MSPT Venetian Poker Bowl IV

$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1b
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 1b
Entries
361
Players Left
43

Laplante Keeps Building His Towers

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

Ryan Laplante called 2,500 from the button and the small blind player folded. The player in the big blind considered raising but elected to simply check his option.

Flop: {q-Spades}{j-Hearts}{a-Spades}

Laplante's opponent checked and Laplante put one big blind forward for 2,500. His opponent called to see the {k-Spades} roll off on the turn.

The player in the big blind checked again and Laplante bet 9,000. His opponent hesitated briefly before folding his hand face down.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Laplante us
Ryan Laplante
325,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings

Tags: Ryan Laplante

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Another Round of Chip Updates

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Patrick Truong us
Patrick Truong
500,000
196,000
196,000
Eyal Al Revah us
Eyal Al Revah
313,000
153,000
153,000
Sergio Fernandez es
Sergio Fernandez
290,000
-105,000
-105,000
Scott Clements us
Scott Clements
267,000
-13,000
-13,000
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Kathy Liebert us
Kathy Liebert
187,000
-13,000
-13,000
WSOP 1X Winner
[Removed:460] us
[Removed:460]
148,000
148,000
148,000
Ashley Sleeth us
Ashley Sleeth
112,000
-2,000
-2,000
StakeKings
William Hung us
William Hung
104,000
16,000
16,000
Joseph Matheson us
Joseph Matheson
84,000
51,000
51,000
Dale Willie us
Dale Willie
40,000
6,400
6,400

Shlez's Big Bet Leads to a Big Fold

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Vadim Shlez
Vadim Shlez

Action folded to a late position player who made a small raise to 7,000. Vadim Shlez was directly on his left and re-raised to 20,000. Both players in the blinds chose to fold and the original raiser hesitated briefly before making the call.

Flop: {q-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}

The original raiser immediately went into the tank after the flop was shown.

He gently tapped the table signifying a check and Shlez down clicked for a bet of 18,000.

Before Shlez's chips even hit the table, his opponent's cards were mucked.

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

A Late Triple Gives us a New Chip Leader

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Bob Whalen
Bob Whalen

After a raise from Bob Whalen, two players went all in for over 200,000 each. Whalen made the call as quickly as he could and showed them that he held the goods.

Bob Whalen: {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}
Opponent 1: {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Opponent 2: {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}

The board came {a-Clubs}{7-Spades}{9-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{10-Clubs} and eyes jotted all around the table but no clubs were held by any of the three players. Whalen pulled in the largest pot of the day and sent two players to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Bob Whalen us
Bob Whalen
764,000
764,000
764,000

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Nahum Gets There on the Flop

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Kfir Nahum
Kfir Nahum

Facing a short stack shove from the button, former MSPT champ Kfir Nahum in the small blind decided to call.

Opponent: {k-Spades}{q-Spades}
Kfir Nahum: {9-Spades}{2-Spades}

The flop gave Nahum the lead with {10-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}.

Nahum's opponent stared at the board hoping for help but the {7-Diamonds} turn and {9-Clubs} river gave Nahum two pair and the win.

Player Chips Progress
Kfir Nahum il
Kfir Nahum
175,000
175,000
175,000

Tags: Kfir Nahum