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

11-01-2022 14:03 UTC-7

A Few Assorted Chip Count Updates

Matt Hansen

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	54,500 -11,500	-11,500

Christina Gollins	49,000 5,000	5,000
Kathy Liebert	38,900

Mike Hack	38,000 -7,000	-7,000
Rob Wazwaz	30,300 30,300	30,300

Ryan Laplante	21,500 -4,000	-4,000

Josh Sizemore	18,600 -17,400	-17,400
Justin Barnum	16,800 -2,200	-2,200
Tyler Patterson	11,900 -2,100	-2,100

Mike Lang	11,600 -21,400	-21,400
Michael McCauley	11,500 -23,000	-23,000

11-01-2022 13:46 UTC-7

Muallem Triples Through Barnum and Wazwaz; Wazwaz Hits the Rail

Matt Hansen

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was three ways with Justin Barnum all in for 33,600. Noam Muallem got his last 15,300 in from the button and Rob Wazwaz called from the small blind with his last 21,000.

Noam Muallem:
Rob Wazwaz:
Justin Barnum:

The board ran out and Muallem flopped a straight to triple his stack while the two remaining players split their side pot.

A few moments later, Wazwaz was eliminated when his couldn't catch up to .

Player	Chips	Progress
Noam Muallem	50,500 50,500	50,500
Justin Barnum	19,000 -15,600	-15,600
Rob Wazwaz	Busted

Tags: Justin Barnum Noam Muallem Rob Wazwaz

11-01-2022 13:27 UTC-7

Barnum Takes Before Break

Matt Hansen

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Just before the break, Justin Barnum raised to 1,000 from the button and a player in the big blind called. The flop was .

Both players checked and the turn was . The big blind bet 1,000 and Barnum called.

The river was and the big blind check-called a 1,600 bet from Barnum. Barnum turned over to take the pot with kings and sixes and his opponent threw the losing hand in the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Barnum	34,600

Tags: Justin Barnum

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

11-01-2022 13:12 UTC-7

Time for a Break

Matt Hansen

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

The tournament is now on its first 15-minute break of the day. There are currently 65 entries and registration remains open until Level 9, at approximately 5:55 p.m.

11-01-2022 13:07 UTC-7

Gollins Takes From Lang

Matt Hansen

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Christina Gollins raised to 700 from late position and a player in the cutoff called before Mike Lang came along from the big blind.

The flop was and Lang checked. Gollins continued for 1,000 and the cutoff folded before Lang tossed in the chips to call. The turn was .

Lang check-called a bet of 2,000 from Gollins and the river was . Both players checked the river and turned their cards up.

Lang had for a pair of nines, but Gollins turned over to take the pot with a set of threes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christina Gollins	44,000 19,000	19,000
Mike Lang	33,000 12,200	12,200

Tags: Christina Gollins Mike Lang

11-01-2022 12:58 UTC-7

Lee Rzentkowski Wins His First Title at MSPT Riverside ($145,006)

Matt Hansen

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

After 13 hours of play on Day 2 of The Mid-States Poker Tour Riverside $1,100 Main Event in Riverside, Iowa, it was Wisconsin’s Lee Rzentkowski who defeated Miroslav Semanisin in heads-up player for his first MSPT title and $145,006. The tournament drew 749 entries and generated a prize pool of $726,530.

MSPT Riverside Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Lee Rzentkowski	United States	$145,006
2	Miroslav Semanisin	United States	$89,180
3	Jason Crews	United States	$65,253
4	David Kenniston	United States	$48,505
5	Anthony Sedlak	United States	$36,977
6	Arturas Astrauskas	United States	$28,276
7	Asa Snyder	United States	$21,751
8	Josh Reichard	United States	$16,676
9	Sam Hanson	United States	$13,051

check out the recap of the mspt main event in riverside, iowa

Tags: Anthony Sedlak Arturas Astrauskas Asa Snyder David Kenniston Jason Crews Josh Reichard Lee Rzentkowski Miroslav Semanisin Sam Hanson

11-01-2022 12:47 UTC-7

Sizemore Spikes River to Double Through Patterson

Matt Hansen

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Action was heads up with on the board when Josh Sizemore called for his last 15,700 against Tyler Patterson.

Josh Sizemore:
Tyler Patterson:

The board ran out with a turn and the on the river to give Sizemore a set of eights to secure the double through Patterson's queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Sizemore	36,000
Tyler Patterson	14,000 -18,000	-18,000

Tags: Josh Sizemore Tyler Patterson

11-01-2022 12:40 UTC-7

A Few Assorted Counts and Some New Runners

Matt Hansen

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	66,000 7,000	7,000

Mike Hack	45,000 5,500	5,500
Michael McCauley	34,500 -5,500	-5,500

Tyler Patterson	32,000 3,400	3,400

Michael Evans	26,700
Ryan Laplante	25,500 500	500

Rob Wazwaz	25,000

Christina Gollins	25,000
Justin Barnum	25,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300