2022 MSPT Venetian November
Action was heads up with over 15,000 in the pot and ![]()
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on the board when Mike Hack bet 7,000 from the small blind and his opponent called from late position.
The river was
and Hack shoved the rest of his stack. His opponent folded quickly and Hack dragged the big pot without a showdown.
Elsewhere at the table, MSPT regular Mike Lang has taken his seat. Lang is building on a big year with several final table finishes in high-roller tournaments around Las Vegas, most recently a run to eighth place at the Wynn Fall Classic.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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39,500
18,900
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18,900 |
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20,800
20,800
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20,800 |
Tyler Patterson raised from under the gun to 700 and Chance Kornuth called from late position before the blinds came along. The flop was ![]()
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. Patterson continued for 1,000 and that was enough to fold out three opponents and take the pot.
A few hands later, action was heads up with 3,000 in the pot and a full board of ![]()
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. Patterson bet 2,000 and his opponent check-folded to give him another pot.
Meanwhile, Kornuth has picked up a pile of chips and he now sits just short of 60,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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59,000
39,500
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39,500 |
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28,600 | |
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Action was three ways with a full board of ![]()
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with an all-in player on the button. Michael McCauley bet 1,600 into the side pot from the big blind and an opponent in middle position called.
McCauley turned over ![]()
to take the pot with three kings and the all-in player showed ![]()
before he gathered his things and made his way out of the tournament area. The middle position player mucked his losing hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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40,000 | |
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Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Action was heads up with around 2,000 in the pot and ![]()
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on the board when Mike Hack bet 1,800 and his opponent check-called from the button. The river was
and both players checked. Hack turned over ![]()
to win with a pair of kings while his opponent mucked ![]()
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Meanwhile, Ryan Laplante has taken his seat at the same table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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25,000 | |
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20,600
5,900
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5,900 |
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 |
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Mike Hack raised to 300 and a player in the cutoff called before the big blind came along. The flop was ![]()
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. The big blind checked and Hack continued for 500. The cutoff called and the big blind tossed in chips to see
on the turn. The big blind checked once again and Hack bet another 1,500. Both players folded and Hack picked up the early pot.
One hand later, a player opened from under the gun and Chance Kornuth made it 1,000. Action folded around and Kornuth's opponent called to see ![]()
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on the flop. The under-the-gun player check-called a bet of 700 from Kornuth and the turn was
. His opponent checked again and then gave up the pot when Kornuth bet 2,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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26,500
26,500
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26,500 |
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19,500
19,500
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19,500 |
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Cards are now in the air for Day 1a of the $1,100 MSPT Venetian Main Event. There are currently 12 players seated for the flight with many more expected throughout the day.