2021 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian Day 1a | 2021 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian

01-01-2021 17:45 UTC-7

Lin Doubles Through Stefan

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LoriAnn Persinger

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

With roughly 29,000 in the middle Sarah Stefan, first to act, checked her option on the board.

Xiang Lin then moved his remaining 12,000 forward and Stefan made the call.

Xiang Lin:
Sarah Stefan:

Unfortunately for Stefan the turn card that gave her kings-up also gave Lin Broadway.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiang Lin	53,500 53,500	53,500
Sarah Stefan	37,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Sarah Stefan Xiang Lin

01-01-2021 17:43 UTC-7

Kelsall Falls

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

AJ Kelsall was all in for his last 13,000 or so with and up against a player holding . After a flop that didn't improve him, Kelsall nailed the on the turn. Unfortunately for him, the on the river sent him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
AJ Kelsall	Busted

01-01-2021 17:41 UTC-7

Ditrapani Gets a Shove Through

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

With on the felt, Nic Ditrapani was all in from the button for 44,300. That was about the size of the pot, and his opponent in the hijack seemed perplexed, repeatedly throwing his hands in the air in indecision. Finally, the player mucked and Ditrapani didn't show.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicola Ditrapani	85,000 28,000	28,000

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

01-01-2021 17:23 UTC-7

Stefan Gets Value on the River

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Chad Holloway

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

With 3,800 in the pot and a flop of , the player in the small blind checked and then called when Sarah Stefan bet 1,300 from the button.

Action then went check-check on the turn before the small blind checked for the third time on the river.

Stefan opted to bet, this time 3,100, and her opponent called.

Stefan tabled the for a pair of aces and it was good as her opponent sent his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sarah Stefan	50,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Sarah Stefan

01-01-2021 17:23 UTC-7

Nguyen Wins

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LoriAnn Persinger

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

There was a raise from middle position to 1,200, a call from Daniel Jones in late position and Nguyen Nguyen also made the call from his small blind.

From her big blind Camille Brown then re-raised it to 6,600 which got folds from the original raiser and Jones, but the short-stacked Nguyen decided to just go with it and shipped his remaining 6,300 into the middle and Brown made the call.

Nguyen Nguyen:
Camille Brown:

Nguyen was behind and needed a good board to stay alive, which he definitely got on the runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Camille Brown	56,000 13,000	13,000
Daniel Jones	37,000 37,000	37,000
Nguyen Nguyen	26,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Camille Brown Daniel Jones Nguyen Nguyen

01-01-2021 17:16 UTC-7

Baker Three-Bets River

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Two players put in about 7,500 apiece on an flop, and an early player checked to Aaron Baker on a turn. He bet small with 2,700 and his opponent was in there with a check-call. Baker nudged up to 2,800 on the river and faced a check-raise to 12,000. He responded with another raise to 27,800, and his opponent tank-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Baker	95,000

01-01-2021 17:13 UTC-7

Most MSPT Main Event Final Tables in Single Season

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Chad Holloway

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 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.

Here's a look at the top ten MSPT Main Event final table in a single season:

Player	Hometown	Season	Final Tables
Patrick Steele	Chelsea, Michigan	4	4
Brett Kuznia	Stephen, Minnesota	4	4
Dan Sun	Cedar Rapids. Iowa	3	3
Christian Pham	St. Paul, Minnesota	4	3
Everett Carlton	St. Paul, Minnesota	1	3
Kou Vang	Maplewood, Minnesota	5	3
Michael Deis	Ann Arbor, Michigan	5	3
Nick Pupillo	Addison, Illinois	5	3
Mark Hodge	Fernandina Beach, Florida	6	3
DJ Buckley	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	6	3

01-01-2021 17:04 UTC-7

One for Wisconsin's Dan Dombrowski

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Chad Holloway

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

After the under-the-gun player limped, Wisconsin's Dan Dombrowski raised to 1,700 next to action. It folded around to the player in the big blind, who called, and then the UTG limper put in the additional 1,100 to see a flop.

Two checks saw Dombrowski continue for 3,800 and the player in the big blind insta-folded.

The UTG player gave it some thought, double-checked his cards, and then sent them to the muck.

It wasn't much of a hand, but it gave us a good excuse to update you on Dombrowski's chip stack, which is among the biggest in the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Dombrowski	110,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Dan Dombrowski

01-01-2021 17:04 UTC-7

Ajayi Stays Alive

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LoriAnn Persinger

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

The dealer spread a flop of .

The first player to act in the heads-up pot put out a bet of 9,000, which was more than was in the middle. Dapo Ajayi, then three-bet shoved, and with action back on other player he asked for a count.

After the dealer confirmed a total of 25,300 the player made the call.

Dapo Ajayi:
Opponent: