$1,110 MSPT Main Event
Day 1c Completed
$1,110 MSPT Main Event
Day 1c Completed
Day 1c of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Sycuan $1,100 Main Event saw the largest field of the three opening flights with 212 entries filling the Sycuan Casino Resort ballroom.
With 410,000 chips, Scott Sisler narrowly edged Jeffrey Jordan (409,000) for the honor of taking the flight’s largest stack into Sunday’s final day of play.
Leading the other notables into Day 2 is 4-time WSOP bracelet winner Adam Friedman, who will bring 225,000 chips with him as he looks to make his 9th MSPT final table on Sunday.
The battle for the chip lead was fierce all day, with several players holding top spot throughout the day, but not all even making it to Day 2. Brandon Lee was one of the fortunate ones, finishing 4th on the day with 331,000 chips, many of them coming from a big hand late in the day.
Others like Ed Alikhani, who at one point had double his next closest competitor early in the day and was the first to 200,000, found themselves out the door before the night was done.
Rank | Player | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Scott Sisler | 410,000 | 102 |
2 | Jeffrey Jordan | 409,000 | 102 |
3 | Elvis Toomas | 358,000 | 89 |
4 | Brandon Lee | 331,000 | 83 |
5 | Christina Gollins | 312,000 | 78 |
6 | Ronda Vankrey | 297,000 | 74 |
7 | Patrick Barth | 291,000 | 73 |
8 | Will Thysell | 259,000 | 65 |
9 | Hesam Fadaifar | 241,000 | 60 |
10 | Jacob Mendelsohn | 236,000 | 59 |
Along with the 29 survivors from Day 1c, another 30 from the first two flights return Sunday at 11 am PT with their eyes on the $98,320 top prize, with 54 of the final 59 earning at least $2,058.
The healthy first prize comes thanks to the $300,000 guarantee being shattered, with a final prize pool of $457,310 announced.
Place | Prize | MSPT POY Points |
---|---|---|
1 | $98,320 | 1,600 |
2 | $60,411 | 1,400 |
3 | $43,536 | 1,300 |
4 | $32,926 | 1,200 |
5 | $24,695 | 1,100 |
6 | $18,750 | 1,000 |
7 | $14,634 | 900 |
8 | $11,433 | 800 |
9 | $8,689 | 700 |
10-12 | $6,860 | 600 |
13-15 | $5,488 | 500 |
16-18 | $4,573 | 400 |
19-21 | $4,162 | 300 |
22-24 | $3,521 | 200 |
25-27 | $3,064 | 150 |
28-36 | $2,469 | 100 |
37-45 | $2,241 | 75 |
46-54 | $2,058 | 50 |
Play will resume Sunday at 11 am PT Sunday with blinds rolled back to midway through Level 14 with blinds of 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 big blind ante. PokerNews will have all the action beginning Sunday at 11 am PT until a champion is crowned, so be sure to join us then.
Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
17 | 1 | David Leese | 134,000 | 33 |
17 | 2 | Patrick Barth | 291,000 | 73 |
17 | 3 | Stephen Graner | 368,000 | 92 |
17 | 4 | Alexander Greenblatt | 173,000 | 43 |
17 | 5 | Steve Kang | 78,000 | 19 |
17 | 6 | Jeffrey Jordan | 409,000 | 102 |
17 | 7 | Christina Gollins | 312,000 | 78 |
17 | 8 | Luke Nguyen | 156,000 | 39 |
18 | 1 | Stephen O'Dwyer | 344,000 | 86 |
18 | 2 | Ron Scott | 162,000 | 40 |
18 | 3 | Stevy Sa | 194,000 | 48 |
18 | 4 | Ryan Powers | 52,000 | 13 |
18 | 5 | Luis Yepez | 68,000 | 17 |
18 | 6 | Zach Gutierrez | 153,000 | 38 |
18 | 7 | Jacob Mendelsohn | 236,000 | 59 |
18 | 8 | Lena Evans | 245,000 | 61 |
19 | 1 | Daniel Guerrero | 56,000 | 14 |
19 | 2 | Anthony Bland | 169,000 | 42 |
19 | 3 | Elvis Toomas | 358,000 | 89 |
19 | 4 | Matthew Brewer | 61,000 | 15 |
19 | 5 | Eric Liu | 151,000 | 38 |
19 | 6 | Rich Alsup | 136,000 | 34 |
19 | 7 | Ronda Vankrey | 297,000 | 74 |
19 | 8 | Brandon Lee | 331,000 | 83 |
24 | 1 | Will Thysell | 259,000 | 72 |
24 | 2 | Sebastian Kolman | 584,000 | 146 |
24 | 3 | Abdulkadir Bulle | 198,000 | 49 |
24 | 4 | Matthew Zevin | 54,000 | 13 |
24 | 5 | Jose Guzman | 328,000 | 82 |
24 | 6 | Paul Rodgers | 138,000 | 34 |
24 | 7 | Matthew Zepp | 147,000 | 37 |
24 | 8 | John Montoux | 187,000 | 47 |
24 | 9 | Steven Westberg | 60,000 | 15 |
25 | 1 | Robert Fortuno | 127,000 | 32 |
25 | 2 | Derek Molnar | 275,000 | 69 |
25 | 3 | Edgar Propst | 93,000 | 23 |
25 | 4 | Mark Cincotta | 52,000 | 13 |
25 | 5 | Thuy Kawano | 109,000 | 27 |
25 | 6 | Eli Loewenthal | 85,000 | 21 |
25 | 7 | Chris Smith | 68,000 | 17 |
25 | 8 | Scott Sisler | 410,000 | 102 |
25 | 9 | Armando Mesina | 244,000 | 61 |
26 | 1 | DJ Buckley | 188,000 | 47 |
26 | 2 | John Hernandez | 116,000 | 29 |
26 | 3 | Genefredo Legaspi | 186,000 | 46 |
26 | 4 | David Mann | 278,000 | 69 |
26 | 5 | Adrian Lopez | 230,000 | 57 |
26 | 6 | Rob Wazwaz | 310,000 | 77 |
26 | 7 | Rich Lanes | 254,000 | 63 |
