2021 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian Day 1a | 2021 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian

01-01-2021 15:19 UTC-7

Running Good Early

LoriAnn Persinger

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

A short list of players off to a hot start.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos Aldaz	114,000 114,000	114,000
Taylor Pollard	109,000 109,000	109,000
Bob Zeidman	100,000 100,000	100,000
Dan Dombrowski	98,000 13,000	13,000
Richard Luth	95,000 95,000	95,000
Ron West	90,000 90,000	90,000
Ryan Remington	88,000 88,000	88,000
Josh Lightberg	87,000 87,000	87,000
Monte Ford	80,000 80,000	80,000

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

01-01-2021 15:13 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Dombrowski	85,000
Terry Fleischer	70,000
Lokesh Garg	70,000
Ken Baime	60,000
Dan Sepiol	55,000

Josh Prager	46,000
Eric Salazar	28,000
Nicola Ditrapani	25,000
John Strzemp	25,000
David Larson	22,000

Blake Whittington	20,000

Kfir Nahum	20,000
Renato Spahiu	16,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Nizom Abdukadyrov	78,000 78,000	78,000

Check Out Past Issues of MSPT Magazine For Free!

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Chad Holloway

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante

Did you know the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) publishes its own monthly magazine? Well, right now it's on hiatus due to the pandemic, but past issues are still available online to read for free!

Print copies are usually distributed to host venues across the country, while anyone from around the world can read it digitally.

The magazine highlights everything from the players who make the tour so great, to things to do at each stop. You can also get caught up on MSPT leaderboards and read about upcoming stops. You can also check out various strategy and profile articles.

The next time you're sitting at the table in need of something to read, check out MSPT Magazine.

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Level: 4

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

01-01-2021 14:12 UTC-7

First Break of the Day

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Chad Holloway

Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante

Players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day.

01-01-2021 14:09 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts Before the First Break

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LoriAnn Persinger

Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrianne Hall	75,000 50,000	50,000
Lee Markholt	49,000 49,000	49,000

Tim Reilly	41,000 16,000	16,000
Nick Pupillo	39,500 14,500	14,500

Corey Hochman	36,000 14,000	14,000
Denise Pratt	31,500 6,500	6,500
Missy Bartelme	30,000 5,000	5,000

Ralph Massey	28,000 3,000	3,000
Aaron Massey	27,000 3,500	3,500
Sean Yu	26,000 1,000	1,000
Louise Francouer	26,000 1,000	1,000
Tuan Mai	14,000 4,600	4,600
Rubin Chappell	13,300 11,700	11,700
Trung Le	11,000 14,000	14,000

01-01-2021 14:07 UTC-7

Most MSPT Main Event Final Tables in History

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Chad Holloway

Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante

Since its inception in 2009, the MSPT has done a great job keeping track of player stats. As a result, 11 years on they have one of the best player databases in the industry.

On their "Leaderboards" page, the MSPT tracks such things as Career Earnings, Main Event Cashes, Main Event Final Tables, Main Event Titles, Total Cashes, Most Cashes/Final Tables in a Season, Most Final Tables All-Time, and much more.

Several players in today's field are looking to climb on the leaderboard for "Most MSPT Main Event Final Tables."

Here's a look at the top eight MSPT Main Event final tables in tour history:

Place	Player	Hometown	Main Event Final Tables
1	Richard Alsup	New Hope, Minnesota	12
2	Kou Vang	Maplewood, Minnesota	10
3	Blake Bohn	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	9
4	Rob WazWaz	Minneapolis, Minnesota	9
5	Aaron Johnson	Red Wing, Minnesota	8
6	Jeremy Dresch	Fridley Minnesota	8
7	Everett Carlton	St. Paul, Minnesota	8
8	Dan "DQ" Hendrickson	Faribault, Minnesota	7
9	Dennis Stevermer	St. Paul, Minnesota	7
10	Joe Matheson	Monticello, Minnesota	7

01-01-2021 13:58 UTC-7

An Update from Tommy LaRosa

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Chad Holloway

Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante

OneDay poker tournaments resume Monday January 11 @VenetianPoker with some exciting new changes including $90,000 i… https://t.co/CU3SILAbiC
— Tommy LaRosa (@VenetianTD)