MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event Day 1a | 2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian $1,600 Main Event

11-19-2020 14:51 UTC-7

Leecy Calls Down Correctly

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Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante

Preflop action saw 5,000 exactly in the middle with two players holding cards in front of them to a flop of . Matthew Leecy checked in the hijack to his opponent on the button who bet 2,500. Leecy called.

The turn came and Leecy checked again. His opponent fired another 7,200 and Leecy thought for a few moments before calling. The river fell and Leecy checked one final time. His opponent reached for chips, looking as if he would compile them into one stack, but proceeded to check behind before finishing the act.

The player on the button tabled upon checking back and Leecy showed , earning the pot with his pair of eights. With the pot, Leecy now finds himself over 100,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Leecy	108,000 108,000	108,000

Tags: Matthew Leecy

11-19-2020 13:27 UTC-7

Hinde Gets an Early Stack

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Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

Michael Hinde was just seen with a stack of more than double the 30,000 starting size and confirmed he had just more than doubled, sending a player to the rail in the process.

According to Hinde, he raised to 400 under the gun and received four calls. The flop came and Hinde made a continuation-bet of 1,400. A player behind him raised to 3,000 and got one call before action made its way back to Hinde, who went all in.

The player who raised him called all in, and the third player in the hand folded.

Michael Hinde:
Opponent:

Hinde had gotten bottom set in versus top two pair and two bricks rolled off to complete the runout and earn him the early pot. He now finds himself with a stack of over 68,000.

Steven Berkowitz also is off to a good start on the day, chipping up to over 52,000 on the same table after making a straight flush with after the board came and paired on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Hinde	68,100 43,100	43,100
Steven Berkowitz	52,600 52,600	52,600

Tags: Michael Hinde

11-19-2020 12:28 UTC-7

Last Week's Champ Among Early Arrivals

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Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

The tournament clock is displaying 87 entries in the opening minutes of Level 1 and among them is last week's $1,100 Main Event winner Landon Tice. The 21-year-old from Florida topped a field of 1,123 last week and earning $201,529 for his performance.

Tice is not alone in his quest on a deep run, as last week's 17th-place finisher Sean Yu is also one of the players in their seats at the start of the day. Faraz Jaka has also been spotted in the room after playing both heats last week and finding himself unable to advance, and he looks to be among the group to get through on the first of three starting flights this time around.

Player	Chips	Progress
Landon Tice	25,000

Faraz Jaka	25,000

Sean Yu	25,000

Tags: Faraz Jaka Landon Tice Sean Yu

11-19-2020 09:14 UTC-7

Welcome To Day 1a of the 2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian $1,600 Main Event

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The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) will see the second of two back-to-back Main Events inside the Venetian Las Vegas get underway Thursday at 11:10 a.m.

Featuring three initial starting flights, this weekend's $1,600 Main Event will look to display another strong showing after last weekend's $1,100 version drew 1,123 players over just two starting days to generate a prize pool of more than $1 million. Last weekend's tournament saw a guaranteed prize pool of $200,000, a number that the first-place prize wound up eclipsing as 21-year-old Landon Tice claimed his first career victory to a tune of $201,529.

This weekend's guaranteed prize pool is double that of last week's, with $400,000 already up for grabs regardless of turnout. Of course, a much larger number is expected to turn up as the weekend continues, and that number should once again be exceeded by a healthy margin. Players including 2019 MSPT Player of the Year Mike Shin, Nick Pupillo, Sean Yu, Andrew Brinkley, and Jason Seitz made their way to Las Vegas from all corners of the country last weekend and most, if not all will likely be seen back in on the action once again this time around.

Starting stacks have been bumped up to 30,000 for the $1,600 Main Event. Additionally, there will be one-hour levels all tournament long, increasing both the amount of play for all who participate as well as the length of late registration: Unlimited re-entries will not only be available all throughout the 10 levels scheduled on Day 1, but will remain open through the first two levels of play on Sunday's Day 2. There will be 15-minute breaks after Levels 2, 4, and 8 along with a 45-minute dinner break after Level 6 at approximately 5:40 p.m. local time.

Whether you're masked up inside the Venetian or following along from the comfort of your own home, PokerNews has you covered on upates all weekend long, so make sure to hang around.

Tags: Andrew Brinkley Jason Seitz Landon Tice Mike Shin Nick Pupillo Sean Yu