$1,110 Main Event
Day 2 Started
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
A Winner Will Be Crowned Today at the MSPT United States Poker Championship from Sycuan Casino
After three days of starting flights, Day 2 is finally set to begin of the United States Poker Championship from Sycuan Casino.
The Mid Stake Poker Tour's (MSPT) $300,000 guaranteed tournament was smashed by the 436 entries, but only 55 will return for their shot at the title. There will be 45 players paid a minimum of $2,318 but everyone is eyeing that 1st place prize of $92,712 and the trophy that goes along with it.
Elvis Toomas (737,000) from Glendale California ran it up last night. He has more than $400,000 in recorded earnings and will be looking to add that amount with a deep run today.
Some of the other players returning are Suhail Khan (454,000), Adrian Lopez (450,000), Day 1b chip leader Patt McCool (445,000), Day 1a chip leader Jason Kapoor (395,000), Ken Baime (388,000), Sherry Hammers (336,000), Curt Kohlberg (334,000), Massoud Eskandari (304,000), and Kyna England (140,000).
Gianluca Pace (267,000), who won the Main Event here at Sycuan in January, pulled off the ole chip and a chair feat. He was left with 400 chips at one point yesterday and went on to bag big.
The blinds will resume at Level 14 at 2,000/4,000/4,000. There will be 10-minute breaks every three levels.
Keep up with all the updates here on PokerNews as a new MSPT champion is crowned.
Seat Assignments For Day 2
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Play Begins
Players are seated and cards are in the air.
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Kapoor Playing With a Heavy Heart
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Jason Kapoor, the Day 1a chip leader, is heartbroken here to start the day.
He learned that his close friend unexpectedly passed away.
Kapoor is dedicating his play to him today. We wish him the best as he mourns this great loss.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
395,000 | |
|
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Lopez Wins a Flip to Send Barraza Out
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Jason Kapoor opened to 24,000 from under the gun and Adrian Lopez called from the small blind. Ricky Barazza moved all in for 115,000. Kapoor mucked and Lopez tank-called.
Ricky Barraza: 
Adrian Lopez: 
The 
runout improved Lopez to a set and scored the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
610,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
|
371,000
-24,000
|
-24,000 |
|
|
||
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Busted | |
|
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Baime Picks Up More Chips
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
In a blind-on-blind situation, Ken Baime had a short stack at risk preflop.
Short Stack: 
Ken Baime:
The 
runout paired Baime and he padded his big stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
480,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
Noriegasolis Binks a Ten for Double KO
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
A player shoved from under the gun for 55,000 and Brayan Noriegasolis three-bet to 155,000. Liya Gerasimova then called all in for less and everyone else folded.
Under The Gun: 
Liya Gerasimova: 
Brayan Noriegasolis:
It was a battle of three pairs but the 
flop gave Noriegasolis a set of tens. The turn and river would not spare the shorter stacks and he moved up to half a million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000
238,000
|
238,000 |
|
Busted |