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

10-19-2021 23:54 UTC

Fives Hold Strong for Banahan

Anthony Thompson

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A series of preflop raises saw Sean Banahan get his 27,200 stack in the middle from early position and he was called by the player from the big blind.

Sean Banahan:
Opponent:

Banahan was ahead with his made hand and the flop made things interesting as it gave Sean Banahan a flush draw while also giving his opponent a Broadway draw.

Luckily for Banahan, the turn was a safe card as was the that paired the board on the river and he collected his double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Banahan	60,000 45,800	45,800

Tags: Sean Banahan

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

10-20-2021 00:00 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
Rich Alsup	198,700

Pavlo Veksler	125,000
Kevin Garosshen	98,700
Greg Himmelbrand	55,400
Vincent Moscati	45,600
Guo Chen	41,500
Bryan Sandrock	41,200
Kenneth Rawlinson	33,200
Christian Dressler	31,200
Jerome Makonen	27,300
Ryan Dodd	7,200

MSPT Season 12 Cashes

Anthony Thompson

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 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

10-20-2021 00:29 UTC

More Updated Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Faris	190,000
Noam Fater	88,500 66,400	66,400
Victor Canaple	88,500 -2,500	-2,500
Jay Ginsbach	81,000 -27,900	-27,900
Farhad Sinaei	79,500 6,100	6,100
Roland Holban	76,500 -23,500	-23,500
Kathy Liebert	76,500 5,300	5,300

Anthony Spinella	65,500 35,500	35,500

Alexander Greenblatt	59,500 18,300	18,300
Brett Apter	31,500 1,500	1,500

Uri Reichenstein	30,000
Ethan Yau	21,500 3,300	3,300

Sohale Khalili	19,500 -30,500	-30,500
K.L. Cleeton	15,500 -14,500	-14,500
Johnny Oshana	11,500 -88,500	-88,500

10-20-2021 00:35 UTC

More Updated Chip Counts Before Dinner Break

Anthony Thompson

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Charles Kahrs	178,000 178,000	178,000
Saad Ghanem	150,000 110,800	110,800
Scott Stewart	132,000 102,000	102,000
Christopher Sandrock	97,500 41,100	41,100
Klemens Roiter	97,000 25,800	25,800
Steven Sarmiento	61,500 30,300	30,300
Jimmy Lee	50,000 35,700	35,700
Eric Baldwin	47,500 17,500	17,500

Kyna England	43,500 1,200	1,200
Stephen Song	41,500 11,500	11,500

Boris Kolev	37,500 7,500	7,500

Qing Liu	30,000 30,000	30,000

Jesse Lonis	25,500 -9,900	-9,900

Jeffrey Lutes	20,000 -8,900	-8,900
Upeshka De Silva	11,600 -18,400	-18,400

Alex Foxen	11,500 -18,500	-18,500

10-20-2021 00:41 UTC

Dinner Break

Anthony Thompson

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Players are now on a 60-minute dinner break. Registration will be closed upon return.

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

10-20-2021 01:45 UTC

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Anthony Thompson

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

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