MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event ($1.5M GTD) Day 1d | MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event ($1.5M GTD)

06-05-2021 21:58 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Cada	75,500 40,500	40,500

Engel Gets Value

Dan O'Hair

Level 13 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Ari Engel opened to 5,000 from the cutoff and found one caller in the big blind.

Both players checked on the flop, but the player in the big led out for 7,000 on the turn, which Engel called.

The completed the board and Engel's opponent checked to him, prompting a hefty 22,000 bet from Engel. His opponent called after a bit of thought and Engel tabled for a flush. The big blind mucked and Engel collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari Engel	115,000 25,000	25,000

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

06-05-2021 21:23 UTC-7

Counts and Bust-outs

Dan O'Hair

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Arkado Gadelov	200,000 12,000	12,000
Jacob Rich	200,000 -50,000	-50,000
Steve Wilkie	177,000 -58,000	-58,000
Jerod Smith	95,000 8,000	8,000
Ari Engel	90,000 -10,000	-10,000

Nicholas Palma	60,000 19,000	19,000
Joe Cada	35,000 -22,000	-22,000

Kathy Liebert	Busted

Joseph Cheong	Busted

Ryan Laplante	Busted

Albert Bragg	Busted
Justin Young	Busted

Dan Sears	Busted
Jonathan Kim	Busted
Jesse Sylvia	Busted

Matt Affleck	Busted
Ralph Massey	Busted

06-05-2021 21:18 UTC-7

Kessler Counterfeited; KO'd on Last Hand Before Break

Dan O'Hair

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Allen Kessler shoved for his last 22,500 from early position and was called by two players from lojack and hijack respectively.

The flop came and the player in the lojack fired 27,000 into the middle. The player in the hijack responded by raising to 70,000. Her opponent agonized over the decision, but eventually decided to fold.

Hijack:
Kessler:

"Oh my god, I can't believe I'm ahead!" Kessler exclaimed.

Kessler would stay ahead on the turn, but a double board-pairing counterfeited Kessler's pair and eliminated him from the tournament.

"It's the PokerNews curse," Kessler stated in disbelief.

Player	Chips	Progress
Allen Kessler	Busted

06-05-2021 20:43 UTC-7

Rich Gets Richer

Dan O'Hair

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

On a board and about 100,000 already in the middle, a player in the small blind checked to Jacob Rich in the big, who cut out a bet to 34,000 and slid it into the middle. The third player in the hand folded from the cutoff and the player in the small blind revealed the before tossing his hand into the muck.

Rich, who took down a WSOP Circuit event in 2019, is sitting pretty with about 250k in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Rich	250,000 135,000	135,000

06-05-2021 20:33 UTC-7

Wilkie Over 200k

Dan O'Hair

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

In a blind-versus-blind battle on a flop of , Steve Wilkie bet 2,000 from the small and was raised to 5,000 from the big. Wilkie called.

The turn brought the and Wilkie check-called a 6,000 bet from his opponent.

Both players decided to check the river and Wilkie tabled for the nut flush. His opponent showed he had for a counterfeited two-pair and mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Wilkie	235,000 7,000	7,000

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

06-05-2021 20:18 UTC-7

Engel's Rockets Bring Him to Six Figures

Dan O'Hair

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Action folded to Ari Engel in the small blind, where he raised to 4,000. The player in the big blind called and the two saw a flop of .

Engel continued for 5,000 and his opponent called.

The fell on the turn and Engel slowed down and checked. His opponent bet 6,500 and Engel called.

The completed the board and both players checked. Engel revealed for a rivered set of aces, which was good as his opponent mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari Engel	100,000 30,000	30,000

06-05-2021 19:55 UTC-7

Riess Eliminated

Dan O'Hair

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Ryan Riess, who registered just before the start of level 10, pushed all in for his last 13,500 from the lojack. A player in the cutoff called and the player on the button went all in himself for 29,000. Action folded back to the cutoff, who tanked, but eventually folded.

Riess:
Button:

Riess was in rough shape, and the ran out clean for his opponent, eliminating the 2013 WSOP Main Event champion from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Riess	Busted