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The Venetian

June 17 - 21, 2019

 
  • Level: 15
  • Blinds: 2000 / 4000
  • Ante: 4000
 
 
Ben Diebold Leads The Pack As 63 Advance From Day 1a Of The MSPT $3,000,000 Guaranteed Venetian $1,600 Buy-In Main Event!
Created 6/18/2019 2:06:06 AM CST by Admin System

A whopping 502 players (nearly doubling last year’s 252 entries for Day 1a) took to the felt today in hopes of securing a bag to Day 2 of the MSPT Venetian $3,000,000 Guaranteed, $1,600 Buy-In Main Event. When the dust had settled, just 63 made it through the day, with Ben Diebold’s eye-popping 596,500 in chips leading the way. Diebold, who was already accumulating a big stack near the end of the day, tacked on another 150,000 in the final few minutes to ensure the day’s overall chip lead. Diebold’s biggest prior poker accomplishment was shipping the 2018 Card Player Poker Tour event in Jacksonville, Florida for just over $75,000, and he’ll be looking to crush that score with a deep run here.

The rest of the top five include Kiat Lee (581,500), Peter Nigh (458,000), Danny Wong (384,000), and Samuel Tsehai (348,500). Others that were able to secure a bag include Frederik Brink (314,000), 2017 WSOP Main Event runner-up Daniel Ott (300,000), Season 9 MSPT JACK Cleveland champ Abdul Amer (236,000), German crusher Manig Loeser (235,000), Peter Vitantonio (192,000), who final tabled this very event last year, 2018 WSOP Main Event third-place finisher Michael Dyer (183,500), Season 9 MSPT Mid-Season Championship runner-up Felipe Davila (170,000), and former WSOP November Niner Amir Lehavot (151,500).

A pair of former WSOP Main Event champs headline some of those that wouldn’t make it through Day 1a, as Martin Jacobson and Joe McKeehen both failed to advance. Others that will have to try again on another flight include Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier, Faraz “The Toilet” Jaka, Nick Pupillo, “Mad” Marvin Rettenmaier Wendy Freedman, Vojtech Ruzicka, and former MSPT champs Richard Bai, Sam Vizza, Mike Shin, Kfir Nahum, and Chris Moon.

Registration is open for Tuesday’s Day 1b flight, which will kick off at 12:10 p.m. local time. The third and final flight kicks off Wednesday at the same time, and all remaining players will return Thursday at 11 a.m. for Day 2 action. Players can fire an unlimited number of bullets up through the break at Level 12. Be sure to tune in to blog tomorrow and follow all the action as we inch closer to making the $3,000,000 Guarantee for the MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event!

