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

MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
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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
Total Entries
1,123
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
485
Players Left
62
Players Left 1 / 1,123
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Maas Gets a Stack

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante
Jeff Maas
Jeff Maas

On a board of {a-Hearts}{10-Spades}{6-Spades}, Jeff Maas made a bet in early position and saw a player in the hijack reraise all in for a small amount more. Maas made the call.

All-In Player: {k-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}
Jeff Maas: {10-Clubs}{5-Clubs}

Maas was out in front but found four more cards he needed to sweat after the turn {q-Hearts}. The river {10-Diamonds} came safe, giving him trips and earning him the knockout to bring his stack near double the amount he started with.

Tags: Jeff Maas

Madsen, Lyons, Lee Join

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

Pat Lyons, Jeff Madsen, and Stanley Lee were all recently seen making their way from the alternate stand to find seats in the tournament. The tournament clock now reads 313 entries, and registration will remain open with unlimited re-entries until 6:25 p.m. local time.

Tags: Jeff MadsenPat LyonsStanley Lee

Assorted Chip Counts

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

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.

"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.

Tags: Joseph ParisSteve Wilkie

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.

Tags: Ken Baime

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.

Tags: Tim Reilly

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 0