$1,100 Main Event | 2022 MSPT Venetian November

11-03-2022 17:20 UTC-7

Ryan Laplante Eliminated in 13th Place ($5,597)

Jon Sofen

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Ryan Laplante, with only around 10 big blinds, moved all in from under the gun. He was behind when Jared Kingery, in the big blind, snap-called.

Ryan Laplante:
Jared Kingery:

Things didn't improve for the WSOP bracelet winner when the board ran out , shipping the pot to Kingery. Laplante, on the other hand, was eliminated in 13th place ($5,597).

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Kingery	1,600,000	440,000
Ryan Laplante	Busted

Tags: Jared Kingery Ryan Laplante

11-03-2022 17:11 UTC-7

Muallem Leads the Way in Latest Chip Count Update

Matt Hansen

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Noam Muallem	3,000,000	570,000
Gerald Cunniff	1,100,000	250,000
Saad Ghanem	1,080,000	-115,000
Eric Siegel	740,000	240,000
Jeff Madsen	730,000	-58,000
Nghia Nguyen	675,000	230,000
Kfir Nahum	650,000	425,000
Dylan Linde	580,000	290,000
Eric Salazar	475,000	205,000
Dustin Lee	460,000	-310,000
Christopher Hovey	340,000	40,000
Ryan Laplante	295,000	-145,000

Level: 23

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

11-03-2022 16:40 UTC-7

Frederic Heller Eliminated in 15th Place; Harrison Ashdown Eliminated in 14th Place ($5,597)

Matt Hansen

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Harrison Ashdown got it all in for around 450,000 and Noam Muallem went for the knockout.

Harrison Ashdown:
Noam Muallem:

The board ran out and Muallem held on with tens to knock Ashdown out and move above the 2,000,000 mark.

Meanwhile, Frederic Heller was eliminated simultaneously at another table in 15th place for $5,597.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noam Muallem	2,430,000	530,000
Frederic Heller	Busted
Harrison Ashdown	Busted

Tags: Frederic Heller Harrison Ashdown Noam Muallem

11-03-2022 16:39 UTC-7

PN Podcast: Introducing Connor Richards, Updates on HCL Cheating & Poker in Texas

Chad Holloway

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway welcomes new co-host Connor Richards to the show for the first time! The duo discusses big winners from the EPT London, Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel's love of music, and recent updates regarding the Hustler Casino Live (HCL) cheating allegations.

They also break down Bill Klein's epic bluff on HCL, Chad Eveslage and Steve Buckner's WPT Five Diamond battle, and why poker in Texas may be in danger. Plus, hear a winner interview from Lee Rzentkowski, who is fresh off winning the MSPT Riverside Main Event for $145K. Similarly, poker presenter Tiffany Michelle had a victory at the WSOP Circuit Lake Tahoe, as did Jarod Minghini, who had a heart-warming win in the Main Event.

Finally, Chad and Connor take a look at a pair of ClubWPT qualifiers who will be headed to Wynn Las Vegas for December's WPT World Championship $15 million GTD tournament!

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

11-03-2022 16:33 UTC-7

Bin Weng Eliminated in 16th Place ($4,801)

Jon Sofen

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Christopher Hovey raised from under the gun to 75,000 and was called by another early position player — Bin Weng. Action folded to Noam Muallem in late position, and he ripped it all in. Hovey folded but Weng made the call for about 600,000 total, and then learned some bad news.

Bin Weng:
Noam Muallem:

The board came out and Muallem took down the massive pot while Weng was sent to the rails in 16th place ($4,801).

Player	Chips	Progress
Noam Muallem	1,900,000	670,000
Christopher Hovey	300,000	-195,000
Bin Weng	Busted

Tags: Bin Weng Christopher Hovey Noam Muallem

Level: 22

Blinds: 15,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

11-03-2022 16:13 UTC-7

Jordan Cristos Eliminated in 17th Place ($4,801)

Jon Sofen

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

From under-the-gun, Jordan Cristos moved all in for 240,000. Action folded over to Jared Kingery, who was seated in the big blind and made the call with a larger stack.

Jordan Cristos:
Jared Kingery:

Off to the races they went and the board would run out sending Cristos home in 17th place ($4,801). With that big pot, Kingery now has over 1.1 million chips.