End of Registration for Day 1a
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Players are in their seats for Level 10, and registration for the day has closed with 412 entries.
MSPT Poker Bowl V at Venetian Las Vegas
MSPT Poker Bowl V Main Event
Day: 1a
Updated Chip Counts
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
80,000
62,100
|
62,100 |
|
70,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
60,000 | |
|
45,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
||
|
44,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
33,000 | |
|
32,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
24,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
22,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
5,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
Lyons Finds the River Save
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
After a cutoff open and a button three-bet to 7,000, Pat Lyons woke up with a cold four-bet shove for 43,700 in the big blind. The opener mucked but the second player snap-called with 
.
Lyons was in bad shape with 
but got some help with a 
flop. The turn missed him but the 
on the river gave him a winning full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
||
Vanstrom Improves, Survives
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Three players saw a 
flop and Derek McMaster had 7,000 in front of him in middle position. Jason Vanstrom was all in for 17,200 and an early player had 75,000 in the middle. McMaster threw his hands in the air and thought a bit but mucked.
Vanstrom: 
Opponent: 
The 
turn gave Vanstrom trips and a near-certain double. The 
didn't trouble him on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
39,500
|
39,500 |
McMaster Toasted
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Derek McMaster's time among the bigger stacks was short-lived. He just lost the last of his money with 
against 
on a 
board. We didn't see when McMaster's remaining 30K went in, but he headed to the rail toting his beer with a smile.
"Derek, what the hell?" his neighbor teased. "If you were gonna donk them off, why didn't you give them to me?"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Cristos Loses Last Crumbs
Level 11
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Jordan Cristos was down to 5,000 in the big blind and stuck the remaining 4K he had left after posting the ante in there versus an early opener. His was dominated by 
. He called for a nine but the 
delivered none, and the turn and river likewise.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Brown Soaring
Level 11
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Justin Brown looks to have the chip lead as the tournament winds toward its final break.
Meanwhile, several players have run dry on chips, including Bill Kachel, who got the last 17K in with 
dominating a player with only to see a king on the flop send him packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
244,000
244,000
|
244,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
93,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
90,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
85,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
63,000
40,300
|
40,300 |
|
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
Zamani Catches a Bluffer, Loses Anyway
Level 11
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
"You got anything?" Martin Zamani wondered as he tanked facing a roughly pot-sized bet of 15,000.
He was on the button against Brandon Eisen, who had bet from early position into a completed board of 
. After a moment, Zamani reached out and placed the chips right by Eisen's bet as if to signal he was giving them to his opponent.
Eisen shook his head and seemed reluctant to show, then turned over 
. It was good, however.
"If it was a cash game, I might have mucked," he said sheepishly as he stacked chips he clearly didn't expect to win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000 | |
|
30,000
12,800
|
12,800 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 11
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
407,000 | |
|
200,000 | |
|
170,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
165,000 | |
|
100,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
79,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
77,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
||
|
72,000
-38,000
|
-38,000 |
|
|
||
|
60,000 | |
|
|
58,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
49,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
34,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
|
|
Busted | |