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: 100/300, 0 ante
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MSPT Poker Bowl V at Venetian Las Vegas
MSPT Poker Bowl V Main Event
Day: 1a
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Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
Mike Shin played several single-raised pots in a row but the last went quite poorly for the MSPT champ, who also has a third-place finish here for $334K.
In this particular pot, Shin opened in middle position and the big blind defended. On the 
flop, Shin continued for 800 and the big blind called. Shin barreled again on the 
for 1,700, but this time the big blind clicked back to 3,400. Shin called. The 
river checked through and Shin couldn't beat the 
his opponent tossed in with a sigh.
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
The cutoff opened for 600 and was called in the next seat before the small blind made it 2,600. Big blind Joris Springael cold-called and the others let it go. The dealer rolled out a board of 
that saw five checks before Springael bet 5,100. The small blind called pretty quickly but had an inferior hand to 
.
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 0
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Cards were on their backs between Steve Federspiel in the hijack and a player in the cutoff on a flop of 
. Federspiel had turned over but was in big trouble against . The turn and 
river didn't bring in Federspiel's straight draw and the former MSPT champ set off to reenter.
However, he did have his opponent's 12K or so covered, so he'll have to first try to run up those last few blinds.
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Back in 2017, the Mid-States Poker Tour expanded its deal with Venetian to include an early February event coinciding with the Super Bowl. Dubbed the Poker Bowl, the tournament built on a relationship that already included a series of monstrous summer events that built some memorable prize pools.
The Poker Bowl began with a somewhat modest $300,000 guarantee, one that proved to be quite a bit smaller than the actual turnout. More than double the required number of entries turned up (695) and it came down to well-known pros Jordan Young and Ankush Mandavia. The two struck a deal that saw both players earn more than $100K, with Young as the official winner.
In 2018, the Poker Bowl returned with an expanded guarantee of $500K. The number would be easily beaten again with 827 entries, and this time, the final four came to a deal. Kfir Nahum and Matthias De Cercq would get the lion's share with $108,410 apiece — the former took home the title via the slightest of chip leads — and John Ploski ($84,743) and Bob Shao ($76,926) got the rest.
The guarantee was upped once again for 2019 with $650,000, but it was again easily surpassed with more than 1,000 entries and a prize pool just shy of $1 million. This time, the last three made a deal, with Eli Ross and Pedro Mendes each getting about $119K but Canada's Brian Wilson snagging $143,929 and the title.
Venetian bumped to number to an even $1 million for 2020 and they finally had a mild sweat with the turnout, but 1,093 entries still made for a prize pool of $1,060,210. Another deal ended play, with five players this time divvying up the remaining monies. Bob Whalen had the most chips by a fair amount, so he secured $140,152 while three European players (Grachia Minasian, George Brady, Thomas Lust) and one other American (Oluwashola Akindele) got between $85K and $100K.
MSPT Poker Bowl at Venetian Event History
| Year | Event | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner (Prize) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | MSPT Poker Bowl | 695 | $681,100 | Jordan Young ($117,381)* |
| 2018 | MSPT Poker Bowl II | 827 | $806,325 | Kfir Nahum ($108,410)* |
| 2019 | MSPT Poker Bowl III | 1,022 | $996,450 | Brian Wilson ($143,929)* |
| 2020 | MSPT Poker Bowl IV | 1,093 | $1,060,210 | Bob Whalen ($140,152)* |
*reflects final table deal
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
On a completed board of 
, Jeff Trudeau was all in for about 12,500. The pot already contained more than 20,000, and Trudeau's opponent was in the tank playing with chips. He sighed and leaned forward then tossed them in.
Trudeau turned over 
for two pair. His opponent tossed 
into the middle in disgust.
"Runner-runner huh?" he asked.
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
James Carroll, who won the last MSPT event here at Venetian just last month, is right back in action here in Level 1 looking for another six-figure win.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
