$1,100 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2022 MSPT Venetian Poker Bowl VI
$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2022 MSPT Venetian Poker Bowl VI
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$991,055
Entries
1,027
Level
35
Blinds
300,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
385
Players Left
43
Huy Nguyen Leads 43 Contenders From Day 1a of the 2022 MSPT Venetian Poker Bowl VI
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Only 43 players remain out of 385 entries in the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Venetian Poker Bowl VI $1,100 Main Event. The biggest stack was bagged by Huy Nguyen, who finished with a solid stack of 640,000 chips.
Other notables to make it through the day include reigning MSPT Player of the Year Kyna England (509,000), Jason Wheeler (253,000), Tim Reilly (170,000), and recent MSPT Main Event winner Gianluca Pace (75,000).
Day 1b will commence tomorrow and the 43 players today will combine with those remaining players for Day 2, which will play to a winner on Saturday, Feb 12.
Day 1a Top Ten Stacks
| Place | Player | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huy Nguyen | 640,000 | 107 |
| 2 | Elvis Toomas | 566,000 | 94 |
| 3 | Kyna England | 509,000 | 85 |
| 4 | Derrick Yamada | 456,000 | 76 |
| 5 | Daniele Marsili | 436,000 | 73 |
| 6 | James Vales | 436,000 | 73 |
| 7 | Cedrric Trevino | 396,000 | 66 |
| 8 | Ron West | 355,000 | 59 |
| 9 | Brian Sivertsen | 351,000 | 59 |
| 10 | Kyle Kitagawa | 349,000 | 58 |
Some of the notables who weren’t able to bag a stack today include Michael Wang, Marle Cordeiro, Benjamin Spragg, Matt Affleck, Ryan Laplante, and Jesse Lonis.
Day 1b action for the 2022 MSPT Venetian Poker Bowl VI picks up on Feb 11 at 11:10 a.m. local time. Stay tuned as PokerNews will be there to follow the event in its entirety.
End-of-Day Counts (full)
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
640,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
566,000
566,000
|
566,000 |
|
509,000
142,000
|
142,000 |
|
456,000
456,000
|
456,000 |
|
436,000
226,000
|
226,000 |
|
436,000
436,000
|
436,000 |
|
396,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
355,000
-67,000
|
-67,000 |
|
351,000
288,700
|
288,700 |
|
349,000
349,000
|
349,000 |
|
320,000
134,000
|
134,000 |
|
307,000
307,000
|
307,000 |
|
255,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
253,000
-142,000
|
-142,000 |
|
||
|
252,000
252,000
|
252,000 |
|
225,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
222,000
222,000
|
222,000 |
|
215,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
203,000
203,000
|
203,000 |
|
201,000
56,500
|
56,500 |
|
174,000
174,000
|
174,000 |
|
||
|
171,000
171,000
|
171,000 |
|
171,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
170,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
|
160,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
Bag and Tag
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Players are bagging and tagging and will return for Day 2 on Saturday, Feb 12 at 11 a.m.
A recap of the day is to follow.
Six More Hands
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The floor announced there will be six more hands tonight before the players bag and tag to return for Day 2.
Shlapakou Doubles With Boat
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Mikhail Shlapakou got his remaining stack of approximately 50,000 in preflop on the button and was at risk against a middle position player.
Mikhail Shlapakou: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
to give Shlapakou a boat and confirm his double near the end of the day without much of a sweat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000 |
Zhou Finds Ace to Oust Cowboys
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Jia Shuo Zhou had his opponent all-in and at risk preflop for approximately 100,000 chips.
Opponent:
Jia Shuo Zhou: 
The 
flop changed nothing, but the 
hit the turn to put Zhou ahead. His opponent could still river a king or diamond, but the completed the board to give the pot to Zhou, as his opponent made his exit from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
220,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Reilly Outkicks Opponent and Chips Up
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
A player in the big blind got his 108,000 chips in preflop and was at risk against Tim Reilly in early position.
Big Blind: 
Tim Reilly: 
The board ran out 
and Reilly's hand remained superior as he took the pot and his opponent was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
265,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Wilkie Shows the Bluff
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
With roughly 120,000 in the pot on a board, the big blind checked and Steve Wilkie jammed for approximately 90,000 in the cutoff. His opponent went deep into the tank for a couple of minutes before ultimately laying down his hand.
Wilkie first showed the 
before slowly revealing his other card as the 
, which he enthusiastically threw down onto the table and raked in the pot.
Wilkie is a previous MSPT Main Event champion, as he won the 2019 MSPT Denver Poker Open Main Event for $85,149 back in November 2019, and he will be looking to go on a similar run here.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
211,000
61,000
|
61,000 |