$1,600 Main Event
Day 1c Started
$1,600 Main Event
Day 1c Started
Welcome to Day 1c of the $1,600 Main Event of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) stop at Venetian Las Vegas. The action will begin at 11:10 a.m. local time for the third and final starting flight.
This event offers a $750,000 guarantee, and there have been 435 entries so far from the first two starting flights. 17 players bagged out of 153 on Day 1a, and 32 players bagged out of 282 on Day 1b.
The top five counts so far of the 49 bagged stacks from the first two flights are Jesse Lonis (816,000), Bin Weng (706,000), Jared Jaffee (688,000), Errol Samuel (653,000), and Jessica Vierling (653,000).
Players will begin with 30,000 chips and levels will be 40 minutes each. Registration remains open until approximately 8:10 p.m. local time and reentries are unlimited. Play will continue until approximately 11% of the field remains, and all surviving players will be in the money and will return on Sunday for the Day 2 finale.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews team provides updates from the floor of the $1,600 MSPT Main Event at Venetian Las Vegas.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Cards are in the air and play is now underway for Day 1c of the $1,600 MSPT Venetian Main Event.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Chance Kornuth |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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Rob Wazwaz |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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Rich Alsup
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Patrick Truong |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Nick Pupillo | 30,000 | |
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Michael Evans |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Steve Wilkie |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Steve Chanthabouasy | 30,000 |
After a hijack open, Chance Kornuth three-bet to 1,500 in the cutoff, the big blind called, and the original raiser folded.
The dealer spread the flop and the big blind checked. Kornuth bet 1,000 and his opponent continued.
The landed on the turn and the big blind checked again. Kornuth bet 2,800 and his opponent called again, while both players checked the river.
Kornuth tabled as his opponent showed a seven, and he claimed the early pot with the pocket pair.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Chance Kornuth |
35,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ralph Massey |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Kenna James |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Nghia Nguyen |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
David Stamm |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Eric Siegel |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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Luis Yepez |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Justin Barnum |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Francis Anderson |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
A player opened in middle position and Rich Alsup three-bet to 1,300 on the button. Action folded back to the original raiser who called.
The flop landed and after a check, Alsup bet 1,200. His opponent called.
The turn brought another check before Alsup moved out another bet, this time for 3,000. His opponent called.
The completed the board, and after another check, Alsup fired out another bet for 7,000. The river bet cause his opponent to fold and the MSPT Hall of Famer collected the early pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Rich Alsup
|
43,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard leads the Season 13 Player of the Year race with just a few events to go. Reichard recently earned his spot in the MSPT Hall of Fame with his 26th Main Event cash at the last MSPT Venetian Main Event.
He's coming off an eighth-place finish at last week's MSPT Riverside event.
Rank | Name | Hometown | 2022 Points |
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1 | Josh Reichard | Janesville, WI | 6,125 |
2 | Dan Bekavac | Chicago, IL | 4,950 |
3 | CJ Peake | Cleveland, OH | 4,225 |
4 | Justin Barnum | Fargo, ND | 4,200 |
5 | John Dennehey | Savage, MN | 3,850 |
6 | Michael Estes | Coralville, IA | 3,400 |
7 | Wesley Cannon | Minneapolis, MN | 3,300 |
8 | Miroslav Semanisin | Wisconsin Dells, WI | 3,100 |
9 | Craig Trost | Madison, WI | 3,000 |
10 | Scott Sisler | Novi, MI | 2,700 |