2021 MSPT Venetian

$1,600 Main Event
Day: 1b
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Event Info
2021 MSPT Venetian
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
$325,428
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,600
Prize Pool
$1,910,975
Total Entries
1,341
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
435
Players Left
49
Players Left 1 / 1,341
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A Round of Chip Counts

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alan Wentz us
Alan Wentz
110,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Rich Alsup us
Rich Alsup
103,400
25,800
25,800
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Kevin Garosshen us
Kevin Garosshen
79,800
34,200
34,200
Profile photo of Kathy Liebert us
Kathy Liebert
71,200
39,100
39,100
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Greg Himmelbrand us
Greg Himmelbrand
55,400
25,400
25,400
Profile photo of Lorenzo Adams us
Lorenzo Adams
48,700
48,700
48,700
Profile photo of Ryan Dodd us
Ryan Dodd
44,500
9,100
9,100
Profile photo of Alexander Greenblatt us
Alexander Greenblatt
41,200
19,100
19,100
Profile photo of Guo Chen cn
Guo Chen
39,700
24,300
24,300
Profile photo of Giorgii Skhulukhiia ge
Giorgii Skhulukhiia
37,800
7,800
7,800
Profile photo of Jesse Lonis us
Jesse Lonis
35,400
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Alex Ziskin us
Alex Ziskin
34,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Donnie Phan us
Donnie Phan
33,400
1,100
1,100
Profile photo of Andrew Ostapchenko us
Andrew Ostapchenko
33,400
17,200
17,200
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Stephen Song us
Stephen Song
30,000
30,000
30,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Boris Kolev bg
Boris Kolev
30,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Taylor Howard us
Taylor Howard
30,000
Profile photo of Brett Apter us
Brett Apter
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Stanley Lee us
Stanley Lee
27,800
900
900
Profile photo of Ralph Massey us
Ralph Massey
27,400
11,200
11,200
Profile photo of Bryan Sandrock us
Bryan Sandrock
22,100
10,300
10,300
Profile photo of Kenneth Rawlinson us
Kenneth Rawlinson
18,700
11,300
11,300
Profile photo of Daniel Jones us
Daniel Jones
18,100
11,900
11,900
Profile photo of Sean Banahan us
Sean Banahan
14,200
14,000
14,000
Profile photo of Brad Sailor us
Brad Sailor
8,200
19,800
19,800

Sarmiento Wins Race for Double Up

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante
Steven Sarmiento
Steven Sarmiento

A player from early position opened with a raise and Jeff Heiberg three-bet from late position. Action was on Steven Sarmiento who four-bet jammed for 25,000 from the cutoff and action folded back to the initial raiser who isolated.

Steven Sarmiento: {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}
Opponent: {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}

Sarmiento was behind holding two overs and luckily paired one on the {a-Hearts}{3-Spades}{3-Diamonds} flop.

The {q-Diamonds} turn improved Sarmiento to top two-pair and the {k-Hearts} river secured his double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Steven Sarmiento us
Steven Sarmiento
55,000
55,000
55,000
Profile photo of Jeff Heiberg us
Jeff Heiberg
29,800
7,500
7,500

Tags: Jeff HeibergSteven Sarmiento

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Ginsbach Flops the Goods Against Sailor

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

Jay Ginsbach limped-in from under the gun and then called the 1,500 raise Brad Sailor made from middle position.

The two players watched a {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{8-Spades} flop hit the felt and both players checked bringing the {2-Diamonds} turn.

Ginsbach led out for 2,300 and Sailor called to see the {9-Spades} complete the board on the river. Ginsbach check-called Sailor's 6,100 bet and the two hands were revealed.

Sailor rolled over {10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} for the jack-high straight but it was no good as Ginsbach flopped the queen-high straight {q-Clubs}{9-Clubs} and scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jay Ginsbach us
Jay Ginsbach
72,400
10,100
10,100
Profile photo of Brad Sailor us
Brad Sailor
28,000
24,300
24,300

Tags: Jay GinsbachBrad Sailor

MSPT $1,100 Champ Joins the Field

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante
MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event Champion Ethan "Rampage Poker" Yau
MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event Champion Ethan "Rampage Poker" Yau

Last weeks MSPT $1,100 Main Event Champion Ethan "Rampage Poker" Yau was just seen taking his seat along with a few other familiar faces.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Cherish Andrews us
Cherish Andrews
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of David Jackson us
David Jackson
30,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Greg Himmelbrand us
Greg Himmelbrand
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Kyna England us
Kyna England
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Ethan Yau us
Ethan Yau
30,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
StakeKings
WPT Global
Profile photo of Viet Vo us
Viet Vo
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Saad Ghanem us
Saad Ghanem
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Alexandre Reard fr
Alexandre Reard
30,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Unibet Poker

Most MSPT Main Event Cashes in History

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante
Aaron Johnson
Aaron Johnson

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. Click here for a look at all the leaderboards.Click here for a look at all the leaderboards.

Here's a look at the top ten MSPT Main Event cashers:

PlacePlayerHometownMain Event Cashes
1Aaron JohnsonRed Wing, Minnesota40
2Kou VangMaplewood, Minnesota33
3Richard AlsupNew Hope, Minnesota32
4DJ BuckleyEden Prairie, Minnesota32
5Mark HodgeFernandina Beach, Florida26
6Patrick SteeleChelsea, Michigan26
7Jason SeitzShakopee, Minnesota25
8Blake BohnEden Prairie, Minnesota25
9Phil MaderGrand Island, Nebraska25
10Rob WazWazMinneapolis, Minnesota24

Another Round of Chip Counts

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joe Steur us
Joe Steur
131,400
131,400
131,400
Profile photo of Scott Stewart us
Scott Stewart
110,000
80,000
80,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Alan Wentz us
Alan Wentz
100,000
70,000
70,000
Profile photo of Victor Canaple fr
Victor Canaple
80,000
12,500
12,500
Profile photo of Farhad Sinaei us
Farhad Sinaei
79,800
79,800
79,800
Profile photo of Asi Moshe il
Asi Moshe
51,200
51,200
51,200
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Ryan Dodd us
Ryan Dodd
35,400
8,900
8,900
Profile photo of Susan Murphy us
Susan Murphy
33,200
3,200
3,200
Profile photo of Tyler Jamison us
Tyler Jamison
32,200
19,000
19,000
Profile photo of James Burns us
James Burns
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Noam Fater il
Noam Fater
24,300
5,500
5,500
Profile photo of Jeffrey Lutes us
Jeffrey Lutes
23,400
23,400
23,400
Profile photo of Jeff Heiberg us
Jeff Heiberg
22,300
7,700
7,700
Profile photo of Jimmy Lee ca
Jimmy Lee
21,300
21,300
21,300
Profile photo of Ralph Massey us
Ralph Massey
16,200
13,800
13,800

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

Quraishi Doubles With Big Slick

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante
Nissar Quraishi
Nissar Quraishi

Nissar Quraishi was all in preflop for 11,000 from under the gun and only the player sitting directly to his left called.

Nissar Quraishi: {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}
Opponent: {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

It was a classic race with Quraishi looking to connect with either of his two overs and he did after the {k-Spades}{j-Clubs}{7-Clubs} flop paired his king.

The {10-Spades} turn gave Quraishi a little sweat as it gave his opponent a Broadway draw but the {6-Diamonds} river completed the board and secured his double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Nissar Quraishi us
Nissar Quraishi
30,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: Nissar Quraishi