MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event ($2M GTD) Day 1b | MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event ($2M GTD)

06-11-2021 21:56 UTC-7

Cada Versus Song

Dan O'Hair

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Stephen Song opened to 6,00 from the hijack and found one caller in Joe Cada in the big blind.

The flop came and Cada checked to Song, who continued for 8,000. Cada fiddled with his chips for some time, and then check-raised to 21,000. Song folded rather quickly and Cada scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Song	140,000	-10,000
Joe Cada	90,000	10,000

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

06-11-2021 21:38 UTC-7

Baldwin Best With Nines

Dan O'Hair

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

A player opened to 6,000 from the hijack and was three-bet to 15,000 by another player on the button. Action folded to Eric Baldwin in the big blind, who four-bet to 45,000. The initial raiser folded and the button called.

The flop came and Baldwin continued for 25,000, which his opponent called.

Both players then checked down on the turn and river. Baldwin immediately turned over for tens and nines and his opponent rapped the table and mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Baldwin	325,000	45,000

06-11-2021 21:21 UTC-7

Song Gets a Fold

Dan O'Hair

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

A player in early position opened to 6,500 and found one caller in Stephen Song from the big blind.

Both players checked on the flop, but Song led out for 5,500 on the turn. His opponent called.

The completed the board and Song fired 9,000 into the middle, sending his opponent into the tank. The initial raiser looked at his cards one last time and slid them into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Song	115,000	15,000

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

06-11-2021 20:46 UTC-7

Assorted Chip Counts Before Break

Dan O'Hair

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Baldwin	280,000	165,000
Joseph Cheong	160,000	117,000
Stephen Song	135,000	50,000
Steve Wilkie	125,000	-67,000
Michael Newman	125,000	-5,000
Chris Moorman	115,000	-25,000
Joe Cada	100,000	-20,000
Lee Markholt	95,000	71,000
Jim Agate	Busted
Maria Konnikova	Busted
Benjamin Moon	Busted
Nadya Magnus	Busted
Aaron Massey	Busted
Ralph Massey	Busted
Kathy Liebert	Busted

06-11-2021 20:37 UTC-7

Aces No Good For Affleck

Dan O'Hair

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

Matt Affleck opened to 4,500 from the lojack and action folded to the player in the small blind, who three-bet to 12,000. It was then folded back to Affleck, who smooth called.

Affleck's opponent continued for 13,500 on the flop and Affleck called.

The small blind then shoved for a bit less than 100k when the came in on the turn. Affleck called instantly for less to put himself at risk.

Affleck:
Small blind:

The small blind had flopped two-pair and had Affleck drawing slim. The river sealed Affleck's fate and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Affleck	Busted

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

06-11-2021 20:12 UTC-7

Cada Ships It

Dan O'Hair

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

In what appeared to be a three-bet pot on a flop of , Joe Cada checked from the lojack to his lone opponent in the hijack, who bet 25,000. Cada then check-raised all in for a bit over 60,000 — sending his opponent deep into the tank.

He eventually folded and Cada scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Cada	120,000	77,000

06-11-2021 20:05 UTC-7

The Current MSPT All-Time Money List

Dan O'Hair

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Since its inception in 2009, the MSPT has done a great job keeping track of player stats. As a result, 12 years on they have one of the best player databases in the industry.

On their "Leaderboards" page, the MSPT tracks such things as Career Earnings, Main Event Cashes, Main Event Final Tables, Main Event Titles, Total Cashes, Most Cashes/Final Tables in a Season, Most Final Tables All-Time, and much more.

To date, the MSPT has awarded $110,657,533 in prize money.

Here's a look at the current MSPT All-Time Money List:

Place	Player	MSPT Winnings
1	Rich Alsup	$785,534
2	Pavel Plesuv	$681,212
3	Michael Soyza	$592,137
4	Mike Shin	$503,599
5	Blake Bohn	$502,720
6	David Levine	$499,752
7	Thomas Boivin	$461,505
8	Aaron Johnson	$453,683
9	[Removed:460]	$445,000
10	Felipe Davila	$427,942