MSPT Venetian Poker Bowl IV

$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

MSPT Venetian Poker Bowl IV

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$140,152
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$1,060,210
Entries
1,093
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
141
Players Left
18

Ausmus With a Quick Double Up

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

Jeremy Ausmus went all-in from the big blind position after the player on the button made a small raise. Ausmus was called and the cards were quickly turned over.

Jeremy Ausmus: {a-Spades}{j-Spades}

Opponent: {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}

The dealer didn't see a reason to take it slowly. Quickly putting a board out of {a-}{10-}{5-}{3-}{2-}

Ausmus gets a full double and has just about average stack with 43 players remaining.

Player Chips Progress
Jeremy Ausmus us
Jeremy Ausmus
WSOP 6X Winner
82,000 28,300

Tags: Jeremy Ausmus

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Laplante Teaches Pro Poker at the Table

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Ryan Laplante
Ryan Laplante

Ryan Laplante was nursing a stack of nearly 40,000 when he found himself in the big blind with {8-Clubs}{4-Clubs}. Action folded around to the player on the button who decided to make a small raise. Laplante defended his big blind looking to see if he could improve.

Flop: {9-}{8-}{4-}

Laplante checked to the player on the button who decided to bet. Laplante raised and quickly both players were all in.

Laplante: {8-Clubs}{4-Clubs}
Opponent: {k-}{k-}

The table had shocked reactions as the board completed with {7-}{8-} to give Laplante a boat for a full double.

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Player Chips Progress
Ryan Laplante us
Ryan Laplante
WSOP 1X Winner
80,500 55,500

Tags: Ryan Laplante

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Time For A Break

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Players are off on their third fifteen-minute break of the day. After this break, registration for Day 1a of the MSPT Poker Bowl IV will come to a close, with the Day 1b flight kicking off tomorrow at 12:10 pm.