Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event ($1.5M GTD)
MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event ($1.5M GTD)
Day: 1b
Marquez Sends One to the Rail
Level 13
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Anthony Marquez opened to 6,000 from the cutoff and action folded to the player in the small blind, who shoved for approximately 14,000. Marquez put a single chip in to indicate a call and hands were revealed.
Marquez: 
Small blind: 
The board ran out 
and Marquez eliminated his opponent with a pair of jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000 | 25,000 |
Kessler Loses a Race
Level 13
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Allen Kessler was all in with 
against a single opponent's 
.
The board ran out 
and Kessler's opponent doubled through him.
Kessler was left with just 11,500 after the hand and was eliminated a short while later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Sudar Takes Out Smith
Level 13
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Jerod Smith shoved a short stack with 
and was called by Jovan Sudar with pocket queens.
The runout failed to improve Smith and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Updated Counts on Break
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000 | 280,000 |
|
190,000 | 20,000 |
|
175,000 | 55,000 |
|
150,000 | 112,000 |
|
145,000 | -41,000 |
|
|
120,000 | |
|
|
85,000 | 43,000 |
|
84,000 | 9,000 |
|
80,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
37,000 | -58,000 |
|
30,000 | -60,000 |
|
26,000 | -12,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Kim Applies Pressure
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Jonathan Kim fired 6,000 from the small blind into three opponents on a 
flop. Only the player on the button called.
The turn came the 
and Kim fired again for 11,000. His opponent slid his hand into the muck after some thought.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
75,000 | 27,000 |
Laplante's Crumbs Soon Devoured
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Ryan Laplante opened to 4,000 from the lojack and action folded to the player in the big blind, who shoved for a bit over 30,000. Laplante asked for a count and eventually called.
Laplante: 
Big blind: 
It was a fair fight going into the runout, which came 
and offered no help to Laplante, who was left with just 6,000 behind.
On the very next hand, Laplante shoved and was called by the same player that doubled through him.
Laplante held 
against his opponent's and failed to improve.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Dentale Calls Down
Level 11
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
On a flop of 
, Mike Dentale was heads up from the cutoff against a player in the small blind, who bet 6,500. Dentale called.
The turn brought the 
and the player in the small blind downbet for 5,000. Dentale opted to flat.
The completed the board and Dentale's opponent fired 15,000. Dentale called after a bit of thought and the player in the small blind tabled 
for nines and eights. Dentale revealed for a superior two pair and scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000 | 5,000 |