2021 MSPT United States Poker Championship Sycuan Casino

$360 MSPT
Day: 2
Event Info

2021 MSPT United States Poker Championship Sycuan Casino

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
85
Prize
$33,149
Event Info
Buy-in
$360
Prize Pool
$155,700
Entries
519
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
66
Players Left
1

Ricardo Mendoza Gets a Full Double

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Ricardo Mendoza
Ricardo Mendoza

Dantram Huynh opened to 80,000 and was called by Ricardo Mendoza and Matt Bradford from the blinds.

The flop came {8-Clubs}{a-Spades}{6-Hearts} and the action checked through. On the turn {2-Diamonds}, action checked to Huynh and she fired out a bet. Mendoza moved all-in, Bradford folded and Huynh called.

Dantram Huynh: {a-Diamonds}{10-Spades}
Ricardo Mendoza: {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}

Mendoza had the better kicker and that held through the river as Mendoza doubled.

Player Chips Progress
Ricardo Mendoza us
Ricardo Mendoza
900,000 525,000
Dantram Huynh us
Dantram Huynh
Day 1A Chip Leader
150,000 -580,000

Level: 23

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

Smith Sends One Packing

Level 22 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Chris Smith
Chris Smith

Josh Saewitz was short on chips and moved his remaining stack in preflop. He was called by Chris Smith and the hands were tabled.

Josh Saewitz: {4-Spades}{4-Diamonds}
Chris Smith: {k-Spades}{8-Clubs}

Smith spiked an eight on the river and Saewitz was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Smith us
Chris Smith
PokerNews
875,000 385,000
Josh Saewitz
Josh Saewitz
Busted

Pedro Jams, Chung Folds

Level 22 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

With {3-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{10-Clubs} on the board, Luis Pedro checked from the small blind. Benjamin Chung, in the big blind, bet 200,000.

Pedro raised all-in to 517,000, sending Chung deep into the tank. After some consideration, Chung folded, preserving his remaining 314,000 chips.

Pedro is over the 1-million mark as Level 22 continues.

Player Chips Progress
Luis Pedro us
Luis Pedro
1,250,000 500,000
Benjamin Chung
Benjamin Chung
314,000 -846,000

Tags: Luis PedroBenjamin Chung

Hall Takes From Boyd

Level 22 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Adrianne Hall
Adrianne Hall

Ewart Boyd opened in the small blind and was called by Adrianne Hall in the big blind.

The flop came {q-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{6-Spades} and Boyd bet 125,000 and was called by Hall.

The turn came the {10-Clubs} and Boyd checked. Hall led for 200k and Boyd thought it over before folding and flashing the {q-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Adrianne Hall us
Adrianne Hall
925,000 210,000
Ewart Boyd us
Ewart Boyd
850,000 -150,000

Chung's Flush is Good

Level 22 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Matt Bradford opened to 45,000 from early position, and called from Dantram Huynh in middle position, and Benjamin Chung in the cutoff.

The flop came {q-Clubs}{q-Spades}{j-Spades}, and all three players checked. Action checked to Chung on the {a-Spades} turn, Chung bet 75,000, and only Huynh called.

Both players checked the {6-Spades} river, and Chung showed the winner with {9-Spades}{8-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Bradford
Matt Bradford
1,400,000 -700,000
Benjamin Chung
Benjamin Chung
1,160,000 630,000
Dantram Huynh us
Dantram Huynh
Day 1A Chip Leader
730,000 255,000

Tags: Benjamin ChungDantram HuynhMatt Bradford

Level: 22

Blinds: 15,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

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