$1,600 Main Event Day 1b | 2022 MSPT Venetian November

11-04-2022 22:32 UTC-7

Updated Counts

Brandon Bloom

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Jessica Vierling	535,000 65,000	65,000
Bin Weng	470,000 250,000	250,000

Ben Palmer	380,000 170,000	170,000

Joao Simao	350,000 25,000	25,000

Aaron Massey	300,000 120,000	120,000
Martin Zamani	215,000 -15,000	-15,000

Ankush Mandavia	170,000 15,000	15,000

Josh Reichard	150,000 -100,000	-100,000

Terence Reid	125,000 -75,000	-75,000
Maziar Keshavarzi	100,000 -5,000	-5,000

Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

11-04-2022 22:13 UTC-7

Break

Brandon Bloom

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The 37 remaining players are now on a 15-minute break. They will continue to play tonight until only 32 players remain.

11-04-2022 22:07 UTC-7

Mandavia Doubles with Quads

Brandon Bloom

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Ankush Mandavia moved all in for 71,000 in middle position and Maziar Keshavarzi rejammed in the cutoff.

Ankush Mandavia:
Maziar Keshavarzi:

It was a fair fight until the flop put Mandavia well ahead with a set. The turn provided a sweat, but the completed the board to give Mandavia quads and the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ankush Mandavia	155,000 80,000	80,000

Maziar Keshavarzi	105,000 -140,000	-140,000

Tags: Ankush Mandavia Maziar Keshavarzi

11-04-2022 22:00 UTC-7

Palmer Doubles Through Colpoys

Brandon Bloom

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

On a flop, Ben Palmer ended up getting his 88,000 chips in from the cutoff and was at risk against Dan Colpoys in the big blind.

Ben Palmer:
Dan Colpoys:

The turn and river improved Palmer to a boat and he secured the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Palmer	210,000 100,000	100,000

Dan Colpoys	25,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Ben Palmer Daniel Colpoys

11-04-2022 21:49 UTC-7

Zamani Scores a Knockout

Brandon Bloom

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Martin Zamani was in the small blind and had a player at risk for their short stack in the big blind.

Opponent:
Martin Zamani:

The flop put Zamani ahead, and he faded his opponent's outs on the turn and river to secure the pot as his opponent exited.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Zamani	230,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Martin Zamani

11-04-2022 21:37 UTC-7

Sepiol Ousted

Brandon Bloom

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Before the blinds went up, Dan Sepiol moved all in for 22,000 in middle position, the hijack called, and Samuel Bekerian called in the cutoff.

The two players with action checked down the board.

Bekerian tabled to defeat the hijack's and Sepiol's , and Sepiol made his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Bekerian	280,000 280,000	280,000
Dan Sepiol	Busted

Tags: Dan Sepiol Samuel Bekerian

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

11-04-2022 21:22 UTC-7

Zamani Jams River

Brandon Bloom

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

On a board, Martin Zamani bet 32,000 in the small blind, and a player in middle position called.

The completed the board and Zamani quickly moved all in for roughly 150,000. His opponent thought about it but showed the as he folded. Zamani showed a card of his own as he claimed the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Zamani	300,000

Tags: Martin Zamani

11-04-2022 21:11 UTC-7

Reichard Climbing

Brandon Bloom

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

Maziar Keshavarzi opened to 10,000 in the hijack, Josh Reichard called in the cutoff, and the big blind defended.

The dealer fanned out the flop and the big blind checked to Keshavarzi who continued for 19,000. Only Reichard called.

The fell on the turn and Keshavarzi check-folded to a bet of roughly 60,000, conceding the pot to the current leader of the MSPT Season 13 Player of the Year race.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Reichard	440,000 210,000	210,000

Maziar Keshavarzi	245,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Alex Aras Josh Reichard