Nghia Nguyen, who just yesterday won the $1,100 MSPT Venetian Main Event for $90,215 from a field of 464 runners, is in the field and already has above the starting stack as he looks to make another run.
Nghia Nguyen, who just yesterday won the $1,100 MSPT Venetian Main Event for $90,215 from a field of 464 runners, is in the field and already has above the starting stack as he looks to make another run.
A player was seen exiting the table holding ![]()
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. He had a full house, but it was no good as Elvis Toomas held ![]()
to take the pot with turned quad deuces as he moved up the early leaderboard.
Bin Weng opened to 700 from the hijack and Terence Reid three-bet to 2,200 in the cutoff. Action folded back to Weng who four-bet to 7,500, and Reid called.
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flop and Weng checked. Reid bet 3,700 and Weng called.
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fell on the turn and Weng again checked. Reid moved all in for 17,000, and Weng deliberated for some time before he ultimately called.
Terence Reid: ![]()
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The case king failed to appear on the
river, and Reid secured the double.
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
With roughly 8,000 in the middle on a ![]()
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board, the big blind player ended up getting his remaining stack of approximately 10,000 in against Mitch Garshofsky in early position.
Big Blind: ![]()
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Mitch Garshofsky: ![]()
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Garshofsky's flopped set was well ahead the flopped two pair, and the
river confirmed the result to send the pot to Garshofsky.
A cutoff player opened to 800 and Michael McCauley three-bet to 2,700 on the button. Action folded back to the cutoff who called.
Both players ended up committing 11,000 each to the pot on the ![]()
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flop, and the cutoff moved in his remaining stack of roughly 15,000 on the
turn. McCauley called.
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Michael McCauley: ![]()
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The
river bricked out to keep McCauley's kings in front, and after a count confirmed his 15,800 chips slightly covered his opponent, McCauley collected the pot for a near double as his opponent exited the table.
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
There are now more than 50 players already in the field as the first level of play winds down.
Ori Hasson opened to 300 from middle position, the cutoff called, and Darrell Johnson defended the big blind.
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flop and action checked to the cutoff who bet 600. Hasson folded and Johnson called.
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landed on the turn and Johnson checked. The cutoff tossed out a bet of 600 and Johnson responded with a check-raise to 2,200, prompting his opponent to muck.