Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Less than a week ago, 25-year-old Tony Yuan was competing at the 2020 World Series of Poker Main Event. He ultimately finished in fifth place for $286,963.
Yuan, who originally hails from China, was one of the out-of-nowhere stories at the WSOP final table. He's a student at the Univeristy of Wisconsin - Madison. He had just $6K in live cashes heading into the 2020 WSOP Main Event according to The Hendon Mob, but he does have a strong background in math considering he's studying for his doctorate in probability.
Combine that with his love for the game stemming from his teenage years when he just played for fun, and he's got the ability to perhaps follow in the footsteps of his poker hero, Fedor Holz.
Furthermore, despite his limited live poker ledger, he said he's entering his realm of greater comfort as the tournament transitions from the online portion.
"I think my live play is better than my online play," he said. "I can read people.”
Yuan has ventured over to the Venetian and is in action here on Day 1b of the MSPT $1,100 Main Event.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tony Yuan |
26,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
On the turn of a board reading and about 6,000 in the middle of a heads-up pot, Hayden Liotta checked. Nick Pupillo bet 3,200 and Liotta made the call.
After the dealer fanned the on the river, Liotta carefully counted his chips and then slid out a bet of 4,200, which appeared to make Pupillo a little uncomfortable.
Pupillo thought for a quick moment, made the call, and after Liotta tabled , Pupillo then tabled and scooped the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nick Pupillo |
41,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
||
Hayden Liotta
|
16,300
16,300
|
16,300 |
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. Click here for a look at all the leaderboards.Click here for a look at all the leaderboards.
Here's a look at the top ten MSPT Main Event cashers:
Place | Player | Hometown | Main Event Cashes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Aaron Johnson | Red Wing, Minnesota | 39 |
2 | Kou Vang | Maplewood, Minnesota | 32 |
3 | Richard Alsup | New Hope, Minnesota | 30 |
4 | DJ Buckley | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | 27 |
5 | Patrick Steele | Chelsea, Michigan | 26 |
6 | Mark Hodge | Fernandina Beach, Florida | 25 |
7 | Blake Bohn | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | 25 |
8 | Jason Seitz | Shakopee, Minnesota | 22 |
9 | Phil Mader | Grand Island, Nebraska | 23 |
10 | Rob WazWaz | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 22 |
A player called from early position, Kyna England made it 800 to go from the button and was called by the big-blind player and the player in early position.
The action was checked to her on the flop, she bet 1,100 and both players check-called. After both players checked to her again on the turn England put out a larger bet of 5,500, which was enough to take down the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kyna England |
35,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 0
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sarah Stefan |
40,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Nick Pupillo |
40,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
||
Lexy Gavin | 36,000 | |
Darren Attebery |
35,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
Joe Saleh
|
30,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Bob Whalen |
29,700
4,700
|
4,700 |
Terry Fleischer |
29,500
4,500
|
4,500 |
David Levi |
28,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
Brian Berthiaume |
26,500
1,500
|
1,500 |
Dan Daconti | 26,000 | |
Lee Markholt | 25,000 | |
|
||
Erv Bjerga
|
24,500
-500
|
-500 |
Tony Yuan |
24,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
Rich Alsup |
22,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
||
Michael Berk |
20,500
-4,500
|
-4,500 |
Jason Vanstrom | 20,000 | |
Jerry Yang | 20,000 | |
|
||
Carl Carodenuto | 19,000 | |
Anthony Zinno |
18,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
||
Mike Lang |
14,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
Donnie Phan |
13,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
Steve Wilkie | Busted |
After the under-the-gun player raised to 700, the next player folded and Nick Pupillo called from middle position. From there, all the remaining players — which included Mike Lang and Erv Bjerga — called to make it seven-way action to a flop of .
A trio of checks put action on Pupillo and he didn't hesitate to bet 4,000.
One by one his opponents folded all the way around to the original UTG raiser, who thought for a solid minute before ditching the hand and conceding the pot to Pupillo.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nick Pupillo |
45,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
Action folded around to the player in the small blind, who limped, before Michael Berk raised to 1,100 from the big. The small blind called and then check-called a bet of 700 on a rainbow flop.
On the turn, which brought a backdoor flush draw, the small blind check-called another bet, this time 3,000.
When an offsuit completed the board on the river, the small blind checked and Berk bet 10,000. His opponent hit the tank for two minutes before making the call only to muck when Berk rolled over the .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Michael Berk |
36,000
15,500
|
15,500 |