MSPT Poker Bowl V at Venetian Las Vegas

MSPT Poker Bowl V Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

MSPT Poker Bowl V at Venetian Las Vegas

Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$880,760
Entries
908
Players Left
4
Average Chip Stack
5,675,000
Total Chips
22,700,000
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
412
Players Left
45

Lindsay Loses a Heap

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Eric Ogata opened in the hijack for 2,000, Jordan Cristos made it about 4,500 in the next seat, and Katie Lindsay popped it to 16,000 in the small blind. Ogata called and Cristos folded, bringing a {2-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} flop. Lindsay bet 15,000, Ogata jammed for about 40,000, and Lindsay called.

Lindsay: {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
Ogata: {q-Hearts}{q-Spades}

Lindsay was in awful shape and the {5-Clubs} and {9-Clubs} didn't help her. She sent over 41,600.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Ogata us
Eric Ogata
120,000
Katie Lindsay us
Katie Lindsay
29,000 -23,000

Carroll Makes a Big Call

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

On a {5-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} flop, James Carroll was on the button and faced a bet of 3,500, about half the pot, out of the hijack. He called, bringing a {7-Spades}. The hijack bet 7,500 this time and Carroll stuck around for the {q-Clubs}. The hijack quickly set him in for 17,700.

Carroll went deep into the tank, apologizing after a couple of minutes. He then dropped in a stack of chips and the hijack mucked what the dealer revealed to be {j-Spades}{9-Hearts}. Carroll took it with {k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
James Carroll us
James Carroll
WPT 2X Winner
64,000 24,000

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Carroll Fires River Big

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante
James Carroll
James Carroll

Seated at the farthest table from the media desk, James Carroll updates have been light today, but the most recent MSPT Venetian champ just played a pot where he opened under the gun and got four callers. On the {j-Spades}{3-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} flop, he continued for 2,200 and only an opponent on the button called. Both players checked the {7-Hearts}, bringing an {8-Spades} river.

Carroll blasted out 9,300. His opponent took about 30 seconds to release.

Player Chips Progress
James Carroll us
James Carroll
WPT 2X Winner
40,000 -11,000

Orfanos Bricks

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

On a {q-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} flop, John Orfanos shoved all in from middle position for 11,900. That was more than the 8,000 or so in the pot, but his opponent in the small blind nonetheless looked him up with {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}. The eights were good for the moment but Orfanos had outs with {a-Diamonds}{4-Spades}.

Red cards arrived on the turn and river but they were {k-Hearts} and {7-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
John Orfanos us
John Orfanos
Busted

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Updated Chip Counts at Break

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante

Players are on break for 15 minutes.

Player Chips Progress
Tim Reilly us
Tim Reilly
82,000 -22,000
Steve Federspiel us
Steve Federspiel
75,000 65,100
Jordan Cristos us
Jordan Cristos
WPT 1X Winner
60,000 60,000
Erik Cajelais ca
Erik Cajelais
WSOP 1X Winner
52,000 21,000
Katie Lindsay us
Katie Lindsay
52,000 27,000
Asher Conniff us
Asher Conniff
WPT 1X Winner
36,000 36,000
Nadya Magnus us
Nadya Magnus
33,000 -1,200
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
25,000 25,000
Rodger Johnson us
Rodger Johnson
22,200 -1,300
John Orfanos us
John Orfanos
22,000 22,000
Martin Zamani us
Martin Zamani
17,200 -7,800