$1,600 Main Event Day 1a | 2021 MSPT Venetian

10-19-2021 03:02 UTC

No Longer in the Tournament...

Anthony Thompson

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	Busted
Laura Poulter	Busted
Chris Moorman	Busted
Brian Altman	Busted
Daniel Jones	Busted
Kenneth Rawlinson	Busted
David Moses	Busted
Christian Dressler	Busted
Robert Mantin	Busted
Tim Pai	Busted
Alan Wentz	Busted
Chris Moon	Busted
Andrew Ostapchenko	Busted
Jeff Roland	Busted
William Wolf	Busted
Philip Shing	Busted
Brandon Winkler	Busted
James Pennella	Busted
Sean Banahan	Busted
Joseph Cond	Busted

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

10-19-2021 02:39 UTC

Saklad Drops One With Cowboys

Anthony Thompson

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Joseph Cheong raised from under the gun, Steve Saklad three-bet from late position and the button player four-bet jammed for 24,000.

Action folded all the way back to Saklad who called and the two players tabled their hands.

Steve Sakald:
Opponent:

Saklad had his opponent crushed but the flop gave him a little sweat as they his opponent added more outs with a gutshot straight draw.

Luckily for Saklad, the turn followed by the river completed the board and he eliminated his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Saklad	200,000
Joseph Cheong	20,000	-10,000

Tags: Joseph Cheong Steve Saklad

10-19-2021 02:28 UTC

Another Round of Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Pupillo	170,000	60,200
Zhi Wu	160,000	-2,300
Gabriel Pardo	150,000	-31,900
Lorenzo Adams	105,000
Asher Conniff	90,000
Anton Wigg	89,000	-43,400
Andrew Rodgers	88,000	-52,000
Mike Bailey	83,000	63,800
Jason Bral	75,000	42,500
Peter Braglia	72,000	-9,200
Michael Wang	57,500
Rob Wazwaz	54,000	-68,300
Chris Moorman	48,000
Ian Matakis	36,500	13,100
Joseph Cheong	30,000

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

10-19-2021 02:13 UTC

Zobian Doubles Through Opponent

Anthony Thompson

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

A player from middle position opened with a raise then called Aram Zobian's three-bet bet jam for roughly a 30,000 starting stack from late position.

Aram Zobian:
Opponent:

Zobian was ahead with his made hand and he was happy to see a jack in the window on the flop.

The paired the board on the turn improving Zobian's hand to a full house and the river secured his double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aram Zobian	60,000	60,000

Tags: Aram Zobian

10-19-2021 02:03 UTC

Some Updated Chip Counts After Break

Anthony Thompson

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryan Sandrock	190,000	53,600
Josh Bobrosky	185,500	51,000
Steven McCartney	180,000	90,300
Jeff Hill	145,500	-85,900
Asi Moshe	140,000	12,200
Jeff Roland	108,000	108,000
Qing Liu	96,500	-3,500
Michael Horchoff	95,000	95,000
Sean Davidson	65,000	29,600
Brian Altman	60,000	60,000
Ryan Hohner	56,500	56,500
Alex Foxen	30,000	30,000
Mukul Pahuja	30,000	30,000
Michael Rossitto	28,500	-1,500
Chris Moon	26,000	-12,200
Christian Dressler	23,000	-10,400

10-19-2021 01:52 UTC

Some More Day 1a Photos

Anthony Thompson

10-19-2021 01:42 UTC

Day 1 Registration Closed

Anthony Thompson

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The late registration/re-buy period has ended for Day 1a of the Venetian $1,600 Main Event. The first starting flight attracted 275 total entries and the tournament clock reads 120 remaining.

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500