$1,110 Main Event Day 1a | 2022 MSPT United States Poker Championship

09-23-2022 02:03 UTC-7

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

NicholasBaltz

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

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 Moon Colin Grylls David Leese John Pelligra Josiah Pittman Ken Baime Kyna England Nissar Quraishi Rich Alsup Shaun Davis Woo Oh

09-23-2022 01:12 UTC-7

Bland Bobs and Weaves to Avoid Knockout Blows

NicholasBaltz

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

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

First, Bland was at risk against Hal Marcus preflop.

Anthony Bland:
Hal Marcus:

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

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

The fell on the river and Bland doubled.

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

Anthony Bland:
Amir Taleghani:

Bland appeared to be in good shape until the brought Taleghani a flush draw. The turn and river however were clean for Bland as he doubled again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hal Marcus	165,000 25,000	25,000
Anthony Bland	94,000 71,000	71,000
Amir Taleghani	90,000 -120,000	-120,000

09-23-2022 00:25 UTC-7

Leese Bluffs His Way into the Nuts at the Expense of Baime

NicholasBaltz

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

With the flop showing , David Leese bet 18,000 and Ken Baime came along to the turn.

Baime checked and Leese continued for 37,000 more. Baime called and the river brought the .

Baime checked again and Leese moved in for his last 55,000. After a minute of thought, Baime called.

Leese rolled over for a rivered Broadway straight.

"I'm the worst," said Baime as his top pair headed into the muck.

Both players sit among the leaders as the night begins to wind down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ken Baime	275,000 -139,000	-139,000
David Leese	270,000 145,000	145,000

Tags: David Leese Ken Baime

09-22-2022 23:03 UTC-7

Registration Update

NicholasBaltz

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

The board currently shows 119 entries on the night with 33 players remaining.

Registration will be available until the start of Level 13, which is about 40 minutes from now.

After that players will continue until the end of Level 15, or until 12% of the field remains.

09-22-2022 22:36 UTC-7

Lopez Riding the Comeback Trail

NicholasBaltz

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Following his pocket queens versus pocket queens cooler, Lopez has spun it back up.

There was approximately 35,000 already in the middle on the turn when Adrian Lopez shoved from the big blind for 32,500. Ernesto Ouano was in the tank on the button.

"How much is it," asked Ouano.

After a count Ouano decided to lay it down and Lopez flashed the as he took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Lopez	96,000 76,000	76,000
Ernesto Ouano	35,000 -50,000	-50,000

Tags: Adrian Lopez Ernesto Ouano

09-22-2022 22:01 UTC-7

Brutal River Leaves Penn with Piles, Lopez with Crumbs

NicholasBaltz

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

A loud reaction to a river was heard across the room and it was to the benefit of Danny Penn.

Penn was showing on the board, while Adrian Lopez held . The two players had gotten it all in on the turn each holding pocket queens, but the club river gave Penn a flush to scoop the pot.

In the aftermath, Penn surged to double the chip average, while Lopez was left with less than a starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danny Penn	119,000 119,000	119,000
Adrian Lopez	20,000 -64,000	-64,000

Tags: Adrian Lopez Danny Penn

09-22-2022 21:55 UTC-7

ClubGG Qualifer Pittman Stays Alive With Big Slick

NicholasBaltz

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Josiah Pittman shoved his stack forward for the second hand in a row, and this time Nissar Quraishi re-shoved with the bigger stack.

Everyone else folded and Pittman was at risk.

Josiah Pittman:
Nissar Quraishi:

The runout was clean for Pittman as he survived with his king kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nissar Quraishi	140,000 20,000	20,000
Josiah Pittman	44,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Josiah Pittman Nissar Quraishi

09-22-2022 21:06 UTC-7

Baime Takes Commanding Lead with Set of Sevens

NicholasBaltz

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Ken Baime is on a roll and he just sent another player to the rail to take a massive chip lead.

In a three-bet pot, with three players involved on the flop, Josiah Pittman bet 8,000. He was called by one opponent and then Ken Baime moved all in having both players covered.

Pittman got out of the way but the flatter called.

At-Risk Player:
Ken Baime:

Baime had the lead with a set of sevens, but he needed to dodge a flush draw. The runout was clean for Baime and he continued to rocket up the leaderboard past a quarter million in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ken Baime	310,000 152,000	152,000
Josiah Pittman	26,000 -27,000	-27,000

Tags: Josiah Pittman Ken Baime

09-22-2022 20:50 UTC-7

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09-22-2022 20:09 UTC-7

Taleghani Continues Heater With Massive Cooler

NicholasBaltz

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Shortly after his double-up, Chris Carney found himself out of the tourney after a sick hand against Amir Taleghani.

In a three-way pot with the flop showing , there was a bet and two calls to bring the turn.

Carney and Taleghani got all the chips in and the third player got out of the way.

Chris Carney:
Amir Taleghani:

Carney had turned jacks full, but he was crushed by the flopped quad sixes of Taleghani. The river completed the board and Taleghani is now nearing 200,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amir Taleghani	185,000 100,000	100,000
Chris Carney	Busted

Tags: Amir Taleghani Chris Carney