$1,100 Main Event Day 1a | 2021 MSPT Venetian

10-13-2021 06:23 UTC

Adrian Bertini Leads 46 Survivors From Day 1a of the MSPT Venetian

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Day 1a of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Venetian $1,100 Main Event is officially in the books with 385 total entries tallied by night's end. Those who entered came to play and the action at the tables proved to be eventful from start to finish.

After 15 full levels, it was Adrian Bertini (471,000) leading the pack of 46 by a margin after finishing the night with an exclamation mark. The top five is rounded out by four other players who finished the day north of 300,000: Tony Zharnitsky (394,000), Andrew Moreno (369,000), James Voles (368,000), and Hal Klein (333,000).

Of course, not everyone was fortunate enough to make it through the night. Among those to fire and fall in Tuesday’s flight were WSOP bracelet winner's Robert Mitchell, Brett Apter, and Michael Wang, along with MSPT Champion's Bob Whalen, and Chris Moon were just a few who took their shot at a bag on Day 1a only to come up short. All who have yet to advance will have two more starting flights for further attempts.

Day 1b will get underway at 11:10 a.m. on Wednesday. Late registration and re-entries will remain open through Level 9 (approximately 6:40 p.m.). PokerNews will be on hand to capture all the action, so be sure to join us then

Tags: Adrian Bertini Alex Visbisky Andrew Moreno Bob Whalen Brett Apter Chris Moon Michael Wang Robert Mitchell

10-13-2021 03:34 UTC

Big Slick Does the Trick for Brookshire

Anthony Thompson

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

There was all in action preflop between David Brookshire from the big blind and the cutoff player with Brookshire's stack at risk.

David Brookshire:
Opponent:

Brookshire had his opponent dominated and the flop didn't change a thing.

The turn did give Brookshire a sweat as it gave his opponent a better gutshot straight draw but luckily for him, the completed the board on the river and secured his double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Brookshire	78,000	78,000

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10-13-2021 00:01 UTC

Block Wins Massive Pot in Aces Versus Kings Versus Queens

Anthony Thompson

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

In the last level, a player from early position raised to 2,000, Richard Block three-bet to 6,000 from the hijack and Ross Miller four-bet all in for 33,000 from the cutoff.

Action folded back around to the initial raiser who came over the top for roughly 55,000 and Block snap-called.

Ross Miller:
All-In Player:
Richard Block:

Block woke-up with aces at the perfect time and didn't have a sweat as a clean runout secured him the double elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Block	150,000
Ross Miller	Busted

Tags: Richard Block Ross Miller

10-12-2021 23:42 UTC

Biles Coolered by Nguyen

Anthony Thompson

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

There was heads-up action between Oliver Biles and Huy Nguyen with a board showing. With around 8,000 already in the middle, Biles jammed for his last 15,000 and Nguyen called.

Oliver Biles:
Huy Nguyen:

Biles was behind needing a cowboy but the river ended his tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Huy Nguyen	65,000	23,800
Oliver Biles	Busted

Tags: Oliver Biles Huy Nguyen

10-12-2021 23:19 UTC

Holloway Rides Early Heater

Anthony Thompson

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

PokerNews's Chad Holloway came back from break and doubled his stack in two hands after he raised to 2,000 from middle position finding one caller directly to his left.

The flop saw Holloway continue for 1,500 and his opponent called bringing the turn. Action went check-check and the completed the board on the river.

Holloway led out for 2,500, his opponent called and quickly mucked after he showed top two-pair .

One hand later, Holloway opened to 2,500 from under the gun and found two callers before the big blind squeezed all in for 19,800. Holloway came over the top and isolated holding a pair of kings. His opponent held an inferior and was eliminated after the runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Holloway	68,000	68,000

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10-12-2021 21:56 UTC

So Triples With Rockets

Anthony Thompson

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Action folded around to the player in late position who raised to 1,500 and found two callers before Min So three-bet to 5,500 from the button.

The initial raiser called, as did the hijack player, and Jared Griener got out of the way from the cutoff. The flop was checked to So who continued for 5,000 and both his opponents called to see the fall on the turn.

Action was checked to So who jammed for 16,400 and once again, was called by both his opponents. The river fell a blank and was checked around to showdown.

So quickly showed and it was good enough to secure him the pot as and were tossed into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Min So	85,000
Jared Griener	70,000	3,700

Tags: Jared Griener Min So

10-12-2021 21:26 UTC

Giftwood Continues Stacking Chips

Anthony Thompson

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

The player under the gun opened for 1,200 and Grant Giftwood three-bet to 3,600 from the cutoff.

Action folded back to the initial raiser who four-bet all in for 6,600 and Giftwood quickly called.

Grant Giftwood:
Opponent:

Giftwood was well out in front with his pocket kings and the runout secured him the pot while eliminating his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Grant Giftwood	96,400	14,100

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10-12-2021 20:44 UTC

Rubinberg Applies the Pressure

Anthony Thompson

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

A player from middle position raised to 800 only to call the 2,100 three-bet Andy Rubinberg made from the small blind.

After the dealer dropped a flop, Rubinberg continued for 2,000 and his opponent called bringing the on the turn.

Rubinberg switched up and check-raised to 10,000 after his opponent fired out 3,500.

The raise was a good one as Rubinberg's opponent folded giving him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andy Rubinberg	35,000	11,600

Tags: Andrew Rubinberg

10-12-2021 16:25 UTC

Welcome to Day 1a of the 2021 MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event

Anthony Thompson

The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) is back in Las Vegas as part of its 12th season with another pair of back-to-back Main Events! This week's event features a $1,100 buy-in and boasts a whopping guaranteed prize pool of $1 million.

Day 1a kicks off today at 11:10 a.m. local time and is the first of three starting flights. Players will begin with 25,000 in chips and levels will be 40 minutes throughout the tournament.

Blinds will begin at 100/100/100 and players will get 15-minute breaks at the end of every three levels with a 60-minute dinner break at the end of level nine.

Late registration is available until 6:40 p.m. and players will have the option of unlimited re-entry before then. Fifteen levels are scheduled to be played unless 11% of the field is reached at which point play will conclude. The surviving players will bag and tag their chips and advance to Friday's Day 2.

Just last month, the MSPT was here at the Venetian Las Vegas when Cole Keenan bested a 671-entry field to win the top prize of $123,722 along with the coveted MSPT trophy. With such a large prize pool for this week's event, we expect to see plenty of big names throughout the starting flights.

Stay tuned here to PokerNews as our live reporting team will be on the floor bringing you updates on the action from the felt in Las Vegas!