$1,100 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
$1,100 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
Day 1a of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Venetian $1,100 Main Event is officially in the books with 385 total entries tallied by night's end. Those who entered came to play and the action at the tables proved to be eventful from start to finish.
After 15 full levels, it was Adrian Bertini (471,000) leading the pack of 46 by a margin after finishing the night with an exclamation mark. The top five is rounded out by four other players who finished the day north of 300,000: Tony Zharnitsky (394,000), Andrew Moreno (369,000), James Voles (368,000), and Hal Klein (333,000).
Of course, not everyone was fortunate enough to make it through the night. Among those to fire and fall in Tuesday’s flight were WSOP bracelet winner's Robert Mitchell, Brett Apter, and Michael Wang, along with MSPT Champion's Bob Whalen, and Chris Moon were just a few who took their shot at a bag on Day 1a only to come up short. All who have yet to advance will have two more starting flights for further attempts.
Day 1b will get underway at 11:10 a.m. on Wednesday. Late registration and re-entries will remain open through Level 9 (approximately 6:40 p.m.). PokerNews will be on hand to capture all the action, so be sure to join us then
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Adrian Bertini |
471,000
216,000
|
216,000 |
Tony Zharnitsky |
394,000
174,000
|
174,000 |
Andrew Moreno |
369,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
James Vales | 368,000 | |
Hal Klein |
333,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
Joao Paulo Rodrigues |
325,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
Alex Visbisky |
322,000
322,000
|
322,000 |
Loc Lucaj
|
320,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
Mike Bailey |
312,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
Justin Scherb |
311,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
Joseph Jean |
305,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
Shelby Penka |
301,000
301,000
|
301,000 |
Nathan Baum |
298,000
137,000
|
137,000 |
Nick Ahmadi
|
287,000
287,000
|
287,000 |
Jessica Richards |
271,000
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
Ryan Dodd |
260,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
Alyssa Stachowski |
225,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Michael Cooper |
219,000
219,000
|
219,000 |
Chad Holloway |
215,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
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Jerry Robinson |
215,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Jonmikel Mac Nichols |
206,000
206,000
|
206,000 |
Huy Nguyen |
206,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
Samy Dubonnet |
202,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
John Misirian |
196,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
Tyrone Smith |
196,000
196,000
|
196,000 |
The tournament director has just announced the final six hands of the evening.
Action folded to John Misirian who raised on the button, Noam Fater called from the small blind as did Grant Giftwood from the big blind.
Once the flop hit the felt, Fater jammed for 25,000 and Misirian called after Giftwood folded.
Noam Fater:
John Misirian:
Fater didn't like seeing that Misirian paired his nine after having him dominated and the turn wasn't any help.
Fater needed a jack to stay alive but the river ended his tournament.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
John Misirian |
182,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
Grant Giftwood
|
35,000
-82,000
|
-82,000 |
Noam Fater | Busted |
Since its inception in 2009, the MSPT has done a great job keeping track of player stats. As a result, 12 years on they have one of the best player databases in the industry.
On their "Leaderboards" page, the MSPT tracks such things as Career Earnings, Main Event Cashes, Main Event Final Tables, Main Event Titles, Total Cashes, Most Cashes/Final Tables in a Season, Most Final Tables All-Time, and much more.
Here's a look at the top ten point leaders of this season:
Place | Player | Hometown | Season 12 Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Cy Church | East Lancing, MI | 3,925 |
2 | Jason Crews | Clive, Iowa | 3,075 |
3 | Kyna England | Northbrook, Illinois | 2,850 |
4 | Taylor Howard | Altoona, IA | 2,733 |
5 | Daniel Sepiol | Michigan City, IN | 2,500 |
6 | Jordan Cristos | Las Vegas, NV | 2,500 |
6 | Saad Ghanem | Bloomington, MN | 2,300 |
7 | Larry Wagner | Middleton, WI | 2,200 |
8 | Francis Anderson | Poughkeepsie, NY | 2,075 |
9 | Chance Kornuth | Las Vegas, NV | 2,000 |
While the details of the pot are unknown, Jared Griener just doubled through Andy Rubinberg for roughly 90,000 holding against on a board.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jared Griener |
172,000
104,000
|
104,000 |
Andy Rubinberg |
100,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Action on the table folded to Las Vegas local Mike Bailey who raised to 8,000 from the cutoff and the big blind defended.
The flop saw Bailey's opponent check-call his 10,000 continuation bet while both players checked the turn. After the completed the board on the river, Bailey's opponent check-folded after he fired out a 17,000 bet.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mike Bailey |
311,000
126,000
|
126,000 |
A player from middle position open-jammed for 40,000 and David Yokoyama isolated from late position.
David Yokoyama:
Opponent:
Yokoyama was ahead with his made hand and the paired flop didn't change a thing.
The turn was a pleasant sight for Yokoyama as it gave him a full house, leaving his opponent drawing dead to the .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
David Yokoyama |
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |