Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
2022 MSPT Venetian Winter
$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
Waigel Busts Two
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Action was three-handed and Mohammad Mufti was all in for his last 33,000. A player on the button was committed for a bit more and Ezequiel Waigel had both players covered. The cards were turned up and the dealer was organizing the pot before the runout.
Mohammad Mufti: 
Button: 
Ezequiel Waigel: 
The board ran out 
and Waigel busted both players with queens full of jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
Busted |
A Round of Assorted Late Night Counts
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Lokesh Garg has emerged as the chip leader in the late stages of the evening after steadily building his stack throughout the day with several knockouts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
465,000 | |
|
287,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
285,000
99,000
|
99,000 |
|
245,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
200,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
184,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
||
|
170,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
||
|
142,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
137,000
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
107,000
-74,000
|
-74,000 |
|
||
|
106,000
-119,000
|
-119,000 |
|
86,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
82,000
-118,000
|
-118,000 |
|
79,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
||
|
70,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
68,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Gilreath Continues His Run
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
A player in early position got the last of his small stack into the middle and Philip Gilreath was the one to go for the knockout.
Opponent: 
Philip Gilreath:
The board ran out 
and the jacks held to secure another knockout for Gilreath.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
250,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
McDiarmid Doubles Through Ludlow
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Zachary McDiarmid shoved his last 41,000 and the rest of the table got out of the way before Ben Ludlow looked him up from the big blind.
Zachary McDiarmid: 
Ben Ludlow: 
The board ran out 
and McDiarmid flopped a pair of aces to beat Ludlow's pocket tens for a double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
84,000 | |
|
|
77,000
-106,000
|
-106,000 |
Israelashvili Applies Pressure
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Sergio Braga raised to 7,000 from the button and Roland Israelashvili called from the big blind. The flop was 
.
Israelashvili checked the flop and called when Braga bet 9,000. The turn was 
.
Both players checked the turn and the river was . Israelashvili bet 6,000 but Braga raised to 20,000. Not to be out done, Israelashvili made it 46,000 and Braga went deep into the tank. After several moments of thought, Braga tossed his hand in the muck and gave up the pot.
Elsewhere in the room, Angela Jordison is on a run in the late levels.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
265,000
123,000
|
123,000 |
|
|
172,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
|
106,000
-48,000
|
-48,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Time for Another Break
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
The remaining 50 players have stepped out for another 15-minute break.
A Few Assorted Chip Count Updates Before Break
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
225,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
190,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
183,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
|
181,000
141,500
|
141,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
154,000
-56,000
|
-56,000 |
|
|
125,500
65,500
|
65,500 |
|
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
124,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
110,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
|
72,000
20,900
|
20,900 |