Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian $1,600 Main Event
MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian $1,600 Main Event
Buy-in
$1,600
Entries
1,239
Level
32
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
125,000
Entries
252
Players Left
67
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Haim Gabay had gotten all of his chips into the middle against Jordyn Miller and was at risk for his tournament life with the dealer about to bring the runout.
Haim Gabay: 
Jordyn Miller: 
Gabay was not ahead for long as the flop came 
to leave him with nothing more than running kings or cards to a Royal Flush, both of which became an impossibility on the turn 
. The river 
was nothing more than a consolation prize for Gabay, and he found himself hitting the rail.
Meanwhile, Miller is now up to 144,000 after the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
144,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The tournament clock now displays 250 entries and 88 players remaining with seven minutes remaining in the penultimate level of the evening.
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
181,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
162,100
-95,400
|
-95,400 |
|
117,000 | |
|
||
|
108,000
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
||
|
93,000
61,500
|
61,500 |
|
|
89,000
42,400
|
42,400 |
|
82,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
67,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
67,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
66,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
60,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
47,500 | |
|
|
43,500
-12,100
|
-12,100 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Since its inception in 2009, the MSPT has done a great job keeping track of player stats. As a result, 11 years on they have one of the best player databases in the industry.
On their "Leaderboards" page, the MSPT tracks such things as Career Earnings, Main Event Cashes, Main Event Final Tables, Main Event Titles, Total Cashes, Most Cashes/Final Tables in a Season, Most Final Tables All-Time, and much more. Click here for a look at all the leaderboards.Click here for a look at all the leaderboards.
Here's a look at the top ten MSPT Main Event cashers:
| Place | Player | Hometown | Main Event Cashes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Johnson | Red Wing, Minnesota | 39 |
| 2 | Kou Vang | Maplewood, Minnesota | 32 |
| 3 | Richard Alsup | New Hope, Minnesota | 30 |
| 4 | DJ Buckley | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | 27 |
| 5 | Pat Steele | Chelsea, Michigan | 26 |
| 6 | Mark Hodge | Fernandina Beach, Florida | 25 |
| 7 | Blake Bohn | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | 25 |
| 8 | Jason Seitz | Shakopee, Minnesota | 24 |
| 9 | Rob WazWaz | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 22 |
| 10 | Matt Kirby | Bemidji, Minnesota | 22 |
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
After grinding a stack below the 30,000 with which he started for the vast majority of Day 1a, David Moses was just seen with a stack north of 50,000 and confirmed he had just won a pot to earn it.
Moses limped in under the gun and saw one limp behind him before the small blind completed and the big blind checked his option. The flop came 
(rainbow) and the small blind bet 2,000. The big blind called and then Moses pumped it up to 6,000.
The small blind called Moses' raise to put action onto the big blind, who went all in over the top. Moses re-jammed and the small blind folded.
Big Blind: 
David Moses: 
The big blind found themselves needing to hit an eight outer to complete their straight draw and pull ahead of Moses' pocket rockets, but no help came and Moses found himself over 50,000 for the first time all day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
51,000
37,400
|
37,400 |
|
|
||
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
156,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
||
|
106,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
||
|
105,000
-1,011,000
|
-1,011,000 |
|
104,000
23,800
|
23,800 |
|
||
|
90,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
76,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
54,000
-46,000
|
-46,000 |
|
|
38,000
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
|
25,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
|
24,000
3,300
|
3,300 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Sung Kim had opened under the gun and received calls from a player in middle position and Raman Afanasenka, who defended his big blind. The three saw a flop of 
and both Afanasenka and Kim checked. The middle-position player bet 2,500 and then both Afanasenka and Kim called.
Action continued three ways to the turn 
, and Afanasenka checked again. Kim fired out a bet of 3,500 and got a fold from the player in middle position to bring action back onto Afanasenka, who called.
The river fell 
and Afanasenka led out, betting 11,000. Kim decided that wasn't enough, and jammed all in over the top to put Afanasenka to a decision for his remaining 50,000.
Afanasenka thought for a while and then folded, earning Kim the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
152,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
51,000
9,900
|
9,900 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000