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

09-17-2021 22:23 UTC-7

A Few Chip Counts

GeoffFisk

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Lopez	136,000 119,000	119,000
Jason Tang	120,000 50,000	50,000
James Choe	110,000
William Noel	81,000 29,000	29,000
Harvey Alegado	67,000 29,000	29,000
Nick Pupillo	57,000 37,000	37,000

Tavish Margers	42,000 -91,000	-91,000
Chris Smith	34,000 22,000	22,000

Benjamin Moon	20,000 -20,000	-20,000

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

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.

Tags: MSPT Sycuan Casino Tai Reyes Purpero

09-17-2021 22:53 UTC-7

Three-Bet, C-Bet, Win for Bland

GeoffFisk

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

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Bland	110,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Adrian Lopez Anthony Bland

09-17-2021 22:53 UTC-7

Salimi Shuts Down Foe With River Raise

GeoffFisk

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 , 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.

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

Tags: Nick Pupillo Barbod Salimi

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

09-17-2021 23:03 UTC-7

A Look at the MSPT Hall of Fame

GeoffFisk

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

The MSPT Hall of Fame, established in 2017, is proud to recognize those individuals who have shown superior skill and achieved specific long-term accomplishments.

The criteria to earn a spot on the MSPT Hall of Fame is as follows:

Achieve a minimum of 25 MSPT Main Event Cashes and 1 MSPT Win OR 1 MSPT Player of the Year; or
Achieve a minimum of 10 MSPT Main Event Final Tables and 1 MSPT Win OR 1 MSPT Player of the Year

To see which players are close to achieving HOF status, refer to the comprehensive MSPT Stats page.

As of today, seven players are currently enshrined in the MSPT Hall of Fame.

09-17-2021 23:16 UTC-7

Poulin Ousts Fortuno in a Massive Pot

GeoffFisk

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.