$1,100 Main Event Day 1a | 2022 MSPT Venetian November

11-01-2022 20:33 UTC-7

Nahum Doubles Through Pace

Matt Hansen

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action was heads up with a flop of when Kfir Nahum got it all in and Gianluca Pace put him at risk.

Kfir Nahum:
Gianluca Pace:

Nahum was open ended but Pace held the lead with a pair of jacks. The board ran out and Nahum picked up the straight to secure the double through Pace as the night nears its end.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kfir Nahum	165,000	165,000
Gianluca Pace	124,000	90,000

Tags: Gianluca Pace Kfir Nahum

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/3,000

Ante: 3,000

11-01-2022 20:04 UTC-7

Time for Another Break

Matt Hansen

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

The final 28 players have stepped out for another 15-minute break. Action will continue this evening until 19 players remain.

11-01-2022 19:56 UTC-7

Foxen Takes From Truong

Matt Hansen

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Alex Foxen raised to 5,500 from the button and Patrick Truong called from the big blind. The flop was .

Truong check-called when Foxen bet 4,500. The turn was .

Both players checked the turn and the river was . Truong checked once more and went into the tank when Foxen bet 24,500. After a few moments of thought, Truong put out the chips to call and Foxen showed for eights full of aces. Truong tossed the losing hand in the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Truong	92,000	-43,000
Alex Foxen	84,000	49,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Patrick Truong

11-01-2022 19:33 UTC-7

Truong Spikes the River to Bust One

Matt Hansen

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Patrick Truong jammed and an opponent called from the blinds for his last 60,000.

Patrick Truong:
Opponent:

The board ran out and Truong made a set of threes on the river to eliminate his opponent.

Elsewhere at the table, Chance Kornuth just sat down with his big stack. He joins the big stack of Ori Hasson and Alex Foxen, who is hanging in there with 35,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	365,000	-45,000
Ori Hasson	360,000	110,000
Patrick Truong	135,000	60,000
Alex Foxen	35,000	-18,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Chance Kornuth Ori Hasson Patrick Truong

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

11-01-2022 19:12 UTC-7

Kornuth Setting the Pace

Matt Hansen

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Chance Kornuth has chipped up in a big way in recent levels. He now sits at 410,000 with 34 players remaining in the flight. Play will continue this evening until 19 players remain.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	410,000	232,000

Tags: Chance Kornuth

11-01-2022 19:03 UTC-7

MSPT Season 13 Player of the Year Race

Matt Hansen

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard leads the Season 13 Player of the Year race with just a few events to go. Reichard recently earned his spot in the MSPT Hall of Fame with his 26th Main Event cash at the last MSPT Venetian Main Event.

He's coming off an eighth-place finish at last week's MSPT Riverside event.

Season 13 Points Leaders

Rank	Name	Hometown	2022 Points
1	Josh Reichard	Janesville, WI	6,125
2	Dan Bekavac	Chicago, IL	4,950
3	CJ Peake	Cleveland, OH	4,225
4	Justin Barnum	Fargo, ND	4,200
5	John Dennehey	Savage, MN	3,850
6	Michael Estes	Coralville, IA	3,400
7	Wesley Cannon	Minneapolis, MN	3,300
8	Miroslav Semanisin	Wisconsin Dells, WI	3,100
9	Craig Trost	Madison, WI	3,000
10	Scott Sisler	Novi, MI	2,700

Tags: CJ Peake Craig Trost Dan Bekavac John Dennehey Josh Reichard Justin Barnum Michael Estes Miroslav Semanisin Scott Sisler Wesley Cannon

11-01-2022 18:50 UTC-7

Williams Sends Bekavac to the Rail

Matt Hansen

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Dan Bekavac jammed his last 27,000 and Michael Williams shoved with more from the next seat over. The rest of the table got out of the way and Bekavac was at risk.

Dan Bekavac:
Michael Williams: