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Sycuan Casino Resort: April 27 - May 7, 2023

Gabriel Leads The Way; Baime Looks For Third Title

Created (5/6/2023 3:32:53 AM by Liam Gannon)
 
 

 

After nearly 14 levels of full play, the 128 entrants of Day 1B came down to its final 15 players and bagged up for Sunday. With one more flight tomorrow, the players who did not find bags will have ample opportunity to play the and find a bag to carve out their place in MSPT history at Sycuan Resort and Casino.

Leading the way is Thomas Gabriel, who ended his day with 610,000. Gabriel began crushing the day early and never dropped out of the top five in chips as the day progressed. With over $600,000 in lifetime earnings, and scores that date back to 2008 on Hendon Mob, Gabriel’s massive stack looks to be a helpful tool to possibly propel him to take his first MSPT title.

Day 1B Chip Counts

Rank Player Chips
1 Thomas Gabriel 610,000
2 Kenneth Baime 412,000
3 Robert Fortuno 315,000
4 George Kalfayan 301,000
5 Tyler Cormney 239,000
6 Lance Winsaft 212,000
7 DJ Buckley 203,000
8 Thomas Difrancesco 194,000
9 Josh Mok 147,000
10 Alexei Racila 136,000
11 Chase Norton 119,000
12 Joseph Canez 108,000
13 Bradford Lawn 96,000
14 Brad Sailor 62,000
15 L Maurice Thomas 48,000

Two-time MSPT champion Ken Baime also ended the day strong with 412,000. Baime won his second title at this very casino not too long ago, defeating Miles Barnum heads up for a prize of $82,512. Can Baime enter himself into the very select group of three-time champions? Others who found bags included Robert Fortuno (315,000), DJ Buckley (203,000), last iteration’s runner up Alexei Racila (136,000), and Brad Sailor (62,000). Each will return on Sunday to play down until a winner is crowned.

Play ended with 1:00 left in Level 14 at the end of the night. Players will return on Sunday to this level with 8:20 left on the clock unless another flight ends earlier than this. Players who didn’t bag today can return tomorrow at 3 pm for the beginning of the next flight. Stay tuned to MSPT.com for all updates regarding the Sycuan Main Event.