2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian $1,100 Main Event

MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian $1,100 Main Event

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qx9x
Prize
$201,529
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Entries
1,123
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
485
Players Left
62

Brinn Chips Up a Bit

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante
Cody Brinn
Cody Brinn

There was around 3,000 in the middle on a board of {6-Spades}{j-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{a-Spades} in a heads-up pot between Cody Brinn, who was on the button, and his opponent in the hijack. The hijack bet 2,100 and Brinn thought for a couple of moments before putting out chips to match.

The river came {3-Clubs} and action checked through to showdown. The hijack showed {k-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for a busted backdoor Broadway draw and Brinn tabled {q-Hearts}{j-Spades}, earning the pot with his jacks up.

Player Chips Progress
Cody Brinn us
Cody Brinn
29,500
4,500
4,500

Tags: Cody Brinn

Magnus Gets Value With Straight

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

Five players saw a flop of {8-Clubs}{10-Spades}{7-Clubs} to bring about 3,600 in the middle. Three checks led to the hijack betting 2,300, and only Nadya Magnus called out of the big blind.

Action proceeded heads up to the turn {j-Clubs} and both players checked. A brick river saw Magnus fire out 3,600 and her opponent quickly tossed out a T5,000 chip to signify a call, which the dealer announced.

Magnus showed {9-Hearts}{8-Spades} for the turned straight and her opponent mucked.

"Fourteen hundred," said the dealer, making change to send to the hijack. She then sent the correct pot to Magnus, who finds herself up to 34,000 after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Nadya Magnus us
Nadya Magnus
34,000

Tags: Nadya Magnus

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 0

Reilly Sends One Home

Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante
Tim Reilly, pictured in another tournament
Tim Reilly, pictured in another tournament

Action was three handed on a flop of {j-Clubs}{3-Spades}{9-Diamonds} with 2,500 in the middle. An under-the-gun player checked, as did Tim Reilly in the hijack. The final player in the hand was in the cutoff and made a pot-sized bet, which both players called.

The turn came {q-Hearts} and all three players checked, bringing the river {k-Spades}. The under-the-gun player went all in for her last 7,500 and Reilly took about five seconds to grab calling chips and put them into the middle. The cutoff quickly folded behind.

The under the gun player showed {a-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} for a pair of treys, which Reilly topped with a straight as he tabled {10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} to collect both the pot and the knockout.

Player Chips Progress
Tim Reilly us
Tim Reilly
61,500
61,500
61,500

Tags: Tim Reilly

Baime Fires Twice

Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante

A player limped under the gun and action folded to the hijack, who pumped it up to 1,000. Ken Baime was on the button and called, as did the under-the-gun limper, and action went three ways to a flop of {6-Hearts}{j-Spades}{5-Hearts}.

Action checked to Baime and he bet 2,000. The under-the-gun limper folded and the hijack called. taking action heads up to the turn {7-Hearts}. The hijack checked again and Baime thought for a couple of moments before announcing a bet of 3,700.

The hijack then took a few moments himself to think about his decision, and ultimately sent his cards to the muck for Baime to take down the pot with his turn bet. Baime is up to 65,000 after winning the pot, more than doubling his stack during the first two hours of play.

Player Chips Progress
Ken Baime us
Ken Baime
65,700
65,700
65,700

Tags: Ken Baime

"Right in the Window!"

Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante
Joseph Paris
Joseph Paris

A player raised to 700 under the gun and the next three players on his left all called, the last of which was Steve Wilkie. Joseph Paris was on the button and announced a three-bet to 3,500, only to see the big blind cold four-bet all in for a bit over starting stack. Action folded back to Paris and he called all in for 12,500 total. The big blind announced that he hoped he was in a coin flip after Paris called.

Joseph Paris: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}
Big Blind: {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}

The big blind was indeed in the best scenario he could have asked for, but the rest was all Paris: "Right in the window!" he said as the flop came {j-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}. The turn {2-Clubs} left the big blind drawing to one shot at two outs, which he was unable to summon as the river {4-Hearts} completed the runout to earn the double for Paris.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Paris us
Joseph Paris
28,100
28,100
28,100
Steve Wilkie gb
Steve Wilkie
22,500
-3,500
-3,500

Tags: Joseph ParisSteve Wilkie

Take 15

Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante

Players are on their first 15-minute break of the day with 284 entries currently displayed on the tournament clock.

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

Assorted Chip Counts

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Grant Godley us
Grant Godley
61,000
15,500
15,500
Jonathan Kim us
Jonathan Kim
50,000
25,000
25,000
Thai Dinh us
Thai Dinh
49,000
24,000
24,000
Dave Hampel us
Dave Hampel
42,500
17,500
17,500
Aaron Massey us
Aaron Massey
32,500
7,500
7,500
Cody Brinn us
Cody Brinn
32,500
3,000
3,000
Kane Lai us
Kane Lai
32,400
7,400
7,400
Jeff Banghart us
Jeff Banghart
31,600
6,600
6,600
John Strzemp us
John Strzemp
31,000
6,000
6,000
Jason Seitz us
Jason Seitz
31,000
6,000
6,000
Ralph Massey us
Ralph Massey
29,000
4,000
4,000
Dapo Ajayi us
Dapo Ajayi
25,000
Ryan Dodson us
Ryan Dodson
23,500
Nadya Magnus us
Nadya Magnus
23,500
-10,500
-10,500
Keith Heine us
Keith Heine
23,000
-2,000
-2,000
Justin Armstrong us
Justin Armstrong
15,800
-9,700
-9,700
Howard Hankin us
Howard Hankin
15,000
15,000
15,000
Nick Pupillo us
Nick Pupillo
10,100
-14,900
-14,900
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Blake Whittington us
Blake Whittington
Busted
Michael Rocco us
Michael Rocco
Busted
Kyna England us
Kyna England
Busted
Mike Shin us
Mike Shin
Busted
Jill Bryant us
Jill Bryant
Busted
Rob Wazwaz us
Rob Wazwaz
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Alex Winter us
Alex Winter
Busted