  • Level: 15
  • Blinds: 2000 / 4000
  • Ante: 4000
 
 
End Of Day 1a Chip Counts
Created 6/18/2019 1:58:02 AM CST by Admin System
Benjamin Diebold Charleston, SC 596,500
Wai Kiat Lee Maleysia 581,500
Peter Nigh St. Louis, MO 458,000
Danny Wong Las Vegas, NV 384,000
Samuel Tsehai Toronto, Canada 348,500
Anthony Marquez Camarillo, CA 326,000
Frederik Brink Denmark 314,000
Christophe Demeulder Belgium 307,500
Daniel Ott Holidaysburg, PA 300,000
Jonathan Bussieres Quebec, Canada 295,000
Yohwan Lim Kyung Ki, South Korea 291,500
Ira Friedman Woodland Hills, CA 286,000
Norman Michalek 279,000
Kyriakos Papadopoulos Greece 276,000
Dustin Goff Las Vegas, NV 267,500
Timothy Vukson Ontario, Canada 258,500
Phil Hernz Davie, FL 256,000
Michael Tureniec Stockholm, Sweden 245,500
Troy Quenneville Canada 240,000
Abdul-Rahim Amer Columbus, OH 236,000
Manig Loeser Brighton, UK 235,000
Brady Osterman Mesa, AZ 218,500
Haim Toorgeman Cooper City, FL 218,000
Stephane Genet St. Martin 212,500
Wilson Lim 202,500
Peter Vitantonio Wickliffe, OH 192,000
Nathan Watson UK 187,500
Michael Dyer Las Vegas, NV 183,500
Stoyan Obreshkov Bulgaria, Poland 183,000
Rui Milhomens Portugal 181,000
Marc Mac Donnell Ireland 181,000
Jack O Neill Nottingham, UK 180,500
Ying Chan Hong Kong 180,000
Felipe Davila Lima, Peru 170,000
Boris Angelov Kolev Bularia 170,000
Jesper Hansen Denmark 166,500
Pedro Fernandes De Oliveira Portugal 159,000
Chi Zhang UK 159,000
Wei-Cheng Yin 151,500
Amir Lehavot San Francisco, CA 151,500
Jimmy Voegele Edmond, OK 148,500
Stephen Song 147,000
Steven Heron UK 143,000
Ramon Colillas Andorra 129,500
David Patent Chicago, IL 127,000
Herbert West 126,500
Tam Nguyen Riverside, CA 123,000
Jun Yamada Japan 119,500
Marcin Chmielewski Zielona Gora, Poland 113,500
Norberto Lopez UK 110,000
Maxime Chilaud France 109,000
Samuel Vousden Finland 106,000
Andrew Ostapchenko Warwick, RI 105,000
Arunas Sapitavicus Lithuania 103,500
Manas Gandhi Cerritos, CA 103,000
Michael Jagroo Orlando, FL 99,500
Michael Hopkinson 90,500
Felipe De Beltrane Sao Paulo, Brazil 87,000
David Goodman Las Vegas, NV 56,500
Matthew Kwok Vancouver, BC 55,000
Eric Brewster Coconut Creek, FL 48,500
Justin Bond Dallas, TX 46,500
Benjamin Dobson Liverpool, England 43,500
  • Level: 15
  • Blinds: 2000 / 4000
  • Ante: 4000
 
 
Seven More Hands
Created 6/18/2019 1:10:55 AM CST by Admin System

The remaining field will play seven more hands before bagging and tagging for the night. Stay tuned for a full recap of the day’s action.

  • Level: 15
  • Blinds: 2000 / 4000
  • Ante: 4000
 
 
Three Way Clash Goes To Rui Milhomens
Created 6/18/2019 1:08:05 AM CST by Admin System
Rui Milhomens

A player raised to 8,500 from middle position, and Rui Milhomens three-bet shoved for 76,000 in the hijack. The cutoff called off his last 31,500, and Peter Vitantonio called in the small blind. The middle position player ducked out of the way, and the hands were tabled.

Opponent:
Rui Milhomens:
Peter Vitantonio:

Milhomens hit a set on the flop, and had the hand locked up on the turn. The cutoff pretended to angrily toss his hand in the muck after the provided him an inferior set, and Milhomes more than doubled up while eliminating an opponent.

Peter Vitantonio - 240,000 (60 bb)
Rui Milhomens - 195,000 (49 bb)

  • Level: 15
  • Blinds: 2000 / 4000
  • Ante: 4000
 
 
Ben Diebold Has Heaps
Created 6/18/2019 12:58:48 AM CST by Admin System
Ben Diebold

A player bet 7,000 from middle position on a flop after the blinds had checked to him, and the small blind folded. Ben Diebold called in the big blind, and the remaining two players saw the on the turn.

Diebold checked, and his opponent bet 20,000. Diebold made the call again, then flipped over after both players checked the river. His opponent mucked.

Ben Diebold - 450,000 (112.5 bb)

  • Level: 15
  • Blinds: 2000 / 4000
  • Ante: 4000
 
 
Joe Kuether Nets A Small Dub
Created 6/18/2019 12:54:46 AM CST by Admin System
Joe Kuether

George Laszlo raised to 11,000 from under the gun, and Joe Kuether, who had just 17,500 after paying the ante, called in the big blind.

Kuether’s last 6,500 chips went in on the flop, and Laszlo called.

