2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian $1,600 Main Event

MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian $1,600 Main Event

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k6
Prize
$327,773
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,600
Entries
1,239
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
125,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
63
Players Left
1

Payne Forces a Fold

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 100,000 ante

Korey Payne completed his small blind upon a fold from Salim Admon, and Martin Zamani raised his option to 600,000. Payne called and the two went to a flop of {10-Spades}{5-Hearts}{k-Spades}. Payne checked and called a continuation-bet of 400,000 from Zamani.

The turn was {4-Hearts} and Payne led out for 1.4 million. Zamani called and the river fell {10-Clubs}.

"All in," said Payne, and Zamani announced a fold before Payne could slide his chips forward.

Player Chips Progress
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Korey Payne
11,400,000
2,400,000
2,400,000
Profile photo of Martin Zamani us
Martin Zamani
8,700,000
-1,650,000
-1,650,000

Level: 31

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 100,000

Admon Pulls Away Before Break

Level 30 : 80,000/160,000, 80,000 ante

Players are now on a 15-minute break. On the last hand before break, Martin Zamani opened to 480,000 in the small blind and Salim Admon defended his big blind. Both players checked the flop {4-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}.

The turn came {7-Clubs} and Zamani bet 400,000. Admon called.

"No raise?" asked Zamani.

"No raise," responded Admon.

"Check!" said Zamani as the river came {2-Diamonds}. Admon studied Zamani for a bit and then put out 1.1 million. Zamani called.

Admon tabled {j-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} for turned jacks up and Zamani remarked again about Admon consistently hitting cards: "we could have gotten it in on the turn," added Zamani as he looked back at his cards before sending them into the muck face down.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Salim Admon us
Salim Admon
17,725,000
2,775,000
2,775,000
Profile photo of Martin Zamani us
Martin Zamani
10,350,000
-3,610,000
-3,610,000
Profile photo of Korey Payne us
Korey Payne
9,000,000
740,000
740,000

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Level 30 : 80,000/160,000, 80,000 ante
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Zamani Nears the Chip Lead

Level 30 : 80,000/160,000, 80,000 ante

Martin Zamani was in the big blind and defended versus an open to 350,000 from Salim Admon, who was on the button. The flop came {q-Spades}{2-Spades}{3-Diamonds} and Zamani check-called a continuation-bet of 300,000 from Admon.

Action went check-check on the turn {8-Spades} and the river came {9-Hearts}. Zamani checked again and Admon put out a bet of 500,000. Moments later, Zamani slid in a stack of chips worth 100,000 apiece for a raise to 2 million, sending Admon into thought for a little bit before putting one more chip on top to call.

Zamani confirmed Admon called and Admon said he did, resulting in Zamani tabling {k-Spades}{6-Spades} for the turned second-nut flush. Admon mucked.

With the pot, Zamani is just shy of 14 million and only 1 million behind Admon for the chip lead as three-handed play continues with a handful of minutes remaining in Level 30.

Player Chips Progress
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Salim Admon
14,950,000
-2,490,000
-2,490,000
Profile photo of Martin Zamani us
Martin Zamani
13,960,000
2,355,000
2,355,000
Profile photo of Korey Payne us
Korey Payne
8,260,000
1,860,000
1,860,000

Zamani Fires Twice

Level 30 : 80,000/160,000, 80,000 ante

Martin Zamani opened the action with a raise to 350,000 on the button and Korey Payne defended his big blind to take action heads up to the flop {2-Spades}{6-Spades}{2-Clubs}. Payne led out for 350,000 and Zamani announced a raise to 1 million. Payne called.

The turn came {k-Diamonds} and Payne checked. Zamani bet 1.5 million, sending Payne into the tank for about 40 seconds before he folded, showing {7-Spades}{3-Spades} for a flush draw.

Zamani commented that he had the best hand at the time and flashed {8-Clubs}{5-Clubs} before taking in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Martin Zamani
11,605,000
1,005,000
1,005,000
Profile photo of Korey Payne us
Korey Payne
6,400,000
-2,050,000
-2,050,000

Zamani Gets Value With Tens

Level 30 : 80,000/160,000, 80,000 ante

Martin Zamani opened on the button and received a call from Korey Payne, who defended his big blind. The flop dropped {2-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{2-Hearts} and Payne checked to Zamani, who made a continuation-bet of 300,000. Payne called.

The turn was {3-Spades} and Payne checked again. Zamani announced a bet of 780,000 and Payne called. The river fell {3-Hearts} and Payne checked for a third and final time. Zamani cut out 1.5 million and then stacked it up and put it past the betting line. Payne took only a few moments to call.

Zamani quickly tabled {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} and Payne mucked to earn him the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Martin Zamani us
Martin Zamani
10,600,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
Profile photo of Korey Payne us
Korey Payne
8,450,000
-2,680,000
-2,680,000

Randy Froelich Eliminated in 4th Place ($100,991)

Level 30 : 80,000/160,000, 80,000 ante
Randy Froelich
Randy Froelich

Randy Froelich raised to 475,000 in the cutoff and action folded to Martin Zamani in the big blind, who re-jammed. Froelich called.

"Coin flip," said Zamani as he tabled {4-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}. He was correct but quite surprised as Froelich showed {j-Hearts}{10-Spades}. Froelich nodded as if he knew he wasn't going to be in bad shape.

Froelich picked up four extra outs on the turn of a runout {a-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{q-Diamonds} but was ultimately left with nothing more than an open-ended straight draw when all was said and done.

"Straight!" exclaimed Froelich in a joking manner.

"Good game, dude," responded Zamani, echoing his sentiment from just a couple of hands earlier when he eliminated Satoshi Tanaka as well. Three players now remain, and all three are guaranteed at least $148,000 as Froelich became the first player in the tournament to earn a six-figure payday of $100,991.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Martin Zamani us
Martin Zamani
11,500,000
2,370,000
2,370,000
Profile photo of Randy Froelich us
Randy Froelich
Busted

Tags: Martin ZamaniRandy FroelichSatoshi Tanaka

Satoshi Tanaka Eliminated in 5th Place ($65,555)

Level 30 : 80,000/160,000, 80,000 ante
Satoshi Tanaka
Satoshi Tanaka

Hand #1: Satoshi Tanaka opened on the button to 350,000 and Martin Zamani announced a re-shove all in. Tanaka asked how much and Zamani said about 4.3 million, a figure close to Tanaka's. Tanaka wasted no further time calling.

Martin Zamani: {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}
Satoshi Tanaka: {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}

Diamonds ran amok as the board came {9-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} to give Zamani the pot, leaving Tanaka drawing dead on the turn. Zamani's stack was totaled to be 4.505 million, just shy of Tanaka's to leave him on fumes.

Hand #2: On the following hand, Tanaka shoved and once again received action from Zamani.

Satoshi Tanaka: {3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}
Martin Zamani: {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}

More diamonds spelled the end of Tanaka's night as the runout came {2-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} to once again give Zamani a flush. Both players laughed at the runout.

"Good game, dude," said Zamani jovially. Tanaka received it equally well and the table congratulated him on a hard-fought fifth-place finish. With his elimination, the tournament director just told the four remaining players that the ante value will be switched to that of a small blind for short-handed play through the duration of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Martin Zamani
9,130,000
5,100,000
5,100,000
Profile photo of Satoshi Tanaka us
Satoshi Tanaka
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Martin ZamaniSatoshi Tanaka