Sycuan Casino Resort

Clint Wolcyn Leads 6 Surviving Players After Day 1A

Day 1a of the inaugural MSPT $1,110 Golden State Poker Championship at Sycuan Casino & Resort is officially in the books with 47 entries tallied during the first flight.

With action needing to play down to 11% of the field,15 levels were needed to hit that mark, with the hard stop being reached with 25:00 remaining at 3,000/6,000/6,000.

When chips finally went into bags, it was Minnesota’s Clint Wolcyn, who turned a lucky lady to eliminate Rudy Cervantes in one of the final hands of the night to put 298,000 in his bag, leading the six advancing players by a slim margin.

Bagging closely behind Wolcyn was Rip Fritzer, who busted Carlos Saucedo on the bubble to end the night with 295,000, while Steve Westberg (292,000) and Adrian Lopez (291,000) found themselves in the mix for the top spot.

They were joined by Scott Downey (142,000) and Brandon Fishman (94,000), as they were the last two to punch their ticket into Sunday’s Day 2.

Among those to try and fall on Day 1a included Randy Shamo, Zachary Himan, Di Wu, Anthony Bland, and Anastasiia Knapp, 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 be the first, starting tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. local time, 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!

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End Day 1A Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Clint Wolcyn	298,000	280,000
Rip Fritzer	295,000	190,000
Steve Westberg	292,000	282,000
Adrian Lopez	291,000	265,000
Scott Downey	142,000	138,000
Brandon Fishman	94,000	135,000

Carlos Saucedo Bubbles Day 1A

Photo: Carlos Saucedo

Rip Fritzer raised to 15,000 from the cutoff, and then called Carlos Saucedo’s 40,000 three-bet jam from the big blind.

Carlos Saucedo:
Rip Fritzer:

Saucedo was ahead, holding an ace, until the flop fell, giving Fritzer top pair.

The turn then left Saucedo needing any ace or ten to fall on the river to stay alive, but the paired the board and ended his night on the bubble.

Rip Fritzer - 295,000
Carlos Saucedo - 0

Wolcyn Turns Lady Luck to Drop Cervantes

Photo: Rudy Cervantes

Clint Wolcyn raised to 15,000 from middle position and was called by Steve Westberg from the button before Rudy Cervantes squeezed his 66,000 stack in the middle from the small blind.

Rudy Cervantes:
Clint Wolcyn:

Cervantes rolled over a dominating hand, with the flop not changing much after it paired both players.

However, the dealer then turned the to improve Wolcyn to top two-pair, leaving Cervantes needing an ace on the river to stay alive.

Unfortunately for him, the fell completing the board, ending his night.

Clint Wolcyn - 280,000
Rudy Cervantes - 0

Rollercoaster Riders

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Steve Westberg	282,000	235,000
Clint Wolcyn	280,000	140,000
Adrian Lopez	265,000	340,000
Rip Fritzer	190,000	122,000
Scott Downey	138,000	140,000
Brandon Fishman	135,000	106,000
Carlos Saucedo	58,000	130,000
Rudy Cervantes	0	167,000

Downey Straightens Out Wolcyn for Survival

Photo: Scott Downey

Clint Wolcyn opened under the gun for 9,000 and was called by Rip Fritzer from middle position before Scott Downey squeezed his 65,000 stack in the middle from the hijack.

Action then folded back to Wolcyn, who went over the top, and Fritzer decided to toss into the muck face up.

Scott Downey:
Clint Wolcyn:

Downey was behind needing some help, and found some after the flop gave him a gutshot straight draw.

The dealer then quickly turned the to compete Downey’s staright, and he faded the river to stay alive.

Clint Wolcyn - 140,000
Scott Downey - 140,000

Asker Flushed Out by Lopez

Photo: Joe Asker

There was all-in action after a flop between Adrian Lopez from the hijack and Joe Asker from the small blind, with Asker holding the effective stack.

Joe Asker:
Adrian Lopez:

Asker was behind holding a set of deuces and didn’t improve on the turn or river, ending his night.

Adrian Lopez - 312,000
Joe Asker - 0

Updated Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Adrian Lopez	260,000	170,000
Steve Westberg	235,000	185,000
Clint Wolcyn	204,000	235,000
Rudy Cervantes	167,000	97,000
Carlos Saucedo	130,000	155,000
Rip Fritzer	122,000	110,000
Brandon Fishman	106,000	105,000
Joe Asker	82,000	170,000
Scott Downey	60,000	105,000

Registration Closed

Level 13 has started, meaning registration for Day 1a is now closed, with the first starting flight tallying 47 total entries.

The plan is to play until 11% of the field (6 players) is reached, with the tournament clock reading 9 players remaining.

Wolcyn Cools Off Stiner for a KO

Photo: Clint Wolcyn

A series of preflop raises saw Clint Wolcyn four-bet jam from the big blind, and Ryan Stiner called off his shorter stack from the small blind.

Ryan Stiner:
Clint Wolcyn:

Wolcyn rolled over the superior-made hand, and the clean runout sent Stiner out the door.

Clint Wolcyn - 235,000
Ryan Stiner - 0