$1,100 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2022 MSPT Venetian November
$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2022 MSPT Venetian November
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$447,760
Entries
464
Level
30
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
150,000
Entries
165
Players Left
19
Chance Kornuth Leads 19 Players From Day 1a of the $1,100 MSPT Venetian Main Event
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Day 1a has come to an end at the $1,100 MSPT Venetian Main Event at Venetian Las Vegas and Chance Kornuth is the chip leader after just over 14 levels of play. The first of two flights drew a total of 165 entries and the remaining 19 players will return on Thursday for the Day 2 finale.
Kornuth jumped into the event at the beginning of the day and chipped up early to set a pace throughout the evening before he finished with 744,000 and a commanding chip lead. He is followed on the leaderboard by Craig Mason in second with 430,000 and Kfir Nahum in third with 341,000. Spencer Champlin and Jesse Lonis round out the top five.
$1,100 MSPT Venetian Main Event Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chance Kornuth | 744,000 |
| 2 | Craig Mason | 430,000 |
| 3 | Kfir Nahum | 341,000 |
| 4 | Spencer Champlin | 286,000 |
| 5 | Jesse Lonis | 271,000 |
| 6 | Phuoc Nguyen | 260,000 |
| 7 | Ori Hasson | 256,000 |
| 8 | Michael Williams | 248,000 |
| 9 | Christina Gollins | 242,000 |
| 10 | Gianluca Pace | 181,000 |
Day 1a Action
Several notable players stopped by throughout the day to take their shot at the first of two MSPT tournaments on this week’s Venetian schedule. Among those that failed to bag for Day 2 include Dan Bekavac, Mike Hack, and Justin Barnum. Hack bowed out late after running his up stack early in the day, while Bekavac hit the rail in the levels after he joined the opening flight. Barnum is among those at the top of the Season 13 Player of the Year leaderboard, and he will have an opportunity to get back in tomorrow for another chance to pick up some points.
Mike Lang jumped into the action and made a run throughout the day but he did not bag for Day 2. Lang was a regular on the MSPT throughout the years, but he recently moved to Las Vegas and he has been making some noise on the local high roller scene. He has several final table finishes in 2022, and his most recent cashing finish on tour was at MSPT South Dakota in 2020.
Among those that bagged for Day 2 are Ori Hasson, Christina Gollins, and Gianluca Pace. Hasson is building on a year that already includes a WSOP bracelet from the Fall online series. Gollins is also looking for more 2022 success after a run to third place in the WSOP Ladies Event and Pace is in search of his second MSPT title of the year after a victory at MSPT Sycuan in January. Alex Foxen also made an appearance and ran deep into the flight but ultimately failed to qualify for the second day.
Play ended on Day 1a with 19:15 left in Level 15, with blinds at 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante. Action continues on Wednesday at 11:10 a.m. for Day 1b of the $1,100 Main Event. Surviving players from both flights will reconvene on Thursday at 11 a.m. to play down to a winner in the Day 2 finale. The $1,600 MSPT Main Event also kicks off on Thursday at 11:10 a.m. The second event of the week features three opening flights with Day 2 on Sunday.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all week long for updates live from the floor of the Mid-States Poker Tour stop at Venetian Las Vegas.
End of Day 1a Chip Counts (full)
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
744,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
|
430,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
|
341,000
176,000
|
176,000 |
|
286,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
271,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
||
|
260,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
256,000
-104,000
|
-104,000 |
|
||
|
248,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
|
242,000
134,000
|
134,000 |
|
181,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
181,000
89,000
|
89,000 |
|
175,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
|
|
129,000
129,000
|
129,000 |
|
122,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
115,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
55,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
21,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
End of Day 1a
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Day 1a has come to a close with 20 players moving on to Thursday's Day 2. Stay tuned for a full list of chip counts and a recap from the PokerNews team.
Kornuth Busts Kagan to End the Night
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Action was heads up with 12,000 in the pot and 
on the board and Roman Kagan was all in for his last 3,000. Chance Kornuth was the lone caller after the flop and the cards were turned up.
Roman Kagan: 
Chance Kornuth: 
The board ran out 
and Kornuth stayed ahead to take the pot with a pair of fours and eliminate Kagan on the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
734,000
369,000
|
369,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Hand-for-Hand Continues; Champlin Doubles
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Spencer Champlin got it all in and Jesse Lonis was the one to attempt to end the evening.
Spencer Champlin:
Jesse Lonis: 
The board ran out 
and the kings held for Champlin to stay alive with a double.
Hand-for-hand play has continued for the last level with no eliminations.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
290,000
167,000
|
167,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
220,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
Hand-for-Hand Play Begins
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The flight is down to its 20 remaining players and hand-for-hand play is underway.
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Lee Rzentkowski Wins His First Title at MSPT Riverside ($145,006)
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
After 13 hours of play on Day 2 of The Mid-States Poker Tour Riverside $1,100 Main Event in Riverside, Iowa, it was Wisconsin’s Lee Rzentkowski who defeated Miroslav Semanisin in heads-up player for his first MSPT title and $145,006. The tournament drew 749 entries and generated a prize pool of $726,530.
MSPT Riverside Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Rzentkowski | United States | $145,006 |
| 2 | Miroslav Semanisin | United States | $89,180 |
| 3 | Jason Crews | United States | $65,253 |
| 4 | David Kenniston | United States | $48,505 |
| 5 | Anthony Sedlak | United States | $36,977 |
| 6 | Arturas Astrauskas | United States | $28,276 |
| 7 | Asa Snyder | United States | $21,751 |
| 8 | Josh Reichard | United States | $16,676 |
| 9 | Sam Hanson | United States | $13,051 |
check out the recap of the mspt main event in riverside, iowa