Sycuan Casino Resort

For the second stop of the 16th season, the MSPT traveled to Sycuan Casino & Resort in San Diego, CA to host the inaugural 100 GRAND STACK Festival!

In Event #6: $300 Pot-Limit Omaha, 31 four-card specialists took to the tables, and in the end, it was Andy Chang who claimed the top spot to take home the 100 GRAND STACK Festival trophy!

Results

Action on the table folded to Bradley Miller who tossed out his 36,100 stack in the middle from the small blind and his opponent looked him up from the big blind.

Bradley Miller:
Opponent:

Miller was ahead holding a queen, and he kept it after the flop paired both players.

The turn kept Miller out in front and the river secured his double-up.

Bradley Miller - 66,000

The third stop of the 16th season will see the MSPT head to the beautiful mountainside of Black Hawk, Colorado, as we return to Bally's Casino for the Showdown Series January 15th - 26th!

A total of 17 trophy events will take place during the two-week span, with the $400 Monster Stack Kickoff NLH getting things started at noon on Wednesday, January 15th.

The opening event boasts a $100k guarantee and will hold four starting flights with Day 1b following Thursday, January 16th, Day 1c Friday, January 17th, and Day 1d Saturday, January 18th, all with noon start times.

The survivors from all flights will then reconvene at 11:00 for Day 2 on Monday, January 20th, and will play until a winner is crowned.

The following trophy events will then feed into the headlined $1,110 Main Event running from Thursday, January 23rd through Sunday, January 26th, which will feature a $300K guarantee for its three starting flights.

Last season saw the MSPT crown two Main Event Champions at Black Hawk with Mo Nuwwarah taking down the opener after he outlasted 822 runners for $155,189 while Sherman Wu became the reigning champ after he topped a 606-entry field to take home his fist title along with $123,059.

Who will be next to add their names to the list of aforementioned champions?

The MSPT live reporting crew will be on hand to provide live updates as the answer to that question is determined.

2025 MSPT Icon Dan Bekavac opened with a raise only to call MSPT champ Gianluca Pace’s 16,000 three-bet jam from the next seat over.

Gianluca Pace:
Dan Bekavac:

Pace picked-up aces at the right time as the runout secured his much-needed double.

Dan Bekavac - 100,000
Gianluca Pace - 39,600

Over the past week, players have been inside Sycuan Casino & Resort duking it out for the inaugural MSPT 100 GRAND STACK Festival in San Diego, CA.

In Event #4: $200 NLH Monster Stack, 84 monster hunters took to the felt and when the dust settled, it was San Diego native Ben Levy who came away with the win to take home the 100 GRAND STACK Festival trophy!

Results

*denotes heads-up deal

Suresh Srinivas limped-in from middle position only to have Anastasiia Knapp raise to 3,000 from the cutoff.

Knapp found three callers which included Srinivas who saw a flop and action was checked to Srinivas who tossed out a 6,000 bet.

Knapp then fired out a 16,000 raise and action folded back to Srinivas who clapped back with a 36,000 three-bet.

All the chips then went into the middle with Srinivas holding 149,400 effective.

Suresh Srinivas:
Anastasiia Knapp:

Srinivas pulled ahead after flopping top two-pair and faded the turn and river for a double.

Suresh Srinivas - 199,800
Anastasiia Knapp - 172,800

Larry Ownes is our lucky winner of our first $125 Flip ‘N’ Go, which will be running all weekend long throught the remining flights.