$1,110 USPC Main Event Day 1b | 2021 MSPT United States Poker Championship Sycuan Casino

09-24-2021 19:06 UTC-7

Garcia Looking to Score a Few KOs

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Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Former lightweight boxing champion Ryan Garcia is in the field at the MSPT Sycuan Casino Main Event on Day 1b, and he's sitting on 52,000 chips as Level 6 winds down.

Garcia is undefeated as a professional boxer, with an 18-0 record in the ring. PokerNews will keep an eye on Garcia to see if he can fight off the Day 1b field and bag at the end of the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Garcia	52,000 52,000	52,000

09-24-2021 19:10 UTC-7

Break Time

GeoffFisk

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Players are now on a ten-minute break.

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

09-24-2021 19:35 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Tai Reyes Purpero	130,000 46,000	46,000
Mike Brady	101,000 51,000	51,000
Rip Fritzer	82,000 30,000	30,000
Nick Pupillo	67,000 16,000	16,000

Ronald Oeding	58,000 28,000	28,000
Kevin Meyers	55,000 -9,000	-9,000
Shaun Davis	50,000 25,000	25,000
Nicholas Smith	44,000 24,000	24,000
Ryan Garcia	42,000 -10,000	-10,000
Adrian Lopez	38,000 29,700	29,700
Johnnie Moreno	36,000 -9,000	-9,000
Harvey Alegado	35,000
Aaron Knapp	32,000 6,000	6,000
Richard Lanes	27,000 7,000	7,000
Andrew Moreno	25,000 2,000	2,000
Nissar Quraishi	19,000 -16,000	-16,000
Susan Friedman	18,000 -2,000	-2,000
Joe Serock	15,000 -3,000	-3,000

Kyna England	11,000 -5,000	-5,000

Rosado Shows Superior Straight

GeoffFisk

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Adrian Lopez, opened to 1,600 on the button, the small blind called, and Mike Rosado called in the big blind.

Both players checked the flop. Rosado bet 3,200 on the turn, and Lopez made the call.

Rosado bet 6,500 on the river, and Lopez called. Rosado showed , and his eight-high straight bested Lopez, who tabled for a seven-high straight.

Rosado appears to hold the tournament chip lead as Level 7 continues.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Rosado	198,000 198,000	198,000
Adrian Lopez	17,000 -21,000	-21,000

09-24-2021 19:56 UTC-7

"Big Kev" KOs Boxing Champ

GeoffFisk

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

With on the board, Kevin Meyers bet 2,000, Ryan Garcia shoved, and Meyers called.

Ryan Garcia:
Kevin Meyers:

The hit on the river, and the boxing champion Garcia was ousted on Day 1b.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Meyers	94,000 39,000	39,000
Ryan Garcia	Busted

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

09-24-2021 20:08 UTC-7

Allan Culla Wins Event #6: $250 Turbo SuperStack

GeoffFisk

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The MSPT United States Poker Championship hits the home stretch this weekend, with the $1,110 Main Event taking center stage. The series schedule includes 11 events, however, with the bulk of the schedule playing out earlier this week at Sycuan Casino.

Event #6: $250 Turbo SuperStack, played out on Monday, Sept. 20. Dealer Allan Culla, who regularly works on MSPT stops, took down the tournament.

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09-24-2021 20:26 UTC-7

Carlton Collects 120k Pot

GeoffFisk

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

One of the bigger pots of Day 1b developed on Level 8, and William Carlton now sits on 120,000 chips in the aftermath.

The turn action pushed the pot to just under 80,000. With the board reading , an early position player bet 17,500, and Carlton called from the cutoff.

The river brought the , the early position player shoved, and Carlton called off his remaining 21,600. Carlton's was good, sending the six-figure pot his way.