Qing Liu Leads The Remaining 12 At The End of Day 1A
Jan 05, '24
A total of 90 entries were made on day 1A of the $400,000 guaranteed Card Player Poker Tour event at The Venetian® Resort Las Vegas.
This $1,600 buy-in tournament features three starting flights, with 12.5% of the field making the money. For day 1A, that resulted in 12 players advancing to day 2, each being guaranteed at least a min-cash.
Each player started the tournament with 40,000 in chips, and the blind levels were set to 40 minutes. Late registration and re-entry were available through the start of level 13.
More than 13 hours after cards got in the air, the day concluded with the elimination of bracelet winner and World Poker Tour champion Tyler Patterson in 13th place. He ran pocket jacks into the pocket aces of Joe Kuether to bust on the bubble.
2021 WPT Venetian main event champion Qing Liu finished with the biggest stack overall, bagging up 612,000.
Liu surged into the lead in one of the final hands of the night, winning a big three-way all-in with pocket kings against the pocket tens of Loyal Sprague and pocket threes of bracelet winner Ryan Laplante. Liu had a bit of a sweat when a ten was the first card in the window, but a king soon followed to give him top set.
Liu has more than $2.9 million in career earnings, with more than $1.6 million of that coming from his many deep runs at The Venetian. His largest career score saw him defeat a field of 937 in the $5,000 buy-in WPT Venetian back in March of 2021.
Other big stacks include Ross Fabrizio (443,000), Josh Remitio (430,000), Donald Fulton (368,000), and Jessica Vierling (334,000). 2021 CPPT Venetian champion John Riordan bagged up 142,000 as he looks to secure a second title on this tour.
There was 37:24 remaining in level 18 (5,000-10,000 with a 10,000 big blind ante) when play concluded.
Tournament play continues with Day 1B beginning Friday at 11:10 AM. Day 2 will begin Sunday at 11:00 AM.
Player Tags: Qing Liu
Ryan Laplante Eliminated In Three-Way All-In
Jan 05, '24
Ryan Laplante raised all-in for 46,000 from under the gun. Qing Liu made it 100,000 to go on his direct left.
Loyal Sprague moved all-in having both of the other players covered. Liu called with K
K
. Sprague had 1010 and Laplante held 33
.
The 10
was in the window, but was followed by the K2 to give Liu and Sprague both sets. The 4 turn and 8 river kept Liu’s hand best, though, and he won the massive pot to chip up to over 600,000.
Sprague fell to 170,000, while Laplante hit the rail just short of the money.
Player Tags: Loyal Sprague, Ryan Laplante, Qing Liu
Qing Liu Knocks One Out
Jan 04, '24
UTG+1 got all in preflop with pocket tens in the hole, and Qing Liu had him covered holding QQ UTG.
The final board read 6652Q. Liu stacked up 180,000 after collecting the pot, and his opponent was eliminated.
Qing Liu – 180,000 (30 bb)
Player Tags: Qing Liu
Full House For Liu
Jan 04, '24
World Poker Tour Venetian champion Qing Liu raised to 1,000 from the hijack and Jonathan Stewart three-bet to 2,500 from the cutoff. The big blind called and Liu came along as well.
The flop came down J104,It checked to Stewart, who bet 6,000. The big blind folded and Liu called.
The turn was the J and Liu checked. Stewart checked behind and the A completed the board. Liu bet 12,000. Stewart quickly called, only to muck just as fast when Liu revealed the AJ for jacks full of aces.
Liu now sits with 73,000 while Stewart slid to 37,300.
Player Tags: Qing Liu
Qing Liu Eliminated Eighth ($14,833)
Jan 07, '24
Bob Buckenmayer raised to 200,000 from the lojack. Qing Liu three-bet shoved for around 900,000 and Buckenmayer made the call with AJ. Liu held KQ.
The 1044210 runout kept Buckenmayer ahead and Liu was eliminated in eighth place ($14,833). The 2021 World Poker Tour Venetian champion now has $2,980,540 in career earnings. More than $1.6 million of that has come at The Venetian, putting him second on the venue’s all-time earnings list behind only Eric Baldwin.
Player Tags: Qing Liu
Qing Liu Doubles On First Hand At Final Table
Jan 07, '24
In the first hand at the final table, it folded to Qing Liu on the button and he moved all-in for 485,000.
Eugene Tung called from the big blind with 44. Liu held 98.
The board ran out KQ92A. Liu paired his nine to double to over 900,000. Tung slid to 3,500,000.
Player Tags: Qing Liu
David Coleman Doubles Through Qing Liu
Jan 07, '24
We arrived to find David Coleman all-in for 496,000 with AQ facing the AK of Qing Liu.
The boar ran out K106A3 and Coleman doubled up to 1,030,000. Liu fell to 317,000.
Player Tags: David Coleman, Qing Liu
Jonathan Ramirez Triples Up
Jan 07, '24
Jonathan Ramirez was all in for 27,000 preflop from the small blind, and both Qing Liu (middle position) and Sarah Lee (big blind) had him covered.
The flop was dealt 1044, Liu bet 50,000, and Lee called. The turn fell 7, Liu bet 120,000, and and Lee folded.
The remaining two players then showed their cards.
Ramirez: AQ
Liu: KJ
River: 10
Ramirez tripled up to survive with 106,000, and Liu was still cruising with 660,000.
Jonathan Ramirez – 106,000 (10 bb)
Qing Liu – 660,000 (66 bb)
Player Tags: Sarah Lee, Qing Liu, Jonathan Ramirez
Robby Rojas was all in with pocket kings in the hole under the gun, and Qing Liu had him covered holding A
This hand saw two players who made the 
Qing Liu has taken a seat here on day 1C of the 2022 Card Player Poker Tour Venetian $2,500 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event.
Qing Liu raised to 120,000 from the cutoff and Kristen Bicknell three-bet to 380,000 out of the small blind. Action folded back to Liu, who moved all in for about 1,000,000 and Bicknell snap-called.
Qing Liu was short stacked and moved in for his last 105,000. Both Jon Turner and Joe Kuether called from the blinds, and checked down a board of 8