MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event ($2M GTD) Day 2 | MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event ($2M GTD)

06-13-2021 16:37 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Moreno	820,000 540,000	540,000

Baldwin Catches Turn; Scoops Massive Pot

Dan O'Hair

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Three players were all in for about a 1.4 million chip pot on a flop, including Eric Baldwin on the button and Max Corcoran in the big blind.

Early position player:
Baldwin:
Corcoran:

Max Corcoran had the best of it with two pair, but the turn gave Baldwin a superior two pair to take the lead.

The river bricked out and Baldwin scooped the enormous pot, leaving Corcoran with just 60,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Baldwin	1,400,000 500,000	500,000

Max Corcoran	60,000 -640,000	-640,000

06-13-2021 16:06 UTC-7

Franklin Out

Dan O'Hair

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The player in the cutoff opened to 40,000 and was called by Ryan Franklin in the big blind.

The flop came and Franklin checked, prompting a 35,000 bet from his opponent. Franklin then shoved a bit less than 200k and his opponent quickly called.

Franklin:
Button:

The turn and river kept Franklin second-best and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Franklin	Busted

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

06-13-2021 15:45 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Linus Richter	1,200,000 734,000	734,000
Jonathan Tamayo	550,000 397,000	397,000
Chris Moorman	540,000 -10,000	-10,000

Denise Pratt	470,000 97,500	97,500
Faraz Jaka	340,000 -22,000	-22,000

Kathy Liebert	300,000 47,000	47,000

Andrew Moreno	280,000 1,000	1,000
Ryan Franklin	230,000 -30,000	-30,000
Mikiyo Aoki	190,000 -70,000	-70,000
Justin Young	170,000 -105,000	-105,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Corcoran	1,100,000 300,000	300,000
Eric Baldwin	900,000 -100,000	-100,000

Moorman Four-Bet Shoves

Dan O'Hair

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Chris Moorman opened to 33,000 from early position and action folded around to the player on the button, who put 50,000 into the middle, which constituted a legal raise. Action folded back to Moorman, who pondered a bit before announcing he was all in for about 480,000 total.

"I have pocket sevens," Moorman's opponent said. "I didn't see your hand."

He then revealed the and folded his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moorman	550,000 120,000	120,000

06-13-2021 15:21 UTC-7

Song Ousted by Cowboys

Dan O'Hair

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

A short-stacked Stephen Song shoved from early position with and was called by a player in late position with pocket kings.

The board failed to improve Song to the best hand and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Song	Busted

Level: 21

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

06-13-2021 15:00 UTC-7

Young Keeps His Foot on The Pedal

Dan O'Hair

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Justin Young opened to 25,000 from early position and found one caller in the big blind.

The flop came and the big blind check-called a 16,000 bet from Young.

The fell on the turn the big blind checked to Young again, who fired 45,000 into the middle. Young's opponent counted out a call and deliberated for quite some time before eventually letting his hand go.