An early position player opened to 4,500, Barbod Salimi called from the hijack, and Nick Pupillo called in the big blind.
The flop came 
, the original raiser bet 9,000, Salimi called, and Pupillo folded.
Both remaining players checked the 
turn. The early position player bet 22,000 on the 
river, Salimi raised to 50,000, and his opponent folded.
Adrian Lopez opened to 4,000 from early position, Anthony Bland three-bet to 17,000 from the cutoff, the big blind cold called, and Lopez called.
Action checked to Bland on the 
flop, Bland bet 25,000, and both opponents folded.
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.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
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.
With 
on the board, Angel French checked, Hour Lim bet 15,000, and French called.
The river came the 
, and both players checked. Hour showed , and his two pair was good enough to ship the pot.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
On their "Leaderboards" page, the MSPT tracks such things as Career Earnings, Main Event Cashes, Main Event Final Tables, Main Event Titles, Total Cashes, Most Cashes/Final Tables in a Season, Most Final Tables All-Time, and much more.
To date, the MSPT has awarded $120,741,370 in prize money.
Here's a look at the current MSPT All-Time Money List:
| Place | Player | MSPT Winnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rich Alsup | $785,534 |
| 2 | Pavel Plesuv | $681,212 |
| 3 | Michael Soyza | $592,137 |
| 4 | Mike Shin | $507,898 |
| 5 | Blake Bohn | $502,720 |
| 6 | David Levine | $499,752 |
| 7 | Thomas Boivin | $461,505 |
| 8 | Aaron Johnson | $453,638 |
| 9 | [Removed:460] | $445,000 |
| 10 | Felipe Davila | $427,942 |
With more than 35,000 in the middle, Tavish Margers, on the small blind, bet 16,000. The board read 
, and Harold Singleton, on the button, went into the tank.
After some time, Singleton folded, sending Margers a massive pot as Level 9 continues,
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