$1,100 Main Event | 2022 MSPT Venetian November

11-03-2022 16:39 UTC-7

PN Podcast: Introducing Connor Richards, Updates on HCL Cheating & Poker in Texas

Chad Holloway

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

On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway welcomes new co-host Connor Richards to the show for the first time! The duo discusses big winners from the EPT London, Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel's love of music, and recent updates regarding the Hustler Casino Live (HCL) cheating allegations.

They also break down Bill Klein's epic bluff on HCL, Chad Eveslage and Steve Buckner's WPT Five Diamond battle, and why poker in Texas may be in danger. Plus, hear a winner interview from Lee Rzentkowski, who is fresh off winning the MSPT Riverside Main Event for $145K. Similarly, poker presenter Tiffany Michelle had a victory at the WSOP Circuit Lake Tahoe, as did Jarod Minghini, who had a heart-warming win in the Main Event.

Finally, Chad and Connor take a look at a pair of ClubWPT qualifiers who will be headed to Wynn Las Vegas for December's WPT World Championship $15 million GTD tournament!

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

11-03-2022 16:40 UTC-7

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

Matt Hansen

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

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

Harrison Ashdown:
Noam Muallem:

The board ran out 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	2,430,000 530,000	530,000
Frederic Heller	Busted
Harrison Ashdown	Busted

Tags: Frederic Heller Harrison Ashdown Noam Muallem

Level: 23

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

11-03-2022 17:11 UTC-7

Muallem Leads the Way in Latest Chip Count Update

Matt Hansen

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Noam Muallem	3,000,000 570,000	570,000
Gerald Cunniff	1,100,000 250,000	250,000
Saad Ghanem	1,080,000 -115,000	-115,000
Eric Siegel	740,000 240,000	240,000
Jeff Madsen	730,000 -58,000	-58,000

Nghia Nguyen	675,000 230,000	230,000
Kfir Nahum	650,000 425,000	425,000
Dylan Linde	580,000 290,000	290,000

Eric Salazar	475,000 205,000	205,000
Dustin Lee	460,000 -310,000	-310,000
Christopher Hovey	340,000 40,000	40,000
Ryan Laplante	295,000 -145,000	-145,000

11-03-2022 17:20 UTC-7

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

Jon Sofen

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

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:
Jared Kingery:

Things didn't improve for the WSOP bracelet winner when the board ran out , shipping the pot to Kingery. Laplante, on the other hand, was eliminated in 13th place ($5,597).

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Kingery	1,600,000 440,000	440,000

Ryan Laplante	Busted

Tags: Jared Kingery Ryan Laplante

11-03-2022 17:26 UTC-7

Cunniff Calls Linde

Matt Hansen

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

Action was heads up with a big pot over 300,000 and a full board of . Gerald Cunniff bet 175,000 and Dylan Linde responded with a shove for his last 350,000.

Cunniff went into the tank and used two time banks before he finally called and turned over for the straight. Linde, however, turned over for the flush to take the big pot and move above 1,000,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Linde	1,150,000 570,000	570,000

Gerald Cunniff	560,000 -540,000	-540,000

Tags: Dylan Linde Gerald Cunniff

11-03-2022 17:33 UTC-7

Time for a Break

Matt Hansen

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

The remaining 12 players are now on another 15-minute break.

Level: 24

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

11-03-2022 17:51 UTC-7

Share Your Bad Beat w/ the PN Podcast Via the PokerNews Bad Beat Hotline!

Matt Hansen

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

The long-running PokerNews Podcast features the best guests in the industry — don't believe us? Well, Jack Binion and Phil Galfond were the latest two guests and they don't get much bigger than them — and now we're offering players and fans the opportunity to get in on the action.

We've recently launched the brand new PokerNews Bad Beat Hotline where listeners can call in to +1 702-625-0166 and share a bad beat story!

We'll listen to them all and choose some to feature on future episodes of the show. They say misery loves company, so get that bad beat off your chest, share it with Sarah Herring, Chad Holloway, and Jesse Fullen, who will at the very least listen, and quite possibly share it with the entire poker world!

Be sure to give us the details (i.e. when, where, what stakes, etc.) so we can paint a full picture of just how gut-wrenching your bad beat really was!