2021 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian

2021 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian
Day: 1b
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 1b
Entries
546
Players Left
76

Back-to-Back Aces and Kings for Berk

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Michael Berk raised to 3,500 under the gun holding pocket rockets and a middle-position player called. The big blind came along as well and the trio saw a flop of {2-}{5-}{8-}.

The big blind checked, Berk continued for 3,500, and the middle-position player jammed for 20,000. The big blind folded and Berk called.

Michael Berk: {a-}{a-}
Opponent: {4-}{4-}

Neither a {q-} on the turn nor a {k-} on the river changed a thing and Berk scored the knockout.

In the very next hand, it folded around to the player in the small blind and they raised to 5,000. Berk was in the big blind and three-bet to 12,000. The small blind four-bet to 35,000, Berk moved all in, and his opponent called off for around 75,000.

Michael Berk: {k-}{k-}
Small Blind: {8-}{8-}

The superior pocket pair held and just liked that two big hands vaulted Berk's stack into six-figure territory.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Berk us
Michael Berk
149,000
89,000
89,000

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