2021 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian

2021 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian
Day: 2
Event Info

2021 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian

Final Results
Winner
James Carroll
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
$180,850
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$978,730
Entries
1,009
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
80,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
1,009
Players Left
1

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

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

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: {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
James Carroll: {k-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}

Sammarco got it in good, but Carroll has been running pretty good at the final table and continued to do so on the {j-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{5-Spades}{k-Hearts}{a-Clubs} runout, which sent Sammarco out in a very-impressive fourth place.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Sammarco us
Daniel Sammarco
Busted

Carroll Slips into Second

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 {4-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{a-Clubs} flopped. Carroll bet 450,000 and snap-folded to a raise to 1.2 million.

Jones showed {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
James Carroll us
James Carroll
WPT 2X Winner
8,900,000 -1,050,000
Daniel Jones us
Daniel Jones
4,225,000 2,075,000

Chao Nearly Even With Carroll

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

On a board of {2-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{3-Clubs}, William Chao bet 500,000 from the big blind and James Carroll called from one spot over. Chao fired again on the {6-Diamonds} turn for 1.1 million. Carroll thought briefly then called but couldn't beat {5-Diamonds}{5-Spades} for a straight.

Player Chips Progress
James Carroll us
James Carroll
WPT 2X Winner
9,950,000 -600,000
William Chao us
William Chao
9,300,000 2,300,000

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

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

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 {q-Spades}{9-Hearts}{2-Spades} 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 {k-Diamonds} turn, Carroll put out a stack of 100,000 chips and Lewis called all in and saw the bad news.

Bill Lewis: {q-Clubs}{2-Clubs}
James Carroll: {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}

The {7-Clubs} completed the runout and sent Lewis to the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
Bill Lewis us
Bill Lewis
Busted

Tags: Bill LewisDaniel SammarcoJames Carroll

Level: 30

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

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

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

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 {q-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} board as they checked down until Carroll bet small on the river.

Chao folded and Carroll's {k-Clubs}{q-Spades} won against Dimitrov's {q-}{j-}.

Player Chips Progress
James Carroll us
James Carroll
WPT 2X Winner
10,550,000 550,000
Veselin Dimitrov us
Veselin Dimitrov
Busted

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

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

Justin Ligeri put his last 200,000 in from early position and Daniel Jones called with {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} in the big blind. Ligeri was behind with {10-Hearts}{9-Clubs} and the {3-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{j-Spades} flop as about as bad it got for him.

Ligeri urgently called for an eight after the {7-Clubs} turn. Close, but not quite on the river as the dealer delivered the {7-Spades} instead.

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

Jones Doubles Through Carroll

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

James Carroll opened in early position and snap-called a shove from Daniel Jones, on the button with a little less than 1 million.

Carroll: {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}
Jones: {a-Clubs}{9-Hearts}

One of the short-stacked players groaned upon seeing the {a-Spades} in the window, and it was followed by {7-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} to leave Carroll shaking his head slightly. Paint came on the turn and river but it was the {q-Spades} then the {k-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
James Carroll us
James Carroll
WPT 2X Winner
10,000,000 2,200,000
Daniel Jones us
Daniel Jones
2,140,000 810,000