$1,600 Main Event Day 1b | 2022 MSPT Venetian November

11-04-2022 15:09 UTC-8

Kornuth Finds River Call

Brandon Bloom

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With roughly 20,000 in the pot on a completed board, a player in the big blind led out for 15,000, and Chance Kornuth had a decision in the under-the-gun position. Kornuth thought about it and ultimately tossed in the calling chips.

Kornuth tabled his to claim the pot after his opponent could only show , and he added the chips to his growing stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	62,000 62,000	62,000

Tags: Chance Kornuth

11-04-2022 14:59 UTC-8

Reichard Flips to Bust Shiller

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Brandon Bloom

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Brendan Shiller had gotten his approximately 33,000 chips from the small blind and Josh Reichard called in the big blind.

Brendan Shiller:
Josh Reichard:

The flop kept Shiller ahead on the flip, but the turn vaulted Reichard into the lead, and the river confirmed the pot for the frontrunner of the MSPT Season 13 Player of the Year race.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Reichard	90,000 90,000	90,000

Brendan Shiller	Busted

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11-04-2022 14:48 UTC-8

Various Updated Chip Counts

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Brandon Bloom

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jessica Vierling	160,000 65,000	65,000
Rich Alsup	120,000 65,000	65,000
Andre Butler	57,000 57,000	57,000
Angela Jordison	57,000 17,000	17,000

Shannon Shorr	45,000 45,000	45,000

Dylan Linde	37,000 37,000	37,000

Aaron Massey	34,000 51,000	51,000
Landon Tice	32,000 26,000	26,000
Alex Foxen	30,000 30,000	30,000

Brendan Shiller	27,000 3,000	3,000
Francis Anderson	25,500 12,500	12,500

Ryan Laplante	17,500 26,500	26,500

Ralph Massey	10,500 14,500	14,500

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

11-04-2022 14:27 UTC-8

Break Time

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Brandon Bloom

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Players are now on their second 15-minute break of the day.

The tournament clock shows 135 players remaining out of 197 entrants so far for this second of three starting flights, and late registration for this flight will remain open until approximately 8:10 p.m.

11-04-2022 14:19 UTC-8

Wazwaz Scores a Knockout

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Brandon Bloom

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

A player in the big blind ended up getting their approximately 10,000 chips in and was at risk against Rob Wazwaz in the cutoff.

Opponent:
Rob Wazwaz:

The board ran out and Wazwaz stayed ahead to secure the pot as his opponent was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rob Wazwaz	50,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Rob Wazwaz

11-04-2022 14:06 UTC-8

Yepez Spikes to Double Through Tice

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Brandon Bloom

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

With roughly 7,000 in the pot on a flop, Luis Yepez ended up getting his 13,100 chips in on the button and was at risk against Landon Tice in middle position.

Luis Yepez:
Landon Tice:

The turn kept Tice ahead while Yepez picked up a straight draw, but the hit the felt on the river to improve Yepez to a flush as he secured the double and left Tice with a short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luis Yepez	33,000 33,000	33,000
Landon Tice	6,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Landon Tice Luis Yepez

11-04-2022 13:55 UTC-8

Vierling Eliminates Kornuth

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Brandon Bloom

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

With roughly 11,000 in the pot on a completed board, Chance Kornuth had 7,000 over the betting line from under the gun and was facing a jam by Jessica Vierling in early position.

Kornuth was covered and had a decision for his remaining stack of approximately 32,000. He deliberated for a while and, ultimately, he put in the chips.

Vierling tabled for a boat, and Kornuth's went into the muck as he exited the table.