$1,110 USPC Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2021 MSPT United States Poker Championship Sycuan Casino
$1,110 USPC Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
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
152
Players Left
19
Chris Smith Bags Big on Day 1b of the MSPT Sycuan Casino $1,110 Main Event
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Two starting flights are now complete, with one more still left to play at the MSPT Sycuan Casino Main Event. The $1,110 buy-in tournament continued with Day 1b on Friday, as 153 entries came through the Sycuan Casino Event Center in San Diego, CA.
The pinnacle event of the MSPT United States Poker Championship saw the Day 1b field trimmed from 153 to 19 players by night's end.
At the end of play, Chris Smith (450,000) emerged with the biggest Day 1b stack. Smith already won the $360 Regional NLHE earlier in this series, and looks to follow that up with a deep run in the Main Event.
Other players bagging large after Friday's flight included Aaron Knapp (440,000), Adam Lamphere (313,000), and Huy Nguyen (270,000)
More notable names still in contention for a championship include Shaun Davis (226,000), Mike Rosado (263,000), and Matt Kirby (168,000)
The 19 players that survived Day 1b will join the 12 players that emerged from Day 1a, along with all players making it through Saturday's Day 1c flight. The Day 1 contenders will reconvene as a combined field for Day 2 on Sunday, and play down to a champion.
Some of the players not making it through Day 1b included Andrew Moreno, Johnnie Moreno, Joe Serock, Nick Pupillo, and former MSPT Main Event champion Nicholas Smith. All of those players can enter Day 1c on Saturday, however.
With $300,000 in guaranteed prize money on the line, the eventual winner of the Main Event stands to go home with a sizeable payday.
Saturday's Day 1c flight will likely draw the biggest attendance of any opening-day flight in the Main Event, so stay tuned to the PokerNews live blog. Day 1c begins Saturday at 3 p.m.
End of Day 1b Chip Counts (full)
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000 | 195,000 |
|
440,000 | 388,000 |
|
313,000 | 313,000 |
|
270,000 | 270,000 |
|
263,000 | 63,000 |
|
226,000 | 36,000 |
|
223,000 | 46,000 |
|
215,000 | -85,000 |
|
194,000 | 194,000 |
|
192,000 | 15,000 |
|
168,000 | 6,000 |
|
143,000 | 143,000 |
|
135,000 | 98,000 |
|
125,000 | 125,000 |
|
112,000 | -98,000 |
|
|
107,000 | 47,000 |
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
|
89,000 | 89,000 |
|
|
60,000 | -73,000 |
Five More Hands
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Day 1b will play through five more hands before the night's action concludes.
Last Level of Day 1b
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Day 1a wrapped up when the field dipped below 12 percent of its original size. That mark was hit with 17 minutes remaining on Level 14.
Both Day 1b and Day 1c will also end on Level 14 with 17 minutes left, matching Day 1a.
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Gitre Gets a Double
Level 13
: 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Chris Gitre pushed his last 30,000 preflop, and got a call from the big blind.
Chris Gitre: 
Big Blind: 
Board: 
The jack in the window was just what Gitre was looking for, and he survived to play on as Level 13 winds down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000 |
Davis Flops Trips, Gets Paid
Level 13
: 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
With 
on the board, Shaun Davis checked, and the hijack bet 6,000. Davis raised to 16,000, the hijack went all-in, and Davis called.
Shaun Davis: 
Hijack: 
The turn 
and river 
kept Davis ahead, and he moved up to just under 200k in the aftermath.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000 | 27,000 |
Rosado Calls Tran's Bluff
Level 13
: 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
With 
on the board, Mike Rosado bet 16,000 from the cutoff. Hong Minh Tran thought things over for a bit, then decided on a shove.
Rosado mulled it over for a few moments before calling off his last 81,000.
Mike Rosado: 
Hong Minh Tran: 
Tran needed a three-outer to hit his gutshot draw to become a straight, but the hit on the river instead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
69,000 |
Late Registration Over
Level 13
: 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
The late registration period for Day 1b has come to an end.
A total of 153 entries registered for Friday's flight. Of that total, 32 players remain.
Day 1 will end when 17 minutes remain on Level 14.