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

11-21-2020 11:11 UTC-7

End of Day 1b Chip Counts (full)

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Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jora Beit	345,000
Matt Bond	321,500
Dale Eberle	279,500
Nahid Toma	268,000
Will Pengelly	257,000 257,000	257,000
Tim Reilly	229,000
Mathew Bentz	224,500 224,500	224,500
Alfie Poetra	210,500
Josue Aguirre	206,000 4,000	4,000
Jonathan Williams	205,500 205,500	205,500
Eyal Revah	204,500 204,500	204,500
Chan Kim	191,500 191,500	191,500
Chet Sickle	190,500
Viet Vo	186,000
Michael Ung	179,500 179,500	179,500
Angel Lopez	170,000
David Levine	165,500 165,500	165,500
Xiaofei Wen	165,500 165,500	165,500
Michael Rocco	163,500 58,500	58,500

Jason Gerber	162,500 162,500	162,500
Korey Payne	160,500 160,500	160,500
Bob Shao	158,500 158,500	158,500
Jared Lappa	157,000 157,000	157,000
Kareem Marshall	157,000 157,000	157,000
Chris Haberger	156,000 156,000	156,000

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MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event

Day 1b Completed

11-21-2020 00:50 UTC-7

Beit Leads the Field Through Day 1b of the 2020 MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event

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Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Friday's Day 1b of the 2020 Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Venetian $1,600 Main Event has come and gone, playing 10 full levels with 492 more entries being recorded through the day's 10 hours of play. Of those 493 entries, 146 players were remaining at day's end, and Jora Beit found himself atop the counts with a stack of 345,000.

Beit came into play hot off a second-place finish in an earlier $300 DeepStack Extravaganza that earned him $10,998, and he was able to carry that momentum through the second of two starting flights to take a stack of more than 200 big blinds into Sunday's Day 2.

Matt Bond (321,500) also ended the day above 300,000, finishing not only second in the counts, but also second overall in chips among the 226 combined players who earned their way to Day 2 among the first two flights. The pair of players were the only two to finish larger stacks than Day 1a chip leader Salim Admon (293,000). Other players among the top stacks when chips went into bags included Dale Eberle (279,500) and Nahid Toma (268,000).

The above players were far from the only notables to advance, with others including Tim Reilly (229,000), Viet Vo (186,000), Phil Mader (139,500), and MSPT Hall of Famer Blake Bohn (71,000). The Massey brothers, Aaron (148,500) and Ralph (93,500) also made it through after spending a significant portion of the day at the same table as one another.

Bob Whalen, Lee Markholt, Todd Sladek, Cody Espeseth, and Ryan Dodson were among those who failed to advance, and most, if not all will be expected to try their hand at advancing on Saturday's Day 1c, the final of three starting flights.

Just like last weekend's $1,100 Main Event, Saturday is sure to bring an overflowing influx of players looking to add their names to Sunday's Day 2 roster. Play begins at 11:10 a.m. for the final flight, though all who wish to play are recommended to arrive significantly earlier to ensure they get a seat before the list of alternates takes effect.

PokerNews will be providing you all of the action that is sure to ensue, so be sure to come back and follow along.

Tags: Blake Bohn Bob Whalen Cody Espeseth Dale Eberle Jora Beit Lee Markholt Matt Bond Phil Mader Ryan Dodson Salim Admon Tim Reilly Todd Sladek Viet Vo

11-21-2020 00:07 UTC-7

Play Has Finished

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Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

All tables have finished play and 158 players have unofficially added their names to the Day 2 roster on Sunday. An assortment of chip counts has been provided below, including Jora Beit, who finished the day with the top stack of 345,000.

