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2022 MSPT Venetian Winter
$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1b
Players Left 2 / 643
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Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Level 3
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
The players have stepped out for the first 15-minute break of the day. There are currently 199 entries in the tournament after three levels of play.
Level 3
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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82,600
3,600
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3,600 |
|
48,700
48,700
|
48,700 |
|
46,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
35,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
23,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
22,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
18,700
6,300
|
6,300 |
|
15,200
9,800
|
9,800 |
|
13,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
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Level 3
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Action was heads up with 
on the board when Jordan Cristos got his last 5,500 in the middle and Brian Borst put him at risk. Cristos turned over 
, but Borst had the better flush draw with 
. The river was a brick for Cristos and he gathered his things to exit the tournament area.
Meanwhile, Michael Trivett was seen entering the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 3
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Since its inception in 2009, the MSPT has done a great job keeping track of player stats. As a result, 13 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 MSPT Main Event final tables in tour history:
| Place | Player | Hometown | Main Event Final Tables |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Alsup | New Hope, Minnesota | 14 |
| 2 | Rob WazWaz | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 13 |
| 3 | Kou Vang | Maplewood, Minnesota | 11 |
| 4 | Blake Bohn | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | 10 |
| 5 | Jason Bender | Keota, Iowa | 9 |
| 6 | Aaron Johnson | Red Wing, Minnesota | 9 |
| 7 | Adam Friedman | Gahanna, Ohio | 9 |
| 8 | Nick Pupillo | Addison, IL | 8 |
| 9 | DJ Buckley | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | 8 |
| 10 | Josh Reichard | Janesville, WI | 8 |
Level 3
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Action was heads up with a big pot brewing and 
on the board when Sarah Stefan bet 11,000 from early position and her opponent in the cutoff called. The river was 
.
Stefan shoved the river and turned over 
when her opponent called. Her opponent flashed the losing 
and tossed it in the muck.
Elsewhere in the room, Aaron Massey, Jordan Cristos, Christina Gollins, and Chad Holloway have taken their seats.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
79,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
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25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Romuald Pycior limped in from under the gun before Mikhail Dranga came along from the next seat over, but Christopher Burke was next to go and he made it 800. Khae Saefong called from the next seat and Bradley Harris called from the small blind before Pycior and Dranga tossed in additional chips to make it five-handed action.
The flop was 
and action checked to Saefong for a bet of 2,000. Dranga was the only caller and the turn was 
.
Dranga fired 2,400 on the turn and Saefong called to see 
on the river.
Dranga checked the river and called with reluctance when Saefong went all in for his last 9,600. Saefong turned over 
and it was good enough to beat Dranga's 
and take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
29,500
29,500
|
29,500 |
|
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26,100
26,100
|
26,100 |
|
10,500
10,500
|
10,500 |
|
|
10,200
10,200
|
10,200 |
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Action was three ways with over 10,000 in the pot and a flop of 
when all three players checked through the 
turn and again before the 
river.
Josue Aguirre Barrera fired 2,500 at the river before Michael Capener folded and Jason Emanuel tossed in the chips to call. Barrera turned over 
to take the pot with a pair of fours and Emanuel tossed the losing hand in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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31,000 | |
|
19,000 | |
|
15,600 |
