Hand-For-Hand
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Just 208 players remain, so the tournament staff has announced hand-for-hand player will commence until the money bubble has burst.
MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event ($2M GTD)
MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event ($2M GTD)
Day: 2
Sylvia Survives The Bubble
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Jesse Sylvia opened to 38,000, leaving himself just 25,000 behind. Action folded to the player in the small bind, who went all in for about 200,000. Action folded back to Sylvia, who waited until he was sure they were the last table to have an all in, and then called to put himself at risk.
Sylvia: 
Small blind: 
"It would be a poetic way to go out," Sylvia remarked.
The board ran out 
and Sylvia doubled up and avoided being the bubble boy.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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146,000
-117,000
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-117,000 |
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Jackson and Jayne Burst Bubble Simultaneously
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
One one table, Peter Baglia opened from under-the-gun and directly behind him, David Jackson shoved for around 100,000. The player in the hijack also went all in for a bit more and Virgil Drovmev also went all in from the small blind for heaps. Baglia folded and hands were revealed.
Jackson: 
Hijack: 
Drovmev: 
The board ran out 
and Drovmev and the player in the hijack chopped up Jackson's chips with their straights.
On another table, Jordan Jayne shoved his short stack with ace-queen and was called by a player with pocket fives and failed to improve, meaning both Jackson and Jayne would split a min cash of $3,725.
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Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Magnus Spikes River to Survive
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Nadya Magnus was all in preflop against two other players, including Jesse Sylvia.
Magnus: 
Sylvia: 
Short stack: 
The 
flop and 
turn looked promising for the short stack to triple up, but a on the river gave Magnus a full house and she both eliminated the short stack and took a serious chunk out of Sylvia's stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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270,000
7,000
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7,000 |
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140,000
-6,000
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-6,000 |
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Busted Shortly After the Bubble
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
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Young Keeps His Foot on The Pedal
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Justin Young opened to 25,000 from early position and found one caller in the big blind.
The flop came 
and the big blind check-called a 16,000 bet from Young.
The fell on the turn the big blind checked to Young again, who fired 45,000 into the middle. Young's opponent counted out a call and deliberated for quite some time before eventually letting his hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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275,000
116,000
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116,000 |
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Level: 21
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
Song Ousted by Cowboys
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
A short-stacked Stephen Song shoved from early position with 
and was called by a player in late position with pocket kings.
The board failed to improve Song to the best hand and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Moorman Four-Bet Shoves
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Chris Moorman opened to 33,000 from early position and action folded around to the player on the button, who put 50,000 into the middle, which constituted a legal raise. Action folded back to Moorman, who pondered a bit before announcing he was all in for about 480,000 total.
"I have pocket sevens," Moorman's opponent said. "I didn't see your hand."
He then revealed the 
and folded his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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550,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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