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

10-21-2021 02:23 UTC

Skhulukhiia Handed a Cooler by Moret-Rojas

Anthony Thompson

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

Rodney Moret-Rojas raised from middle position and then called Giorgii Skhulukhiia's three-bet jam from the big blind.

Giorgii Skhulukhiia:
Rodney Moret-Rojas:

Skhulukhiia was racing for his tournament and took the lead after the flop gave him trip aces.

The turn didn't change a thing and just as Skhulukhiia thought he'd be collecting a double-up, the dealer dropped the on the river ending his tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rodney Moret-Rojas	265,500	50,100
Giorgii Skhulukhiia	Busted

Tags: Giorgii Skhulukhiia Rodney Moret-Rojas

10-21-2021 02:12 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	189,000	126,700

Some Updated Chip Counts Form After Dinner Break

Anthony Thompson

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Seung Mook Jung	175,000	115,000
Adrian Mateos	175,000	52,700
Panda Chen	140,000	-6,700
Mukul Pahuja	126,500	39,800
Ezequiel Waigel	110,000	28,800
Nick Blackburn	105,000	5,000
Shannon Shorr	95,000	65,000
Sohale Khalili	90,500	61,400
Andrew Ostapchenko	78,500	19,900
Brett Apter	70,000	10,000
Christian Dressler	67,500	24,300
Ryan Eriquezzo	67,500	-59,900
Donnie Phan	60,000	45,000
Jacob Rich	58,500	-13,600
Eric Baldwin	50,000	9,800
Ebony Kenney	45,500	21,200
Dylan Linde	30,000	30,000
Martin Zamani	30,000	30,000
David Jackson	25,000	-1,500
Tomas Soderstrom	19,500	-6,100
Mitchell Halverson	Busted

10-21-2021 01:58 UTC

MSPT Season 12 Cashes

Anthony Thompson

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

10-21-2021 01:45 UTC

Registration Closed

Anthony Thompson

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

The late registration/re-buy period has ended for Day 1c with 617 entries showing on the tournament clock though that number will gradually grow as there're still plenty of alternates who needed to be seated.

Official numbers and prize pool will follow.

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

10-21-2021 00:42 UTC

Dinner Break

Anthony Thompson

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

Players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break. Registration for the event will be closed upon return.

10-21-2021 00:30 UTC

Donnie Phan Sets Up a Double

Anthony Thompson

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

Donnie Phan open-jammed for his last 5,700 from late position and was called by the button player.

Donnie Phan:
Opponent:

Phan was in rough shape until the flop fell giving him a set of fours.

The turn brought possible chop outs if a six were to fall on the river but luckily for Phan, the completed the board and secured his double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Donnie Phan	15,000	-13,700

Tags: Donnie Phan

10-21-2021 00:20 UTC

A Round of Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Rodney Moret-Rojas	215,400	136,500
Panda Chen	146,700
Ryan Eriquezzo	127,400	66,200
Adrian Mateos	122,300	122,300
Zach Daly	113,400	113,400
Nick Blackburn	100,000	100,000
Mukul Pahuja	86,700	86,700
Ezequiel Waigel	81,200	-28,500
Jacob Rich	72,100	42,100
Seung Mook Jung	60,000	60,000
Andrew Ostapchenko	58,600	27,200
Michael Wang	51,200	18,800
Boris Kolev	45,600	-10,000
Nipun Java	45,300	12,900
Eric Baldwin	40,200	17,900
Huhybil Hong	32,400	-13,800
Sohale Khalili	29,100	-10,300
Donnie Phan	28,700	-2,500
David Jackson	26,500	26,500
Ebony Kenney	24,300	-5,700
Vinny Pahuja	24,300	5,000
David McDermott	13,200	-26,700

10-21-2021 00:09 UTC

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Anthony Thompson

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

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