Sycuan Casino Resort

MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard Leads the Surviving Players After Day 1A

Day 1a of the MSPT Season 15 $1,110 Main Event at Sycuan Casino & Resort has come to a close after seeing 47 entrants kick things off.

Almost full day of action was played to completion with none other than MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard ending the night leading the five surviving players with 25:00 remaining in Level 14.

Reichard, once again, found his way over to the registration table to put in his max late-reg and went on a late-night clinic to bag the top stack of 485,000 after cracking pocket aces in the final hand.

Tan Trieu was also the beneficiary of a late-night heater as he will take 335,000 into Day 2 while Rip Fritzer (260,000), and Armando Mesina (230,000), and Leonid Vaisburg (101,000) all survived the first starting flight.

Among those to try and fall on Day 1a included MSPT champ Derrick Yamada, Anastasiia Knapp, Alan Jimenez, and Kyle Minolich 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 2:00 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

End Day 1A Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Josh Reichard	485,000	235,000
Tan Trieu	335,000	365,000
Rip Fritzer	260,000	230,000
Armando Mesina	230,000	240,000
Leonid Vaisburg	101,000	68,000

Josh Reichard Rivers Quad Sixes to Crack Kyle Miholich's Pocket Aces on the Bubble

MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard opened for 12,000 from the hijack and found one caller before Kyle Miholich three-bet to 35,000 from the big blind.

Only Reichard called, and the two went heads-up to a flop.

Miholich tossed out a 25,000 continuation bet and Reichard called bringing about the turn.

Miholich wasted little time getting his remaining stack in the middle and Reichard beat him to the pot.

Kyle Miholich':
Josh Reichard:

“Well, I have two outs”, Miholich said just before the dealer dropped the case on the river improving Reichard to quad sixes, ending Miholich’s night on the bubble.

Josh Reichard - 485,000
Kyle Miholich - 0

Lopez Out Kicked by Trieu

Tan Trieu raised from the hijack only to have Adrian Lopez three-bet from the big blind.

With action back on Trieu, he fired back with a four-bet jam and Lopez called off his shorter stack.

Adrian Lopez:
Tan Trieu:

Lopez didn’t like rolling over a dominated ace and for good reason as the runout ended his night.

Tan Trieu - 365,000
Adrian Lopez - 0

Jesus Bastardo Navigates His Way to an Epic Victory

The MSPT traveled back to Sycuan Casino & Resort in San Diego, CA for their third and final Showdown Series of Season 15!

A total of 15 trophy events were on the docket and in Event #11: $200 No-Limit Hold'em Epic Stack, 56 epic players took to the felt to duel it out for the top spot, and San Diego native Jesus Bastardo was able to claim the title for himself to take home the lion's share of the prize pool along with the Sapdey trophy!

Result

More Late-Night Counts & Bust Outs

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Tan Trieu	245,000	250,000
Armando Mesina	240,000	256,000
Josh Reichard	235,000	190,000
Rip Fritzer	230,000	260,000
Kyle Minolich	218,000	210,000
Adrian Lopez	93,000	62,000
Leonid Vaisburg	68,000	88,000
Tolga Gesli	0	45,000

Stiner Runs into Mesina's Pair of Ladies

Armando Mesina raised the button and was called by Tolga Gesli from the small blind before Ryan Stiner squeezed his 121,000 stack in the middle from the big blind.

Mesina called having Stiner slightly covered while Gesli released his hand into the muck, and the two players revealed their hands.

Ryan Stiner:
Armando Mesina:

Stiner was at risk hoping to find an ace, but the flop left him drawing slim after it gave Mesina top set.

The turn gave Stiner the glimmer of hope he was looking for, but it was quickly taken away after the completed the board on the river and ended his evening.

Armando Mesina - 256,000
Ryan Stiner- 0

Kicker Not an Issue for Reichard, Doubles Through Vaisburg

MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard was all in for 72,000 after a flop from the cutoff and was called by Leonid Vaisburg from the big blind.

Josh Reichard:
Leonid Vaisburg:

Reichard out-flopped Vaisburg hitting top pair and faded the turn and river to collect another double-up.

Josh Reichard - 190,000
Leonid Vaisburg - 88,000

Late Night Counts & Bust Outs

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Rip Fritzer	260,000	132,000
Armando Mesina	256,000	130,000
Tan Trieu	250,000	129,000
Kyle Minolich	210,000	180,000
Josh Reichard	190,000	30,000
Leonid Vaisburg	88,000	165,000
Adrian Lopez	62,000	95,000
Tolga Gesli	45,000	78,000
Nan Chen	0	142,000
Smriti Dewari	0	39,000
Robert Fortuno	0	50,000
Ronald Segni	0	43,000
Ryan Stiner	0	140,000

The MSPT Heads to Riverside October 31st - November 3rd!

For the final time this season, the MSPT is headed to Riverside Casino in Riverside, IA from October 31st - November 3rd!

A series of $70 and $265 satellites will feed into the $1,110 buy-in MSPT265 Main Event, which requires players be 21+ to play.

The tournament, which boasts a $300K GTD, will offer three starting flights with Day 1a beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 31st.

Day 1b will take place at the same time on Friday, November 1st, while Day 1c will follow suit at the same time on Saturday, November 2nd.

The surviving players from all starting flights will return at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 3rd, to play down to a winner.

Also, starting on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. will be a series of satellites awarding 2 total seats into the $10,400 WPT World Championship being held in December!

Also, on that Sunday, there will be a $200 NLH Ultimate Stack Event beginning at 3:00 p.m.