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

11-02-2022 19:15 UTC-7

Lee Sends Barnum Off

Matt Hansen

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

Justin Barnum got the last of it in for around 15,000 and Dustin Lee was the one to put him at risk from the big blind.

Justin Barnum:
Dustin Lee:

The board ran out and Lee turned a set of fives to eliminate Barnum from Day 1b.

Elsewhere in the room, Joseph Cheong has chipped up to 177,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Cheong	177,000	177,000
Dustin Lee	159,000	159,000
Justin Barnum	Busted

Tags: Dustin Lee Justin Barnum

11-02-2022 19:04 UTC-7

Baldwin and Ghanem Send Leibert to the Rail

Matt Hansen

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

According to players at the table, Eric Baldwin took the lion's share of Kathy Liebert's chips when his beat her . Just a few moments later, Saad Ghanem put her at risk for her last 5,000.

Kathy Liebert:
Saad Ghanem:

The board ran out and Ghanem held on with Big Slick to take the last of it and bust Liebert.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Baldwin	189,000	126,000
Saad Ghanem	140,000
Kathy Liebert	Busted

Tags: Eric Baldwin Kathy Liebert Saad Ghanem

11-02-2022 18:53 UTC-7

Day 1b Endgame

Matt Hansen

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

With a total of 299 entries for Day 1b, the flight will come to an end when 33 players remain. There are currently 81 players left.

11-02-2022 18:46 UTC-7

Reichard Races for a Double

Matt Hansen

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

Josh Reichard got his last 14,500 into the middle and Roman Kagan was the one to go for the knockout.

Josh Reichard:
Roman Kagan:

The board ran out and the sixes held for Reichard to stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Reichard	29,000	-11,000
Roman Kagan	12,000	-21,500

Tags: Josh Reichard Roman Kagan

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

11-02-2022 18:30 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Ark Onikul	87,000	44,500

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Laplante	225,000	98,000
Gerald Cunniff	210,000	123,000
Aaron Massey	145,000	65,000
CJ Peake	144,000	42,000
Kathy Liebert	108,000	-300
Mike Lang	105,000	105,000
Ralph Massey	89,000	58,200
Jeff Madsen	79,000	55,000
Dylan Linde	68,000	-8,000
Vid Zagar	53,000	25,500
Adam Hendrix	50,000	24,000
Jared Jaffee	44,500
Dan Bekavac	43,000	-32,000
Josh Reichard	40,000	-34,000
Angela Jordison	37,000	9,000
Rob Wazwaz	36,500	36,500
Shannon Shorr	35,000	14,400
Roman Kagan	33,500	-27,800
Justin Barnum	33,000	-7,000
Jesse Yaginuma	30,000	-4,200
John Riordan	28,000	28,000
Kyna England	26,500	-70,500
Jordan Cristos	25,000	10,000
Ryan Riess	18,500	-6,500

A Few Faces From Around the Room

Matt Hansen

Photos courtesy of MSPT

11-02-2022 18:05 UTC-7

Baldwin Flips for a Double

Matt Hansen

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

A player in middle position raised to 3,500 and another in late position called before Eric Baldwin shoved from the cutoff for 26,500. The middle position player shoved with more and his opponent in late position got out of the way. Action was heads up and Baldwin was at risk.

Eric Baldwin:
Opponent:

The board ran out and Baldwin held on with pocket nines to secure the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Baldwin	63,000	41,300

Tags: Eric Baldwin

11-02-2022 17:57 UTC-7

Registration Closed

Matt Hansen

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Level 10 is underway and registration is now closed. The final tally is 299 entrants, from which 109 players remain. Stay tuned for official payouts when they are released.