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

Shields Doubles Up

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante
Michael Shields
Michael Shields

Michael Shields, known in the Twitch streaming streets as "Grindin427", got all of the chips in from the big blind against Richard Fufaro.

Fufaro, in the small blind, had the bigger of the stacks going to showdown.

Michael "Grindin427" Shields": {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}
Richard Fufaro: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

Board: {3-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{7-Clubs}{j-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

The {j-Spades} on the turn brought in a set for Shields, and clinched the double through Fufaro.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Shields
Michael Shields
25,000
25,000
25,000
Richard Fufaro us
Richard Fufaro
20,000
-12,000
-12,000

Tags: Michael ShieldsRichard Fufaro

Spaulding Doubles the Stack

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante
Hannah Spaulding
Hannah Spaulding

Hannah Spaulding went all-in preflop for 5,000 from early position, and Richard Fufaro made the call.

Hannah Spaulding: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}
Richard Fufaro: [KdTTd]

Board: {2-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{9-Spades}{a-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

The queens held for Spaulding, who chipped up to the 10,000 mark.

Player Chips Progress
Richard Fufaro us
Richard Fufaro
14,000
-6,000
-6,000
Hannah Spaulding
Hannah Spaulding
10,000

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Leese Gets it Done With Second Pair

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante
David Leese
David Leese

More than 10,000 went into the middle by the time the turn hit on a {8-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{6-Hearts} board.

David Leese checked from the big blind, and Lance Winsaft bet 8,000. Leese made the call.

The river brought the {4-Clubs}, and both players checked. Leese showed {10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}, which was good enough to take down the sizeable pot.

Player Chips Progress
David Leese us
David Leese
57,000
57,000
57,000
Lance Winsaft us
Lance Winsaft
57,000
-23,000
-23,000
Jaka Coaching

Tags: David LeeseLance Winsaft

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Araya Find a Queen and a Double

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Facing an under-the-gun limp, Jose Araya raised to 2,400 from the cutoff. The big blind three-bet to 6,500, the original limper folded, and Araya went all-in. The big blind called.

Jose Araya: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}
Big Blind: {6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}

Board: {9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{q-Clubs}

Araya's fortunes didn't look good through the turn, but the river {q-Clubs} brought in a pair of queens and a win for Araya.

Player Chips Progress
Jose Araya us
Jose Araya
26,000

Araya Takes Two

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

One hand after doubling up, Jose Araya added to his stack by winning a multiway pot.

The hand began with Araya limping from the hijack. The cutoff called, and the button raised to 1,800. Both blinds called, Araya called, the the cutoff called.

All players checked the {9-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{q-Hearts} flop. Araya bet 2,500 on the {k-Clubs} turn, and got no callers.

Player Chips Progress
Jose Araya us
Jose Araya
35,000
9,000
9,000

Tags: Jose Araya

Spaulding Stacking Big

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Happy Spaulding
Happy Spaulding

Happy Spaulding has one of the biggest stacks in the room as Level 7 winds down.

Spaulding's latest win came in a hand that saw Spaulding and three other players put 2,000 in the pot preflop. The flop came {8-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}, and all four players checked.

The turn came {9-Spades}, and action checked to the small blind, who bet 2,700. Only Spaulding called.

Both remaining players checked the {q-Spades} river, and Spaulding's {a-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} was good enough to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Happy Spaulding us
Happy Spaulding
138,000
138,000
138,000

Tags: Happy Spaulding

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100