Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
2021 MSPT United States Poker Championship Sycuan Casino
$1,110 USPC Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2021 MSPT United States Poker Championship Sycuan Casino
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$440,820
Entries
456
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Entries
102
Players Left
12
Tough Out for Knapp at the Hands of Fortuno
Level 5
: 300/500, 500 ante
Aaron Knapp is out on his first Main Event bullet, and he told PokerNews the details about his bustout hand.
Facing a middle position limp from Robert Fortuno, Knapp called on the button. Both blinds also called.
The flop came 
, and action checked to Knapp. Knapp bet 1,100, the small blind called, and Fortuno called.
The small blind led out for 3,000 on the 
turn, Fortuno called, Knapp went all-in for 10,200, the small blind folded, and Fortuno called.
Aaron Knapp: 
Robert Fortuno: 
Fortuno found an out to his double-gutter, with the 
coming in on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
Busted |
Smith Triples Up
Level 5
: 300/500, 500 ante
Nicholas Smith, Andrew Moreno, and a third player got all-in preflop, with Smith's stack the smallest of the three.
Nicholas Smith: 
Andrew Moreno: 
Cutoff: 
Board: 
The pocket aces held for Nicholas "grizpoker" Smith, who now sits on a stack of right around 80,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
5,300
-54,700
|
-54,700 |
Tai Reyes Purpero Wins MSPT Sycuan Casino Event #2: $400 PLO
Level 5
: 300/500, 500 ante
PokerNews is on the scene at San Diego's Sycuan Casino this weekend to report on the MSPT Sycuan Casino $1,110 Main Event, but the United States Poker Championship includes 11 total events.
Event #2: $400 PLO, played out at Sycuan Casino on Sept. 17, 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.
Purpero is also poised for a cash finish in the $360 Regional. He finished second in chips on Day 1a, bagging 353,300.
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Hargett Doubles Through Moreno
Level 6
: 300/600, 600 ante
Lucille Hargett, under the gun, and Andrew Moreno, on the button, got all of the chips in preflop. Moreno has a slightly bigger stack going to the showdown.
Lucille Hargett:
Andrew Moreno: 
Board: 
Hargett hit a set of sevens on the turn, and that hand held up through the river. Moreno was left with just a few hundred chips in the aftermath, and exited the tournament a few minutes later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Chip Counts
Level 6
: 300/600, 600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
106,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
90,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
74,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
|
70,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
70,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
62,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
|
32,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
28,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
23,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
Day 1a Photos
Break Time
Level 6
: 300/600, 600 ante
Players are now on a 10-minute break.
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800