26 | 8 | Hesam Fadaifar | 241,000 | 60 |
26 | 9 | James Llana | 171,000 | 43 |
27 | 1 | Ricardo Mendoza | 151,000 | 38 |
27 | 2 | Ulisese Liaina | 492,000 | 123 |
27 | 3 | Gary Bousquet | 120,000 | 30 |
27 | 4 | Veronica Daly | 138,000 | 34 |
27 | 5 | Tim Acker | 185,000 | 46 |
27 | 6 | Adam Friedman | 225,000 | 56 |
27 | 7 | Brandon Schaefer | 94,000 | 23 |
27 | 8 | Benjamin Moon | 142,000 | 35 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Scott Sisler |
410,000
211,000
|
211,000 |
|
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Jeffrey Jordan |
409,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
Elvis Toomas |
358,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
Brandon Lee |
331,000
-31,000
|
-31,000 |
Christina Gollins |
312,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Ronda Vankrey |
297,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
Patrick Barth |
291,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
Will Thysell |
259,000
151,000
|
151,000 |
Hesam Fadaifar |
241,000
-64,000
|
-64,000 |
Jacob Mendelsohn |
236,000
-39,000
|
-39,000 |
Adam Friedman |
225,000
128,000
|
128,000 |
|
||
Stevy Sa |
194,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
John Montoux |
187,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
James Llana |
171,000
131,000
|
131,000 |
Ron Scott |
162,000
162,000
|
162,000 |
Matthew Zepp |
147,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
Benjamin Moon |
142,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
|
||
Paul Rodgers |
138,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
John Hernandez |
116,000
-34,000
|
-34,000 |
Brandon Schaefer |
94,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
Edgar Propst |
93,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
Steve Kang |
78,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
Chris Smith |
68,000
-34,000
|
-34,000 |
Matthew Brewer |
61,000
-31,000
|
-31,000 |
Steven Westberg |
60,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
Twenty-eight players have survived the day and will advance to Sunday's Day 2.
Stay tuned for final chip counts and a full recap.
Christina Gollins has just joined the exclusive group of players over 300,000 chips after eliminating Bradford Lawn with a pair of jacks versus Lawn's nut flush draw.
29 players now remain.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jeffrey Jordan |
380,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Brandon Lee |
362,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
Elvis Toomas |
350,000
187,000
|
187,000 |
Steve Sisler
|
314,000 | |
Patrick Barth |
300,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
Christina Gollins |
300,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
Mary Anne Madruga and Ramira Perez are the latest eliminations, bring the field 6 players away from a hard stop with 22 minutes left in the level.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mary Anne Madruga | Busted | |
Ramira Perez
|
Busted |
With the recent eliminations of Kyle Frey and Anthony Pitesa, just 33 players remain.
Play will end at the end of this level or if the final 25 players are reached
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kyle Frey | Busted | |
Anthony Pitesa | Busted |
Ed Alikhani's run has ended at the hands of Paul Rodgers.
They got it in preflop with Rodgers needing help.
Ed Alikhani:
Paul Rodgers:
The board ran out bringing Rodgers the ace on the river to give him the hand and eliminate Alikhani.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jeffrey Jordan |
385,000
385,000
|
385,000 |
Brandon Lee |
300,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
Paul Rodgers |
170,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
Matthew Zepp |
150,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Steven Westberg |
83,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
Daniel Guerrero |
45,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
Kyle Frey |
38,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
Ed Alikhani
|
Busted |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Hesam Fadaifar |
305,000
104,000
|
104,000 |
Jacob Mendelsohn |
275,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Ronda Vankrey |
268,000
212,500
|
212,500 |
Scott Sisler |
199,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
|
||
Chris Smith |
102,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
Matthew Brewer |
92,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
Ramira Perez
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |