2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian $1,600 Main Event

MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian $1,600 Main Event

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k6
Prize
$327,773
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,600
Entries
1,239
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
125,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
63
Players Left
1

Michael Walsh Eliminated in 16th Place ($14,351)

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Michael Walsh
Michael Walsh

Zachary Grech opened the action with a raise to 110,000 under the gun and was three-bet to 260,000 by Korey Payne on his direct left. Action folded around to Michael Walsh in the small blind and he could four-bet shoved for a bit over 500,000. Grech folded and Payne called.

Michael Walsh: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}
Korey Payne: {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}

Walsh remained ahead through the flop {k-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{6-Hearts} and turn {8-Spades}, but the river {10-Diamonds} spelled disaster for him, giving Payne a set of tens to earn him the pot and eliminate Walsh in 16th place.

Player Chips Progress
Korey Payne us
Korey Payne
3,450,000
820,000
820,000
Zachary Grech us
Zachary Grech
1,900,000
75,000
75,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Walsh us
Michael Walsh
Busted

Tags: Michael WalshZachary GrechKorey Payne

Thomas Doubles Through Zamani

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Martin Zamani was on the button and saw action fold around to him before opening to 125,000. Benjamin Thomas three-bet shoved for 375,000 in the small blind and Zamani called.

Benjamin Thomas: {a-Spades}{8-Clubs}
Martin Zamani: {a-Hearts}{5-Spades}

Thomas picked up a sweat to a chop as the flop {q-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{q-Hearts} and turn {a-Diamonds} came, but the river {6-Diamonds} was safe and he scored the double at Zamani's expense.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Zamani us
Martin Zamani
2,670,000
-1,630,000
-1,630,000
StakeKings
Benjamin Thomas us
Benjamin Thomas
850,000
150,000
150,000

Tags: Benjamin ThomasMartin Zamani

Tanaka Takes Some from Admon

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Salim Admon raised to 125,000 in the cutoff and was three-bet to 450,000 by Satoshi Tanaka in the big blind. Admon called and the flop came {a-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{6-Clubs}, where Satoshi checked. Admon bet 300,000 and Tanaka called after a few seconds.

Both players checked through the turn {3-Hearts} and river {k-Hearts} to take the hand to showdown.

Tanaka showed {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} and Admon mucked, earning Tanaka the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Salim Admon us
Salim Admon
8,350,000
550,000
550,000
Satoshi Tanaka us
Satoshi Tanaka
3,155,000
355,000
355,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Salim AdmonSatoshi Tanaka

Final Two Tables Reached

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
John Lytle
John Lytle

Don Matsuzuki and John Lytle have just been eliminated from the tournament to reach the final two tables. Moments after Matsuzuki was eliminated, action folded around to Satoshi Tanaka and he put John Lytle all in preflop. Lytle was down to his last 500,000 or so and called.

Satoshi Tanaka: {k-}{9-}
John Lytle: {9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}

Lytle found no help on the runout and was eliminated 17th as a result. The tournament is now down to the final two tables.

Player Chips Progress
Satoshi Tanaka us
Satoshi Tanaka
2,800,000
815,000
815,000
WSOP 1X Winner
John Lytle us
John Lytle
Busted
Don Matsuzuki us
Don Matsuzuki
Busted

Tags: Don MatsuzukiJohn LytleSatoshi Tanaka

A Payne-ful Turn for Helstern

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Action folded around to Korey Payne in the small blind and he shoved all in for 1.29 million. Jorden Helstern was in the big blind and called.

Korey Payne: {6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}
Jorden Helstern: {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}

Payne was in trouble after the flop {j-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{9-Spades} gave Helstern top pair, top kicker, but the turn {6-Hearts} gave him a set and wound up saving his tournament life, leaving Helstern drawing dead to the river {4-Diamonds} to earn the double and take his stack over 2.6 million. After the lost pot, Helstern now has 650,000.

Player Chips Progress
Korey Payne us
Korey Payne
2,630,000
2,070,000
2,070,000
Jorden Helstern us
Jorden Helstern
650,000
-1,540,000
-1,540,000

Tags: Jorden Helstern

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Rocco and Kim Make It 18

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Michael Rocco
Michael Rocco

Eighteen now remain after the recent eliminations of Chan Kim and Michael Rocco, the latter of which was one of the smallest stacks throughout all of both Day 2 and Day 3.

According to Rocco, he re-shoved his last 480,000 over an open from Zachary Grech and Grech made the call.

Michael Rocco: {a-Hearts}{4-Hearts}
Zachary Grech: {8-Clubs}{8-Spades}

Rocco was unable to find more than a four on a runout of {q-}{4-}{10-}{7-}{j-} and finished in 19th place as a result.

Player Chips Progress
Zachary Grech us
Zachary Grech
1,825,000
115,000
115,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Rocco us
Michael Rocco
Busted
Chan Kim us
Chan Kim
Busted

Tags: Chan KimMichael RoccoZachary Grech

A Double and Three Knockouts

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

David Poces had opened in the hijack and saw action fold around to John Lytle, who was in the big blind and reraised enough to put Poces all in. Poces called.

David Poces: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}
John Lytle: {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}

A runout of {10-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{2-Spades}{5-Spades} gave Poces a gutshot straight draw to sweat on the flop but wound up leaving his hand best to score the double through Lytle. Moments earlier, Steven Stout and Chris Wise were both eliminated to take the field down to 21.

Just after Lytle doubled Poces, he had Vic Peppe all in preflop and at risk for his tournament life.

John Lytle: {3-}{3-}
Vic Peppe: {9-Spades}{8-Spades}

Peppe was unable to hit and became the third elimination in quick succession to bring the field down to 20.

Vic Peppe
Vic Peppe
Player Chips Progress
David Poces us
David Poces
3,590,000
2,145,000
2,145,000
Jaka Coaching
John Lytle us
John Lytle
1,795,000
-755,000
-755,000
Steven Stout us
Steven Stout
Busted
Chris Wise us
Chris Wise
Busted
Vic Peppe us
Vic Peppe
Busted

Tags: David PocesJohn LytleSteven StoutVic Peppe

Final Three Tables Redraw

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
SeatTable 12Table 15Table 16
1Randy FroelichKorey PayneMichael Rocco
2Martin ZamaniBenjamin Thomas(Empty)
3Chris WiseJohn LytleDale Eberle
4Don MatsuzukiSalim AdmonMichael Walsh
5Sukhdip SanghaScott VesilekKareem Marshall
6Daniel KusnerakDavid PocesZachary Grech
7Chan KimSatoshi TanakaSteven Stout
8Saad GhanemVic PeppeJorden Helstern

Magnus Falls To Bring the Redraw

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Nadya Magnus Is Eliminated; Final 24 Redraw
Nadya Magnus Is Eliminated; Final 24 Redraw

Martin Zamani had a stack of chips in front of him on the button that was more than enough to put the players in the blinds all in after action folded to him. Nadya Magnus was in the big blind with just under 300,000 and called after looking down at her two cards.

Nadya Magnus: {k-Spades}{3-Spades}
Martin Zamani: {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

Magnus shrugged after seeing Zamani's hand but the flop {6-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{3-Clubs} gave her a pair of treys and put her in front. The turn {k-Spades} gave her two pair, but added potential counterfeit outs should a six or eight come on the river. Unfortunately for her, exactly that came as {8-Diamonds} completed the runout to give Zamani kings and eights with a better kicker and eliminate Magnus in 25th place.

The floor then told the remaining tables to stop dealing after the completion of the current hand, and Quy Dao found himself also eliminated on the last hand before the redraw to finish in 24th place.

An updated seat draw for the 23 remaining players will be posted shortly, as players are on a temporary break for all seats and tables to be sanitized.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Zamani us
Martin Zamani
4,300,000
575,000
575,000
StakeKings
Nadya Magnus us
Nadya Magnus
Busted
Quy Dao us
Quy Dao
Busted

Tags: Martin ZamaniNadya Magnus