2021 MSPT United States Poker Championship Sycuan Casino

$360 MSPT
Day: 1b
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 1b
Entries
165
Players Left
23

Salimi Shuts Down Foe With River Raise

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

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 {k-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{10-Hearts}, the original raiser bet 9,000, Salimi called, and Pupillo folded.

Both remaining players checked the {7-Spades} turn. The early position player bet 22,000 on the {6-Diamonds} river, Salimi raised to 50,000, and his opponent folded.

Player Chips Progress
Barbod Salimi us
Barbod Salimi
153,000 -6,500

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

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Tai Reyes Purpero
Tai Reyes Purpero

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.

Tags: MSPTSycuan CasinoTai Reyes Purpero

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Stone Surges Into the Chip Lead

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

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 {3-Hearts}{9-Spades}{7-Spades}{4-Diamonds}, Stone called, and a player in the small blind called.

The small blind checked the {k-Hearts} river, and Stone bet 60,000. The small blind called.

Stome showed {9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} for two pair, while the small blind tabled {j-Clubs}{j-Spades}. The all-in player turned over {a-Clubs}{9-Hearts}, 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
Josh Stone
370,000 370,000

Tags: Josh Stone

Lim Lands Two Pair

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

With {6-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{7-Hearts} on the board, Angel French checked, Hour Lim bet 15,000, and French called.

The river came the {q-Spades}, and both players checked. Hour showed {7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}, and his two pair was good enough to ship the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Hour Lim
Hour Lim
120,000 35,000
Angel French
Angel French
98,000 18,000

Tags: Hour Lim

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

The Current MSPT All-Time Money List

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

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:

PlacePlayerMSPT Winnings
1Rich Alsup$785,534
2Pavel Plesuv$681,212
3Michael Soyza$592,137
4Mike Shin$507,898
5Blake Bohn$502,720
6David Levine$499,752
7Thomas Boivin$461,505
8Aaron Johnson$453,638
9[Removed:460]$445,000
10Felipe Davila$427,942

Tags: Aaron JohnsonBlake BohnDavid LevineFelipe DavilaMichael SoyzaMike ShinMSPTPavel PlesuvRich AlsupThomas Boivin

Margers Moving Up

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With more than 35,000 in the middle, Tavish Margers, on the small blind, bet 16,000. The board read {5-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}, and Harold Singleton, on the button, went into the tank.

After some time, Singleton folded, sending Margers a massive pot as Level 9 continues,

Player Chips Progress
Tavish Margers us
Tavish Margers
133,000 108,000
Harold Singleton
Harold Singleton
43,000 -107,000

Tags: Harold SingletonTavish Margers