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

MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event ($1.5M GTD)
Day: 1d
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Event Info
MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event ($1.5M GTD)
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q♦q♠
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 1d
Entries
1,233
Players Left
180
Players Left 1 / 2,790
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Cada Finds a Double

Dan O'Hair
Dan O'Hair
Level 13 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Joe Cada
Joe Cada

Joe Cada shoved for his last 34,500 from under-the-gun and directly behind him, another player also went in for more. Everyone else folded and hands were revealed.

Cada: {a-Hearts}{7-Hearts}
Early position player: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}

Cada found himself dominated and in rough shape, but that all changed on the {j-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{7-Spades} flop — giving Cada both a pair of sevens and a flush draw to go with it.

Cada made trips on the {7-Clubs} river and an irrelevant {10-Diamonds} completed the board, making Cada's double-up official.

Engel Gets Value

Dan O'Hair
Dan O'Hair
Level 13 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Ari Engel opened to 5,000 from the cutoff and found one caller in the big blind.

Both players checked on the {4-Spades}{10-Clubs}{2-Clubs} flop, but the player in the big led out for 7,000 on the {6-Hearts} turn, which Engel called.

The {9-Clubs} completed the board and Engel's opponent checked to him, prompting a hefty 22,000 bet from Engel. His opponent called after a bit of thought and Engel tabled {j-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for a flush. The big blind mucked and Engel collected the pot.

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Counts and Bust-outs

Dan O'Hair
Dan O'Hair
Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Kessler Counterfeited; KO'd on Last Hand Before Break

Dan O'Hair
Dan O'Hair
Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Allen Kessler on Day 1c
Allen Kessler on Day 1c

Allen Kessler shoved for his last 22,500 from early position and was called by two players from lojack and hijack respectively.

The flop came {a-Spades}{6-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and the player in the lojack fired 27,000 into the middle. The player in the hijack responded by raising to 70,000. Her opponent agonized over the decision, but eventually decided to fold.

Hijack: {j-Clubs}{9-Clubs}
Kessler: {4-Diamonds}{4-Spades}

"Oh my god, I can't believe I'm ahead!" Kessler exclaimed.

Kessler would stay ahead on the {a-Hearts} turn, but a double board-pairing {6-Diamonds} counterfeited Kessler's pair and eliminated him from the tournament.

"It's the PokerNews curse," Kessler stated in disbelief.

Rich Gets Richer

Dan O'Hair
Dan O'Hair
Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Jacob Rich
Jacob Rich

On a {j-Hearts}{6-Spades}{5-Spades}{8-Hearts}{10-Clubs} board and about 100,000 already in the middle, a player in the small blind checked to Jacob Rich in the big, who cut out a bet to 34,000 and slid it into the middle. The third player in the hand folded from the cutoff and the player in the small blind revealed the {j-Spades} before tossing his hand into the muck.

Rich, who took down a WSOP Circuit event in 2019, is sitting pretty with about 250k in chips.

Wilkie Over 200k

Dan O'Hair
Dan O'Hair
Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Steve Wilkie
Steve Wilkie

In a blind-versus-blind battle on a flop of {3-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{a-Clubs}, Steve Wilkie bet 2,000 from the small and was raised to 5,000 from the big. Wilkie called.

The turn brought the {10-Hearts} and Wilkie check-called a 6,000 bet from his opponent.

Both players decided to check the {a-Hearts} river and Wilkie tabled {k-Hearts}{10-Clubs} for the nut flush. His opponent showed he had {10-Spades}{9-Clubs} for a counterfeited two-pair and mucked.

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Engel's Rockets Bring Him to Six Figures

Dan O'Hair
Dan O'Hair
Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Ari Engel
Ari Engel

Action folded to Ari Engel in the small blind, where he raised to 4,000. The player in the big blind called and the two saw a flop of {10-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{6-Spades}.

Engel continued for 5,000 and his opponent called.

The {7-Hearts} fell on the turn and Engel slowed down and checked. His opponent bet 6,500 and Engel called.

The {a-Clubs} completed the board and both players checked. Engel revealed {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades} for a rivered set of aces, which was good as his opponent mucked.

Riess Eliminated

Dan O'Hair
Dan O'Hair
Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Ryan Riess on Day 1c
Ryan Riess on Day 1c

Ryan Riess, who registered just before the start of level 10, pushed all in for his last 13,500 from the lojack. A player in the cutoff called and the player on the button went all in himself for 29,000. Action folded back to the cutoff, who tanked, but eventually folded.

Riess: {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}
Button: {q-Hearts}{q-Spades}

Riess was in rough shape, and the {9-Spades}{k-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} ran out clean for his opponent, eliminating the 2013 WSOP Main Event champion from the tournament.
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