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

09-19-2021 12:00 UTC-7

Sanchez Spins it Up

GeoffFisk

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Conrad Sanchez started the day with 16,000 chips, not even three big binds. As Level 17 winds down, however, Sanchez sits on 390,000.

Players at Table 17 told PokerNews that Sanchez's Day 2 heater began with a double-up with nine-three offsuit, and it's been all going up from there. Sanchez has plenty of chips to play with as the $360 Regional progresses through the payout structure.

Player	Chips	Progress
Conrad Sanchez	390,000 374,000	374,000

Tags: Conrad Sanchez

09-19-2021 12:00 UTC-7

Mendoza Doubles With Pocket Aces

NicholasBaltz

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

All the chips were in the middle preflop with Ricardo Mendoza holding pocket aces.

Ricardo Mendoza:
Opponent:

The board came , clean for Mendoza as he crosses the 300,000 mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ricardo Mendoza	325,000 128,000	128,000

09-19-2021 11:51 UTC-7

Liebeskind and Sheets Clash Again

NicholasBaltz

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Jake Liebeskind moved all-in from the cutoff and he was called by Johnathan Sheets in the big blind.

Jake Liebeskind:
Johnathan Sheets:

The board ran and Liebeskind survived.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johnathan Sheets	150,000 25,000	25,000
Jake Liebeskind	115,000 25,000	25,000

09-19-2021 11:40 UTC-7

Money Bubble Bursts

GeoffFisk

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Hand-for-hand play didn't even develop on Day 2, as the money bubble burst during standard action. The 54 remaining players are all in the money, with each guaranteed at least a min-cash of $694.

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

09-19-2021 11:36 UTC-7

Day 1 Chip Leaders Collide

GeoffFisk

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Day 1b chip leader Pedro Prado just took down the biggest pot of the $360 Regional so far, doubling through Day 1c and overall tournament chip leader Alex Madriaga.

The hand began with Madriaga limping from early position, getting calls from Ronnie Press on the button and Prado on the big blind blind.

All three players checked the flop.

Prado bet 20,000 on the turn, Madriaga raised to 45,000, Press went all-in for 90,000, Prado re-shoved for 469,000, and Madriaga called.

Ronnie Press:
Pedro Prado:
Alex Madriaga:

Prado's turned straight left Prado looking for full house outs, but none came as the fell on the river. Prado now holds the chip lead, with just under one million chips.