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

10-14-2021 04:35 UTC

Herstein Eliminated by Bral

Anthony Thompson

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

There was four-way action after a flop and Gary Herstein lead out with an all in bet. The player under the gun folded while a player from late position came over the top for roughly 80,000 and Jason Bral called.

Jason Bral:
Gary Herstein:
All-In Player:

Bral was ahead after flopping two-pair but still had a sweat as Herstein held an open-ended straight draw and the turn paired his jack.

Unfortunately for Herstein, the river was a brick and secured Bral the double elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Bral	365,000 70,000	70,000
Gary Herstein	Busted

Tags: Jason Bral Gary Herstein

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

10-14-2021 04:50 UTC

More Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Nemanja Tatar	406,000 61,000	61,000
Hieu Le	263,000 147,500	147,500
Ethan Yau	235,000 119,500	119,500

Ken Baime	230,000 94,500	94,500
Christian Dressler	229,000 53,500	53,500
Shan Jong	215,000 15,000	15,000
Danny Illingworth	183,000 73,500	73,500
Kevin Wan	166,000 -14,000	-14,000
Jose Reyes	165,000 6,500	6,500
Hung Trung	135,000 135,000	135,000
Eli Greenwood	91,000 -54,000	-54,000
Kevin Garosshen	83,000 58,000	58,000
Cedrric Trevino	75,000 -26,000	-26,000
Mickey Ma	52,500 9,000	9,000
Sean Davidson	48,000 -107,500	-107,500

10-14-2021 05:03 UTC

Late Night Photos

Anthony Thompson

10-14-2021 05:13 UTC

Yau Goes On a Rampage With Cowboys

Anthony Thompson

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

Action folded to the player in the cutoff who raised to 9,000 only to have Ethan 'Rampage Poker' Yau three-bet to 25,000 from the button.

After the blinds folded, action was back on the initial raiser called and a flop hit the felt.

Yau's opponent check-called all three streets, 18,000 after the flop, 55,000 after the turn and an all in bet of 113,000 after the completed the board on the river.

Ethan Yau:
Opponent:

Yau picked up kings at a perfect time and eliminated his opponent who flopped a top-pair of queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ethan Yau	420,000 185,000	185,000

Tags: Ethan Yau

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

10-14-2021 05:22 UTC

Hagg Triples With Snowmen

Anthony Thompson

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

Mike Hagg open-jammed under the gun for 51,000 and was called by Nemanja Tatar directly to his left before Jason Bral isolated with a 151,000 three-bet from middle position. Tatar folded leaving the two heads up.

Mike Hagg:
Jason Bral:

Hagg was racing for his tournament and lucky for him an eight appeared in the window on the flop.

The turn left Bral drawing dead and the river secured Hagg the triple-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Bral	650,000 285,000	285,000
Nemanja Tatar	310,000 -96,000	-96,000
Mike Hagg	153,000 153,000	153,000

Tags: Jason Bral Mike Hagg Nemanja Tatar

10-14-2021 05:32 UTC

MSPT Season 12 Cashes

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 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