2021 MSPT Venetian

$1,600 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2021 MSPT Venetian

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
$325,428
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,600
Prize Pool
$1,910,975
Entries
1,341
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
275
Players Left
34

Wu Blasts Off Opponent With Rockets

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Zhi Wu
Zhi Wu

Zhi Wu raised from middle position and then called a three-bet from the player in the big blind.

Once the {2-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} flop hit the felt, the big blind player moved all in and Wu snap-called.

Zhi Wu: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}
Opponent: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}

Wu was out in front with his pocket aces and neither the {3-Spades} turn nor the {3-Diamonds} river changed a thing, as he eliminated his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Zhi Wu us
Zhi Wu
165,000
68,300
68,300
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Zhi Wu

Wigg Scoops Another

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

A player from middle position raised to 1,700 and was called by Anton Wigg from the button, along with Peter Braglia from the big blind.

The {5-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{2-Hearts} flop was checked to the initial raiser who continued for 2,600 and Wigg raised to 7,200.

Braglia check-folded and the player from middle position followed, giving Wigg the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Anton Wigg se
Anton Wigg
154,300
26,000
26,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Peter Braglia us
Peter Braglia
91,200
-24,500
-24,500

Tags: Peter BragliaAnton Wigg

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Bobrosky Hands Moret-Rojas a Cooler

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante
Josh Bobrosky
Josh Bobrosky

Josh Bobrosky opened with a raise from under the gun and found three callers which included Rodney Moret-Rojas from the cutoff, along with MSPT Hall of Famer Kou Vang from the big blind.

The {7-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} flop was checked tp Bobrosky who continued for 2,000, prompting a fold from the player in late position while Moret-Rojas raised to 9,000.

Vang folded while Bobrosky called and the {a-Diamonds} fell on the turn.

Bobrosky check-called the all in bet from Moret-Rojas and the two players tabled their hands.

Josh Bobrosky: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}
Rodney Moret-Rojas: {7-Spades}{6-Spades}

Bobrosky pulled ahead after turning a better two-pair and the {4-Clubs} river secured him the pot while Moret-Rojas took his exit from the tournament field.

Player Chips Progress
Josh Bobrosky us
Josh Bobrosky
90,000
90,000
90,000
Kou Vang us
Kou Vang
88,000
88,000
88,000
Rodney Moret-Rojas us
Rodney Moret-Rojas
Busted

Tags: John BobroskyKou VangRodney Moret-Rojas

More Chip Counts

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante
Player Chips Progress
Gabriel Pardo us
Gabriel Pardo
135,000
71,800
71,800
Bryan Sandrock us
Bryan Sandrock
123,400
43,400
43,400
Laura Poulter us
Laura Poulter
74,500
7,000
7,000
Nathan Baum us
Nathan Baum
59,600
26,300
26,300
Joseph Cond us
Joseph Cond
56,200
16,400
16,400
James Grimes us
James Grimes
37,000
-3,500
-3,500
Shan Jing us
Shan Jing
33,200
-41,100
-41,100
Mike Bailey us
Mike Bailey
32,400
Tim Pai us
Tim Pai
28,600
-5,900
-5,900
Daniel Jones us
Daniel Jones
5,500
-12,500
-12,500
Andrew Ostapchenko us
Andrew Ostapchenko
Busted
David Brookshire us
David Brookshire
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Matakis Makes His Move

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante
Ian Matakis
Ian Matakis

There was heads-up action between Ian Matakis from the small bling and the player from under the gun with a {2-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{j-Hearts} board showing.

Matakis led out for 6,000 into a 20,000 pot and his opponent called to see the {3-Hearts} complete the board on the river.

Matakis continued with his aggression moving all-in and his opponent quickly mucked their hand.

Player Chips Progress
Ian Matakis us
Ian Matakis
45,600
15,600
15,600
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ian Matakis

A Round of Chip Counts

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante
Player Chips Progress
Anton Wigg se
Anton Wigg
128,300
-6,200
-6,200
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Peter Braglia us
Peter Braglia
115,700
85,700
85,700
Zhi Wu us
Zhi Wu
96,700
49,000
49,000
WSOP 1X Winner
James Vanalstyne us
James Vanalstyne
88,700
54,100
54,100
Rob Wazwaz us
Rob Wazwaz
84,300
2,000
2,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Chris Moon us
Chris Moon
79,800
Philip Shing us
Philip Shing
48,700
Brandon Winkler us
Brandon Winkler
33,200
7,900
7,900
Nick Pupillo us
Nick Pupillo
30,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Luis Yepez ve
Luis Yepez
26,700
-3,300
-3,300
Jason Bral us
Jason Bral
19,800
David Moses us
David Moses
18,200
-13,000
-13,000
WSOP 1X Winner

MSPT Season 12 Cashes

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante
Cy Church
Cy Church

Since its inception in 2009, the MSPT has done a great job keeping track of player stats. As a result, 12 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.

Here's a look at the players who have cashed the most this season so far:

PlacePlayerHometownSeason 12 Cashes
1Cy ChurchEast Lansing, MI7
2Jason CrewsClive, IA6
3Kyna EngandNorthbrook, IL6
4DJ BuckleyEden Prairie, MN5
5Terence ReidSioux Falls, SD4
6Gary HerstenChicago, IL4
7Jordan CristosLos Angeles, CA4
8Saad GhanemBloomington, MN4
9Tim GarlesDes Moines, IA4
10Daniel SepiolMichigan City,4