All of the chips went into the middle preflop with the big blind at risk against Chris Shytle, who was on the button.
All-In Player: 
Chris Shytle: 
No paint came on a runout of 
and Shytle scored the pot and the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
93,000 |
After spinning up a stack of 8,000 to more than a quarter-million before the dinner break, Tan Hoang has increased his stack by another 200K at his new table.
Hoang took another player's stack after the player was in the cutoff and three-bet an open from middle position. Hoang cold-called in the small blind and stacks eventually got in on a 
flop.
Tan Hoang:
Opponent:
Hoang's set-over-set pot has propelled him to over 450K with a little over an hour of play remaining in the day, making him the clear chip leader at this point in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
465,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
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.
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Ryan Hopp opened to 8,000 and Samir Al-Hadwan re-jammed for 28,000 in the small blind. Hopp called.
Samir Al-Hadwan: 
Ryan Hopp: 
"Don't put an ace out there, please," requested Al-Hadwan. The flop 
was safe, as was the turn 
.
"Seven?" said Hopp with a smile. Request denied: the river came 
and Al-Hadwan shipped the dub.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
84,400
|
84,400 |
|
|
64,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
Former MSPT Black Hawk Regional Champion Aaron Frei was one of the three dinner-break entries and has found his way up to 130K, though Tan Hoang still has the largest stack in the room in front of him with 470K.
Just 61 players now remain with less than 45 minutes until play finishes for the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
470,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
350,000
244,000
|
244,000 |
|
210,000
62,500
|
62,500 |
|
170,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
150,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
||
|
130,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
125,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
124,000
56,800
|
56,800 |
|
||
|
104,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
|
99,000
19,500
|
19,500 |
|
90,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
70,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
60,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
50,000
-11,500
|
-11,500 |
Action folded around to Coleman Hughes in the small blind and he open-jammed for the big blind's effective short stack. A call was made.
All-In Player: 
Coleman Hughes: 
Hughes' king-high was best and remained there through the runout 
came to send the short-stacked player to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
245,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
For all looking to play, the daily 10 a.m. $80 MSPT Regional satellite event will still run at its regularly scheduled time; however, a change has been made to the structure in order to accommodate for the large turnout expected at noon. Instead of the normal 20-minute levels, each level will last 10 minutes until the tournament has played down to its appropriate number of players. The tournament will also be an "Ironman" event, meaning there will be no breaks due to the expected short runtime.
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Fifty-one players now remain in the room with the final level of the night just beginning. The following players are not among those 51, having recently been eliminated.
One such was Danny Gonzales, who jammed on the button with 
and ran it into pocket jacks.
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Busted |