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

10-21-2021 04:42 UTC

More Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Tzur Levy	390,000 -90,000	-90,000
Adrian Mateos	360,000 185,000	185,000

Aaron Massey	260,000 50,000	50,000
Brett Apter	203,000 133,000	133,000

Keven Stammen	150,000 -25,000	-25,000

Kevin Garosshen	143,000 63,500	63,500
Rodney Moret-Rojas	130,000 -135,500	-135,500
Bryan Trischetta	127,000 -38,000	-38,000
Upeshka De Silva	90,000 -6,500	-6,500

Donnie Phan	78,000 18,000	18,000
Yordan Petrov	73,000 -17,000	-17,000
Steve Saklad	70,000 46,500	46,500
James Burns	60,000 -90,000	-90,000
Dylan Linde	55,000 25,000	25,000

Chris Moorman	41,000 22,500	22,500

Andrew Ostapchenko	40,000 -38,500	-38,500

10-21-2021 04:55 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

10-21-2021 05:09 UTC

Venetian DeepStack Championship II Results Thus Far...

Anthony Thompson

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

This MSPT tournament is a part of the Venetian DeepStack Championship II, which began on September 27 and will run through November 28. During that time they will award more than $10 million in guaranteed prize pools.

Here's a look at those who've captured titles thus far in the series...

Date	Tournament	Entries	Prize Pool	Winner	Hometown	Prize
27-Sep	Event #1: $400 NLH	92	$30,820	Matthew Zazaian	Henderson, NV	$9,248
27-Sep	Event #2: $400 NLH Survivor	42	$15,000	5 Winners	N/A	$2,900
30-Sep	Event #3: $800 Ultimate Stack	737	$508,530	Antonio Torpoco	Memphis, TN	$101,700
30-Sep	Event #4: $600 Limit Omaha 8B	161	$82,593	Kelly Vandemheen	Omaha, NE	$15,047
1-Oct	Event #5: $600 Monster Stack	202	$103,020	Sean Davidson	Plymouth, MA	$20,646
2-Oct	Event #6: $600 Monster Stack	205	$104,550	Florian Ribouchon	France	$28,656
2-Oct	Event #7: $800 PLO 8/B	181	$127,605	Ray Henson	Houston, TX	$23,994
5-Oct	Event #78: $600 Monster Stack	1,321	$667,105	Bassel Asi	Houston, TX	$113,609
3-Oct	Event #9: $400 NLH Survivor	190	$64,980	19 Winners	N/A	$3,400
4-Oct	Event #10: $400 NLH Survivor	162	$55,404	15 Winners	N/A	$3,400
6-Oct	Event #11: $800 Monster Stack	413	$289,100	Frederic Normand	Canada	$54,126
7-Oct	Event #12: $600 Monster Stack	301	$153,510	Gloria Jackson	Jacksonville, FL	$35,306
8-Oct	Event #13: $800 Big O	333	$233,100	Josh Thatcher	Gwinn, MI	$53,383
8-Oct	Event #14: $600 Monster Stack	316	$161,160	Phillip Gioia	Wheat Ridge, CO	$23,367
	Event #15: Mega Satellite
10-Oct	Event #16: $1,100 Ultimate Stack	895	$859,200	Matthias Auer	Austria	$169,256
11-Oct	Event #17: $1,100 Monster Stack	458	$444,260	Joseph Crowley	Arlington, VA	$78,263
	Event #18: Mega Satellite
14-Oct	Event #19: $1,100 MSPT	1,741	$1,680,065	Ethan "RampagePoker" Yau	Quincy, MA	$230,379
15-Oct	Event #21: $1,100 Double Stack	317	$309,075	Howard Mash	Coconut Creek, FL	$61,082
16-Oct	Event #22: $600 Monster Stack	359	$183,090	Angela Jordison	Crooked River Ranch, OR	$39,570
16-Oct	Event #23: $1,100 PLO	267	$260,325	James Minghini	Stateline, NV	$63,907
	Event #24: Mega Satellite
17-Oct	Event #25: $800 Ultimate Stack	256	$176,640	Forrest Kollar	Talent, OR	$43,367

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

10-21-2021 05:24 UTC

Massey Soars to the Top

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action folded to the button player who raised to 10,000 only to have Aaron Massey three-bet bet to 44,000 from the big blind.

