MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event
Day 1b Started
2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian $1,100 Main Event
MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian $1,100 Main Event
Buy-in
$1,100
Entries
1,123
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
638
Players Left
84
Welcome To Day 1b of the 2020 MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event
Saturday marks the second of two starting flights in the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Venetian $1,100 Main Event.
Day 1b looks to build on the momentum from Friday's Day 1a, which drew 485 entries and surpassed the tournament's guaranteed prize pool of $200,000 in the first level of play. Given an increased table capacity on the weekend, an even higher number is expected show and look to add their name to the list of 63 players that have already advanced to Sunday's Day 2.
Cards are scheduled to fly at 11:10 a.m. local time with masks required for everybody who joins. All players receive starting stacks of 25,000 and blinds will start at 100/100, increasing every 40 minutes throughout the tournament. There will be 15-minute breaks at the end of every three levels and a 45-minute dinner break at the end of Level 9 (approximately 6:25 p.m.).
All players may enter or re-enter as many times as they wish until the end of the dinner break, which will mark the last chance to compete for what could end up being a total prize pool of more than $1 million. At that time, tournament registration will officially end and prize pool information will be released. From there, play will continue until the end of Level 15 unless 11% of the field is reached before that time.
Of the 63 who advanced on Day 1a, Alan Findlay (612,500) is the one to catch. Findlay was well clear of his next-closest finisher in Benjamin Craig (425,000), bagging a stack that may or may not be contested in the final starting flight. Other MSPT mainstays like Nick Pupillo, Steve Wilkie, and Ralph Massey were among those to find themselves dry on chips before the end of the night and are expected to be back in on the action from the get-go.
Once again, PokerNews will be providing coverage from beginning to end, so make sure to follow along.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Get the Cards in the Air!
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Cards are in the air on Day 1b of the MSPT $1,100 Main Event with 288 players already registered and in their seats.
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Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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Faces Among the Full Room
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
All 36 tables in play are full inside the Venetian Poker Room and an announcement was just made that any players 20th or higher on the alternate list must wait outside the poker room, meaning a few dozen players are waiting for eliminations to get in on the action.
There are tons of familiar faces throughout the room from all across the country, and an assortment of them have been provided below.
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Szczur Flops Top Two For An Early Double
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
A four-way single-raised pot brought a flop of 
and Stephen Shanks continuation-bet 700 after the small blind checked to him. The cutoff folded to put action onto Joshua Szczur, who was on the button and raised to 2,300.
The small blind called and then Shanks three-bet to 8,700. Szczur quickly four-bet shoved for 17,800, folding out the small blind before Shanks dropped in a stack to call.
Joshua Szczur: 
Stephan Shanks: 
Szczur was firmly ahead and faded any potential danger as the turn 
and river 
completed the runout to earn him the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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43,600 | |
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8,800 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Hinde Fires Thrice
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Michael Hinde was in the small blind and saw action fold around to the cutoff, who open-limped. The player on the button also limped and Hinde pumped it up to 800. Both limpers called.
The flop came 
and Hinde made a continuation-bet of 1,800. The cutoff called and the player on the button folded, taking action heads up to the turn . Hinde put out another bet of 2,600, which the cutoff called.
The river fell 
and Hinde reached for chips once more. A bet of 6,300 was placed onto the felt, and it proved to be more than the cutoff wished to commit, throwing his cards to the muck to result in Hinde earning the pot without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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28,500 | 3,500 |
Cooper Takes It on the River
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Andrew Cooper was on the button and had called an open from the cutoff prior to the dealer spreading a flop of 
. The cutoff continuation-bet 800 and Cooper called.
The turn was 
and the cutoff fired a second barrel for 1,300. Cooper stuck around again, bringing the river 
. The cutoff tapped the felt, sending the action to Cooper, who made a bet of 1,600.
The cutoff thought for about 10 seconds and then let their hand go, earning Cooper the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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21,000 | 21,000 |