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

10-20-2021 04:50 UTC

Most MSPT Main Event Final Tables in History

Anthony Thompson

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

Since its inception in 2009, the MSPT has done a great job keeping track of player stats. As a result, 11 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.

Several players in today's field are looking to climb on the leaderboard for "Most MSPT Main Event Final Tables."

Here's a look at the top ten MSPT Main Event final tables in tour history:

Place	Player	Hometown	Main Event Final Tables
1	Richard Alsup	New Hope, Minnesota	12
2	Kou Vang	Maplewood, Minnesota	10
3	Rob WazWaz	Minneapolis, Minnesota	9
4	Blake Bohn	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	9
5	Jason Bender	Keota, Iowa	9
6	Aaron Johnson	Red Wing, Minnesota	9
7	Jeremy Dresch	Fridley, Minnesota	8
8	Everett Carlton	St. Paul, Minnesota	8
9	Adam Friedman	Gahann, Ohio	8
10	Joe Matheson	Monticello, Minnesota	7

10-20-2021 04:39 UTC

A Round of Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Faris	295,000	110,000
Pavlo Veksler	240,000	30,000
Saad Ghanem	165,000	73,500
Adam Duong	152,000	22,000
Farhad Sinaei	150,000	20,000
Steven Sarmiento	130,000	21,500
Alexandre Reard	123,000	-62,500
Victor Canaple	95,000	10,000
Rodney Moret-Rojas	72,000	-43,000
Charles Kahrs	60,000	-55,000
Ebony Kenney	60,000	-5,000
Anant Patel	55,000	-65,500
Sean Banahan	45,000	-7,000

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

10-20-2021 04:34 UTC

Wentz Catches Lucky River to Double Through Andrews

Anthony Thompson

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

There was heads-up action after a flop between Alan Wentz from the small blind and Cherish Andrews from the big blind.

Wentz led out with a bet only to have Andrews raise. Wentz three-bet jammed for 86,000 and Andrews snap-called.

Alan Wentz:
Cherish Andrews:

Wentz paired his six on the flop but was way behind the pocket aces Andrews held and the paired the board on the turn, leaving him drawing to only a six.

With the odds against him, Wentz was getting up and gathering his things to leave until the dealer answered his prayer by dropping the on the river securing his double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alan Wentz	200,000	75,000
Cherish Andrews	135,000	40,000

Tags: Cherish Andrews Alan Wentz

10-20-2021 04:24 UTC

A Round of Updated Chip Counts From After Break

Anthony Thompson

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Sandrock	310,000	175,000
Rich Alsup	265,000	-20,000
Alexander Greenblatt	225,000	182,500
Eric Baldwin	190,000	-7,500
Stanley Lee	172,000	101,500
Ryan Dodd	165,000	-81,000
Qing Liu	152,000	31,000
Joe Steur	113,000	-22,000
Alex Ziskin	105,000	25,000
Boris Kolev	105,000	30,400
Jay Ginsbach	100,000	43,500
Kyna England	99,000	1,000
Sasha Sabbaghian	85,000	55,000
Klemens Roiter	56,000	-41,000
Bryan Sandrock	18,000	-24,500

10-20-2021 04:15 UTC

No Longer in the Tournament...

Anthony Thompson

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Angelina Rich	Busted
Noam Fater	Busted
Anthony Spinella	Busted
Michael Rossitto	Busted
Christian Dressler	Busted
Taylor Howard	Busted
James Grimes	Busted
Uri Reichenstein	Busted
Andrew Ostapchenko	Busted
Joey Weissman	Busted
Guo Chen	Busted
Roland Holban	Busted
Jimmy Lee	Busted
Lorenzo Adams	Busted
Kathy Liebert	Busted
Greg Himmelbrand	Busted

10-20-2021 04:07 UTC

Most MSPT Main Event Final Tables in Single Season

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, 11 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 MSPT Main Event final table in a single season:

Player	Hometown	Season	Final Tables
Patrick Steele	Chelsea, Michigan	4	4
Brett Kuznia	Stephen, Minnesota	4	4
Dan Sun	Cedar Rapids. Iowa	3	3
Christian Pham	St. Paul, Minnesota	4	3
Everett Carlton	St. Paul, Minnesota	1	3
Kou Vang	Maplewood, Minnesota	5	3
Michael Deis	Ann Arbor, Michigan	5	3
Nick Pupillo	Addison, Illinois	5	3
Mark Hodge	Fernandina Beach, Florida	6	3
DJ Buckley	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	6	3

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/3,000

Ante: 3,000

10-20-2021 03:41 UTC

Final Break of the Night

Anthony Thompson

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

Players are on their last 15-minute break of the evening.

10-20-2021 03:38 UTC

Canaple Sets Up Opponent for KO

Anthony Thompson

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

Action folded to Victor Canaple who raised all in from the button, sending the small blind player into the tank.

After some careful thought, the small blind player called off their 25,000 while the big blind player folded and the two players revealed their hands.

Opponent:
Victor Canaple:

Canaple was ahead with his made hand and although a jack did appear in the window on the flop, there was a five underneath giving Canaple a set.

The turn did give Canaple a little sweat as his opponent picked-up a Broadway draw but the paired the board on the river and secured the pot for Canaple while his opponent exited the tournament field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Canaple	85,000	55,000

Tags: Victor Canaple