MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event ($1.5M GTD)
Day 1b Completed
MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event ($1.5M GTD)
MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event ($1.5M GTD)
Day: 1b
Ben Farrell Bags Day 1b Chip Lead of MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
After another 15 levels, Day 1b of the Mid-Stakes Poker Tour (MSPT) has come to an end. Day 1b more than doubled the amount of entries of Day 1a with 530. By the day's end, that number dwindled down to 75 remaining entrants.
This time around, it was England's Ben Farrell who came out on top with 501,000 chips by the end of the day. Farrell, who has over $1 million in total live earnings according to thehendonmob.com, is looking to add to an already impressive poker resume that includes a third-place finish in a $5,300 Wynn Winter Classic event and a first-place finish in a $1,700 Goliath Phamous Poker Series event (both in 2019).
Other players to bag big stacks include Harlen Miller (492,500), Jonathan Dokler (441,500), Jovan Sudar (405,500), and WSOP-bracelet winner Stephen Song (360,000).
More notables who managed to make it to Day 2 include Anthony Marquez, Benjamin Moon, Rodger Johnson, Ryan Franklin, Mike Dentale, and John Morgan.
Some players who fell short include JJ Liu, Matt Affleck, Maria Konnikova, Aaron Massey, Jerod Smith, and Joe McKeehen — all of whom will have plenty of chances to bag in Days 1c and 1d if they choose.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for another full day of action as the MSPT $1,100 Main Event ($1.5M GTD) continues with Day 1c, which is set to begin tomorrow at 11:10 a.m. local time.
Day 1a &1b Combined Chip Counts (Full)
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
587,000 | |
|
501,000
501,000
|
501,000 |
|
492,500
72,500
|
72,500 |
|
441,500
441,500
|
441,500 |
|
425,000 | |
|
405,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
395,000 | |
|
374,500 | |
|
360,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
326,000
326,000
|
326,000 |
|
308,500
308,500
|
308,500 |
|
296,500
296,500
|
296,500 |
|
291,000
291,000
|
291,000 |
|
|
289,500
289,500
|
289,500 |
|
284,500
284,500
|
284,500 |
|
283,000
283,000
|
283,000 |
|
279,500
49,500
|
49,500 |
|
|
||
|
266,000 | |
|
261,000
261,000
|
261,000 |
|
|
257,000
257,000
|
257,000 |
|
255,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
240,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
|
238,500 | |
|
234,000
234,000
|
234,000 |
|
|
229,000
229,000
|
229,000 |
Day 1b Has Concluded
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Day 1b is now over. Stay tuned for a recap of the day's events.
Four More Hands
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The tournament director just announced each table will deal four more hands before bagging and tagging for the evening.
Double For Dentale
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
From the big blind, Mike Dentale was faced with a 12,500 bet from a single opponent in early position on a 
flop and Dentale called.
Dentale then shoved for his last 30,000 on the 
and his opponent tanked, but eventually called.
Dentale: 
Early Position Player: 
Dentale had turned a straight and left his opponent drawing dead. A meaningless river fell and Dentale double through.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
116,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Song Gets Picked Off
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Stephen Song raised to 6,000 from the hijack and found one caller in the big blind.
Both players checked on the 
flop, but the player on the big blind opted to bet 10,000 on the 
turn, which Song called.
The river brought the 
and the player in the big blind checked. Song thought it over and cut out a bet of 27,000 and placed it into the middle. The player in the big blind snap-called and Song showed 
for a pair of sixes. It was no good against the 
of his opponent for a pair of nines and Song conceded the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
340,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
|
||
Palma Out
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Nicholas Palma shoved for approximately 20,000 from under the gun with pocket sixes and was called by a player next to act with 
. The runout gave Palma's opponent a pair of queens and Palma was eliminated late in Day 1b.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Assorted Counts Late in Day 1b
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
420,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
375,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
320,000 | |
|
|
230,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
||
|
220,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
180,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
120,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
120,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
|
||
|
65,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
35,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
|
30,000
4,000
|
4,000 |