2021 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian | 2021 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian

01-03-2021 23:22 UTC-7

Sammarco Doubles Through Ligeri

LoriPersinger

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Daniel Sammarco shoved from early position and Justin Ligeri made the call from the cutoff.

Daniel Sammarco:
Justin Ligeri:

The runout of was a good one for Sammarco, who won with a better king-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Sammarco	2,170,000 -145,000	-145,000
Justin Ligeri	210,000 -1,790,000	-1,790,000

01-03-2021 23:26 UTC-7

Justin Ligeri Eliminated in 7th Place ($21,532)

mnuwwarah

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Justin Ligeri put his last 200,000 in from early position and Daniel Jones called with in the big blind. Ligeri was behind with and the flop as about as bad it got for him.

Ligeri urgently called for an eight after the turn. Close, but not quite on the river as the dealer delivered the instead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Jones	2,150,000 10,000	10,000
Justin Ligeri	Busted

01-03-2021 23:36 UTC-7

Veselin Dimitrov Eliminated in 6th Place ($28,383)

mnuwwarah

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

James Carroll opened for 210,000 under the gun and got a call from William Chao in the small blind before Veselin Dimitrov shoved in the big. It was only 300,000 and both of his opponents called to see the board as they checked down until Carroll bet small on the river.

Chao folded and Carroll's won against Dimitrov's .

Player	Chips	Progress
James Carroll	10,550,000 550,000	550,000

Veselin Dimitrov	Busted

Level: 30

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

01-03-2021 23:51 UTC-7

Bill Lewis Eliminated in 5th Place ($38,170)

LoriPersinger

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

James Carroll raised to 250,000 from the button and was called by Daniel Sammarco in his small blind and Bill Lewis in his big blind.

After both players checked the flop Carroll continued for 200,000, which got a fold from Sammarco and a check-raise to 550,000 which Carroll called.

Lewis then bet on the turn, Carroll put out a stack of 100,000 chips and Lewis called all in and saw the bad news.

Bill Lewis:
James Carroll:

The completed the runout and sent Lewis to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bill Lewis	Busted

Tags: Bill Lewis Daniel Sammarco James Carroll

01-03-2021 23:52 UTC-7

Chao Nearly Even With Carroll

mnuwwarah

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

On a board of , William Chao bet 500,000 from the big blind and James Carroll called from one spot over. Chao fired again on the turn for 1.1 million. Carroll thought briefly then called but couldn't beat for a straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Carroll	9,950,000 -600,000	-600,000

William Chao	9,300,000 2,300,000	2,300,000

01-03-2021 23:54 UTC-7

Carroll Slips into Second

mnuwwarah

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Daniel Jones opened under the gun for 260,000 and James Carroll made it 710,000 in the small blind. Jones peeled and flopped. Carroll bet 450,000 and snap-folded to a raise to 1.2 million.

Jones showed .

Player	Chips	Progress
James Carroll	8,900,000 -1,050,000	-1,050,000

Daniel Jones	4,225,000 2,075,000	2,075,000

01-04-2021 00:10 UTC-7

Daniel Sammarco Eliminated in 4th Place ($57,745)

LoriPersinger

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

After preflop action folded to James Carroll in his small blind, he put out a stack of orange 100,000 chips and Daniel Sammarco immediately called all-in from his big blind.

Daniel Sammarco:
James Carroll:

Sammarco got it in good, but Carroll has been running pretty good at the final table and continued to do so on the runout, which sent Sammarco out in a very-impressive fourth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Sammarco	Busted

01-04-2021 00:18 UTC-7

Carroll Soaring After Getting Thin Value

mnuwwarah

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

James Carroll opened for 250,000 on the button and William Chao defended the big blind. Chao check-called 450,000 on the flop and both players checked the . On the river, Carroll bet 1.1 million when checked to, and Chao called but couldn't beat .