Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
2022 MSPT Venetian
$1,600 Main Event 197 [$2,000,000 GTD]
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2022 MSPT Venetian
Buy-in
$1,600
Prize Pool
$2,342,700
Entries
1,644
Level
35
Blinds
300,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
272
Players Left
34
Karamian Bombs River
Level 3
: 200/300, 300 ante
Shant Karamian defended his big blind versus an open from early position to 600 and the flop was seen heads-up.
The flop came out 
and Karamian checked to the opponent who sized down to 400 and was called by Karamian.
The turn 
saw Karamian bet 1,200 and his opponent called.
The river came out a 
and Karamian bet 5,000 which saw his opponent re-check his cards, before tossing them into the muck and giving Karamian the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
19,500
19,500
|
19,500 |
Yates Soaring
Level 3
: 200/300, 300 ante
Tyler Yates was in the small blind and called an 800 chip raise from the button, while the big blind got out of the way.
The flop of 
saw Yates check to his opponent who continued for 1,000 which Yates called.
The turn and river of 
and 
saw action check down and Yates tabled 
for eights and fours, which was good for the pot to add to his growing stack.
Elsewhere in the tournament, WSOP circuit ring winner Michael Jozoff sat down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
103,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Break
Level 3
: 200/300, 300 ante
The players have gone on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Jozoff Folds Out Trips
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
A player raised to 800 in early position and was called one seat over by Michael Jozoff and one player in the cutoff. The player on the button three-bet to 3,000 and was called by the early position player, Jozoff and the cutoff.
The flop of 
checked through to the 
turn that saw action check to Jozoff who bet 6,000 which only the player on the button called.
The river came the 
and Jozoff moved all-in for 26,000, sending his opponent into the tank. After much deliberation, his opponent turned up an 
as he tossed his hand into the muck, giving Michael Jozoff the pot.
At another table, Michael Wang was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
53,200
23,200
|
23,200 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Entrants And Re-Entrants
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
12,400
|
12,400 |
|
30,000 | |
Matakis Eliminates Van Blarcum
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
Aaron Van Blarcum raised to 1,200 in early position and was called by the cutoff and the small blind. In the big blind, Ian Matakis three-bet to 6,600 and was called by only Van Blarcum.
The flop came out 
and saw Matakis continue for 4,100 which Van Blarcum called.
The turn peeled off a 
and Matakis checked to Van Blarcum who bet 8,500. Matakis raised to 20,000 to put Van Blarcum all-in and he called.
Aaron Van Blarcum:
Ian Matakis: 
The river came a 
, changing the strength of neither players hand and Van Blarcum headed off to the rebuy cage as Matakis collected his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
56,700 | |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
A Batch Of Re-Entries
Level 5
: 300/500, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000
26,600
|
26,600 |