2021 MSPT United States Poker Championship Sycuan Casino

$360 MSPT
Day: 1a
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 1a
Entries
104
Players Left
13

Spaulding Keeps Stacking

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Happy Spaulding opened to 6,000 in early position, and got a call from an opponent in the small blind.

Both players checked the {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{5-Spades} flop. The small blind bet 6,000 on the {4-Hearts} turn, Spaulding min-raised to 12,000, and the small blind folded.

Player Chips Progress
Happy Spaulding us
Happy Spaulding
285,000 65,000

Tags: Happy Spaulding

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Break Time

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

Players are on the last 10-minute break of the day. Late registration is open until the end of the break.

Massive Multiway Pot for Hall

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Adrianne Hall
Adrianne Hall

Adrianne Hall told PokerNews about a hand that left her with one of the biggest stacks in the room approaching the final break of Day 1a.

Three players got all-in preflop, including Hall on the big blind with pocket kings. Her opponents turned over pocket aces and {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}, respectively.

The flop came {10-Spades}{j-Spades}{q-}, giving the player with {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts} a straight. The turn fell {3-Diamonds}, but the river {9-} gave Hall a king-high straight.

Hall's stack appears to be right around 265,000 as Day 1a begins to winds down.

Player Chips Progress
Adrianne Hall us
Adrianne Hall
265,000 265,000

Tags: Adrianne Hall

Huge Pot for Huynh

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Dantram Huynh
Dantram Huynh

Dantram Huynh and Julian Gonzalez arrived at the river with a big pot already brewing. With the board showing {5-Spades}{j-Spades}{k-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}, Gonzalez checked from the big blind, and Huynh went all in for 65,000.

Gonzalez, with the shorter stack, tanked for a bit, then called. Huynh showed {a-Spades}{4-Spades} for the flopped nuts, sending Gonzalez out of Day 1a action.

Player Chips Progress
Dantram Huynh us
Dantram Huynh
Day 1A Chip Leader
170,000 170,000
Julian Gonzalez
Julian Gonzalez
Busted

Tags: Dantram HuynhJulian Gonzalez

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Spaulding Sends Gonzalez to the Exit

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

Adrian Gonzalez told PokerNews the details of his elimination hand, which happened at the hands of Happy Spaulding.

Gonzalez opened to 5,500 in early position with {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}, and got three callers. Gonzalez and Spaulding got all of the chips in on the {6-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{8-Spades} flop, with Gonzalez covered.

Spaulding tabled {4-Spades}{4-Hearts} for a flopped set, which improved to quads on the {4-Diamonds} turn. An inconsequential {9-Clubs} fell on the river, and Gonzalez first bullet on Day 1a expired.

Player Chips Progress
Happy Spaulding us
Happy Spaulding
220,000 25,000
Adrian Gonzalez
Adrian Gonzalez
Busted

Tags: Happy SpauldingAdrian Gonzalez

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Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
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Chip Counts

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Happy Spaulding us
Happy Spaulding
195,000 104,000
Ronald Segni us
Ronald Segni
155,000 103,000
Richard Lanes us
Richard Lanes
87,000 -3,000
Lance Winsaft us
Lance Winsaft
72,000 -10,000
Tai Reyes Purpero
Tai Reyes Purpero
70,000 18,000
Matthew Simila
Matthew Simila
68,000 34,000
Mike Brady us
Mike Brady
68,000 -25,500
Darren Beason
Darren Beason
60,000 35,000
David Leese us
David Leese
57,000
Adrian Lopez us
Adrian Lopez
30,000 -74,000
Michael Shields
Michael Shields
26,000 1,000
Rip Fritzer us
Rip Fritzer
15,000 -19,000
Hannah Spaulding
Hannah Spaulding
Busted
Julian Gonzalez
Julian Gonzalez
Busted
Harold Singleton
Harold Singleton
Busted
Richard Fufaro us
Richard Fufaro
Busted
Jose Araya us
Jose Araya
Busted
Weslee Brown
Weslee Brown
Busted
Robert Forutno
Robert Forutno
Busted
Tavish Margers us
Tavish Margers
Busted

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000