$1,100 Main Event 198 [$1,500,000 GTD] Day 1a | 2022 MSPT Venetian

06-12-2022 10:17 UTC-7

Day 1a Of The Mid-States Poker Tour $1,100 Kicks Off At 11:10 A.M.

Liam Gannon

After a large turnout in last week's event, The Mid-States Poker Tour is kicking off their second event with The Mid-States Poker Tour $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em at Venetian Las Vegas. Like the prior event, this one also boasts a hefty guarantee, this time to the size of $1,500,000, blowing the last years prize pool out of the water.

The last $1,100 MSPT at Venetian saw Cole Keenan take down his first MSPT title along with a career best of $123,722. The year prior saw Landon Tice take down this title for $201,529. This year’s guarantee ensures that the first place prize will be more than either of those and looks to have a much bigger field.

Keenan and Tice may come out to play and snag another MSPT title. Other players expected to come out include MSPT champions Josh Reichard, Greg Himmelbrand, Dan Bekavac, and last week's victor Shea Quintin.

The players will sit down with 25,000 in starting chips with blinds beginning at 100/100 and a 100 big blind ante. Blinds will last 40 minutes with a 15-minute break after every three levels. A 60-minute dinner break will occur after Level 9 and once the dinner break is completed, registration will be closed for that flight. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates regarding the Mid-States Poker Tour.

Tags: Cole Keenan Dan Bekavac Greg Himmelbrand Josh Reichard Landon Tice Shea Quintin

06-12-2022 11:25 UTC-7

Liang Bets The River

Liam Gannon

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

Action was picked up on the turn with 2,400 in the middle between Michael Liang and a player in the small blind.

On a board reading the small blind checked to Liang who bet 2,000 which the small blind called.

The river rolled off the and the small blind checked once more to Liang who sized up to 6,400 and after giving it some thought, the small blind folded, giving Liang the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Liang	28,900

Tags: Michael Liang

06-12-2022 12:12 UTC-7

Huynh Stacks Jacks

Liam Gannon

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

Kenny Huynh raised to 600 in the cutoff and on the button, another player three-bet to 3,000, folding out the other players. Huynh four-bet to 8,000 and his opponent called.

The flop came out and Huynh moved all-in for 14,000 effective and his opponent called after a short amount of time.

Opponnet:
Kenny Huynh:

The turn came the giving Huynh three fives, and the river improved him further to a full house. Huynh collected a very large pot at the expense of his opponent who was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenny Huynh	53,200 53,200	53,200

Tags: Kenny Huynh

06-12-2022 12:26 UTC-7

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Chad Holloway

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

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06-12-2022 12:32 UTC-7

Goepel Thriving

Liam Gannon

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

Action was picked up on the turn with 5,800 already in the middle, between three players including Dan Goepel in the small blind.

The board read and Goepel checked to the big blind who bet 3,600. The player in the cutoff moved all-in for 21,100 and Goepel moved all-in for 38,500. The big blind thought about it for a bit, but ultimately let his hand go.

Cutoff:
Dan Goepel:

The river did not change anything and the 2015 MSPT Milwaukee champion soared to the top of the chip counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Goepel	71,200 46,200	46,200

Tags: Dan Goepel

06-12-2022 14:10 UTC-7

Johnson Versus Lockwood

Liam Gannon

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Action was picked up on the flop between Peter Lockwood in the big blind and Rodger Johnson on the button.

The flop read and Lockwood check-called a bet of 1,400 from Johnson.

The turn rolled off an and Lockwood checked once more to Johnson who bet 3,000 and Lockwood called.

The river came off a and Lockwood led out for 4,500 which saw Johnson move all-in for 14,300 which saw Lockwood fold and Johnson pick up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rodger Johnson	49,300 49,300	49,300
Peter Lockwood	12,900 -1,300	-1,300

Tags: Peter Lockwood Rodger Johnson

06-12-2022 15:58 UTC-7

Ott Runs Down A Set

Liam Gannon

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Action was picked up on the turn between Steve Ott in the big blind, a player in the small blind and a player in the hijack.

The board read and the small blind checked to Ott who bet 3,000 which got the hijack player to call. The small blind decided to raise to 12,300 and Ott called while the hijack folded.

The river came out the and the small blind moved all-in for 18,000 and Ott called.

Small blind:
Steve Ott:

Ott's rivered flush was good enough for the pot and he added to his growing chip stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Ott	93,000

Tags: Steve Ott

06-12-2022 16:26 UTC-7

Oberhauser On A Tear

Liam Gannon

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Action was picked up on the river in a pot with roughly 63,000 in the center between Kenny Huynh in the small blind and Valentin Oberhauser in middle position.

On a board reading , Huynh checked to Oberhauser who bet 45,000 which Huynh folded, giving Oberhauser a massive pot.

The following hand, Oberhauser raised to 1,800 in early position and on the button Kenny Huynh three-bet to 6,000 which folded out all other players except for Oberhauser who called.

The flop came out and Oberhauser check-called a bet of 4,500 from Huynh.

The rolled off on the turn and Huynh bet once more, this time to the tune of 18,000 which Oberhauser once more called.

On the river card, Oberhauser checked a third time to Huynh who bet 45,000 which sent Oberhauser into the tank. After thinking about it for some time he called and Huynh turned over for king high, which Oberhauser could beat with his for three tens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Valentin Oberhauser	194,000 194,000	194,000
Kenny Huynh	72,000 72,000	72,000

Tags: Kenny Huynh Valentin Oberhauser

06-12-2022 17:09 UTC-7

Luong Scoops A Monster

Liam Gannon

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A player moved all-in in early position for 700 chips and a player in the hijack three-bet to 2,500 which Michael Luong in the small blind called. In the big blind another player four-bet to 8,000 which the hijack and Luong called.

The flop came out and Luong checked to the big blind who bet 6,000 which folded out the hijack. Luong moved all-in for 38,100 and the big blind called.

Early Position:
Michael Luong:
Big blind:

The turn and river came out leaving the set unimproved and Luong's flush scooped the main pot to eliminate his opponent, and the side pot to double through his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Luong	103,500

Tags: Michael Luong

06-12-2022 19:03 UTC-7

Stewart Gets There On Dhuper

Liam Gannon

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

Rohan Dhuper raised to 4,500 on the button and in the small blind, Casey Stewart three-bet to 8,500 which folded out the big blind and Dhuper called.

The flop came out and Stewart moved all-in for 16,000 effective which Dhuper snap-called.

Rohan Dhuper:
Casey Stewart:

The turn gave Stewart a pair of nines that gave him the lead and the river did not complete any of Dhuper flush or two pair draws and Stewart raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Casey Stewart	127,000
Rohan Dhuper	Busted

Tags: Casey Stewart Rohan Dhuper