$360 MSPT
Day 1b Completed
2021 MSPT United States Poker Championship Sycuan Casino
$360 MSPT
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
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
165
Players Left
23
Prado, Oeding End Day 1b With Big Stacks at the MSPT Sycuan Casino $360 Regional
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Another night has ended in the $360 Regional NLHE at the 2021 MSPT United States Poker Championship. A total of 165 entries came out to Sycuan Casino in San Diego, CA for the second of three Day 1 flights, with 23 players surviving to bag at the end of the night.
Those players will eventually join the 13 players that made it through Thursday's Day 1a flight, as well as all players that survive Saturday's Day 1c flight. All players that make through any of the Day 1 flights will return for Sunday's Day 2 phase, and the tournament will play down to a champion.
Day 1b ended with Pedro Prado (468,000) atop the chip leaderboard. Other healthy stacks at the end of Day 1b included Ronald Oeding (385,000), Pierre Poulin (380,000) and Josh Stone (321,000).
Other players making it through Friday's action included Kekai Tanaka (227,000), Qi Guo (212,000) and Chris Smith (203,000).
Plenty of formidable players came through the Sycuan Casino Events Center for Day 1b. Some of the names not making it through the end of Day 1b play included Ben Moon, Nahrain Tamero, and Nick Pupillo.
All of those players can still qualify for Day 2, however, as the $360 Regional plays as an unlimited re-entry tournament. The tournament is well on its way to surpassing the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool, and Saturday's Day 1c flight is expected to draw the biggest attendance of the three opening-day phases.
Stay tuned here at PokerNews for continued coverage of the MSPT $360 Regional at Sycuan Casino.
End of Day 1b Chip Counts (full)
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
468,000 | |
|
385,000 | 55,000 |
|
380,000 | 40,000 |
|
321,000 | -67,000 |
|
227,000 | 32,000 |
|
212,000 | |
|
203,000 | 113,000 |
|
191,000 | |
|
186,000 | 21,000 |
|
|
178,000 | 103,000 |
|
|
158,000 | |
|
147,000 | |
|
142,000 | |
|
121,000 | |
|
112,000 | 25,000 |
|
109,000 | -11,000 |
|
108,000 | |
|
98,000 | |
|
|
95,000 | |
|
|
76,000 | |
|
|
73,000 | |
|
|
69,000 | |
|
67,000 |
Day 1b is Complete
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Friday's action is over; stay tuned for end-of-day chip counts and a recap of today's play.
French Doubles Through Alegado
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Angel French and Harvey Alegado got all of the chips in preflop, with French going to the showdown with the shorter stack.
Angel French: 
Harvey Alegado: 
Board: 
The pocket tens held up for French, and she has 165,000 in front of her with about 15 minutes left on the Day 1b clock.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
165,000 | -50,000 |
|
|
120,000 | -20,000 |
Final Level of the Night
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Level 15 is the last half-hour level of the night; Day 1b will wrap up at the conclusion of the level.
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Oeding's Aces Are Good
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The hijack opened to 13,000, and Ronald Oeding called from the button.
Both players checked the 
flop. The hijack checked again on the 
turn, Odeing bet 15,000, and the hijack called.
The hijack checked again on the 
river, Oeding bet 30,000, and the hijack player thought it over for a while, then called. Odeing tabled 
, and his opponent mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
330,000 | 60,000 |
Alegado's Raise Prompts Choe to Fold
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
James Choe opened to 14,000 in the hijack, and Harvey Alegado called in the big blind.
Alegado checked the 
flop, and Choe continuation bet for 16,000. Alegado check-raised to 42,000, and Choe elected to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
215,000 | -65,000 |
|
|
75,000 | -35,000 |
Bustouts
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
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