation. Neither of the two remaining aces in the deck came as the dealer brought a runout of 
and he was eliminated from the tournament by Mintz, who earned more than a double of his own in the process.
"Worst thousand I ever spent in my life," added Bardah before making his way from the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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123,000
49,500
|
49,500 |
|
119,000
119,000
|
119,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
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Matt Myers raised in the hijack and received a call in the small blind. The big blind then re-jammed for 27,000 on top of the original raise, and Myers made the call with the small blind folding behind.
All-In Player: 
Matt Myers: 
Myers saw a queen-high runout of 
come to leave his kings on top and secure the pot and the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
144,000
144,000
|
144,000 |
Yohannes Ambaye raised to 6,000 in middle position and was called by the player on the button as well as Francesco Campanile, who defended his big blind. The flop fell 
and Campanile checked to Ambaye, who continuation-bet 7,000. The player on the button called and Campanile folded.
Action was then heads up to the turn 
, where Ambaye fired another 12,000 into the middle. The player on the button quickly called and the river came . Ambaye fired another 30,000 into the middle, sending his opponent into the tank for about half a minute as he sat there shuffling half a stack of chips.
Eventually, the player on the button decided the bet was convincing enough and sent his cards to the muck to earn Ambaye the pot with his third barrel.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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156,000
62,500
|
62,500 |
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36,000
14,000
|
14,000 |