$1,110 USPC Main Event
Day 1a Started
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
Day 1a of the MSPT Sycuan Casino $1,110 USPC Main Event Begins at 3 p.m. Today
The MSPT's latest Southern California stop sees the biggest tournament in the series begin today. The United States Poker Championship $1,110 Main Event features three opening-day flights, the first of which kicks off this afternoon at the Sycuan Casino Event Center in San Diego, CA.
Day 1a begins at 3 p.m., with Day 1b (3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 24) and Day 1c (3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25) to follow. The starting stack is 25,000, and all Day 1 flights are scheduled to play through the end of Level 15 (40-minute levels).
A $300,000 guaranteed prize pool is on the line, as the 2021 USPC reaches its pinnacle tournament. All surviving players from the trio of Day 1 flights return to Sycuan Casino for Day 2 on Sunday, Sept. 26.
Day 2 begins at 11 a.m., and the tournament will play on until a champion is crowned.
The USPC marks the second time the MSPT has run a series at Sycuan Casino this year. In May, the $1,100 Showdown Series Main Event drew 676 entries, with the prize pool ending up at $654,220.
Alejandro Jauregui took down that tournament, coming away with a $140,665 first-place prize.
The USPC $1,110 Main Event will likely draw some of San Diego's most formidable tournament regulars, as well as plenty of big names. Players like MSPT all-time money leader Rich Alsup, WSOP bracelet winner Ben Moon, and former GPI No. 1 Nick Pupillo were all seen in the field at last weekend's $360 Regional at Sycuan.
The eventual winner of the tournament projects to go home with a sizable piece of at least $300,000 in prize money. The PokerNews live reporting team is on hand throughout the Main Event, so stay tuned!
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
Day 1a of the MSPT Sycuan $1,110 Main Event is underway.
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Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
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A Look at the MSPT Hall of Fame
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 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.
In the Field
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 200
Fufaro Finds an Early Pot
Level 2
: 100/100, 200 ante
With 
on the board, Richard Fufaro check-called from the small blind when his opponent on the hijack bet 700.
Both players checked the 
turn. Fufaro bet 1,500 on the 
river, and his opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,000 | -2,000 |
Thurber Picks Off a Bluff
Level 2
: 100/100, 200 ante
More than 10,000 was already in the pot by the river, with the board reading 
. Laurette Thurber checked in early position, passing the action to her opponent in the cutoff.
The cutoff bet 7,000, and Thurber went into the tank. After some time, Thurber made the call.
The cutoff showed 
for missed flush and straight draws. Thurber tabled 
, and her pair of tens was the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,000 |