Joe Kuether:
George Laszlo:

Kuether’s sevens held up on the turn and to earn him a double.

George Laszlo - 60,000 (15 bb)
Joe Kuether - 41,000 (10 bb)

  • Level: 14
  • Blinds: 1500 / 3000
  • Ante: 3000
 
 
River Trickery Pays Off For Kyriakos Papadopoulos
Created 6/18/2019 12:43:57 AM CST by Admin System
Kyriakos Papadopoulos

Kyriakos Papadopoulos raised to 6,500 from under the gun, and was called by the button as well as the big blind.

Action checked down to the river on a board, and action checked to the button, who bet 12,000. The big blind folded, but Papadopoulos woke up with a check-raise to 51,000, sending his opponent into the tank. After two minutes, he called, only to muck after Papadopoulos turned over for a full house.

Kyriakos Papadopoulos - 170,000 (57 bb)

  • Level: 14
  • Blinds: 1500 / 3000
  • Ante: 3000
 
 
Andrew Ostapchenko Gets A Double
Created 6/18/2019 12:40:03 AM CST by Admin System
Andrew Ostapchenko

The hijack raised to 6,500 and Andrew Ostapchenko called in the big blind.

On the flop, Ostapchenko jammed for 12,500 and the hijack called.

Andrew Ostapchenko:
Opponent:

Ostapchenko improved to a straight on the turn, and faded his opponent making a bigger straight when the fell on the river to double.

Andrew Ostapchenko - 42,500 (14 bb)

  • Level: 14
  • Blinds: 1500 / 3000
  • Ante: 3000
 
 
Frederik Brink Comes Back From The Brink Again
Created 6/18/2019 12:23:27 AM CST by Admin System
Frederik Brink

Frederik Brink raised to 6,500 from the hijack, and the cutoff three-bet to 19,000. Brink responded with a four-bet shove for 70,000 and his opponent snapped him off.

Frederik Brink:
Opponent:

Brink didn’t have to wait long to catch up, as the flop provided trips for Brink and left his opponent drawing dead. The turn and river improved Brink further to a full house, and he doubled up.

Frederik Brink - 147,500 (49 bb)

  • Level: 14
  • Blinds: 1500 / 3000
  • Ante: 3000
 
 
Kiat Lee Gets His Four-Bet On
Created 6/18/2019 12:18:18 AM CST by Admin System
Kiat Lee

Kiat Lee raised to 7,000 from the hijack and the cutoff made the call. The button three-bet to 18,000, and the big blind called.

Lee thought for a bit before breaking down a stack of 5k chips, and cut out a four-bet to 62,000 and placed it in the middle. The cutoff quickly folded, but the button went into the tank. After about two minutes, he tossed his hand to the muck, and the big blind quickly followed suit.

Kiat Lee - 250,000 (83 bb)

 
 
LEVEL INFO
Level
15
Blinds
2000 / 4000
Ante
4000
TOURNAMENT INFO
Entries
502
Players Remaining
63
Average Chip Stack
199,206
Total Chips
12,550,000
TOP 10 CHIP COUNT
RANK
PLAYER
CHIPS
1 
Ben Diebold
596,500
2 
Wai Kiat Lee
581,500
3 
Peter Nigh
458,000
4 
Danny Wong
384,000
5 
Samuel Tsehai
348,500
6 
Anthony Marquez
326,000
7 
Frederick Brink
314,000
8 
Christophe De Meulder
307,500
9 
Daniel Ott
300,000
10 
Jonathan Bussieres
295,000
SEASON TOP 10 POY POINTS
RANK
PLAYER
POINTS
1 
Anthony Scarborough
3,892
2 
Ryan Eamon
3,700
3 
Umut Ozturk
3,367
4 
Carl Carodenuto
3,000
5 
Jacob Long
2,966
6 
DJ Buckley
2,958
7 
Timothy Thorp
2,542
8 
Clint Wolcyn
2,433
9 
Corey Wick
2,400
10 
Harrison Genson
2,300