Jesse Lonis has taken his seat in this event and will be looking to make a deep run. He has three MSPT Main Event cashes to his name and finished 12th at the previous MSPT Poker Bowl V at Venetian Las Vegas a year ago.
Check out his recent appearance on the PokerNews podcast.
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
On a flop of 
with about 5,000 in the pot, a middle position player bet 2,400, Ron West raised to 6,000 on the button, and his opponent jammed for 28,300. West called.
Opponent: 
Ron West: 
The 
hit the turn and the at-risk player did a small fist-pump upon making his flush, but the 
spiked the river to end that player's short-lived joy as he let out an expletive and made his exit from the table.
Meanwhile, West added the chips to his already growing stack and currently holds one of the bigger stacks in the room.
With roughly 8,000 in the pot on a completed board of 
, Tim Reilly bet in the small blind and Harlen Miller raised to 10,000 in the big blind. Reilly thought about it and called.
Miller revealed 
for a straight to claim the pot as Reilly mucked.
Miller got his biggest score last year in June when he took first place and won $367,801 in $1,100 No Limit Hold'em - MSPT Event (Event #41) during The Venetian DeepStack Championship Poker Series, and he hopes to continue adding chips on his way to a deep run in this MSPT event.
With roughly 12,000 in the pot on a board of 
, an early position player check-called when James Karamanis jammed in his remaining 10,300 from middle position. The early position player called.
Karamanis: 
Opponent: 
Karamanis had his opponent outkicked and the 
river improved him to two pair and confirmed his double.
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
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.
| Place | Player | Season | Cashes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Shin | 10 | 12 |
| 2 | Aaron Johnson | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Aaron Johnson | 9 | 10 |
| 4 | Kou Vang | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | Mark Hodge | 6 | 8 |
| 6 | DJ Buckley | 9 | 7 |
| 7 | Kou Vang | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | Patrick Steele | 10 | 7 |
| 9 | Brian Hou | 10 | 7 |
| 10 | Terence Reid | 12 | 7 |
Brian Sivertsen got his chips in preflop in the cutoff against an early position opponent.
Opponent: 
Sivertsen:
The board ran out all low cards as it came 
and Sivertsen's rockets held. After a count, Sivertsen's 31,800 stack covered his opponent's 29,500, and his opponent was sent to the rail while Sivertsen chipped up.
On a completed board of 
, Stan Webb bet the big blind and Patrick Quinn raised the button. Webb got the rest of his chips in and the hands were revealed.
Webb showed 
for a flush and took the pot as Webb flashed 
before the cards went into the muck.
Before the break and on a flop of , the middle position player checked, Jessica Vierling bet 1,200 in the hijack, and her opponent check-raised to 5,200. Vierling called.
The fell on the turn and the middle position player led for 10,000. Vierling called.
The completed the board, the middle position player checked, and Vierling jammed for her remaining stack of roughly 10,000. Her opponent briefly decided before putting his cards in the muck, and Vierling took the pot without a showdown.
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