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

06-13-2021 20:19 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenna James	600,000 457,500	457,500

Zulker Cracks Aces

Dan O'Hair

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Mike Zulker was all in preflop against a single opponent he had covered.

Zulker:
Short stack:

The board ran out and Zulker eliminated his opponent with a flopped set.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Zulker	3,200,000 2,961,000	2,961,000

Level: 27

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

06-13-2021 20:39 UTC-7

Wilson Sends James to The Rail With Rags

Dan O'Hair

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

It was folded around to the small blind, where Brock Wilson put out enough chips to pu Kenna James all in from the big. James called off and hands were revealed.

James:
Wilson:

James was a favorite to double up, but the left James drawing slim.

The turn sealed the deal and an irrelevant completed the board — knocking James out of contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brock Wilson	2,100,000 1,809,500	1,809,500

Kenna James	Busted

06-13-2021 20:48 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Baldwin	3,900,000 2,900,000	2,900,000

Liebert Spikes a Queen to Survive

Dan O'Hair

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

It appeared that a player raised in early position and Kathy Liebert went all in from middle position. Behind her, Esther Fedorkevich, who had Liebert covered, also went all in and the original raiser folded.

Liebert:
Fedorkevich:

The flop and turn had Liebert all but sent to the rail, but a fell on the river --- giving Liebert a set of queens and the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kathy Liebert	2,000,000 1,250,000	1,250,000

Esther Fedorkevich	700,000 -250,000	-250,000

06-13-2021 21:14 UTC-7

Assorted Chip Counts

Dan O'Hair

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Players are currently on their last break of the day.

Just 32 players remain. Full chip counts and names will be posted once the tournament is down to three tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Braglia	4,850,000 2,250,000	2,250,000
Michael Zulker	4,200,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Eric Baldwin	3,700,000 -200,000	-200,000

Andrew Moreno	2,000,000 1,125,000	1,125,000
Kathy Liebert	1,900,000 -100,000	-100,000

Esther Fedorkevich	1,300,000 600,000	600,000
Mikiyo Aoki	975,000 125,000	125,000
Linus Richter	675,000 -1,225,000	-1,225,000

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

06-13-2021 21:26 UTC-7

Fedorkevich Ousts Richter With Big Slick

Dan O'Hair

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Linus Richter shoved for his remaining 700k from the cutoff and was called by Esther Fedorkevich in the big blind to put him at risk.

Fedorkevich:
Richter:

The flop came , giving Fedorkevich a bit of a sweat against the open-ended straight draw of Richter. However, the turn and river bricked out for Richter and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Esther Fedorkevich	2,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Linus Richter	Busted

06-13-2021 21:54 UTC-7

Final Three Tables Chip Counts (full)

Dan O'Hair

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Raman Afanasenka	5,000,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Peter Braglia	4,905,000 55,000	55,000
Chance Kornuth	4,825,000 4,630,500	4,630,500

Michael Zulker	3,925,000 -275,000	-275,000
Tan Nguyen	3,900,000 3,545,000	3,545,000
Kelly Kielbasa	3,800,000 3,572,500	3,572,500
Eric Baldwin	3,735,000 35,000	35,000

Ryan Torgersen	3,400,000 3,311,500	3,311,500
Brock Wilson	2,550,000 450,000	450,000

Nick Phoenix	2,500,000 2,195,000	2,195,000
Esther Fedorkevich	2,200,000 200,000	200,000
Kathy Liebert	2,000,000 100,000	100,000

Bobby Poe	2,000,000 1,897,500	1,897,500
Patrick Eskandar	2,000,000 1,675,500	1,675,500
Dominick Sannino	1,515,000 1,440,500	1,440,500
Shohei Miyazaki	1,395,000 1,072,500	1,072,500
Andrew Moreno	1,390,000 -610,000	-610,000
Rhett Rademacher	1,275,000 1,115,000	1,115,000
Sandeep Pulusani	1,150,000 1,067,500	1,067,500

Tommy Tran	1,140,000 587,000	587,000
Tony Tran	1,080,000 230,000	230,000
Anthony Zinno	920,000 703,500	703,500

Mikiyo Aoki	790,000 -185,000	-185,000
Jesse Jay Jaurigue	745,000 634,000	634,000
Anthony Potis	665,000 545,000	545,000