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

06-13-2022 16:06 UTC-7

Perrone's Cowboys

Liam Gannon

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

A player raised to 1,600 in the cutoff and on the button, another player three-bet to 6,500. The small blind responded to this by moving all-in for 24,700 and Michael Perrone in the big blind followed suit by moving all-in for 33,400 and the other players folded.

Small blind:
Michael Perrone:

The board ran out and Perrone's kings and nines was good enough to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Perrone	64,300 39,300	39,300

Tags: Michael Perrone

06-13-2022 15:43 UTC-7

Goepel Doubles Up

Liam Gannon

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

A player in first position raised to 1,600 and was called by a player on the button. In the small blind, Dan Goepel three-bet to 6,500 and was called by both players.

The flop came out and Goepel moved all-in for 15,100 which the initial raiser folded too and the button called.

Dan Goepel:
Opponent:

The turn and river came out the and the MSPT champion's stack doubled at the expense of his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Goepel	50,700 40,900	40,900

Tags: Dan Goepel

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

06-13-2022 15:26 UTC-7

Break

Liam Gannon

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

The players have gone on their second 15-minute break of the day.

06-13-2022 15:25 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

Liam Gannon

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Cord Garcia	106,000 106,000	106,000
CJ Peake	81,000 7,000	7,000
Jerod Smith	76,000 -2,000	-2,000
Kurt Jewell	63,000 38,000	38,000
Darryll Fish	49,000 29,700	29,700

Rubin Chappell	48,000 14,800	14,800
Harry Lodge	45,000 20,000	20,000

Mikiyo Aoki	43,000 -22,000	-22,000
Josh Reichard	38,000 13,000	13,000
Brock Wilson	25,000 25,000	25,000

Matt Morfit	13,000 13,000	13,000

06-13-2022 15:13 UTC-7

Kulev On The Rise

Liam Gannon

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Action was picked up on the river with 9,400 in the center between Alex Kulev and an opponent.

The board read opponent in the big blind checked to Kulev who was in late position and Kulev moved all-in for 14,000 effective and the opponent wasted little time before making a sighing call.

Opponent:
Alex Kulev:

His opponent's two pair was no good against the ace-high flush of Kulev and Kulev pushed his stack up the chip counts while eliminating another player.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Kulev	68,400

Tags: Alex Kulev

06-13-2022 14:56 UTC-7

Himmelbrand Versus Blindert

Liam Gannon

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Luke Blindert raised to 1,200 from the hijack and on the button, Greg Himmelbrand three-bet to 4,000 which folded out all other players except Blindert who called.

The flop came out and Blindert checked to Himmelbrand who bet 2,500 which Blindert called.

Blindert checked again on the turn that saw Himmelbrand size up to 5,000 which got a quick fold from Blindert. Himmelbrand told Blindert that he had pocket jacks after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Himmelbrand	73,400 14,400	14,400
Luke Blindert	10,900 -6,700	-6,700

Tags: Greg Himmelbrand Luke Blindert

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

06-13-2022 14:38 UTC-7

Gonzalez Rides On With Kings

Liam Gannon

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

A player in the hijack raised to 1,200 and from the cutoff, Drew Gonzalez three-bet to 3,000. Action folded around to the small blind where a player moved all-in for 10,200 and the initial raiser folded with just Gonzalez calling.

Opponent:
Drew Gonzalez:

The board ran out for Gonzalez to make fours full of kings to eliminate his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Drew Gonzalez	33,200 20,900	20,900

Tags: Drew Gonzalez

06-13-2022 14:21 UTC-7

Saeman Takes Down A Big Pot

Liam Gannon

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

A player raised under-the gun to 1,000 and was flatted by Gerold Saeman in early position as well as 3 additional players behind. In the big blind Matthew Lambrecht three-bet to 7,500 which all the players called and the flop was seen six ways.

The flop came out and Lambrecht checked to his opponent who moved all-in for 7,100 and Gerold Saeman called in early position which all other players folded to in response.