$360 MSPT | 2021 MSPT United States Poker Championship Sycuan Casino

09-19-2021 16:46 UTC-7

Ewart Boyd Eliminated in 9th Place ($2,930)

NicholasBaltz

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Ewart Boyd opened to 120,000 and was called by Dana Katzenmeier and Chris Smith.

The flop came and Smith checked. Boyd jammed all-in and Katzenmeier called.

Dana Katzenmeier:
Ewart Boyd:

The turn was the and the river was the , no help for Boyd as he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dana Katzenmeier	3,200,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Ewart Boyd	Busted

09-19-2021 16:31 UTC-7

Adrianne Hall Eliminated in 10th Place ($2,313)

GeoffFisk

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Dana Katzenmeier opened to 150,000 from the cutoff, and Adrienne Hall called in the big blind.

Both players checked the flop. Hall bet 225,000 on the turn, and Katzenmeier called.

Hall bet 200,000 on the river, Katzenmeier went all-in, and Hall called. Katzenmeier showed for a backdoor straight. Hall tabled for a flopped set, and exited the tournament in 10th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dana Katzenmeier	2,080,000 540,000	540,000
Adrianne Hall	Busted

Tags: Dana Katzenmeier Adrianne Hall

09-19-2021 16:20 UTC-7

Pierre Poulin Eliminated in 11th Place ($2,313)

NicholasBaltz

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Pierre Poulin shoved for his last 150,000 and Ricardo Mendoza made it 300,000 to go. Everyone else folded and the hands were tabled.

Ricardo Mendoza:
Pierre Poulin:

The board came no help for Poulin as he exits in 11th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ricardo Mendoza	1,200,000 440,000	440,000
Pierre Poulin	Busted

09-19-2021 16:12 UTC-7

Matthew Villa Eliminated in 12th Place ($2,313)

GeoffFisk

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Jake Liebeskind opened to 95,000 on the button, Adrianne Hall called in the small blind, and Matthew Villa shoved for 185,000 from the big blind. Both opponents called.

Liebeskind bet 100,000 on the flop, and Hall folded.

Matthew Villa:
Jake Liebeskind:

The turn and river kept Liebeskind in the lead, and Villa leaves the tournament in 12th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Liebeskind	1,600,000 960,000	960,000
Adrianne Hall	1,020,000 -280,000	-280,000
Matthew Villa	Busted

09-19-2021 16:00 UTC-7

Tim Daly Eliminated in 13th Place ($1,815)

NicholasBaltz

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Tim Daly was all-in preflop against Tai Reyes Purpero.

Tai Reyes Purpero:
Tim Daly:

The board ran out no help to Daly as he headed to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tai Reyes Purpero	1,000,000 40,000	40,000
Tim Daly	Busted

09-19-2021 15:56 UTC-7

Kekai Tanaka Eliminated in 14th Place ($1,815)

GeoffFisk

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Kekai Tanaka shoved for 115,000 preflop from the hijack, and Tai Reyes Purpero re-shoved for 680,000.

Kekai Tanaka:
Tai Reyes Purpero:

Board:

Purpero ended up with sevens full on the runout, and Tanaka's tournament run is over in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tai Reyes Purpero	960,000 180,000	180,000
Kekai Tanaka	Busted

09-19-2021 15:51 UTC-7

Alex Madriaga Eliminated in 15th Place ($1,815)

NicholasBaltz

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Alex Madriaga was a short stack and moved all-in preflop and was called by Adrianne Hall.

Adrianne Hall:
Alex Madriaga:

The flop brought a six for Hall and Madriaga found no help on the turn or river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrianne Hall	1,300,000 714,000	714,000
Alex Madriaga	Busted

09-19-2021 15:45 UTC-7

Ronald Segni Eliminated in 16th Place ($1,542)

GeoffFisk

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Ronald Segni went all-in preflop from the small blind, with just a little more than 40,000 chips. Jake Liebeskind called in the big blind.

Ronald Segni:
Jake Liebeskind:

Board:

Liebeskind found a pair of fives on the turn, and the river brought no help for Segni.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Liebeskind	640,000 30,000	30,000
Ronald Segni	Busted

Tags: Jake Liebeskind Ronald Segni

09-19-2021 13:56 UTC-7

Bradford Outs Prado in Biggest Pot of the Tournament

GeoffFisk

Level 20 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Just before the three-table redraw, two of the biggest stacks in the field got into a pot that resulted in a new chip leader.

Pedro Prado opened to 30,000 from early position, Matt Bradford called on the immediate left, and Tai Reyes Purpero called in the small blind.

The flop came , action checked to Prado, and Prado bet 80,000. Only Bradford called.

Prado bet 180,000 on the turn, and Bradford called again.

Prado went all-in for 450,000 on the river, and Bradford snap-called. Prado turned over , but it was no good against Bradford's .

Bradford now has nearly 2 million chips, and the tournament will now redraw for the final three tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Bradford	1,900,000 1,390,000	1,390,000
Pedro Prado	Busted

Tags: Matt Bradford Pedro Prado Tai Reyes Purpero

09-19-2021 12:20 UTC-7

All-Time MSPT Money Leader in the Hunt

GeoffFisk

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Rich Alsup has $785,534 in career MSPT eanrings, No. 1 all-time on the tour.

Alsup is in the money in the $360 Regional, adding to his stack in a recent hand. Facing a 20,000 open, Alsup three-bet shoved for 101,000, and his opponent folded.

Alsup has right around 150,000 chips as Level 18 plays on.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Alsup	150,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Rich Alsup