Sycuan Casino Resort

Steve Hoang Jumps His Way into the Overall Lead for Day 2

The final starting flight of the inaugural MSPT Season 16 100 GRAND STACK $1,110 Main Event at Sycuan Casino & Resort attracted 48 runners, which along with 1a's 114, 1b’s 114, Day 1c’s 50, and Day 1d’s 148, brought the total field up to 474 entries, blasting past the $300k guarantee.

The field generated a $458,280 prize pool, with the minimum payout being $2,100, while the eventual winner will walk away with a $100,336 first-place prize, along with the first MSPT Season 16 100 GRAND STACK $1,110 Main Event trophy.

At the end of the fourth and final flight, just five players bagged and tagged with Steve Hoang finding a late-night surge to climb to the top of the counts to take the overall chip lead into Day 2 with 2,660,000.

Hoang was able to collect over half of the chips on play while Rudy Cervantes (730,000), Jared Griener (480,000), David "Digger" Vig (475,000), and Rudy Mamo (455,000) were the only others to survive the flight.

Among those to fall short of finding a Day 2 berth included two-time MSPT champ Ken Baime, Jon ”Cosmo” McGowan, Daria Ivantey, Leonid Vaisburg, and back-to-back Player of the Year Umut Ozturk, just to name a few.

The surviving players from all starting flights – of which there are 50 (12 from Day 1a, 12 from 1b, 5 from 1c,16 from 1d, and 5 from 1e) – return at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 20^th to play down to a winner.

MSPT Season 16 Sycuan 100 GRAND STACK Festival Remaining Schedule

The MSPT live reporting crew will be on the floor throughout the remainder of the tournament to provide updates, so keep it here to catch the action!

End Day 1E Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Steve Hoang	2,660,000	1,300,000
Rudy Cervantes	730,000	810,000
Jared Griener	480,000	740,000
David "Digger" Vig	475,000	250,000
Randy Shamo	455,000	355,000

Cervantes Fills Up on Chorlian Who Bubbles the Very Next Hand

Rudy Cervantes raised all in for 405,000 and Robert Chorlian looked him up holding not much more.

Rudy Cervantes:
Robert Chorlian:

Cervantes rolled over a dominating ace and filled up on the runout to collect a double while Chorlian was left short and eliminated the very next hand.

Rudy Cervantes - 810,000
Robert Chorlian - Eliminated

Scott Aulds Wins Event #11

Over the past week, players have been inside Sycuan Casino & Resort duking it out for the inaugural MSPT 100 GRAND STACK Festival in San Diego, CA.

In Event #11: $200 No-Limit Hold'em Ultimate Stack, 25 epic players took to the table and when the dust settled, it was Scott Aulds who came away with the epic win to take down the lion's share of the prize pool along with the 100 GRAND STACK Festival trophy!

Results

Griener Wakes Up with Two Ladies to Double Through Cervantes

Rudy Cervantes raised from middle position only to call Jared Griener’s 315,000 three-bet jam from the big blind.

Jared Griener:
Rudy Cervantes:

Griener rolled over the better made hand and the runout gave him some breathing room.

Jared Griener - 740,000
Rudy Cervantes - 305,000

Prize Pool Information

MSPT 100 GRAND STACK at Sycuan Casino & Resort
$1,110 Main Event
Entrants: 474
Prize Pool: $458,280

Big Slick Does the Trick for Cervantes, Burnley Falls Shortly After

Reggie Burnley open-jammed from late position and Rudy Cervantes called off his 390,000 stack from the big blind.

Rudy Cervantes:
Reggie Burnley:

Cervantes was ahead holding Big Slick and the runout secured his double-up while Burnley was left short and eliminated a few hands later, leaving action on the bubble.

Rudy Cervantes - 800,000
Reggie Burnley - Eliminated

Day 2 Line Up

So far, 45 players have punched their ticket into Day 2, and another group of five hopefuls will look to add their names to that list tonight.

All who make it through until the end of play will return tomorrow, Monday, January 20^th at 11:00 a.m. for Day 2, where the remaining players from all starting flights will combine and play until a winner is declared.

Guerrero Leon Dropped by Hoang

Steve Hoang raised all in from under the gun and Pedro Guerrero Leon called off his shorter 400,000 stack from the small blind.

Pedro Guerrero Leon:
Steve Hoang:

Guerrero Leon didn’t like seeing Hoang roll over a pair of aces and for good reason as the runout ended his tournament.

Steve Hoang - 1,300,000
Pedro Guerrero Leon - Eliminated

2024 MSPT Sycuan Champ Savo Mandrapa Ships Event #10

For the second stop of the 16th season, the MSPT traveled to Sycuan Casino & Resort in San Diego, CA to host the inaugural 100 GRAND STACK Festival!

In Event #10: $250 NLH Ultimate Stack Progressive Bounty, 61 hunters went out into the field and generated a $24,600 prize pool which was reserved for the top 15 players.

Among those to cash but fall before the final table were Gaynor Hansen (10th Place - $317), Frank Smith (11th Place - $317), Derek Stark (12th Place - $317), Ronda Vankrey (13th Place - $263), Lucille Hargett (14th Place - $263), and Clint Pittman (15th Place - $263).

Walking away the victor was 2024 MSPT Sycuan Champ Savo Mandrapa who collected the final bounty to claim the 100 GRAND STACK Festival trophy!

Final Table Results