$360 MSPT Day 1b | 2021 MSPT United States Poker Championship Sycuan Casino

09-17-2021 11:20 UTC-7

The MSPT $360 Regional NLHE Continues Today at Sycuan Casino in San Diego

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The latest stop on the Mid-States Poker Tour rolls on today! The MSPT United States Poker Championship runs Sept. 16-26 at Sycuan Casino in the San Diego, CA area, and PokerNews is on hand to live report the opening tournament of the series.

That tournament comes in the form of Event #1: $360 Regional NLHE, which continues today at 5 p.m. Today's Day 1b flight plays as the second of three opening day flights. Day 1a played out Thursday, and Day 1c begins on Saturday at 2 p.m.

The $360 Regional plays as an unlimited re-entry event, with late registration available up to the beginning of Level 13. All Day 1 flights feature 30-minute levels, and the day wraps up at the end of Level 15.

Players start with 25,000 chips, and all participants are vying for a share of the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool available in this tournament. The players that survive Day 1b will advance to Day 2, scheduled for Sunday at noon local time.

The United States Poker Championship marks the second time in 2021 that the MSPT has stopped by San Diego. The last time the $360 Regional Event ran at Sycuan Casino, in May, 1,047 entries registered and the prize pool ended up at $312,600.

Can the latest MSPT San Diego festival produce another $300k-plus prize pool in the opening event? Stay tuned right here with the PokerNews live reporting team as the $360 Regional plays out this weekend.

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09-17-2021 17:26 UTC-7

Download the PokerNews MyStack App and Update Your Chip Count

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Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

PokerNews has activated the My Stack App for this event, allowing you to directly adjust your chip counts in our live reporting blog using your iPhone or Android phone.

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09-17-2021 17:42 UTC-7

Clemente Doubles Up

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Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

With on the board, Harold Singleton bet, and was met by an all-in raise to 20,500 from Raul Clemenete. Singleton thought it over for a bit before making the call.

Raul Clemente:
Harold Singleton:

Clemente's set of deuces stayed ahead through the turn and river, and he's over 50k as Level 2 plays on.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raul Clemente	53,000 53,000	53,000
Harold Singleton	25,000

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09-17-2021 18:19 UTC-7

Harmes Triple Barrels, Gets River Fold

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Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante

Seth Harmes open raised to 700 from the hijack, and got a call from the big blind.

Harmes bet 1,100 on the flop, and 3,000 on the turn. The big bind called both bets.

Harmes bet 6,000 on the river, and his opponent gave up the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seth Harmes	24,000 -1,000	-1,000

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09-17-2021 19:50 UTC-7

WSOP Bracelet Winners in the Field

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Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

A pair of WSOP bracelet winners are currently in the running on Day 1b in the MSPT $360 Regional.

Nahrain Tamero recently arrived, and she's hoping to add a deep MSPT run to her list of poker accomplishments. Tamero won the 2020 WSOP Online $1,000 No-Limit Championship, securing a career-high $310,832 payday and a WSOP bracelet.

Ben Moon is also back in the hunt on Day 1b, his second straight day in the field at the $360 Regional.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Moon	40,000 40,000	40,000

Nahrain Tamero	25,000 25,000	25,000

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09-17-2021 20:38 UTC-7

Lim Busts a Pair of Players

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Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Hour Lim now sits on 85,000 chips, thanks to a double knockout hand.

Lim, with , got all-in on the flop with the board reading . Two opponents also went all in, one with and one with .

Lim, looking for a club to complete a flush, instead found running fours on the turn and river to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hour Lim	85,000 85,000	85,000

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09-17-2021 21:00 UTC-7

Pupillo Enters the Field

GeoffFisk

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Table 24 instantly became tougher territory with the entrance of Nick Pupillo.

The former No. 1-ranked player in the Global Poker Index rankings (currently No. 12) comes into the $360 Regional with more than $3.6 million in live tournament earnings. Amongst Pupillo's accomplishments are two WSOP Circuit Rings, two Heartland Poker Tour wins, and a bevy of other big finishes.

Pupillo looks to add an MSPT championship to his all-star resume this weekend in San Diego.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Pupillo	20,000

09-17-2021 22:14 UTC-7

Stone Surges Into the Chip Lead

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Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Josh Stone now sits atop the Day 1b chip counts after taking down a 300k-plus pot.

A player shoved 45,000 on the turn with the board showing , Stone called, and a player in the small blind called.

The small blind checked the river, and Stone bet 60,000. The small blind called.

Stome showed for two pair, while the small blind tabled . The all-in player turned over , and Stone scooped the biggest pot of Day 1b so far.

Stone's stack now sits at 370,000 after the big win.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Stone	370,000 370,000	370,000

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09-17-2021 22:32 UTC-7

Tai Reyes Purpero Wins MSPT Sycuan Casino Event #2: $400 PLO

GeoffFisk

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

PokerNews is on the scene at San Diego's Sycuan Casino this weekend to report on Event #1: $360 Regional NLHE. Evet #1 is the opening tournament of an 11-day series from the MSPT, however.

Event #2: $400 PLO, played out at Sycuan Casino today, and one of San Diego's familiar faces once again found himself in a winner's photo.

Tai Reyes Purpero took down the $400 PLO event, topping a field of 50 players for a $6,700 payday. Purpero's latest wins comes just a few days after a win in the RunGood Poker Series Jamul Casino $240 Black Chip Bounty event.

Pupero is also poised for a cash finish in the $360 Regional. He finished second in chips on Day 1a, bagging 353,300.

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09-17-2021 23:16 UTC-7

Poulin Ousts Fortuno in a Massive Pot

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

The hijack limped, Chris Smith raised to 7,500 from the cutoff, Robert Fortuno called from the small blind, and Pierre Poulin squeezed to 45,000 from the big blind. Only Fortuno called.

Fortuno led out all in for his remaining 113,000 on the flop, and Poulin snap-called.