Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
2022 MSPT United States Poker Championship
$1,110 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2022 MSPT United States Poker Championship
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$421,420
Entries
436
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
55
Players Left
1
Updated Stacks, Barnum and Marcus Chipping Up
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
315,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
300,000
-154,000
|
-154,000 |
|
245,000
118,000
|
118,000 |
|
230,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
220,000
-47,000
|
-47,000 |
|
150,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
A Roundup of Winners from MSPT Sycuan
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Levi Geiman beat a field of 535 to win the top prize of $22,644 in Event #1: $360 Mystery Bounty. Geiman also took home $9,850 in bounties in a wild Day 2 that had prizes ranging from $100 to $10,000.
Elsewhere at the series, MSPT Sycuan regular Rip Fritzer won Event $2: $250 PLO for $5,237. Fritzer won the same event at the MSPT Sycuan series in January.
MSPT Sycuan Event Winners
| Event | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| Event #1: $360 Mystery Bounty | Levi Geiman | $22,644 + $9,850 |
| Event #2: $250 PLO | Rip Fritzer | $5,237 |
| Event #3: $250 NL | Armando Mesina | $4,875 |
| Event #4: $185 NL | Jonathan Larkin | $7,370 |
| Event #5: $250 Seniors | Kenneth Baime | $6,300 |
| Event #6: $250 Turbo SuperStack | Luis Rodriguez | $4,341 |
| Event #7: $250 6-Max | Ronald Sengi | $5,100 |
| Event #8 $300 Tag Team | Robert Dawdy and Mey Saeteurn | $6,846 |
| Event #9: $250 Hump Day | Michael Starek | $5,000 |
Armando Mesina beat 126 players to win Event #3: $250 NLH and San Diego's Jonathan Larkin won Event #4: $185 NL after he outlasted a field of 195 entries for the top prize of $7,370.
Previous MSPT Main Event champ Kenneth Baime added another win and $6,300 to his collection with the top spot in Event #5: $250 Seniors, and Luis Rodriguez captured Event #6: $250 Turbo SuperStack for $4,341.
Local Ronald Sengi finished atop Event #7: $250 6-Max for $5,100, and the pair of Robert Dawdy and Mey Saeteurn won Event #8: $300 Tag Team. The duos' event drew a field of 186 players and the Las Vegas-based pair took home $6,846 for the win.
Most recently, Michael Starek added to his Player of the Series lead with a first-place finish in Event #9: $250 Hump Day. A successful finish would make that back-to-back awards for Starek.
Leese Smashes the River in Crazy Runout
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
With the flop showing 
, David Leese, Stefano Calenzani, and Pat McCool got the chips in the middle to create a massive pot.
David Leese: 
Stefano Calenzani: 
Pat McCool: 
What a flop it was as McCool and Calenzani had flopped flushes and yet Leese still had outs with the ace of spades.
The turn brought the 
, but the river 
hit the felt and Leese made the best hand to triple up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
551,000
296,000
|
296,000 |
|
500,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
|
||
|
260,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Eskandari and Pace Moving Up the Leaderboard
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
725,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
|
||
|
500,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
||
|
500,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
500,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
||
|
|
450,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
|
350,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
255,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
||
|
|
250,000
198,000
|
198,000 |
|
175,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
Mid-States Poker Tour's Upcoming Schedule
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Following the conclusion of this weekend, the MSPT will head to Firekeepers Casino in Battle Creek, Michigan for the $1,000,000 guaranteed Michigan State Poker Championship, an $1,110 buy-in tournament, October 13-16.
The remaining 2022 MSPT schedule includes Silverado Casino in Deadwood, South Dakota (October 21-23), Riverside Casino in Riverside, Iowa (October 27-30), and Running Aces Casino in Columbus, Minnesota (December 1-11).
Kapoor and Lopez Butt Heads for the Last Time
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Gianluca Pace opened to 30,000 and Adrian Lopez called. The action was back to Jason Kapoor and he made it 110,000.
Pace folded but Lopez called to see the 
spread. Lopez open-shoved for approximately 150,000 and Kapoor called after some thought.
Adrian Lopez:
Jason Kapoor: 
Lopez was open-ended but Kapoor was in front with jacks. The turn brought the 
and the river was the as Kapoor scored the elimination.
Kapoor got some props from the table for his call and has dedicated his play today to a fallen friend.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
700,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
460,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
Level: 19
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
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Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
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