$1,110 Main Event | 2022 MSPT United States Poker Championship

09-25-2022 13:11 UTC-8

Mid-States Poker Tour's Upcoming Schedule

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Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Following the conclusion of this weekend, the MSPT will head to Firekeepers Casino in Battle Creek, Michigan for the $1,000,000 guaranteed Michigan State Poker Championship, an $1,110 buy-in tournament, October 13-16.

The remaining 2022 MSPT schedule includes Silverado Casino in Deadwood, South Dakota (October 21-23), Riverside Casino in Riverside, Iowa (October 27-30), and Running Aces Casino in Columbus, Minnesota (December 1-11).

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09-25-2022 12:56 UTC-8

Eskandari and Pace Moving Up the Leaderboard

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Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Elvis Toomas	725,000 -115,000	-115,000

Massoud Eskandari	500,000 350,000	350,000

Adrian Lopez	500,000 -150,000	-150,000
Jason Kapoor	500,000 -40,000	-40,000

Gianluca Pace	450,000 230,000	230,000
Hal Marcus	350,000 120,000	120,000
Josiah Pittman	255,000 105,000	105,000

Amir Taleghani	250,000 198,000	198,000
Zach Jump	175,000 5,000	5,000

Level: 18

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

09-25-2022 12:49 UTC-8

Leese Smashes the River in Crazy Runout

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Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

With the flop showing , David Leese, Stefano Calenzani, and Pat McCool got the chips in the middle to create a massive pot.

David Leese:
Stefano Calenzani:
Pat McCool:

What a flop it was as McCool and Calenzani had flopped flushes and yet Leese still had outs with the ace of spades.

The turn brought the , but the river hit the felt and Leese made the best hand to triple up.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Leese	551,000 296,000	296,000
Pat McCool	500,000 -140,000	-140,000

Stefano Calenzani	260,000 -210,000	-210,000

Tags: David Leese Pat McCool Stefano Calenzani

09-25-2022 12:25 UTC-8

A Roundup of Winners from MSPT Sycuan

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Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Levi Geiman beat a field of 535 to win the top prize of $22,644 in Event #1: $360 Mystery Bounty. Geiman also took home $9,850 in bounties in a wild Day 2 that had prizes ranging from $100 to $10,000.

Elsewhere at the series, MSPT Sycuan regular Rip Fritzer won Event $2: $250 PLO for $5,237. Fritzer won the same event at the MSPT Sycuan series in January.

MSPT Sycuan Event Winners

Event	Winner	Prize
Event #1: $360 Mystery Bounty	Levi Geiman	$22,644 + $9,850
Event #2: $250 PLO	Rip Fritzer	$5,237
Event #3: $250 NL	Armando Mesina	$4,875
Event #4: $185 NL	Jonathan Larkin	$7,370
Event #5: $250 Seniors	Kenneth Baime	$6,300
Event #6: $250 Turbo SuperStack	Luis Rodriguez	$4,341
Event #7: $250 6-Max	Ronald Sengi	$5,100
Event #8 $300 Tag Team	Robert Dawdy and Mey Saeteurn	$6,846
Event #9: $250 Hump Day	Michael Starek	$5,000

Armando Mesina beat 126 players to win Event #3: $250 NLH and San Diego's Jonathan Larkin won Event #4: $185 NL after he outlasted a field of 195 entries for the top prize of $7,370.

Previous MSPT Main Event champ Kenneth Baime added another win and $6,300 to his collection with the top spot in Event #5: $250 Seniors, and Luis Rodriguez captured Event #6: $250 Turbo SuperStack for $4,341.

Local Ronald Sengi finished atop Event #7: $250 6-Max for $5,100, and the pair of Robert Dawdy and Mey Saeteurn won Event #8: $300 Tag Team. The duos' event drew a field of 186 players and the Las Vegas-based pair took home $6,846 for the win.

Most recently, Michael Starek added to his Player of the Series lead with a first-place finish in Event #9: $250 Hump Day. A successful finish would make that back-to-back awards for Starek.

Tags: Armando Mesina Jonathan Larkin Kenneth Baime Levi Geiman Luis Rodriguez Michael Starek Rip Fritzer Robert Dawdy Ronald Sengi

09-25-2022 12:21 UTC-8

Updated Stacks, Barnum and Marcus Chipping Up

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Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mary Anne Madruga	315,000 15,000	15,000
Suhail Khan	300,000 -154,000	-154,000

Miles Barnum	245,000 118,000	118,000
Hal Marcus	230,000 125,000	125,000
Gianluca Pace	220,000 -47,000	-47,000
Eric Thompkins	150,000 -30,000	-30,000