An end-of-day recap will be posted shortly as well, so check back in a little. A complete list of chip counts will also be posted in the morning once it is official.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jora Beit	345,000 45,000	45,000
Matt Bond	321,500 3,500	3,500
Dale Eberle	279,500 6,500	6,500
Nahid Toma	268,000 6,000	6,000
Tim Reilly	229,000 19,000	19,000
Alfie Poetra	210,500 14,500	14,500
Chet Sickle	190,500 73,200	73,200
Viet Vo	186,000 16,000	16,000
Angel Lopez	170,000 50,000	50,000
[Removed:460]	149,500 25,500	25,500
Aaron Massey	148,500 26,500	26,500
Dennis Brady	144,000 16,400	16,400
Phil Mader	139,500 139,500	139,500
Pat Lyons	125,500 7,500	7,500

Josias Santos	113,300 21,700	21,700
Austin Peck	113,000 13,000	13,000
Landon Tice	108,000 1,500	1,500
Ron West	101,000 35,000	35,000
Truyen Nguyen	98,500 70,000	70,000
Ralph Massey	93,500 4,600	4,600
John Sun	83,500 86,500	86,500
Juan Rodriguez	71,000 2,500	2,500
Blake Bohn	71,000 100,000	100,000
Michael Berk	54,000 500	500
Katie Lindsay	49,000 101,000	101,000

11-20-2020 23:43 UTC-7

Berk Ships In A Pile Before Bagging

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Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Michael Berk opened the action with a raise to 2,800 in the hijack and action folded to the big blind, who defended. The flop came and the big blind checked to Berk, who made a continuation-bet of 2,700.

The big blind check-raised to 6,300 and Berk thought for a few moments before coming over the top, three-bet jamming to put the big blind to a sizeable decision. The big blind wasted no time folding and Berk took down the pot to add to his stack during the last few hands of the evening.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Berk	54,500 5,700	5,700

Tags: Michael Berk

11-20-2020 23:36 UTC-7

Six More Hands

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Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The tournament clock has been paused with 12 minutes left and six hands will be played to their completion on all remaining tables before ending play for the night.

11-20-2020 23:28 UTC-7

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11-20-2020 23:20 UTC-7

Big Stacks and Bust Outs

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Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Bond	325,000 34,500	34,500
Jora Beit	300,000 300,000	300,000
Nahid Toma	274,000 29,000	29,000
Dale Eberle	273,000 273,000	273,000
Tim Reilly	210,000 36,000	36,000
Josue Aguirre	202,000 124,000	124,000
Viet Vo	170,000 26,000	26,000
John Sun	170,000 40,700	40,700
Katie Lindsay	150,000 107,000	107,000
Ryan Dodson	Busted
Roman Shainiuk	Busted
Lee Markholt	Busted

Blake Whittington	Busted

11-20-2020 23:08 UTC-7

Brady Cracks Aces

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Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

There was an under-the-gun raise to 2,800 and action folded around to Michael Berk, who called in the cutoff. Dennis Brady was in the big blind and announced he was all in, sliding forward a tall stack of chips in the process. The under-the-gun player postured for about 15 seconds and then made the call, with Berk promptly folding thereafter.

Dennis Brady:
Under the Gun:

"King of hearts!" screamed Brady. Despite the flop bringing no such card, Brady now his number of outs tripled.

"Nine of hearts!" screamed Brady once more going to the turn, which instead came . He was down to his final shot. "C'mon!" continued Brady. His wish was finally granted on the river , giving him a straight to earn him the double. His stack was counted to be 77,900 and his opponent paid it before getting ready for the next hand to commence.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dennis Brady	160,400 160,400	160,400
Michael Berk	48,800 4,200	4,200

Tags: Dennis Brady Michael Berk

11-20-2020 22:55 UTC-7

Tice Hits Six Figures

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Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Landon Tice was in middle position and called an under-the-gun open to 2,400. Action folded around to the players in the blinds, who both called to take postflop action four ways.

The flop came and both blinds checked. The player under the gun made a continuation-bet of 6,500 and Tice called. Both players in the blinds folded and heads-up action checked through the turn .

The river fell and the under-the-gun player bet another 6,500. Tice shoved for 38,000 and his opponent made the call.

Upon being called, Tice showed and his opponent mucked. The player's hand was not retrieved despite the all-in situation, and Tice was paid for the double to take his stack over 100,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Landon Tice	109,500 61,900	61,900

Tags: Landon Tice