Mammen Holds The Lead; Baime, Yamada, and Pace All
After 14 levels of play, the second day of The $1,110 United States Poker Championship presented by MSPT at Sycuan Casino and Resort has come to an end. A total of142 players came out to this flight, leaving just 16 remaining at day's end.
Leading the way is Joshua Mammen, who ended their day with 615,000. Mammen saw a late night clash with Matthew Blagg send him up the chip counts as the MSPT newcomer looks to make his first Main Event cash a big one. Mammen has just $1,540 to his name in live earnings prior to this event, and a strong finish here could add a substantial sum to that number.
Top Ten End of Day Chip Counts
| Place |
Name |
Chip Count |
| 1 |
Joshua Mammen |
615,000 |
| 2 |
Young Eum |
424,000 |
| 3 |
Kenneth Baime |
407,000 |
| 4 |
Alexander Hernandez |
393,000 |
| 5 |
Peter Cross |
337,000 |
| 6 |
Adam Swan |
297,000 |
| 7 |
Derrick Yamada |
293,000 |
| 8 |
Anthony Marquez |
234,000 |
| 9 |
Gianluca Pace |
212,000 |
| 10 |
Elias Correa Goulart |
194,000 |
|
Three former MSPT Sycuan champions found bags today as Ken Baime (407,000), Derrick Yamada (293,000), and Gianluca Pace (212,000) all secured themselves seats to the second day of the tournament. With each of their resumes filled to the brim with tournament success, they will look to once more make their mark on this stop.
Others that found bags included Young Eum (424,000), Peter Cross (337,000), Adam Swan (297,000), and MSPT legends Sherry Hammers (179,000) and DJ Buckley (152,000). Each one of them looks to make this their first MSPT title.
Not all were able to find success today. Joseph Canez, Rich Lanes, Ebony Kenney, Camille Brown, and Matt Salsberg all were among the participants of the day’s activities, each one unable to find a bag at the end. MSPT staple Tom Hammers went out on the final hand of the night at the same time as Matthew Blagg going out, bringing the overall bagging number down to 16.
Players will return on Sunday at 11 am at this level with 13:25 left in the level unless the following flight ends earlier than this. Stay tuned to MSPTPoker.com for all updates regarding the Main Event in Sycuan.