That all came to a sudden halt however at the hands of Tiffany Nguyen. Just before the level went up, Valentin Navarro had been playing an aggressive game, often over-betting pots by moving all in, and for a while it was working like a charm. PokerNews will be on-hand bringing you all the updates from start to finish, so be sure to join us then. Among those to fire and fall on Day 1c were popular poker vlogger Johnnie “Vibes” Moreno, CardPlayer Cruises co-owner Mark Napolitano, former Jeopardy! contestant Jeff Grimes, Marty Gorenc, one-time chip leaders Valentin Navarro and Ramon Reyes, and PLON founder Lena Evans, who will now help host tomorrow’s Ladies Event.ĭay 2 will begin at 11 a.m. Of course, not everyone was so fortunate. Others to make it through Day 1c were Robert Fortuno (548,000), Anthony Nguyen (489,000), Sarah Smart (385,000), and Ben Brown (374,000), who round out the top five stacks. That is ahead of both Day 1a chip leader Happy Spaulding (786,000) and Day 1b chip leader Benjamin Moon (560,000)
For Saturday's third and final flight, 467 entrants entered Day 1c to bring the total field up to 1,047 entries.Īfter 15 levels of play on Day 1c, 59 players remained with Tiffany Nguyen and her stack of 825,000 leading the way.
On Friday, 305 runners competed on Day 1a, and on Saturday an additional 275 partook. The MSPT Sycuan $360 Regional Event proved to be a massive affair.