More Photos from Day 1b of the 2020 MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event
2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian $1,600 Main Event
MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian $1,600 Main Event
Buy-in
$1,600
Entries
1,239
Level
32
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
125,000
Entries
493
Players Left
146
Field Cracks 400
Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
The number of entries on Day 1b has officially gone into the 400s as the tournament clock now displays 406 entries. That number will continue to rise as the evening progresses, with late registration available through all of Day 1 and beyond.
Larson Back Over Starting Stack
Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
Four players saw a flop of 
with at least 12,000 in the middle and everybody checked to David Larson, who was in the hijack and bet 4,500. Only one player called from early position and action proceeded heads up to the turn 
.
The early-position player checked again and Larson gathered his remaining 7,300 and put it into the middle. His opponent thought for a bit and then took 7,500 worth of chips and called.
David Larson: 
Early-Position Player: 
Larson's top pair, top kicker was ahead of his opponent's open-ended straight draw and the river 
kept his kings best to earn him the double and then some. With the pot, Larson now finds himself at 42,000 after spending most of the day thus far below starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000
30,900
|
30,900 |
Updated Counts
Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
113,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
|
106,000
17,500
|
17,500 |
|
76,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
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|
70,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
59,400
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
56,000
-24,400
|
-24,400 |
|
53,500
29,300
|
29,300 |
|
49,200
4,300
|
4,300 |
|
42,200
42,200
|
42,200 |
|
41,300
11,300
|
11,300 |
|
37,400
-3,600
|
-3,600 |
|
36,300
-22,700
|
-22,700 |
|
35,000
4,800
|
4,800 |
|
35,000
-7,500
|
-7,500 |
|
32,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
25,500
25,500
|
25,500 |
|
9,500
3,100
|
3,100 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
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Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
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More Chip Counts
Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
119,200
66,600
|
66,600 |
|
|
87,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
85,000
21,500
|
21,500 |
|
|
74,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
60,500
28,100
|
28,100 |
|
|
||
|
53,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
|
46,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
42,500
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
|
31,500
31,500
|
31,500 |
|
28,000
9,100
|
9,100 |
|
||
|
23,300
23,300
|
23,300 |
|
|
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|
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Sickle Doubles
Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
There was over 10,000 in the middle with a board of 
and action was heads up between Chet Sickle, who was on the button, and his opponent in the big blind. The big blind checked, Sickle shoved all in for 11,500, and the big blind called.
Sickle showed 
for the flopped flush and his opponent's cards went straight to the muck. With the double, Sickle is now over 30,000 again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,500
17,500
|
17,500 |
Wilkie Shows Two Pair
Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
A player in early position raised to 1,200 and saw five calls as action moved around the table. One of which was Steve Wilkie in the small blind.
The flop came 
and Wilkie, first to act, led out with a bet of 5,000. One by one, all remaining players in the hand folded and Wilkie took down the pot.
Wilkie reached forward from the one-seat and dropped 
down onto the middle of the table next to the displayed flop, bringing about some excitement and recognition before the pot was shipped his way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
41,500
5,200
|
5,200 |
Dinner Break
Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
There are 427 entries displayed on the tournament clock as the final seconds of Level 6 have wound off the clock and the field is now on a 45-minute dinner break. Play will resume at approximately 6:30 p.m. local time.
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600