$360 MSPT
Day 2 Started
2021 MSPT United States Poker Championship Sycuan Casino
$360 MSPT
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2021 MSPT United States Poker Championship Sycuan Casino
Buy-in
$360
Prize Pool
$155,700
Entries
519
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
66
Players Left
1
Day 2 of the MSPT Sycuan Casino $360 Regional Begins Today
The opening day flights are complete in the $360 Regional at the 2021 MSPT United States Poker Championship. The Sycuan Casino events center in San Diego, CA hosted 519 entries combined on Day 1a, Day 1b, and Day 1c.
That field of 519 is down to the final 66 players, and those contenders will return for Day 2 action today, beginning at 11 a.m.
The tournament will play to a champion today, with a $33,149 first-place prize on the line. A total of 54 players will make it into the payout structure, all vying for a piece of the $155,700 prize pool.
Alex Madriaga (694,000) enters Day 2 as the overall tournament chip leader. Other big stacks include Matt Bradford (510,000), Dantram Huynh (502,000), Pedro Prado (468,000), Tim Daly (468,000), Dana Katzenmeier (441,000) and Tim Tang (424,000).
Play resumes at Level 16 Sunday, with the blinds at 3,000/6,000/6,000. Day 2 will play through 30-minute levels until a champion is crowned. The top 54 players are assured at least a min-cash of $694.
Keep it right here with the PokerNews live reporting team Sunday to see who goes home with the MSPT $360 Regional championship!
Day 2 Seat Draw and Chip Counts
| Table | Seat | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1 | Mike Brady | 85,000 |
| 16 | 2 | Dean Hajjar | 98,000 |
| 16 | 3 | James Choe | 178,000 |
| 16 | 4 | Ja Mo Koo | 109,000 |
| 16 | 5 | Chris Carney | 344,000 |
| 16 | 6 | Rod Danger | 139,000 |
| 16 | 7 | Matthew Paz | 69,000 |
| 16 | 8 | Happy Spaulding | 97,000 |
| 16 | 9 | Lourette Thurber | 90,000 |
| 17 | 1 | Andre Baskins | 106,000 |
| 17 | 2 | Luis Pedro | 191,000 |
| 17 | 3 | Andrew Gay | 147,000 |
| 17 | 4 | Aldo Mendoza | 68,000 |
| 17 | 5 | Anthony Lee | 77,000 |
| 17 | 6 | Igor Keselman | 196,000 |
| 17 | 7 | Lawrence Kidd | 108,000 |
| 17 | 8 | Matthew Villa | 158,000 |
| 17 | 9 | Josh Stone | 321,000 |
| 18 | 1 | Jake Liebeskind | 142,000 |
| 18 | 2 | Eric Liu | 142,000 |
| 18 | 3 | Ralph Castaneda | 67,000 |
| 18 | 4 | Jonathan Sheets | 73,000 |
| 18 | 5 | Daniel Gonzalez | 143,000 |
| 18 | 6 | Vidhi Seem | 107,000 |
| 18 | 7 | Rebecca Hofstetter | 95,000 |
| 18 | 8 | Rich Lanes | 291,000 |
| 19 | 1 | Harvey Alegado | 186,000 |
| 19 | 2 | David Lebhar | 127,000 |
| 19 | 3 | Zhenyu Zhu | 198,000 |
| 19 | 4 | Ronald Oeding | 385,000 |
| 19 | 5 | Tim Eylens | 94,000 |
| 19 | 6 | Matt Bradford | 510,000 |
| 19 | 7 | Conrad Sanchez | 16,000 |
| 19 | 8 | Ron Segni | 221,000 |
| 24 | 1 | Dantram Huynh | 502,000 |
| 24 | 2 | Daniel Kelly | 63,000 |
| 24 | 3 | Darryl Cooper | 74,000 |
| 24 | 4 | Tim Tang | 424,000 |
| 24 | 5 | Pierre Poulin | 380,000 |
| 24 | 6 | Ricardo Mendoza | 197,000 |
| 24 | 7 | Richard Alsup | 130,000 |
| 24 | 8 | Benjamin Chung | 224,000 |
| 25 | 1 | Mingo Abernathy | 196,000 |
| 25 | 2 | Adam Martel | 416,000 |
| 25 | 3 | Chris Smith | 203,000 |
| 25 | 4 | Marshall Daigle | 76,000 |
| 25 | 5 | Kekai Tanaka | 227,000 |
| 25 | 6 | Angel French | 109,000 |
| 25 | 7 | Adrianne Hall | 247,000 |
| 25 | 8 | Dana Katzenmeier | 441,000 |
| 26 | 1 | Tim Daly | 468,000 |
| 26 | 2 | Qi Guo | 212,000 |
| 26 | 3 | Keith Morgan | 145,000 |
| 26 | 4 | Ewart Boyd | 106,000 |
| 26 | 5 | Fredrick Schneider | 207,000 |
| 26 | 6 | Anthony Bland | 112,000 |
| 26 | 7 | John Hernandez | 67,000 |
| 26 | 8 | Amy DeVaudrevil | 124,000 |
| 27 | 1 | Ronnie Press | 121,000 |
| 27 | 2 | Pedro Prado | 468,000 |
| 27 | 3 | Chris Blake | 60,000 |
| 27 | 4 | Joshua Saewitz | 121,000 |
| 27 | 5 | Alex Madriaga | 694,000 |
| 27 | 6 | Martin McLane | 268,000 |
| 27 | 7 | Tai Reyes-Purpero | 353,000 |
| 27 | 8 | Derek Jensen | 107,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Day 2 is underway!
Hajjar's Tens Hold Up
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With 
on the board, Dean Hajjar, checked, Ja Mo Koo bet 20,000, and Hajjar called.
Both players checked the 
river, and Hajjar showed 
. Koo mucked 
, and Hajjar picked up an early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000 | 42,000 |
|
62,000 | -47,000 |
Huynh Up Early
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
A few of the biggest stacks in the room are seated at Table 24, and a couple of them went head-to-head on the first level of Day 2.
Pierre Poulin opened to 18,000 from middle position, and Day 1a chip leader Dantram Huynh called in the small blind.
Huynh check-called a 22,000 bet on the 
flop. Both players then checked the 
turn.
Huynh bet 39,000 on the 
river, and Poulin folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
555,000 | 53,000 |
|
270,000 | -110,000 |
Sheets Finds A Double
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Johnathan Sheets moved all-in preflop and was called by Jake Liebeskind.
Johnathan Sheets: 
Jake Liebeskind: 
The board ran out ace-high, safe for Sheets as he collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
125,000 | 125,000 |
|
90,000 | -57,000 |
Day 1 Chip Leaders Collide
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
985,000 | 517,000 |
|
340,000 | -354,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000