Hand-for-Hand
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The tournament is one off the money.
MSPT Poker Bowl V at Venetian Las Vegas
MSPT Poker Bowl V Main Event
Day: 2
Payne Breaks Bubble
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
It took a nasty cooler but the bubble broke on the first hand dealt.
At Table 19, two players were all in on a board of 
. One showed down 
but was behind the 
of Korey Payne. The 
river kept the set best and Payne collected his opponent's remaining 120,000 or so, along with the 60,000 that was already in the middle.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
Ralph Massey on Fumes
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Aaron Raap was all in from middle position for 82,000 and at risk against Ralph Massey, who showed 
a couple of seats over. It was a flip with Raap holding 
and he ran out clean as it came 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
179,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
40,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Updated Chip Counts
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
670,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
475,000
122,000
|
122,000 |
|
290,000
-196,000
|
-196,000 |
|
250,000
58,500
|
58,500 |
|
240,000
-109,000
|
-109,000 |
|
232,000
122,000
|
122,000 |
|
230,000
-38,500
|
-38,500 |
|
170,000
-93,000
|
-93,000 |
|
||
|
|
170,000
-67,000
|
-67,000 |
|
150,000
-2,500
|
-2,500 |
|
110,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
91,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
Busted | |
Le Loses a Big Flip in Emphatic Fashion
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Trung Le opened in the cutoff and called the shove of Lorell Pascual in the small blind, who had about 110,000. Neither seemed excited to turn over his hand.
"I smell an ace-jack," someone said.
Sure enough, Pascuall showed 
. He was racing against 
. The race was very short as the flop came 
, leaving Le's fours stone dead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
240,000
114,000
|
114,000 |
|
65,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
Gu Doubles Up
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
David Gu got it in for 168,000 pre with 
from under the gun against a player in the small blind with 
. The board ran 
, safe for Gu.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
352,000
113,000
|
113,000 |
Oshana Coolered But Busts Reilly
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Tim Reilly was in line for payouts and related how he went bust. He said Johnny Oshana's red-hot run to start Day 2 continued when Reilly coolered him 
over 
only for a king to flop to send the 800,000 pot to Oshana.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
900,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
Busted |
First Two Rounds of Payouts
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Garcia Doubles Through Garg
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
With having flopped, it looked like Lokesh Garg check-raised to 68,000 in the small blind only to face a shove worth 149,000 from Elijah Garcia in the hijack. After some thinking time that saw a clock called, Garg called.
Garg: 
Garcia: 
Garcia was in a commanding spot and the board ran , .
Players are on break for 15 minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
184,000
|
184,000 |
|
|
246,000
96,000
|
96,000 |