$1,100 Main Event Day 1a | 2021 MSPT Venetian

10-13-2021 04:12 UTC

MSPT Season 12 Cashes

Anthony Thompson

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Since its inception in 2009, the MSPT has done a great job keeping track of player stats. As a result, 12 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 players who have cashed the most this season so far:

Place	Player	Hometown	Season 12 Cashes
1	Cy Church	East Lansing, MI	7
2	Jason Crews	Clive, IA	6
3	Kyna Engand	Northbrook, IL	6
4	Adam Demersseman	San Diego, CA	4
5	Saad Ghanem	Bloomington, MN	4
6	Terence Reid	Sioux Falls, SD	4
7	Gary Hersten	Chicago, IL	4
8	Jordan Cristos	Los Angeles, CA	4
9	DJ Buckley	Eden Prairie, MN	4
10	Tim Garles	Des Moines, IA	4

10-13-2021 04:20 UTC

Updated Chip Counts & Bust Outs After Break

Anthony Thompson

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Lawrence Ma	265,000 85,000	85,000
Tony Zharnitsky	220,000 48,000	48,000
Andy Rubinberg	195,000 78,000	78,000
David Moses	138,000 38,000	38,000

Richard Block	134,000 -20,000	-20,000
Ryan Dodd	115,000 15,000	15,000
Derrick Yamada	78,000 41,000	41,000
Brad Rhodes	72,000 45,000	45,000
Arman Sogomonian	70,000 -16,000	-16,000
Carol Hart	46,000 23,000	23,000
Brett Apter	Busted

Cody Brinn	Busted

10-13-2021 04:32 UTC

Holloway Doubles After Flopping Full House

Anthony Thompson

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Chad Holloway opened under the gun for 6,500 and the hijack player called bringing the action heads-up to the flop.

Holloway check-raised to 26,000 after his opponent fired out 9,000 and was called. After the turn put three spades on the paired board, Holloway jammed for 52,000 and was snap-called by his opponent.

Chad Holloway:
Opponent:

Holloway had his opponent drawing dead after flopping a full house and the river secured his double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Holloway	230,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Chad Holloway

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

10-13-2021 04:44 UTC

More Updated Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Jaspar	365,000 200,000	200,000
Andrew Moreno	272,000 54,000	54,000
Joseph Hebert	260,000 50,000	50,000
Adrian Bertini	255,000 105,000	105,000
DJ MacKinnon	238,000 166,000	166,000
Huy Nguyen	170,000 42,000	42,000
Alyssa Stachowski	170,000 9,000	9,000
Noam Fater	160,000 8,000	8,000
Al Gomez	130,000 62,000	62,000
Samy Dubonnet	125,000 -78,000	-78,000
Grant Giftwood	117,000 -18,000	-18,000
David Brookshire	91,000 13,000	13,000

Maurice Costigan	82,000 -69,000	-69,000
Huhynil Hong	77,000 -66,000	-66,000
Min So	50,000 -41,000	-41,000

10-13-2021 04:55 UTC

Tens Fill Up for Yokoyama

Anthony Thompson

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

A player from middle position open-jammed for 40,000 and David Yokoyama isolated from late position.

David Yokoyama:
Opponent:

Yokoyama was ahead with his made hand and the paired flop didn't change a thing.

The turn was a pleasant sight for Yokoyama as it gave him a full house, leaving his opponent drawing dead to the .

Player	Chips	Progress
David Yokoyama	100,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: David Yokoyama

10-13-2021 05:06 UTC

Bailey Wins With River Bet

Anthony Thompson

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Action on the table folded to Las Vegas local Mike Bailey who raised to 8,000 from the cutoff and the big blind defended.

The flop saw Bailey's opponent check-call his 10,000 continuation bet while both players checked the turn. After the completed the board on the river, Bailey's opponent check-folded after he fired out a 17,000 bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Bailey	311,000 126,000	126,000

Tags: Mike Bailey

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

10-13-2021 05:18 UTC

Griener Rivers Rubinberg to Stay Alive

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

While the details of the pot are unknown, Jared Griener just doubled through Andy Rubinberg for roughly 90,000 holding against on a board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Griener	172,000 104,000	104,000
Andy Rubinberg	100,000 -95,000	-95,000

Tags: Andrew Rubinberg Jared Griener

10-13-2021 05:34 UTC

MSPT Season 12 Race for Player of the Year

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Since its inception in 2009, the MSPT has done a great job keeping track of player stats. As a result, 12 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 point leaders of this season:

Place	Player	Hometown	Season 12 Points
1	Cy Church	East Lancing, MI	3,925
2	Jason Crews	Clive, Iowa	3,075
3	Kyna England	Northbrook, Illinois	2,850
4	Taylor Howard	Altoona, IA	2,733
5	Daniel Sepiol	Michigan City, IN	2,500
6	Jordan Cristos	Las Vegas, NV	2,500
6	Saad Ghanem	Bloomington, MN	2,300
7	Larry Wagner	Middleton, WI	2,200
8	Francis Anderson	Poughkeepsie, NY	2,075
9	Chance Kornuth	Las Vegas, NV	2,000