[Removed:460] opened to 14,00 in early position, a middle position player called, and Jesse Lonis moved all in from the small blind. Abdallah put in his 112,000 chips, and the middle position player folded.
[Removed:460]:
Jesse Lonis:
The flop gave Lonis additional outs with a gutshot draw, but the and completed the board to confirm the double for Abdallah.
The 2022 MSPT Venetian Poker Bowl VI $1,100 Main Event continues at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, and Day 2 will begin shortly at 11 a.m. local time.
Over the two starting flights, the tournament attracted a total of 1,027 entries to create a prize pool of $991,055. Only 118 total players remain and 108 will make it into the money. A min-cash is worth $2,081, but everyone will have their eyes set on the first-place prize of $168,488. The eventual champion today will also take home a trophy and gold coin in addition to the top prize.
On Day 1a, 43 players bagged out of 385 entrants. On Day 1b, 75 players bagged out of 642 entrants. Today, the 118 remaining players will begin with the blinds at 3,000/6,000/6,000, and levels will be 40-minutes in length.
Some of the notables who will be vying for the trophy today include reigning MSPT Player of the Year Kyna England (509,000), Kristen Nyman (445,000), Johnnie “Vibes” Moreno (325,000), Jamie Kerstetter (297,000), Jason Wheeler (253,000), Michael Trivett (222,000), Tim Reilly (170,000), Michael Wang (148,000), recent MSPT Main Event winner Gianluca Pace (75,000), and Joseph Cheong (64,000).
Day 2 Top Ten Stacks
Place
Player
Chips
Big Blinds
1
Juannell Riley
686,000
114
2
Huy Nguyen
640,000
107
3
Scott Vetter
608,000
101
4
Elvis Toomas
566,000
94
5
Kyna England
509,000
85
6
Derrick Yamada
456,000
76
7
Kristen Nyman
445,000
74
8
Michael Williams
440,000
73
9
Daniele Marsili
436,000
73
10
James Vales
436,000
73
The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing live updates until a winner is declared, so stay tuned for the action coming up soon.