Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
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
More Updated Chip Counts
Level 5
: 300/500, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
124,900 | 4,900 |
|
92,900 | 14,300 |
|
76,400 | 38,800 |
|
66,300 | -4,900 |
|
65,000 | |
|
58,000 | |
|
35,400 | 14,100 |
|
34,500 | 3,300 |
|
33,400 | -6,700 |
|
|
32,100 | |
|
31,200 | 4,500 |
|
21,400 | -3,600 |
Giftwood Continues Stacking Chips
Level 5
: 300/500, 500 ante
The player under the gun opened for 1,200 and Grant Giftwood three-bet to 3,600 from the cutoff.
Action folded back to the initial raiser who four-bet all in for 6,600 and Giftwood quickly called.
Grant Giftwood: 
Opponent: 
Giftwood was well out in front with his pocket kings and the 
runout secured him the pot while eliminating his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
96,400 | 14,100 |
Some Updated Chip Counts
Level 5
: 300/500, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000 | |
|
|
43,400 | 24,700 |
|
41,200 | |
|
24,300 | -2,100 |
|
|
23,400 | -3,000 |
|
23,200 | |
|
21,200 | -100 |
|
21,100 | -14,900 |
|
14,800 | 6,700 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Pinkas Hits Running Cards for the Nuts
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
There was heads-up action between Jennifer Pinkas on the button and one other from late position. There a completed board of 
showing and roughly 10,000 in the middle.
The player from late position led out for 5,000 and Pinkas raised to 16,000. Her opponent called and then quickly folded after she rolled over the nuts with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
51,200 |
Rubinberg Applies the Pressure
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
A player from middle position raised to 800 only to call the 2,100 three-bet Andy Rubinberg made from the small blind.
After the dealer dropped a 
flop, Rubinberg continued for 2,000 and his opponent called bringing the 
on the turn.
Rubinberg switched up and check-raised to 10,000 after his opponent fired out 3,500.
The raise was a good one as Rubinberg's opponent folded giving him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000 | 11,600 |
The Current MSPT All-Time Money List
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
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.
To date, the MSPT has awarded $120,741,370 in prize money.
Here's a look at the current MSPT All-Time Money List:
| Place | Player | MSPT Winnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rich Alsup | $789,761 |
| 2 | Pavel Plesuv | $681,212 |
| 3 | Michael Soyza | $592,137 |
| 4 | Mike Shin | $507,898 |
| 5 | Blake Bohn | $502,720 |
| 6 | David Levine | $499,752 |
| 7 | Thomas Boivin | $461,505 |
| 8 | Aaron Johnson | $453,638 |
| 9 | [Removed:460] | $445,000 |
| 10 | Felipe Davila | $427,942 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Break Time
Level 3
: 200/200, 300 ante
Players are on their first 15-minute break of the day.