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Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
2022 MSPT Venetian
$1,100 Main Event 198 [$1,500,000 GTD]
Day: 1b
Event Info
2022 MSPT Venetian
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$2,078,610
Total Entries
2,154
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
822
Players Left
101
Players Left 1 / 2,154
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Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
Daniel Pearlman raised to 800 preflop from middle position and was called the hijack and both blinds.
The flop rolled off 
and action checked to Pearlman who bet 1,300. The hijack decided to raise to 3,000 which folded out the blinds and put action back on Pearlman. Pearlman decided to re-raise to 9,000 and his opponent folded.
Before folding, his opponent flashed an 
and Pearlman repaid the courtesy by showing the 
that was in his hand.
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Level 3
: 200/300, 300 ante
The players have gone on a 15-minute break.
Level 3
: 200/300, 300 ante
Action was picked up four ways on the flop with Maurice Hawkins in first position and Arman Sogomonian the small blind with 2,900 in the middle already.
The flop read 
and Hawkins checked to his opponent in early position who bet 1,500 and was called by all other opponents in the hand. Hawkins raised to 4,000 and the early position player called which folded out the player in the cutoff and Arman Sogomonian raised to 10,900 which Hawkins and early position called.
The turn rolled off a 
and Sogomonian checked to Hawkins who bet 4,000 which the early position player called. Sogomonian moved all-in for 16,000 effective and Hawkins called off for his remaining 9,000 which sent the early position player into the tank. After some time he called for his remaining 16,000 and Hawkins screamed "We got a chance!"
Maurice Hawkins: 
Opponent: 
Arman Sogomonian: 
The river came off the 
and Hawkins and Sogomonian chopped the pot with identical boats, while Sogomonian scooped a side pot to eliminate the other player.
Level 3
: 200/300, 300 ante
A player under the gun raised to 800 and got no resistance until the player on the button three-bet to 2,200 which folded all action over to Rich Alsup in the big blind.
Alsup decided to four-bet to 12,400 which folded out the other players and the all-time money winner in MSPT history took down a preflop pot to add to his stack.
At another table, Kevin Garosshen was eliminated and seen going to the cage to re-enter.
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) will be making its next stop in Colorado for the MSPT Bally's Black Hawk Showdown Series, which will culminate with the $1,110 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em Main Event July 14-17.
The MSPT Bally's Black Hawk Showdown Series, scheduled to run July 6-17, will feature a number of side events and satellites leading up to the marquee championship event, which boasts a guaranteed prize pool of $300,000.
The MSPT series at Bally's Black Hawk will kick off with a $360 buy-in mystery bounty tournament, a trophy event with a guaranteed prize pool of $100,000.
A two-day $185 buy-in Deepstack tournament will kick off on July 10 and will feature a guaranteed prize pool of $20,000.
The next day, there will be a $250 buy-in Seniors event for players 50 years old and older, followed by a $250 buy-in pot-limit Omaha event. July 13 will mark the beginning of a Tag Team Championship that costs $150 per player.
The three starting flights of the Main Event will take place July 14-16, with players entering the tournament with a starting stack of 25,000.
Day 2 of the Main Event will play out on July 17 and will play down to a winner, who will take home the lion's share of the prize pool and the MSPT championship trophy.
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
