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

09-05-2021 12:50 UTC-7

A Round of Early Chip Counts

Matt Hansen

Level 3 : 200/200, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Affleck	77,000 8,500	8,500
Michael Berk	68,500 31,000	31,000
Josias Santos	63,400 6,400	6,400
Nicholas Smith	58,000 3,300	3,300
Ralph Massey	53,000 28,000	28,000
Michael Wang	47,000 11,000	11,000

Mike Runnels	37,500 12,500	12,500
Renato Spahiu	31,000 6,000	6,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/200

Ante: 300

09-05-2021 12:28 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Smith	54,700 54,700	54,700

Player	Chips	Progress
Josias Santos	57,000
Harlen Miller	Busted

Berk Applies Pressure

Matt Hansen

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

Action opened with a raise from Michael Berk in middle position for 800. The player in the cutoff called and the rest of the table got out of the way.

The flop was and Berk led out for 700. The player in the cutoff made the call to see a turn .

Berk fired 5,800 at the turn and the player in the cutoff tanked for a brief moment before making the fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Berk	37,500

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

09-05-2021 11:52 UTC-7

Wang Slows Affleck's Fast Start

Matt Hansen

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

After a hot start that saw him run him it up to three times the starting stack, Matt Affleck opened the betting with a raise to 1,700 from the button. Action folded around to Michael Wang in middle position for a three-bet to 4,400. Affleck made the call.

The flop was and Wang continued for 2,300. Affleck made the flat call and the turn was .

Both players checked the turn and the river. Wang turned over for two pair, aces and twos. Affleck mucked his cards and Wang scooped an early pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Affleck	68,500 43,500	43,500
Michael Wang	36,000

09-05-2021 11:24 UTC-7

Early Runners

Matt Hansen

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Affleck	25,000 25,000	25,000
Ralph Massey	25,000 25,000	25,000
Mike Runnels	25,000 25,000	25,000
Harlen Miller	25,000 25,000	25,000
Jordan Flaschner	25,000 25,000	25,000
Osama Aweida	25,000 25,000	25,000
Jordan Gass	25,000 25,000	25,000
Renato Spahiu	25,000 25,000	25,000
Fredger West	25,000 25,000	25,000

09-05-2021 11:20 UTC-7

Winners from August’s DeepStack Showdown Tournament Series

Matt Hansen

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 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