The 19 players that survived Day 1b will join the 12 players that emerged from Day 1a, along with all players making it through Saturday's Day 1c flight. More notable names still in contention for a championship include Shaun Davis (226,000), Mike Rosado (263,000), and Matt Kirby (168,000) Other players bagging large after Friday's flight included Aaron Knapp (440,000), Adam Lamphere (313,000), and Huy Nguyen (270,000) Smith already won the $360 Regional NLHE earlier in this series, and looks to follow that up with a deep run in the Main Event. The pinnacle event of the MSPT United States Poker Championship saw the Day 1b field trimmed from 153 to 19 players by night's end.Īt the end of play, Chris Smith (450,000) emerged with the biggest Day 1b stack.
The $1,110 buy-in tournament continued with Day 1b on Friday, as 153 entries came through the Sycuan Casino Event Center in San Diego, CA. Two starting flights are now complete, with one more still left to play at the MSPT Sycuan Casino Main Event.
