The Venetian

With heads-up action after a flop, two-time bracelet winner Darren Rabinowitz check-raised to 1,000,000 after Greg Secord fired out a 200,000 bet.

Secord then three-bet jammed his 3,165,000 stack and was snap-called by Rabinowitz.

Greg Secord:
Darren Rabinowitz:

“That is a very good flop for you,” Rabinowitz said to Secord after seeing him roll over the nuts, and the turn secured him the double before the completed the board on the river.

Greg Secord - 7,000,000
Darren Rabinowitz - 5,060,000

Two-time bracelet winner Darren Rabinowitz raised the small blind and then called Robyn Alvis’ three-bet jam from the big blind.

Robyn Alvis:
Darren Rabinowitz:

“You got me again, Darren, nice hand,” Alvis said as soon as she saw Rabinowitz roll over the better-made hand, as the runout gave him a full house to end her tournament.

Darren Rabinowitz - 7,360,000
Greg Secord - 4,700,000
Robyn Alvis - Eliminated

A series of preflop raises led to all-in action between Robyn Alvis from the button and two-time bracelet winner Darren Rabinowitz from the big blind, with Rabinowitz holding 2,965,000 effective.

Darren Rabinowitz:
Robyn Alvis:

Rabinowitz woke up with the best starting hand and didn’t have to sweat the runout to collect a double-up, taking the final table chip lead.

Darren Rabinowitz - 6,000,000
Greg Secord - 4,000,000
Robyn Alvis - 1,800,000

: Sycuan Casino Resort - El Cajon, CA

: Sept. 29 - Oct. 4, 2026

: 100 GRAND STACK SERIES

: $1,110 Main Event / $100K GTD

$3,500 MSPT CHAMPIONSHIP SEAT ADDED TO MAIN EVENT 1ST PLACE

: https://msptpoker.com/.../reserve-today-for-the-mspt-100...

: 10 Gold Card Tournaments

Event Schedule: https://msptpoker.com/showpdf.ashx?eventID=811

Greg Secord raised the button and then called two-time bracelet winner Darren Rabinowitz’s 940,000 three-bet from the small blind.

Darren Rabinowitz:
Greg Secord:

Rabinowitz was ahead holding the dominant hand, and the flop kept him in the lead.

The turn then gave Rabinowitz top pair while also giving Secord a Broadway draw, but the completed the board and secured Rabinowitz a double.

Greg Secord - 4,000,000
Darren Rabinowitz - 2,015,000

Yang Li limped in from the small blind, and Robyn Alvis checked her option from the big blind to see a flop.

Li led out with a bet, and then did the same after the fell on the turn.

Alvis called both times and watched the complete the board on the river.

This time, Li check-raised all-in for 1,555,000 after Alvis fired out a 250,000 bet and was called.

was then tabled by Li, showing a pair of eights, but it was no good, as Alvis rolled over for a rivered two-pair, ending his tournament.

Robyn Alvis - 5,100,000
Yang Li - Eliminated

Robyn Alvis raised the button and then called off her 1,360,000 stack after Greg Secord three-bet jammed for more from the small blind.

Robyn Alvis:
Greg Secord:

Alvis was ahead holding a pair of sevens, and it proved to be a lucky one as the runout secured her a double-up.

Greg Secord - 4,500,000
Robyn Alvis - 2,840,000

Jesse Whittemore raised from the cutoff and then called off his 875,000 stack after two-time bracelet winner Darren Rabinowitz three-bet jammed for more from the big blind.

Jesse Whittemore:
Darren Rabinowitz:

Whittemore found himself racing for his tournament life, but he wasn’t able to take the lead on the runout, ending his Main Event run.

Darren Rabinowitz - 3,365,000
Jesse Whittemore - Eliminated

Sye Hickey raised all-in for 580,000 from the cutoff, only to have MSPT Champ Veerab Zakarian go over the top for 955,000 from the button, and Greg Secord call from the big blind, putting both of them at risk.

Sye Hickey:
Veerab Zakarian:
Greg Secord:

Zakarian was ahead holding a pair of tens, but the flop paired Secord’s ace, giving him the lead.

The dealer then brought the on the turn, putting Zakarian back in the lead with top set, but they followed with the on the river, giving Secord a flush to eliminate both players.

Greg Secord - 7,600,000
Veerab Zakarian - Eliminated
Sye Hickey - Eliminated