MSPT $1,100 Venetian | MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event

09-06-2021 22:17 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Cole Keenan	7,600,000	1,300,000
Michael Williams	7,100,000	-600,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Williams	7,700,000	-100,000
Cole Keenan	4,950,000	200,000
Thu Nguyen	4,750,000

Tsz Shing Eliminated in 4th Place ($45,974)

Matt Hansen

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 20,000 ante

Tsz Shing shoved from under the gun for around 1,400,000 and Cole Keenan shoved behind from the button while the rest of the table folded.

Tsz Shing
Cole Keenan:

The board ran out and the kings held to eliminate Shing from the tournament in fourth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cole Keenan	3,300,000	1,100,000
Tsz Shing	Busted

Level: 28

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 20,000

09-06-2021 21:36 UTC-7

Williams Picks Up Kings

Matt Hansen

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Michael Williams opened under the gun with a raise to 225,000. Cole Keenan made the call from the big blind.

The flop was and Keenan checked. Williams bet 350,000 and Keenan called.

The turn was . Keenan checked again and Williams bet 850,000. Keenan made the check-call.

The river was . Keenan checked one more time. Williams fired another 850,000 and Keenan tanked briefly before making the call. Williams turned over to show kings full of tens and Keenan mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Williams	7,600,000	2,700,000
Thu Nguyen	5,900,000
Cole Keenan	1,940,000	-1,160,000
Tsz Shing	1,355,000	-545,000

09-06-2021 21:21 UTC-7

Shing Doubles Through Williams

Matt Hansen

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Tsz Shing open-shoved under the gun for 1,435,000 and Michael Williams re-shoved to isolate. The rest of the table got out of the way and Shing showed . Williams had .

The flop was and Shing dominated early. The turn and river were no help and Shing scored the crucial double in final four action.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Williams	4,900,000	-1,200,000
Tsz Shing	3,000,000	1,515,000

09-06-2021 21:16 UTC-7

Winners from August’s DeepStack Showdown Tournament Series

Matt Hansen

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

In August, Venetian hosted the DeepStack Showdown Tournament Series, which was comprised of 28 tournaments that catered to a combined 5,450 entrants and awarded more than $3.5 million in prize money. Among those to capture titles during the series were Adam Demersseman, Lisa Pickell, Michael Azzaro, and Veerab Zakaryan. Here’s a look at all those who won titles:

*Date	Tournament	Entries	Prize Pool	Winner	Hometown	Prize*
8/2/21	Event #1: $250 NLH	139	$28,495	Dustin Lee	Waipahu, HI	$7,000
8/2/21	Event #2: $200 NLH Survivor	61	$9,760	6 winners	N/A	$1,600
8/4/21	Event #3: $340 NLH	412	$115,360	Adam Demersseman	San Diego, CA	$17,800
8/3/21	Event #4: $200 NLH Bounty	79	$12,640	John Schwantes	Irvine, CA	$2,953
8/5/21	Event #5: $250 NLH	150	$30,750	Thomas Cage	Mammoth Lakes, CA	$6,300
8/7/21	Event #6: $600 NLH	539	$272,195	Richard Munro	Las Vegas, NV	$48,050
8/8/21	Event #7: $200 NLH Bounty	53	$8,480	Marco DiMarino	Miami, FL	$2,186
8/10/21	Event #8: $400 NLH	503	$165,990	Lisa Pickell	Las Vegas, NV	$27,000
8/9/21	Event #9: $200 NLH	46	$7,360	Alfredo Pacheco	Los Angeles, CA	$1,600
8/11/21	Event #10: $400 NLH	101	$33,835	William Tidmore	Richland, MS	$7,919
8/12/21	Event #11: $10,000 High Roller	30	$300,000	Andrew Lichtenberger	Las Vegas, NV	$120,000
8/13/21	Event #12: $10,000 High Roller	34	$340,000	Ali Imsirovic	Vancouver, WA	$136,000
8/14/21	Event #13: $25,000 High Roller	29	$725,000	Sean Perry	Las Vegas, NV	$290,000
8/15/21	Event #14: $10,000 High Roller	14	$350,000	Andrew Lichtenberger	Las Vegas, NV	$125,350
8/16/21	Event #15: $250 NLH	152	$31,160	David McConachie	New York, NY	$8,941
8/16/21	Event #16: $200 NLH Survivor	68	$10,880	Six Winners	N/A	$1,600
8/17/21	Event #17: $400 NLH $250K GTD	1,218	$405,594	Seth Evans	Henderson, NV	$59,144
8/17/21	Event #18: $200 NLH Bounty	84	$13,440	Marvin Lim	Henderson, NV	$2,856
8/19/21	Event #19: $200 NLH Survivor	51	$8,160	6 Winners	N/A	$1,460
8/19/21	Event #20: $200 NLH Survivor	51	$8,160	5 Winners	N/A	$1,600
8/22/21	Event #21: $300 NLH	105	$25,725	Jordan Laubaugh	Las Vegas, NV	$7,000
8/25/21	Event #22: $400 NLH	467	$155,511	Andrew Reider	Boulder, CO	$30,972
8/23/21	Event #23: $200 NLH Survivor	64	$10,240	7 Winners	N/A	$1,408
8/24/21	Event #24: $200 NLH Bounty	66	$10,560	Darko Ercegovac	Mount Prospect, IL	$1,900
8/25/21	Event #25: $500 NLH	148	$62,160	Mehdi Saleh	Tempe, AZ	$13,000
8/29/21	Event #26: $600 NLH	661	$333,805	Michael Azzaro	Henderson, NV	$60,339
8/26/21	Event #27: $400 PLO	49	$16,660	Alexander Tafesh	Las Vegas, NV	$7,081
8/29/21	Event #28: $400 NLH	76	$25,460	Veerab Zakaryan	Las Vegas, NV	$5,396

Level: 27

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

09-06-2021 20:56 UTC-7

Player Break

Matt Hansen

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

The final four players are now on a 15-minute break.

09-06-2021 20:53 UTC-7

Dave Ouellette Eliminated in 5th Place ($34,059)

Matt Hansen

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Michael Williams raised to 150,000 from under the gun and Dave Ouellette three-bet shoved for nearly two million. Williams went into the tank briefly before making the call.

Dave Ouellette:
Michael Williams

The board ran out , and Ouellette was in trouble right away. The sevens could not improve and Williams eliminated Ouellette and his dog "Jack" from the tournament in fifth place.