MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event Day 1b | 2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian $1,100 Main Event

11-14-2020 14:58 UTC-7

"I Was Hoping For A Flip"

HillKerby

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

David Larson had 16,000 in front of him under the gun and was facing a reraise all in for his effective stack of 38,000 from an opponent in the cutoff. He had been in the tank for some time, requesting a clock after not much longer. The dealer complied, but Larson found a call before the floor could arrive. The cutoff quickly tabled his hand, showing .

"I was hoping for a flip," responded Larson as he tabled in turn. Larson remained in front as the board ran out and earned the double as a result.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Larson	77,500	77,500

Tags: David Larson

11-14-2020 14:47 UTC-7

Fleischer Finds a Favorable Runout

HillKerby

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

All of the chips had gone into the middle and the dealer was in the process of running out the cards with Terry Fleishcer all in from the hijack against an opponent in middle position.

Terry Fleischer:
Middle Position:

When all was said and done, the board read , giving Fleischer's opponent a three outer on the flop for top pair, top kicker, only to see running hearts put him back ahead to score the double with his flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Terry Fleischer	26,200	26,200

Tags: Terry Fleischer

11-14-2020 14:36 UTC-7

A Round of Chip Counts

HillKerby

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Hinde	74,000	45,500
Joshua Szczur	57,000	13,400
Sean Yu	35,500	2,000
Sam Benavram	34,300	9,300
Bobby Sanoubane	34,200	9,200
David Levi	32,000	7,000
Michael Mitrione	30,500	5,500
Jeff Maas	24,200	24,200
Nick Pupillo	24,000	-1,000
Ralph Massey	20,600	-7,900
Alex Maas	19,800	-5,200
Jonathan Kim	13,800	-11,200
Dedric Henderson	12,000	-13,000
Pat Lyons	Busted
Andrew Cooper	Busted
Steve Wilkie	Busted
Jerry Brown	Busted

11-14-2020 14:30 UTC-7

Photos from Day 1b of the MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event

HillKerby

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

11-14-2020 14:10 UTC-7

Break Time

HillKerby

Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante

Players are on a 15-minute break with a full house of 288 players still in contention. The tournament clock displays 343 entries, meaning 55 eliminations have occurred with an equal number of alternates having been seated.

11-14-2020 14:07 UTC-7

Four Cards Shown Despite No Showdown

HillKerby

Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante

Prior action had brought 7,500 into the middle on a board of with heads-up action between Kenny Nguyen, who was under the gun, and Jason Ginsbach on his direct left.

Both players checked the turn and the river came . Nguyen bet 1,400 and Ginsbach took less than 10 seconds to make it 6,000. Nguyen then went into the tank.

After about a minute, he asked himself if Ginsbach had ace-queen. He then took another two minutes to deliberate before asking Ginsbach if he would show. Ginsbach shook his head no.

Fifteen seconds later, Nguyen still decided he was going to fold. He dropped his cards forward and Ginsbach displayed .

"Will you show the other if i show both?" asked Nguyen. Ginsbach nodded yes as the dealer prompted them to send their cards her way. Nguyen quickly showed and Ginsbach turned over to show he had pocket kings.

"Bad river!" said Ginsbach as the laughed at how the hand ran out. "But a jack and I'm doing the same thing!" he added as more laughter ensued.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Ginsbach	34,000	34,000
Kenny Nguyen	17,000	17,000

Tags: Jason Ginsbach Kenny Nguyen

11-14-2020 13:57 UTC-7

Yu Shows His Opponent Aces

HillKerby

Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante

Sean Yu opened the action with a raise to 700 on the button and the small blind three-bet to 2,000. Yu called and the two saw a flop of . The small blind made a continuation-bet of 1,500 and Yu called.

The small blind continued with a second barrel of 3,300 on the turn and Yu called again, bringing the river to display trips on board. The small blind quickly checked over to Yu, who put in a bet of 7,500.

The small blind thought for about 35 seconds and then acknowledged a nice hand as he sent his cards to the muck. Yu turned over , showing sevens full of aces as the dealer sent the pot his way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Yu	33,500	33,500

Tags: Sean Yu

11-14-2020 13:46 UTC-7

Updated Counts

HillKerby

Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Dodson	37,300	12,300
Dave Hampel	32,000	7,000
Rob Wazwaz	31,600	6,600
Ronnie Lamb	29,200	4,200
Sammy Aweida	28,508	3,508
Ralph Massey	28,500	28,500
Cody Brinn	19,100	-5,900
Michael Esquivel	18,500	-6,500
Michael Rocco	17,800	-7,200
DJ Buckley	17,500	-7,500
Ken Baime	15,700	-9,300
Thai Dinh	15,000	-10,000
Kane Lai	1,000	-24,000
Grant Godley	Busted
Stephen Shanks	Busted

11-14-2020 13:43 UTC-7

Merhom Calls Correctly Versus Alsup

HillKerby

Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante

The board read with 7,700 in the middle and heads-up action between Makram Merhom in the big blind and Richard Alsup, who was in the cutoff. Merhom checked over to Alsup, who made a bet of 3,000 and was called.

Alsup showed for a pair of tens and Merhom tabled , showing a pair of aces to earn him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Alsup	38,500	13,500
Makram Merhom	30,500	30,500

Tags: Makram Merhom Richard Alsup