2022 MSPT Venetian November

$1,100 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2022 MSPT Venetian November

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$90,215
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$447,760
Entries
464
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Players Info - Day 2
Players Left
1

Christopher Hovey Eliminated in 10th Place ($8,060)

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Christopher Hovey
Christopher Hovey

Christopher Hovey moved all in preflop and was snap-called by chip leader Noam Muallem.

Christopher Hovey: {a-Hearts}{4-Clubs}
Noam Muallem: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}

The board came out {8-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{2-Clubs}, giving Hovey some life with a gut-shot straight draw and a flush draw. But the river {q-Hearts} sealed his fate, a 10th place finish for $8,060. Muallem extended his chip lead as the tournament heads to the final table.

Player Chips Progress
Noam Muallem il
Noam Muallem
3,500,000
500,000
500,000
Christopher Hovey us
Christopher Hovey
Busted

Tags: Christopher HoveyNoam Muallem

Dustin Lee Eliminated in 11th Place ($6,716)

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Dustin Lee
Dustin Lee

Dustin Lee was all in and at risk for his short stack preflop against Eric Salazar, who was well out in front.

Dustin Lee: {k-}{9-}
Eric Salazar: {a-}{k-}

The board came out {8-}{7-}{8-}{6-}{k-} and the best hand held up, leaving Lee without any chips. He finished in 11th place for $6,716.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Salazar us
Eric Salazar
760,000
285,000
285,000
Dustin Lee us
Dustin Lee
Busted

Tags: Dustin LeeEric Salazar

Gerald Cunniff Eliminated in 12th Place ($6,716)

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Gerald Cunniff
Gerald Cunniff

Moments after the break, Jeff Madsen raised to 85,000 before Gerald Cunniff moved all in for around 290,000. Madsen snap-called and was out in front.

Gerald Cunniff: {a-}{9-}
Jeff Madsen: {k-}{k-}

The board came out {j-}{6-}{3-}{2-}{j-} and Madsen, a four-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, took down the pot. Cunniff was out in 12th place ($6,716).

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
1,100,000
370,000
370,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Gerald Cunniff us
Gerald Cunniff
Busted
Jaka Coaching

Tags: Gerald CunniffJeff Madsen

Ryan Laplante Eliminated in 13th Place ($5,597)

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Ryan Laplante
Ryan Laplante

Ryan Laplante, with only around 10 big blinds, moved all in from under the gun. He was behind when Jared Kingery, in the big blind, snap-called.

Ryan Laplante: {a-Spades}{7-Spades}
Jared Kingery: {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

Things didn't improve for the WSOP bracelet winner when the board ran out {3-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}, shipping the pot to Kingery. Laplante, on the other hand, was eliminated in 13th place ($5,597).

Player Chips Progress
Jared Kingery us
Jared Kingery
1,600,000
440,000
440,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Ryan Laplante us
Ryan Laplante
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jared KingeryRyan Laplante

Frederic Heller Eliminated in 15th Place; Harrison Ashdown Eliminated in 14th Place ($5,597)

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Harrison Ashdown
Harrison Ashdown

Harrison Ashdown got it all in for around 450,000 and Noam Muallem went for the knockout.

Harrison Ashdown: {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}
Noam Muallem: {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}

The board ran out {j-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{a-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and Muallem held on with tens to knock Ashdown out and move above the 2,000,000 mark.

Meanwhile, Frederic Heller was eliminated simultaneously at another table in 15th place for $5,597.

Player Chips Progress
Noam Muallem il
Noam Muallem
2,430,000
530,000
530,000
Frederic Heller us
Frederic Heller
Busted
Harrison Ashdown us
Harrison Ashdown
Busted

Tags: Frederic HellerHarrison AshdownNoam Muallem

Bin Weng Eliminated in 16th Place ($4,801)

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Bin Weng
Bin Weng

Christopher Hovey raised from under the gun to 75,000 and was called by another early position player — Bin Weng. Action folded to Noam Muallem in late position, and he ripped it all in. Hovey folded but Weng made the call for about 600,000 total, and then learned some bad news.

Bin Weng: {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}
Noam Muallem: {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}

The board came out {q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{q-Spades}{6-Spades} and Muallem took down the massive pot while Weng was sent to the rails in 16th place ($4,801).

Player Chips Progress
Noam Muallem il
Noam Muallem
1,900,000
670,000
670,000
Christopher Hovey us
Christopher Hovey
300,000
-195,000
-195,000
Bin Weng us
Bin Weng
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WPT 2X Winner

Tags: Bin WengChristopher HoveyNoam Muallem

Jordan Cristos Eliminated in 17th Place ($4,801)

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Jordan Cristos
Jordan Cristos

From under-the-gun, Jordan Cristos moved all in for 240,000. Action folded over to Jared Kingery, who was seated in the big blind and made the call with a larger stack.

Jordan Cristos: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}
Jared Kingery: {q-Clubs}{q-Spades}

Off to the races they went and the board would run out {5-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{9-Spades} sending Cristos home in 17th place ($4,801). With that big pot, Kingery now has over 1.1 million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Jared Kingery us
Jared Kingery
1,160,000
310,000
310,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Jordan Cristos us
Jordan Cristos
Busted
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Jared KingeryJordan Cristos

Linde Busts Kornuth

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Chance Kornuth
Chance Kornuth

Chance Kornuth got his last 40,000 into the middle and Dylan Linde looked him up from the big blind.

Chance Kornuth: {a-Hearts}{5-Spades}
Dylan Linde: {k-Spades}{6-Clubs}

The board ran out {10-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{j-Spades} and Linde caught a straight on the river to eliminate Kornuth from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Dylan Linde us
Dylan Linde
290,000
-65,000
-65,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Run It Once
Chance Kornuth us
Chance Kornuth
Busted
Day 1A Chip Leader
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching

Tags: Chance KornuthDylan Linde

Pace Pressures Kornuth

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Gianluca Pace
Gianluca Pace

Gianluca Pace raised to 12,000 and Noam Muallem called from the next seat over before Chance Kornuth raised to 30,000. Pace went deep into the tank and used several time banks before he finally called. Muallem folded and action was heads up.

The flop was {5-Clubs}{q-Spades}{9-Spades} and Pace shoved immediately. Kornuth tossed his hand in the muck and gave up the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Chance Kornuth us
Chance Kornuth
622,000
-122,000
-122,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching
Gianluca Pace us
Gianluca Pace
280,000
99,000
99,000
Noam Muallem il
Noam Muallem
175,000

Tags: Chance KornuthGianluca PaceNoam Muallem