Sycuan Casino Resort

Day 1a of The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Season 15 $1,110 Main Event opener at Sycuan Casino & Resort in Sand Diego, California, has come to a close after seeing 114 entrants kick things off.

Almost a full day of action was played to completion with the hard stop of 13 players being reached with 10:25 remaining in the final level.

Typically, judging the chip leader comes down to the wire, and that was the case for Matt Salsberg who sat atop the counts for majority of the evening but had a roller coaster ride in the later levels which ended with him with putting a whopping 647,000 in his bag to lead the pack.

Robby Mier was a late arrival, but that didn't stop him from running up a 462,000 stack which was good enough for second place as he edged out 2021 Sycuan Regional champ Chris Smith who put 443,00 in his bag to end the night.

Rounding out the top five stacks were Luis Montano (350,000), and Josh Mok (293,000) with MSPT champ Derrick Yamada (175,000) also finding a Day 2 berth.

Among those to try and fall on Day 1a included MSPT champ Chance Kornuth, Sherry Hammers, Jessica Vierling, and Adam Swan just to name a few.

Those players, as well as any newcomers, have two more starting flights to jump back into action. Day 1b will kick off at 3:00 p.m. local time Friday, while the third and final flight, Day 1c, will take place at the same time 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 15 Sycuan Showdown Series Remaining Schedule

Over the past week, the MSPT returned to San Deigo to kick off its 15th season and players have been duking it out at Sycuan Casino for its Showdown Series!

In Event #15: $250 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack, a 125-runner field took to the felt and generated a $25,000 prize pool that was reserved for the top 15 players.

Among those to cash but fall before the final table were Mary Sarver (10th place - $513), Richard Lanes (12th place - $513), and Jessica Vierling (15th place - $425).

When the dust settled, it was a familiar face who rose to the occasion once again.

After securing his first trophy of the series a day prior, local Jesus Bastardo was able to climb his way back into the winner's circle, claiming the top prize and his second trophy of the series!

Action folded to Rip Fritzer who limped-in from the small blind only to call Adrian Cruz’s 31,000 three-bet jam from the big blind.

Adrian Cruz:
Rip Fritzer:

Cruz picked-up aces at the perfect time as the runout secured his late-night double.

Adrian Cruz - 65,000
Rip Fritzer - 61,000

The MSPT returned to San Deigo to kick off its 15th season and players have been duking it out for the past week at Sycuan Casino for its Showdown Series!

In Event #14: $185 No-Limit Hold'em Epic Stack, 83 hopefuls took to the felt, and in the end, it was Taijae Evans who claimed the top spot for himself, along with the trophy!

Event #14 Results

*denotes chop

After an initial raise, Jared Griener three-bet all-in for 44,000 from the button and Robby Mier isolated with a 105,000 three-bet from the big blind.

Jared Griener:
Robby Mier:

Griener was racing for his tournament life, and nothing changed after the flop hit the felt.

The turn, however, kept things interesting as the fell pairing Mier’s king but it also kept Griener alive with the club flush draw.

Unfortunately for Griener, the river was no help, and he was eliminated from the Day 1a field.

Robby Mier - 400,000
Jared Griener - 0

The Mid States Poker Tour (MSPT) returned to the Sycuan Casino & Resort and hosted a $300 NLH Tag Team Event during it's Showdown Series.

A total of 180 entries built a $20,700 prize pool that paid out to the top 9 teams.

Coming out the top team was Tyler Pizarro & Alexander Remiticado, who took home the MSPT trophies and $5,331!

Event #12 Results

*denotes chop

Stan Solis opened for 8,000 from the hijack and was called by Robby Mier from the cutoff before Adam Swan squeezed his last 33,000 in the middle from the button.

Only Solis called, and the two players tabled their hands.

Adam Swan:
Stan Solis:

Swan was ahead holding the better made hand, and the runout secured his double-up.

Stan Solis - 147,000
Adam Swan - 70,000