Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
2021 MSPT Venetian
$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2021 MSPT Venetian
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$1,680,065
Entries
1,741
Level
34
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
385
Players Left
46
Holloway Rides Early Heater
Level 7
: 400/800, 800 ante
PokerNews's Chad Holloway came back from break and doubled his stack in two hands after he raised to 2,000 from middle position finding one caller directly to his left.
The 
flop saw Holloway continue for 1,500 and his opponent called bringing the 
turn. Action went check-check and the 
completed the board on the river.
Holloway led out for 2,500, his opponent called and quickly mucked after he showed top two-pair 
.
One hand later, Holloway opened to 2,500 from under the gun and found two callers before the big blind squeezed all in for 19,800. Holloway came over the top and isolated holding a pair of kings. His opponent held an inferior 
and was eliminated after the runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
68,000 | 68,000 |
Another Round of Chip Counts
Level 7
: 400/800, 800 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000 | |
|
81,200 | |
|
|
75,600 | -20,800 |
|
|
74,300 | 50,900 |
|
34,800 | -200 |
|
34,500 | 6,700 |
|
32,100 | -1,300 |
|
|
31,200 | -12,200 |
|
31,200 | |
|
26,200 | 4,800 |
|
25,000 | 3,800 |
|
25,000 | |
|
22,000 | 900 |
Shenker Drops One
Level 7
: 400/800, 800 ante
Albert Shenker raised from the hijack and then called the button's 7,400 three-bet jam.
Opponent: 
Albert Shenker: 
Shenker was ahead with his ace-high and the 
runout secured him the the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000 | 18,000 |
A Round of Chip Counts
Level 7
: 400/800, 800 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
121,500 | -3,400 |
|
93,400 | 500 |
|
79,800 | 14,800 |
|
73,500 | 50,300 |
|
|
62,400 | |
|
|
62,300 | 62,300 |
|
51,300 | 100 |
|
29,400 | -47,000 |
|
29,300 | 14,500 |
|
28,700 | -6,700 |
|
|
17,200 | -14,900 |
|
Busted |
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
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Break Time
Level 6
: 300/600, 600 ante
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So Triples With Rockets
Level 6
: 300/600, 600 ante
Action folded around to the player in late position who raised to 1,500 and found two callers before Min So three-bet to 5,500 from the button.
The initial raiser called, as did the hijack player, and Jared Griener got out of the way from the cutoff. The 
flop was checked to So who continued for 5,000 and both his opponents called to see the 
fall on the turn.
Action was checked to So who jammed for 16,400 and once again, was called by both his opponents. The river fell a blank and was checked around to showdown.
So quickly showed 
and it was good enough to secure him the pot as 
and 
were tossed into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000 | |
|
70,000 | 3,700 |