$1,100 Main Event Day 1b | 2022 MSPT Venetian November

11-02-2022 21:09 UTC-7

Tran Doubles Through March

Matt Hansen

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Jimmy Tran got it in for 47,000 and Robert March shoved with more from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and action was heads up with Tran at risk.

Jimmy Tran:
Robert March:

The board ran out and Tran picked up a pair of nines on the river to stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jimmy Tran	101,000
Robert March	24,000 -65,000	-65,000

Tags: Jimmy Tran Robert March

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

11-02-2022 20:43 UTC-7

A Round of Assorted Chip Count Updates

Matt Hansen

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Kingery	425,000 425,000	425,000

Nick Pupillo	284,000 -9,000	-9,000

CJ Peake	250,000 40,000	40,000
Gerald Cunniff	245,000 32,000	32,000
Saad Ghanem	242,000 102,000	102,000
Dustin Lee	185,000 26,000	26,000
Eric Baldwin	175,000 -14,000	-14,000

Ryan Laplante	154,000 -71,000	-71,000

Dylan Linde	154,000 86,000	86,000

Aaron Massey	146,000 1,000	1,000
Jeff Madsen	140,000 61,000	61,000

Vid Zagar	90,000 37,000	37,000
Robert March	89,000 -54,000	-54,000
Kyna England	80,000 53,500	53,500
Ralph Massey	79,000 -10,000	-10,000
Jim Agate	75,000 75,000	75,000
Joseph Cheong	58,000 -119,000	-119,000

11-02-2022 20:24 UTC-7

Final Payouts

Matt Hansen

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

The top 33 players will move on from Day 1b to join the 19 players that survived Day 1a. The top 52 players are guaranteed a min-cash of $2,450 and the winner will take home $90,215.

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$90,215	11-12	$6,716
2	$61,274	13-15	$5,597
3	$43,209	16-18	$4,801
4	$30,895	19-21	$4,130
5	$23,284	22-24	$3,582
6	$17,463	25-27	$3,134
7	$12,985	28-36	$2,787
8	$9,851	37-45	$2,563
9-10	$8,060	46-52	$2,450

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/3,000

Ante: 3,000

11-02-2022 19:56 UTC-7

Time for a Another Break

Matt Hansen

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

The remaining 56 players have stepped out for another 15-minute break.

11-02-2022 19:55 UTC-7

Tran Doubles Through Cunniff

Matt Hansen

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Gerald Cunniff had raised to 15,000 before Jimmy Tran returned with a shove to 47,500. Cunniff considered his options before he tossed in the chips to call.

Jimmy Tran:
Gerald Cunniff:

The board ran out and Tran made kings full of queens to secure the double and stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerald Cunniff	213,000 3,000	3,000
Jimmy Tran	101,000

Tags: Gerald Cunniff Jimmy Tran

11-02-2022 19:36 UTC-7

Peake Gets a Shove Through to Cross 200K

Matt Hansen

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action was heads up with a big pot in the middle and on the board when CJ Peake shoved from the small blind with Ark Onikul covered. Onikul went into the tank and talked out his options before he ultimately decided to get away from it.

Peake currently sits in third on the MSPT Season 13 Player of the Year list, trailing only Dan Bekavac and Josh Reichard, both of whom have made an appearance at the Venetian this week.

Player	Chips	Progress
CJ Peake	210,000 66,000	66,000
Ark Onikul	64,500 -22,500	-22,500

Tags: Ark Onikul CJ Peake Dan Bekavac Josh Reichard

11-02-2022 19:26 UTC-7

Cristos Finds a Double

Matt Hansen

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Jordan Cristos was seen counting out his chips for a double from the small blind with tabled in front him. His opponent in the big blind had , and the board ran out to give Cristos a pair of aces with the better kicker.