Sycuan Casino Resort

Day 1a of the MSPT Season 17 100 GRAND STACK Series $1,110 Main Event at Sycuan Casino & Resort is officially in the books with 46 total entries tallied during the first flight.

With action needing to play down to 11% of the field, almost full 17 levels were needed to hit that mark, with the hard stop being reached with 6:55 remaining at 20,000/30,000/30,000.

When chips finally went into bags, Giovanni Bucciero topped the chip counts after putting a respectable 1,200,000 on his slip to end the night, edging out Brad Miller (1,045,000) for the top stack, as they were the only two players to clip the milly mark from the six survivors.

Bagging behind Miller was John Vallance, who found a late-night heater to finish with 890,000, while Shun Wakita (695,000), Zachary McDiarmid (685,000), and Alexander Amela (135,000) were the only others that punched their ticket into Sunday’s Day 2.

Among those to try and fall on Day 1a included Edward "Happy" Spaulding, Michael Starek, Adrian Lopez, Di Wu, and Rip Fritzer, just to name a few.

Those players, as well as any newcomers, have two more starting flights to jump back into action.

This is a best-stack forward event: If a player qualifies for Day 2 more than once, they may only play the higher chip stack; any lower stack(s) will be removed from play at the start of Day 2 and receive the lowest Day 2 payout.

Player of the Year points will only be awarded for the higher stack. Players will only receive credit for a single MSPT Main Event cash finish.

Day 1b will be the first, starting tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. local time, while the third and final flight, Day 1c, will take place at noon on Saturday.

The surviving players from each flight will then return at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday to play down to a winner.

Join us tomorrow as we continue to bring you all the action and eliminations straight from the tournament floor at Sycuan Casino & Resort!

MSPT Season 17 Sycuan 100 GRAND STACK Series Remaining Schedule

Brad Miller raised from middle position and then called Scorr Downey’s 370,000 three-bet jam from the hijack.

Scott Downey:
Brad Miller:

It was a cooler situation for Downey, as Miller rolled over the superior made hand, and the runout ended his night on the bubble.

Brad Miller - 1,045,000
Scott Downey - 0

Mike Wilklow soars to the top of the Player of the Year Leaderboard after picking up 2,113 points at Potawatomi Hotel & Casino from 3 deep runs

1,600 pts = 3rd place $1,110 Main Event for $118,057

333 pts = 8th place $400 Mini Main for $6,631

180 pts = 1st place $250 Monster Stack for $8,500

The 2026 Season 17 POY will earn a $10,000 Main Event seat

Player of the Year Leaderboard:

Photo: Caleb Overby

There was all-in action preflop between Scott Downey and Caleb Overby, with Overby holding the effective stack.

Caleb Overby:
Scott Downey:

It was a race, and Overby couldn't maintain the lead as the runout paired Downey’s ace, ending Overby’s night.

Scott Downey - 905,000
Caleb Overby - 0

Photo: Giovanni Bucciero

Giovanni Bucciero was all-in preflop for 350,000 from the cutoff and was called by Caleb Overby from the big blind.

Giovanni Bucciero:
Caleb Overby:

Bucciero was ahead holding the superior made hand, but the flop came with a sweat as it gave Overby a flush draw.

Fortunately for Bucciero, both the turn and river kept him in the lead, securing his double-up.

Giovanni Bucciero - 700,000
Caleb Overby - 350,000

: Riverside Casino & Golf Resort - Riverside, IA

: November 3-8, 2026

: $300,000 GTD Main Event

: 8 Gold Card Tournaments

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Photo: Craig Giangregorio

A series of preflop raises led to all-in action between Lam Hoang from the button and Craig Giangregorio from the big blind, with Giangregorio holding 200,000 effective.

Craig Giangregorio:
Lam Hoang:

Giangregorio rolled over the inferior made hand, and the flop didn’t change a thing.

The turn, however, came the , giving Giangregorio a full house to take the lead, while the river secured his double-up.

Craig Giangregorio - 400,000
Lam Hoang - 125,000