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

MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event
Day: 1a
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 1a
Entries
252
Players Left
67

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Gabay Ousted

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Jordyn Miller
Jordyn Miller

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: {k-Spades}{10-Spades}
Jordyn Miller: {q-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}

Gabay was not ahead for long as the flop came {q-Clubs}{a-Spades}{q-Hearts} to leave him with nothing more than running kings or cards to a Royal Flush, both of which became an impossibility on the turn {8-Hearts}. The river {k-Diamonds} was nothing more than a consolation prize for Gabay, and he found himself hitting the rail.

Haim Gabay
Haim Gabay

Meanwhile, Miller is now up to 144,000 after the knockout.

Player Chips Progress
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Jordyn Miller
144,000
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Haim Gabay
Busted

Tags: Haim GabayJordyn Miller

Field Reaches 250

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.

More Chip Counts

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kane Lai us
Kane Lai
181,000
45,000
45,000
Profile photo of Ben Klier us
Ben Klier
162,100
-95,400
-95,400
Profile photo of Pat Lyons us
Pat Lyons
117,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
108,000
9,500
9,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Jaka Coaching
Profile photo of Michael Rossitto us
Michael Rossitto
93,000
61,500
61,500
Profile photo of Daniel Sepiol
Daniel Sepiol
89,000
42,400
42,400
Profile photo of Ark Onikul us
Ark Onikul
82,000
31,000
31,000
Profile photo of Carl Carodenuto us
Carl Carodenuto
67,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of David Baldanza us
David Baldanza
67,000
12,000
12,000
Profile photo of Raman Afanasenka by
Raman Afanasenka
66,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Sean Yu us
Sean Yu
60,000
-10,000
-10,000
Profile photo of Kou Vang us
Kou Vang
47,500
Profile photo of Ken Rawlinson us
Ken Rawlinson
43,500
-12,100
-12,100
Profile photo of John Sun us
John Sun
Busted
Profile photo of Ramzi Musleh us
Ramzi Musleh
Busted
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Tim Reilly
Busted

Most MSPT Main Event Cashes in History

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:

PlacePlayerHometownMain Event Cashes
1Aaron JohnsonRed Wing, Minnesota39
2Kou VangMaplewood, Minnesota32
3Richard AlsupNew Hope, Minnesota30
4DJ BuckleyEden Prairie, Minnesota27
5Pat SteeleChelsea, Michigan26
6Mark HodgeFernandina Beach, Florida25
7Blake BohnEden Prairie, Minnesota25
8Jason SeitzShakopee, Minnesota24
9Rob WazWazMinneapolis, Minnesota22
10Matt KirbyBemidji, Minnesota22

Moses Finds Some Chips

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
David Moses
David Moses

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 {q-}{8-}{6-} (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: {9-}{7-}
David Moses: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}

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
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David Moses
51,000
37,400
37,400
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: David Moses

Updated Counts

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Brent Hart us
Brent Hart
156,000
-20,000
-20,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Nick Pupillo us
Nick Pupillo
106,000
18,000
18,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Chet Sickle us
Chet Sickle
105,000
-1,011,000
-1,011,000
Profile photo of Jeremy Ausmus us
Jeremy Ausmus
104,000
23,800
23,800
WSOP 6X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Alan Findlay gb
Alan Findlay
90,000
44,000
44,000
Profile photo of Matthew Leecy us
Matthew Leecy
76,000
-35,000
-35,000
Profile photo of Rick Lee us
Rick Lee
54,000
-46,000
-46,000
Profile photo of Haim Gabay us
Haim Gabay
38,000
3,500
3,500
Profile photo of Richard Alsup
Richard Alsup
25,000
-22,000
-22,000
Profile photo of Lee Markholt us
Lee Markholt
24,000
3,300
3,300
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of John Strzemp us
John Strzemp
Busted
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Cody Espeseth
Busted
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Lawrence Engerman
Busted

Kim Puts Afanasenka To the Test

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Sung Kim
Sung Kim

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 {8-Hearts}{2-Spades}{j-Spades} 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 {4-Diamonds}, 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 {j-Clubs} 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
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Sung Kim
152,000
2,000
2,000
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Raman Afanasenka
51,000
9,900
9,900

Tags: Raman AfanasenkaSung Kim

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000