Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
Cards are in the air and play is now underway for Day 1b of the 2022 MSPT Venetian Poker Bowl VI.
2022 MSPT Venetian Poker Bowl VI
$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
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
642
Players Left
75
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Day 1b of the 2022 MSPT Venetian Poker Bowl VI $1,100 Main Event Begins at 11:10 a.m.
The 2022 MSPT Venetian Poker Bowl VI $1,100 Main Event continues at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, and Day 1b will begin shortly at 11:10 a.m. local time.
Each player will receive a starting stack of 25,000 chips in exchange for their $1,100 buy-in, and all blind levels will be 40-minutes in length. There will be a 15-minute break at the completion of levels three, six, and twelve. A 60-minute dinner break will occur at the end of level nine, and the registration and re-entry period will end at the conclusion of the dinner break.
This event features a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool, and the eventual champion will take home a trophy and gold coin in addition to the top prize.
Play will continue until they are down to approximately 11% of the field, or 15 levels have been played. Players who make it through the day will return at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 12th for Day 2, where the remaining players from Day 1a and Day 1b will combine and play until a winner is declared.
On Day 1a, 43 players bagged out of 385 entrants. 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 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 |
The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing live updates, so stay tuned for the action coming up soon.
$1,100 Main Event
Day 1b Started
Pace Shoves and Shows
Just before the break, there was a board showing of 
with roughly 16,000 in the pot and Gianluca Pace led for 2,000 in the big blind. His opponent in early position raised to 8,000 and Pace called.
The dealer burned and turned to the 
and Pace shoved for approximately 20,000. His opponent thought about it for over a minute before laying down his hand.
Pace showed 
as he raked in the pot.