Level: 4
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event ($2M GTD)
MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event ($2M GTD)
Day: 1b
Assorted Chip Counts Before Break
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
||
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
||
|
43,000 | |
|
40,000 | |
|
||
|
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
||
|
32,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
26,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
||
|
24,500
-5,500
|
-5,500 |
|
24,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
||
|
22,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
21,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
|
||
|
18,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
12,500
-17,500
|
-17,500 |
Heimiller Lets it go
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
A player on the button opened to 700 and was called by Dan Heimiller in the big blind.
Heimiller proceeded to lead and get called, first for 1,100 on the 
flop and again for 3,000 on the 
turn.
The 
landed on the river and Heimiller once again led out for 3,000. This time, his opponent raised to 13,500 and Heimiller quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,500 | |
|
|
||
Two Pair For Baldwin
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
A player under-the-gun opened to 800 and was called by the player in the small blind and Eric Baldwin in the big blind.
All three players proceeded to check on the 
flop and 
turn, however, when the completed the board, the small blind led out for 1,200 and was called by Baldwin. The small blind showed 
for tens, but it was no good against the 
of Baldwin for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 0
Faces From the Field
Moon Wins Race to Accumulate Early
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
A player first-to-act opened and action folded to Benjamin Moon, who three-bet to 1,600. Action then folded to the big blind, who cold called. The original raiser then four-bet to 6,200 and Moon shoved enough to put both his opponents all in. The cold-caller folded and the initial raiser called off.
Utg: 
Moon: 
It was a classic Hold'em race, but the 
runout came clean for Moon, who eliminated his opponent and has more than doubled his starting stack since the day began.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
75,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
||
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Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
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Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Wang Runs Into a Set
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
On a flop of 
, Michael Wang was heads up from the cutoff against a player in the small blind, who checked. Wang bet 2,000 and his opponent then check-raised to 5,000. Wang called.
The turn brought the and the small blind bet another 5,000. Wang again called.
Both players checked on the 
river and the player in the small revealed 
for a flopped set. Wang conceded and mucked.
Wang, who won a WSOP bracelet in 2015, is down early, but still has plenty of chips to work with.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
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