MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event ($1.5M GTD)

MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event ($1.5M GTD)
Day: 1b
Event Info
MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event ($1.5M GTD)
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$367,801
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$2,692,350
Total Entries
2,790
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
530
Players Left
75
Players Left 1 / 2,790
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Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Marquez Sends One to the Rail

Level 13 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Anthony Marquez
Anthony Marquez

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: {k-Clubs}{j-Hearts}
Small blind: {a-Clubs}{6-Hearts}

The board ran out {2-Spades}{q-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} and Marquez eliminated his opponent with a pair of jacks.

Kessler Loses a Race

Level 13 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Allen Kessler was all in with {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} against a single opponent's {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}.

The board ran out {10-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} and Kessler's opponent doubled through him.

Kessler was left with just 11,500 after the hand and was eliminated a short while later.

Sudar Takes Out Smith

Level 13 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Jerod Smith shoved a short stack with {j-Spades}{10-Spades} and was called by Jovan Sudar with pocket queens.

The runout failed to improve Smith and he was eliminated.

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Updated Counts on Break

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

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 {3-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} flop. Only the player on the button called.

The turn came the {5-Diamonds} and Kim fired again for 11,000. His opponent slid his hand into the muck after some thought.

Laplante's Crumbs Soon Devoured

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Ryan Laplante
Ryan Laplante

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: {a-Spades}{j-Clubs}
Big blind: {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}

It was a fair fight going into the runout, which came {k-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{q-Spades}{3-Hearts}{8-Spades} 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 {q-Spades}{6-Spades} against his opponent's {a-Hearts}{9-Clubs} and failed to improve.

Tags: Ryan Laplante

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 {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{9-Clubs}, 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 {2-Clubs} and the player in the small blind downbet for 5,000. Dentale opted to flat.

The {2-Diamonds} 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 {9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} for nines and eights. Dentale revealed {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds} for a superior two pair and scooped the pot.