2022 MSPT United States Poker Championship

$1,110 Main Event
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2022 MSPT United States Poker Championship
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$82,512
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$421,420
Total Entries
436
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
119
Players Left
18
Players Left 1 / 436
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$1,110 Main Event

Day 1a Completed

Jason Kapoor Bags the Chip Lead on Day 1a of MSPT $300,000 Main Event

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Jason Kapoor
Jason Kapoor

Day 1a is in the books at the Mid Stakes Poker Tour (MSPT) $1,110 Main Event at Sycuan Casino in San Diego. The $300,000 guaranteed tournament saw a total of 119 entries but only 18 remain after 15 Levels of play.

Leading the way is Jason "Clozer" Kapoor (395,000) from Detriot. He caught fire late in the night and will be in a great position heading into Day 2. Hot on his heels is Ken Baime (388,000) who spent most of the night on the top of the leaderboard.

A few others to find a bag include David Leese (255,000), Justin “Miles” Barnum (127,000), Shaun Davis (203,000), and ClubGG qualifier Josiah Pittman.

All players who advance will return Sunday, September 25th at 11:00 a.m. to play down to a winner.

Some of those to bust throughout the day included well-known players Rich Alsup, Kyna England, Nissar Quraishi, and Benjamin Moon, as well as ClubGG qualifiers Colin Grylls, Woo Oh, and John Pelligra.

Players will still have two more opportunities to qualify on Friday (September 23rd) and Saturday (September 24th) for Day 1b and Day 1c. Both of those flights have a 3:00 p.m. starting time.

Keep up with the all updates here on PokerNews as a new MSPT champion is crowned.

Tags: Benjamin MoonColin GryllsDavid LeeseJohn PelligraJosiah PittmanKen BaimeKyna EnglandNissar QuraishiRich AlsupShaun DavisWoo Oh

End of Day Chip Counts (full)

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

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Play Ends

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Players have bagged and tagged for the night.

There were 18 who advanced to Day 2 on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. to play down to a winner.

A full recap of today's events will be posted shortly.

Kapoor Takes Over Chip Lead

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jason Kapoor had a player at risk preflop.

Shorter Stack: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Jason Kapoor: {q-Hearts}{q-Spades}

Kapoor was ahead with queens but his opponent picked up a flush draw on the {10-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} turn. The river {3-Hearts} was a blank, and Kapoor moved past 400,000 and into the chip lead.

Bland Bobs and Weaves to Avoid Knockout Blows

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Anthony Bland
Anthony Bland

Anthony Bland just survived two all-ins to get himself back into contention.

First, Bland was at risk against Hal Marcus preflop.

Anthony Bland: {8-Hearts}{8-Spades}
Hal Marcus: {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}

Bland looked to be in good shape on the {10-Spades}{a-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} flop as he drilled a set, but the turn {9-Spades} got him out of his chair as Marcus turned an open-ended straight draw.

"Don't do it to me again," pleaded Bland.

The {k-Diamonds} fell on the river and Bland doubled.

Moments later Bland was at risk again preflop, this time against Amir Taleghani.

Anthony Bland: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Amir Taleghani: {a-Clubs}{j-Spades}

Bland appeared to be in good shape until the {k-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{5-Clubs} brought Taleghani a flush draw. The turn {9-Spades} and river {7-Spades} however were clean for Bland as he doubled again.

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Baime Back on Top of Late Night Counts

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
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