MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event Day 2 | 2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian $1,600 Main Event

11-22-2020 17:29 UTC-7

Yu Catches the Bluff

HillKerby

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Ark Onikul opened to 14,000 in middle position and action folded around to the big blind, where Sean Yu defended. The flop came and Yu checked. Onikul made a continuation-bet of 7,000 and Yu called, bringing the turn where both players checked.

The river fell and Yu extended his fingers, tapping them onto the felt several times to check once more. Onikul bet 21,000 and Yu immediately reached for chips, grabbing the same amount and tossing it into the middle. Both players tabled their hands immediately and simultaneously.

Ark Onikul:
Sean Yu:

Yu's top pair, top kicker earned him the pot at Onikul's expense after Onikul missed a backdoor gutshot straight draw and bluffed the river with it.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Yu	220,000 137,000	137,000
Ark Onikul	105,000 -115,000	-115,000

Tags: Ark Onikul Sean Yu

11-22-2020 17:35 UTC-7

Chip Count Update

HillKerby

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Bond	412,500 91,000	91,000
Alexander Mazzola	385,000 117,000	117,000
Andy Rogowski	346,000 6,000	6,000
Josue Aguirre	290,000 84,000	84,000
Jorden Helstern	286,000 116,000	116,000
Katie Lindsay	208,000 159,000	159,000
Edwin Lee	190,000 -30,000	-30,000
Danny Illingworth	125,000 29,000	29,000
Ben Keeline	110,000 3,500	3,500
Corey Zedo	77,000 46,000	46,000
Christopher Ocksrider	74,000 -116,000	-116,000
Benjamin Craig	Busted
Christopher Shebat	Busted
Daniel Sepiol	Busted
Faraz Jaka	Busted

Kenny Nguyen	Busted

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

11-22-2020 17:44 UTC-7

Miller Showers a Short Stack

HillKerby

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Bryant Miller raised to 10,000 in early position and action folded around to the big blind, who three-bet shoved for 67,000. Miller received confirmation of the amount and called.

All-In Player:
Bryant Miller:

Miller saw an unfortunate flop of come on board to give his opponent kings up. The turn gave him four more outs to Broadway, but he needed none of them as the river gave him the best hand once more to earn the pot and the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryant Miller	214,500 214,500	214,500

Tags: Bryant Miller

11-22-2020 17:56 UTC-7

More Chip Counts

HillKerby

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Just 20 more eliminations are needed for play to make it into the money as the tournament clock currently displays 148 remaining players. Here's another round of updated chip counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Hansen	535,000
Landon Tice	476,000

Martin Zamani	442,000

Michael Rossitto	375,000
Vic Peppe	335,000
Brent Hart	302,000
Thien Tran	295,000
Ralph Massey	292,000
Rachel Cooper	275,000
Phil Mader	227,000
Kyle Anderson	225,000
Kane Lai	215,000
Shannon Shorr	180,000

Scott Sisler	177,000
Todd Sladek	155,000
Ryan Phan	86,000
Tim Reilly	76,000
Nadya Magnus	60,000
[Removed:460]	40,000
Mykel Comroe	30,000
Matt Stout	Busted
Patrick Steele	Busted
Nicholas Getzen	Busted
Sara Stohler	Busted
Masato Yokosawa	Busted

11-22-2020 18:07 UTC-7

Massey At About Tree Fiddy

HillKerby

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Ralph Massey pumped it up to 12,000 under the gun and saw action fold around to the big blind, who defended. Both players checked the flop .

The turn came and the big blind checked again. Massey threw out a bet of 10,000 and the big blind called. The river fell and the big blind checked to Massey once more, who fired another 20,000 into the middle. Twenty seconds later, the big blind had done enough deliberating and threw in chips to match.

Massey quickly tabled for top set and earned the pot upon his opponent mucking. He is now up to 350,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ralph Massey	350,000 58,000	58,000

Tags: Ralph Massey

11-22-2020 18:17 UTC-7

Most MSPT Main Event Final Tables in History

HillKerby

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Since its inception in 2009, the MSPT has done a great job keeping track of player stats. As a result, 11 years on they have one of the best player databases in the industry.

On their "Leaderboards" page, the MSPT tracks such things as Career Earnings, Main Event Cashes, Main Event Final Tables, Main Event Titles, Total Cashes, Most Cashes/Final Tables in a Season, Most Final Tables All-Time, and much more.

Several players in today's field are looking to climb on the leaderboard for "Most MSPT Main Event Final Tables."

Here's a look at the top eight MSPT Main Event final tables in tour history:

Place	Player	Hometown	Main Event Final Tables
1	Richard Alsup	New Hope, Minnesota	12
2	Kou Vang	Maplewood, Minnesota	10
3	Blake Bohn	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	9
4	Rob WazWaz	Minneapolis, Minnesota	9
5	Aaron Johnson	Red Wing, Minnesota	8
6	Jeremy Dresch	Fridley Minnesota	8
7	Everett Carlton	St. Paul, Minnesota	8
8	Dan "DQ" Hendrickson	Faribault, Minnesota	7
9	Dennis Stevermer	St. Paul, Minnesota	7
10	Joe Matheson	Monticello, Minnesota	7

11-22-2020 18:24 UTC-7

Even More Chip Counts

HillKerby

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

The tournament is one table away from making the money with 136 players now remaining and less than 15 minutes until dinner. Another updated list of counts from around the room has been provided below.

Player	Chips	Progress
Will Pengelly	599,000 144,000	144,000
Austin Peck	432,000 319,000	319,000
Saad Ghanem	365,000 311,000	311,000
Jesse Vilchez	270,000 120,000	120,000
Bryant Miller	265,000 50,500	50,500
Jorden Helstern	262,000 -24,000	-24,000
Christopher Ocksrider	250,000 176,000	176,000
Aaron Thivyanathan	250,000 105,000	105,000
Ark Onikul	235,000 130,000	130,000
Sean Yu	190,000 -30,000	-30,000
Shannon Shorr	145,000 -35,000	-35,000

Aaron Massey	138,000 -151,000	-151,000
Farid Jattin	135,000 -25,000	-25,000
Michael Rocco	127,000 47,000	47,000
Zach Gutierrez	79,500 42,500	42,500
Trevor Sather	75,000 -5,000	-5,000
Steve Wilkie	Busted
Nick Pupillo	Busted

[Removed:460]	Busted

11-22-2020 18:33 UTC-7

Gonzalez Wins a Big One Before Dinner

HillKerby

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Rafael Gonzalez limped under the gun and two players limped in behind to put action onto David Jackson in the hijack. Jackson raised to 26,000 and only Gonzalez called.

The two saw a flop of and Gonzalez checked. Jackson made a continuation-bet of 36,000 and Gonzalez check-raised to 78,500. Jackson went all in over the top and Gonzalez called.

Rafael Gonzalez:
David Jackson:

Gonzalez got a pile into the middle after hitting gin on the flop while Jackson found himself needing to hit a two outer to win the pot. It never came as the turn and river completed the runout to leave Gonzalez's hand best.

Stacks were counted and Gonzalez had 240,000. Jackson covered, though he was left with just 1,000 after paying Gonzalez and he lost it on a subsequent hand to find the rail a handful of minutes before dinner.