Alejandro Jauregui Wins 2021 Mid-States Poker Tour Sycuan Main Event

The first-ever Mid-States Poker Tour Sycuan $1,110 buy-in no-limit maintain’em predominant occasion attracted 676 whole entries, blowing away the $200,000 assure to create a last prize pool of $654,220. In the top the biggest share of that cash was awarded to 31-year-old poker vendor Alejandro Jauregui, who emerged victorious with the title and the first-place prize of $140,665. Jauregui, who offers on the Bay 101 Casino in San Jose, made the journey south to San Diego for this occasion. He might be returning dwelling with a trophy and 6 figures in earnings.

Jauregui was additionally awarded 840 Card Player Player of the Year factors because the champion of this occasion. This victory alone was sufficient to see him climb right into a three-way tie for 57th place within the 2021 POY race, which is sponsored by Global Poker.

A complete of 81 gamers survived the three beginning flights on this occasion to make day 2, with solely the highest 72 set to make the cash. The bubble burst early within the day, and it round eight hours for the sector to be additional narrowed all the way down to a last desk of eight. Jauregui took the lead into the ultimate desk following Tony Galanti’s elimination in ninth place ($9,813), with Jose Araya and Jason Fitzpatrick sitting on the next-largest stacks.

Haiau Han was the primary to hit the rail on the last desk, when his A-Ok did not beat out the Q-J of Andrew Moreno. Han earned $11,122 because the eighth-place finisher.

Not lengthy after that, Britton Scheibe referred to as all-in from the massive blind holding A9 and was forward of the Q-5 offsuit of Jason Fitzpatrick, who had shoved when it folded to him within the small blind. Fitzpatrick turned a king-high straight and held from there to ship Scheibe dwelling with $15,701.

Moreno was the following to fall. The 2019 WSOP Circuit Bicycle Casino predominant occasion runner-up bought all-in with a flush draw and straight draw, holding AJ on a ten97 flop. He discovered himself in danger towards the 97 of Jose Araya, who had flopped backside two pair. The 7 on the flip gave Araya a full home to go away Moreno drawing useless. He earned $20,281 because the sixth-place finisher, growing his profession dwell event earnings to $898,575.

Despite incomes that knockout, Araya was in the end the following participant to be eradicated. He bought concerned in a large pot that noticed him shove all-in on the river with a board of A1087A. Jauregui referred to as with AJ for journey aces and had the very best hand towards Araya’s Ok8. Araya cashed for $26,823 because the fifth-place finisher.

Jauregui took a wholesome lead into four-handed motion. He prolonged his benefit even additional by busting Jason Fitzpatrick in fourth place. Fitzpatrick bought all-in with QJ towards the A7 of Jauregui. The board improved neither participant and Fitzpatrick was despatched packing with $40,562.

Eli Loewenthal’s run on this occasion got here to an finish when his A2 bumped into the A6 of Jauregui. The JJ457 runout saved Jauregui’s kicker in play to earn him the pot, whereas Loewenthal took dwelling $58,880 for his third-place exhibiting.

Jauregui took roughly a 3:1 chip lead into heads-up play with Jesse Jones. He was in a position to prolong that lead even additional by the point the ultimate hand was dealt. Jones limped in from the button for 120,000 with AJ and Jauregui raised to 620,000 from the massive blind holding 66. Jones moved all-in for two,650,000 and Jauregui made the decision. It was a basic preflop race, however the the J106 flop noticed Jauregui flop a set to take the lead. The 9 on the flip meant that Jones was drawing useless. The 5 on the river secured the pot and the title for Jauregui, sending Jones to the rail with $88,320 for his runner-up end.

Here is a take a look at the payouts and POY factors awarded on the last desk:

Winner picture credit score: MSPT Twitter account.