Take 15
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The 90 remaining players are on their first 15-minute break of the day.
2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian $1,100 Main Event
MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian $1,100 Main Event
Buy-in
$1,100
Entries
1,123
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
146
Players Left
1
Romero Gets Aces at the Right Time
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Orlando Romero raised to 17,000 in early position and action folded to Matthew Alton, who reraised to 120,000. Romero four-bet shoved for 202,000 once it became his turn to do so and Alton made the call after receiving confirmation of the amount.
Orlando Romero: 
Matthew Alton: 
Romero saw a smooth runout of 
roll onto the board and the double was sent his way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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424,000 | 70,000 |
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165,000 | -242,000 |
Another Round of Payouts
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The following players finished 105-112th ($2,179).
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Berryhill Wins a Flip To Stay Alive
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Sean Yu saw action fold to him on the button and opened to 20,000. Jessica Berryhill three-bet shoved for 94,000 and Yu thought for a few moments before dropping in chips to call.
Jessica Berryhill:
Sean Yu: 
Berryhill pulled ahead on the flop 
and remained there as the turn 
and river 
completed the runout to earn her the dub.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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204,000 | 86,000 |
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110,000 | 21,000 |
Markholt Dusts Beck
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Lee Markholt had raised in the small blind after action folded to him and Jacob Beck re-shoved in the big blind. The raise had been pulled into the middle and the dealer was counting up the remaining 81,000 that Markholt needed to call. After he got the number, he put in chips to match.
Jacob Beck: 
Lee Markholt: 
The board ran out 
, leaving Beck unable to improve to result in his elimination at the expense of Markholt. Markholt now finds himself with 660,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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660,000 | 379,500 |
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Busted |
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
First Round of Payouts
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The following players have been eliminated of late to round out the first level of payouts at $1,961.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Vilchez Makes Trips on the River To Eclipse 500K
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Kyna England opened to 15,000 in middle position and was three-bet to 45,000 by Jesse Vilchez in the hijack. Action folded back to England and she called, taking action heads up to a flop of 
. Both players checked.
England made a bet of 40,000 on the turn 
and Vilchez called, bringing the river . England checked and Vilchez put out a bet of 120,000, just under half his remaining stack. England thought for over a minute, taking out her headphones for some of that time to fully consider the hand. Eventually, she found a call.
Vilchez rolled over 
for three fours and England mucked, unable to top it. With the pot, Vilchez now finds himself over 500K while England has dipped below 200,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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583,000 | 275,000 |
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184,000 | -89,000 |
Recently Eliminated
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The first eight in-the-money eliminations have occurred and 120 players now remain. All of the following players earned $1,961 for their efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Lombardo Knocks Out Two
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Brandon Lombardo was just seen with a stack north of 600,000 and was kind enough to fill in the details on how he got there. A player raised under the gun and action folded around to the player on the button, who re-jammed for 88,000.
Lombardo reraised all in for the 160,000 effective in the original opener's stack, and they called for a three-way all in.
Under the Gun: 
Player on the Button: 
Brandon Lombardo: 
The flop 
kept the hand interesting as Lombardo flopped top set but was needed to fade another heart to win the pot. He did just that as the turn and river completed the runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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635,000 | 332,000 |