Brief Break
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Tournament staff is coloring up the T100 chips.
MSPT Poker Bowl V at Venetian Las Vegas
MSPT Poker Bowl V Main Event
Day: 1b
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Waaland Can't Find a Diamond
Level 11
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Cory Waaland was all in from the small blind for about 23,000 with 
up against an early player with 
. The 
flop was rough for Waaland but he did get a 
turn to give him a flush draw. However, the river was the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
"Here Comes the Comeback"
Level 11
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
A player in the hijack opened for 3,500 and was called by the small blind. Big blind Viet Vo splashed his 4,500 in and the other players called. On the 
flop, the hijack bet 4,000 and got it heads up.
Vo: 
Opponent: 
Vo was in good shape and faded anything running out to beat him on the turn and river.
"Here comes the comeback," he said. "Ya'll in trouble now."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000 |
Heeb Running Hot
Level 11
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Brian Heeb opened on the button for 3,500 and called a shove worth 17,500 on his left. He showed 
and was dominated by 
.
"He's in bad shape," someone said.
"He's never in bad shape," someone else responded, referencing Heeb's hot run.
Sure enough, the flop brought two spades and the river a third, giving Heeb a flush. His opponent was less than amused and exited in a huff.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Martie Eliminated
Level 11
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Svetlana Martie was down to about 11,000 in the big blind. She called a min-raise out of middle position then stuck the last few chips in on the 
flop.
Martie: 
Opponent:
It wasn't a great spot for Martie as some of her straight outs were only good for a chop, and the and 
only improved her opponent anyway.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 11
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
|
81,000
47,700
|
47,700 |
|
61,000
33,900
|
33,900 |
|
50,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
48,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
41,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
28,000
-31,000
|
-31,000 |
|
||
|
|
26,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
17,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
Busted | |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Updated Chip Counts
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
295,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
146,500
47,500
|
47,500 |
|
134,000
-41,000
|
-41,000 |
|
||
|
126,000
112,200
|
112,200 |
|
|
87,500
37,500
|
37,500 |
|
|
60,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
45,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
42,500
-5,500
|
-5,500 |
|
Busted | |
Last Barrel Convinces Reilly
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Tim Reilly defended his big blind versus an under-the-gun open. He check-called 6,000, about half the pot, on 
. He checked the and faced a bigger barrel of 20,000. He counted down his stack then called. On the 
river, Reilly checked a final time. His opponent slid in 50,000 and Reilly folded pretty quickly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 |