It��s Time For the Main Event!
With nine successful preliminary events already in the books, the $1,100 Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Showdown Series Main Event takes center stage today at the beautiful Sycuan Casino Resort just outside San Diego, California.
Sycuan is hosting its second MSPT series this year, with Gianluca Pace of Encinitas, California besting a field of 460 entries to claim January��s Main Event title and a career-best $74,562.
January 2022 Sycuan Showdown Series Final Table Results
Place | Player | Hometown | Prize | MSPT POY Points |
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1 | Gianluca Pace | Encinitas, CA | $74,562 | 1,200 |
2 | Anthony Pitesa | Long Beach, CA | $61,194 | 1,200 |
3 | DJ Buckley | Eden Prairie, MN | $58,630 | 1,200 |
4 | Huy Nguyen | Westminster, CA | $41,487 | 1,200 |
5 | Lena Evans | Beverly Hills, CA | $21,346 | 1,100 |
6 | Richard Alsup | New Hope, MN | $16,454 | 1,000 |
7 | Jason Hickey | Marina Del Rey, CA | $12,896 | 900 |
8 | Scott Subak | San Diego, CA | $10,673 | 800 |
9 | Christopher Skinner | Murrieta, CA | $8,672 | 700 |
Players will have their choice of three opening flights running daily through Saturday before a champion is crowned Sunday, who will take home the largest share of the $300,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Each opening flight will begin at 3 p.m. local time, with 15 levels scheduled or until 12% of the field remains. Levels will be 40 minutes, with 10-minute breaks scheduled at the completion of every three levels.
Players will begin with 25,000 chips, with unlimited re-entries available until the start of Level 13.
Survivors from each of the three opening flights will combine Sunday, May 1 at 11 a.m. to crown a champion.
Satellites to the Main Event and more side events are still available as well.
MSPT Sycuan Showdown Series Remaining Schedule
Date | Time (PDT) | Tournament | Late Reg | GTD Prize Pool | Starting Stack | Blind Levels |
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Thursday, April 28 | 3:00 pm | Event #10: $1,110 MSPT Main Event Day 1a | 11:40 pm | $300,000 | 25,000 | 40 |
7:00 pm | $265 Satellite �C 1 in 5 advance to MSPT Main | 10:00 pm | 5 seats | 15,000 | 20 | |
Friday, April 29 | 11:00 am | $265 Satellite �C 1 in 5 advance to MSPT Main | 2:00 pm | 5 seats | 15,000 | 20 |
3:00 pm | Event #10: $1,110 MSPT Main Event Day 1b | 11:40 pm | $300,000 | 25,000 | 40 | |
4:00 pm | $200 Ladies NLH, Powered by PLON | 7:00 pm | $4,000 | 15,000 | 20 | |
7:00 pm | $265 Satellite �C 1 in 5 advance to MSPT Main | 10:00 pm | 5 seats | 15,000 | 20 | |
Saturday, April 30 | 10:00 am | $265 Satellite �C 1 in 5 advance to MSPT Main | 2:00 pm | 5 seats | 15,000 | 20 |
3:00 pm | Event #10: $1,110 MSPT Main Event Day 1c | 11:40 pm | $300,000 | 25,000 | 40 | |
8:00 pm | $135 Nightly NLH | 10:10 pm | $4,000 | 12,000 | 20 | |
Sunday, May 1 | 11:00 am | $1,110 MSPT Main Event Day 2 | - | |||
Noon | Event #10: $250 Last Chance NLH | 3:00 pm | $10,000 | 15,000 | 20 | |
3:00 pm | $135 Last Dance NLH | 5:10 pm | $2,000 | 12,000 | 20 |
For complete details, please visit msptpoker.com, and stay tuned to PokerNews for live updates on all the action throughout the tournament.