2022 MSPT Venetian

$1,100 Main Event 198 [$1,500,000 GTD]
Day: 2
Event Info

2022 MSPT Venetian

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$294,327
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$2,078,610
Entries
2,154
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
255
Players Left
16

Martinez Soars High

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Jorge Martinez
Jorge Martinez

Action was picked up with cards on their backs on the flop of {8-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{9-Clubs} between Jorge Martinez in late position and an opponent in the hijack with about 720,000 in the middle. Martinez had bet flop and his opponent raised and Martinez moved all-in for 360,000 effective with his opponent calling.

Opponent: {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}
Jorge Martinez: {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}

The turn and river came out {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} and Martinez ended on the right side of a massive cooler to soar to over 1,000,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Jorge Martinez us
Jorge Martinez
1,450,000
860,000
860,000

Tags: Jorge Martinez

Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

MSPT Grand Falls Main Event Will Run August 19-21

Level 20 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
MSPT Grand Falls
MSPT Grand Falls

The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) will be stopping at Iowa's Grand Falls Casino just outside Sioux Falls, South Dakota later this summer for the for $1,110 buy-in MSPT Grand Falls No-Limit Hold'em Main Event, which will culminate August 19-21.

In addition to the marquee Main Event, MSPT Grand Falls will feature a series of satellites and a few side events for players to take their shot at winning a big score.

The Main Event has a guaranteed prize pool of $200,000 and could surpass that if the event attracts enough entrants. Last year's MSPT Grand Falls Main Event attracted 532 runners to generate a prize pool of $514,540.

There will be two starting flights in the Main Event, one on August 19 and another on August 20, and players will get a starting stack of 25,000 chips in exchange for their buy-in.

Day 2 of the Main Event will play out on August 21 and will play down to a winner, who will take home the lion's share of the prize pool and the MSPT championship trophy.

mspt
mspt

In the weeks leading up to the event, there will be a number of satellites running to give players a chance to win a Main Event ticket for as little as $70 or $265.

In addition to the Main Event, MSPT Grand Falls will feature the $135 buy-in Thousandaire No-Limit Hold'em event, which gets underway August 20.

MSPT Grand Falls will then close out with the $250 buy-in Last Chance Showdown No-Limit Hold'em event, scheduled to take place on August 21.

After MSPT Grand Falls, it will be back to the Venetian for another MSPT Main Event taking place September 3-5. PokerNews will be on-site to cover both Main Events, so be sure to follow along.

Click here for more information!

PokerNews Podcast: Hellmuth Positive for COVID; Winner Interviews w/ Seiver, Smith & More

Level 20 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
PokerNews Podcast
PokerNews Podcast

In the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen come to you from the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) and talk about the big stories from Bally's and Paris Las Vegas. That includes Phil Hellmuth and other pros testing positive for COVID, Cory Zeidman issuing a statement regarding the federal sports betting charges he's facing, and recapping bracelet winners such as Henry Acain, who won the massive Housewarming Event.

Guests on this episode include recent bracelet winners Scott Seiver, Dan Smith, Brad Ruben, and Amnon Filippi, as well as Matt Berkey, who opens up about his successful Only Friends show.

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

Play Resumed

Level 20 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

The 102 players have returned after the diner break and taken their seats. They will play until level 28 tonight and then bag up for the following day.

Matthews Wins A Massive Pot

Level 20 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Clifford Matthews
Clifford Matthews

A player raised to to 30,000 under the-gun and was called by 6 players including Camille Brown in early position Jimmy D'Ambrosio on the button and Clifford Matthews in the big blind.

The flop came out {q-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{3-Spades} and the action checked to the initial raiser who bet 55,000 which was called by Brown. Another player folded and D'Ambrosio moved all-in for 180,000 on the button. The Matthews moved all-in out of turn for 580,000 and the small blind got out of the way. The initial raiser folded and Brown called for most of her stack.

Jimmy D'Ambrosio: {a-Spades}{8-Spades}
Clifford Matthews: {q-Hearts}{7-Spades}
Camille Brown: {k-Spades}{10-Spades}

The {2-Clubs} and {j-Clubs} came on the turn and river and Matthews eliminated D'Ambrosio from the tournament and Brown was left with 80,000. She was eliminated the next hand as Matthews was still stacking up the chips.

Player Chips Progress
Clifford Matthews us
Clifford Matthews
1,860,000
Camille Brown us
Camille Brown
Busted
Jimmy D'ambrosio us
Jimmy D'ambrosio
Busted

Tags: Camille BrownClifford MatthewsJimmy D'Ambrosio

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

O'Neill Eliminates Belforti

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Jack O'Neill
Jack O'Neill

Justin Belforti raised to 40,000 in early position and from one seat over Jack O'Neill three-bet to 100,000 which folded all action behind. Belforti moved all-in for 380,000 and O'Neill snap-called.

Justin Belforti: {8-Hearts}{8-Spades}
Jack O'Neill: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}

The board ran out {k-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} and the eights were unable to improve against the pair of kings that O'Neill had and Belforti was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Jack O'Neill gb
Jack O'Neill
890,000
544,000
544,000
Justin Belforti us
Justin Belforti
Busted

Tags: Jack O'NeillJustin Belforti