Massey's opponent thought for a moment then four-bet all in for roughly 170,000 and was snap-called.

Opponent:
Aaron Massey:

Massey had his opponent dominated and the runout eliminated them from the tournament while Massey climbs to the top of the chip counts in the last level of the evening.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Massey	570,000 310,000	310,000

Tags: Aaron Massey

10-21-2021 05:38 UTC

MSPT Season 12 Race for Player of the Year

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 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 top ten point leaders of this season:

Place	Player	Hometown	Season 12 Points
1	Cy Church	East Lancing, MI	3,925
2	Taylor Howard	Altoona, IA	3,633
3	Jason Crews	Clive, Iowa	3,075
4	Kyna England	Northbrook, Illinois	2,850
5	Daniel Sepiol	Michigan City, IN	2,500
6	Jordan Cristos	Las Vegas, NV	2,500
7	Ryan Dodd	Runnemede, NJ	2,350
8	Saad Ghanem	Bloomington, MN	2,300
9	Larry Wagner	Middleton, WI	2,200
10	Francis Anderson	Poughkeepsie, NY	2,075

10-21-2021 05:43 UTC

Uselis Out Kicks Opponent

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

A player from middle position open-jammed and Gediminas Uselis called from the button.

Opponent:
Gediminas Uselis:

Uselis had his opponent dominated but the flop came paired bringing possible chop outs.

The turn came the , pairing Uselis and the river sent his opponent packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gediminas Uselis	450,000 165,000	165,000

Tags: Gediminas Uselis

10-21-2021 05:50 UTC

Ventura Catches Lady Luck From the Big Blind

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

There was three-way action after a flop with roughly 70,000 in the middle and a series of raises saw Diego Ventura call off his 164,000 stack after the player under the gun four-bet jammed while the button player folded.

Diego Ventura:
Opponent:

Ventura was ahead after flopping trip eights but the turn gave his opponent the nut flush.

Just when Ventura lost hope, the dealer dropped another lady on the river, double pairing the board and giving Ventura a full house to double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diego Ventura	415,000 215,000	215,000

Tags: Diego Ventura

10-21-2021 05:52 UTC

Final Six Hands

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The tournament director has just announced the final six hands of the night.

10-21-2021 06:13 UTC

End of Day 1c Chip Counts (full)

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Massey	608,000 38,000	38,000
Daniel Smiljkovic	520,000 520,000	520,000

Stefan Fabian	518,000 -132,000	-132,000
Tzur Levy	498,000 108,000	108,000
Gediminas Uselis	468,000 18,000	18,000

Nick Blackburn	459,000 349,000	349,000
Jorge Gomez	420,000 420,000	420,000
Sundiata DeVore	417,000 -48,000	-48,000
Karl Held	411,000
Michael Luong	395,000 395,000	395,000
Brock Wilson	394,000 99,000	99,000

Ezequiel Waigel	386,000 316,000	316,000
James Romero	365,000 365,000	365,000

Raul Martínez	352,000 352,000	352,000
Michael Hudson	337,000 337,000	337,000
Nils Pudel	335,000 335,000	335,000
Florian Duta	333,000 333,000	333,000
Ian Matakis	326,000 106,000	106,000

Josip Simunic	315,000 315,000	315,000
Patrick Megna	313,000 313,000	313,000
Daan Mulders	302,000 302,000	302,000
James Gilbert	301,000 301,000	301,000
Hannes Jeschka	295,000 295,000	295,000
David Polop	294,000 294,000	294,000
Matt Gillingham	293,000 -107,000	-107,000

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