Between two WSOP bracelet winners, a WPT champion, and millions of dollars in earnings on Hendon Mob, one of the most accomplished MSPT final tables that Sycuan had ever seen.

“It was a really good final table,” Lynch mentioned about his opponents. “I ran well, played pretty well, made a couple of mistakes,” the newly crowned champion said, reflecting on his play, “but in the end, just stoked to win it, this was my goal for poker at the beginning of the year.” His wait is over as he now sits as the newly crowned champion of The United States Poker Championship for a career best score of $61,624. Just this summer he final tabled another MSPT event in Black Hawk Colorado where he finished in 9th place for $8,928. Since then, he has been playing and cashing in MSPTs consistently around the country in his quest to become an MSPT champion.

He would go on to finish in 16th place in the field for $5,391. Only 45 players were assured a payout today and after 13 levels of play today, a winner was crowned.Īt Sycuan in January of this year and just three tables left in the MSPT Sycuan, ’s Justin Lynch was on the brutal end of a cooler for the tournament chip lead where his top set ran into Jonathan Frisch’s flopped straight in a blind versus blind confrontation.

A total of 404 entrants came out to play and smashed the $300,000 guarantee set on the prize pool. After a long series that included 18 trophy events, the prestigious United States Poker Championship has come to a close. For the third time this year, The MSPT has made a home at Sycuan Hotel and Casino resort.

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