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

10-18-2021 21:00 UTC

More Updated Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Wigg	134,500 24,500	24,500

Rob Wazwaz	82,300 22,300	22,300

Laura Poulter	67,500 37,500	37,500
Gabriel Pardo	63,200 33,200	33,200
Rodney Moret-Rojas	47,800
Zhi Wu	47,700 25,700	25,700

James Grimes	40,500 10,500	10,500
James Vanalstyne	34,600
Thomas Boivin	32,100 2,100	2,100
William Wolf	31,200 1,200	1,200
Alan Wentz	29,300 -700	-700
Brandon Winkler	25,300 -5,900	-5,900
Robert Mantin	23,500 -6,500	-6,500
Kenneth Rawlinson	22,400 -7,600	-7,600
Howard Cornbleth	Busted

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

10-18-2021 21:16 UTC

A Look at the MSPT Hall of Fame

Anthony Thompson

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

The MSPT Hall of Fame, established in 2017, is proud to recognize those individuals who have shown superior skill and achieved specific long-term accomplishments.

The criteria to earn a spot on the MSPT Hall of Fame is as follows:

Achieve a minimum of 25 MSPT Main Event Cashes and 1 MSPT Win OR 1 MSPT Player of the Year; or
Achieve a minimum of 10 MSPT Main Event Final Tables and 1 MSPT Win OR 1 MSPT Player of the Year

To see which players are close to achieving HOF status, refer to the comprehensive MSPT Stats page.

As of today, seven players are currently enshrined in the MSPT Hall of Fame.

10-18-2021 21:30 UTC

Pai Defends and Wins

Anthony Thompson

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

Nathan Baum opened for 1,300 from the hijack and was called by Andrew Ostapchenko from the small blind, along with Tim Pai from the big blind.

The flop was checked to Baum who continued for 2,000. Both Ostapchenko and Pai called bringing about the turn.

Action was checked around and the completed the board on the river.

Pai tossed out a 6,500 uncontested bet after action was checked to him and he collected his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Pai	34,500 34,500	34,500
Nathan Baum	33,300 3,300	3,300
Andrew Ostapchenko	26,700 26,700	26,700

Tags: Andrew Ostapchenko Nathan Baum Tim Pai

10-18-2021 21:44 UTC

Davidson Hooks a Quadruple Up

Anthony Thompson

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

Marshall Pagaling raised from under the gun and that put in motion a series of raises that saw three players put their stacks in the middle which included Sean Davidson from late position.

Pagaling called having all three of his opponent's covered and all hands were tabled.

Sean Davidson:
Marshall Pagaling:
Hijack Player:
Cutoff Player:

Davidson was ahead with his made hand and it stayed that way after the board ran out . Davidson collected roughly 50,000 for a quadruple-up while Pagaling won the side pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marshall Pagaling	61,200 31,200	31,200
Sean Davidson	46,400

Tags: Marshall Pagaling Sean Davidson

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

10-18-2021 21:58 UTC

MSPT Season 12 Cashes

Anthony Thompson

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 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	DJ Buckley	Eden Prairie, MN	5
5	Terence Reid	Sioux Falls, SD	4
6	Gary Hersten	Chicago, IL	4
7	Jordan Cristos	Los Angeles, CA	4
8	Saad Ghanem	Bloomington, MN	4
9	Tim Garles	Des Moines, IA	4
10	Daniel Sepiol	Michigan City,	4

10-18-2021 22:08 UTC

A Round of Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Wigg	128,300 -6,200	-6,200

Peter Braglia	115,700 85,700	85,700
Zhi Wu	96,700 49,000	49,000

James Vanalstyne	88,700 54,100	54,100
Rob Wazwaz	84,300 2,000	2,000

Chris Moon	79,800
Philip Shing	48,700
Brandon Winkler	33,200 7,900	7,900
Nick Pupillo	30,000

Luis Yepez	26,700 -3,300	-3,300
Jason Bral	19,800
David Moses	18,200 -13,000	-13,000

10-18-2021 22:14 UTC

Matakis Makes His Move

Anthony Thompson

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

There was heads-up action between Ian Matakis from the small bling and the player from under the gun with a board showing.

Matakis led out for 6,000 into a 20,000 pot and his opponent called to see the complete the board on the river.

Matakis continued with his aggression moving all-in and his opponent quickly mucked their hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Matakis	45,600 15,600	15,600

Tags: Ian Matakis

10-18-2021 22:20 UTC

More Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Pardo	135,000 71,800	71,800
Bryan Sandrock	123,400 43,400	43,400
Laura Poulter	74,500 7,000	7,000
Nathan Baum	59,600 26,300	26,300
Joseph Cond	56,200 16,400	16,400
James Grimes	37,000 -3,500	-3,500
Shan Jing	33,200 -41,100	-41,100
Mike Bailey	32,400
Tim Pai	28,600 -5,900	-5,900
Daniel Jones	5,500 -12,500	-12,500
Andrew Ostapchenko	Busted
David Brookshire	Busted