Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
2021 MSPT Venetian
$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2021 MSPT Venetian
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$1,680,065
Entries
1,741
Level
34
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
385
Players Left
46
Players Left 1 / 1,741
Filter
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
218,000
156,000
|
156,000 |
|
210,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
172,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
165,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
161,000 | |
|
161,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
154,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
143,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
103,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
||
|
76,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
72,000 | |
|
68,000
5,400
|
5,400 |
|
42,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
37,000
5,800
|
5,800 |
|
23,000
20,200
|
20,200 |
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The under-the-gun player open jammed for 23,500, Al Gomez called off his 22,500 stack from late position and Shawn Kjetland isolated after he over the top from the small blind.
All-In Player: 
Al Gomez: 
Shawn Kjetland: 
Gomez held the best hand and nothing changed after the 
runout as it secured his triple-up while Kjetland collected the 1,000 side pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
68,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
45,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
From October 18-22, the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) will play host to a second Main Event, this one costing $1,600 to enter and featuring another $1,000,000 guarantee.
The three-day tournament will offer a trio of starting flights starting with Day 1a on Monday, October 18 at 11:10 a.m. Days 1b and 1c will take place at the same time on Tuesday, October 19, and Wednesday, October 20 respectively. Late registration for each flight will remain open until approximately 6:40 p.m. local time.
The tournament starts players with 30,000 in chips and plays 40-minute levels throughout.
The surviving players from each starting flight will return for Day 2 action at 11 a.m. on Thursday, October 21. Those who make it through the day will then come back at the same time on Friday, October 22 to play down to a winner.
Once again, PokerNews will offer live updates from start to finish, so be sure to mark your calendar now.
Click here for a look at the full Venetian DeepStack Championship Poker Series schedule.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Level 10
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
203,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
152,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
151,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
135,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
128,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
117,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
100,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
100,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
91,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
86,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
68,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
60,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
27,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
25,000 | |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Level 10
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 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 ten 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 | Rob WazWaz | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 9 |
| 4 | Blake Bohn | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | 9 |
| 5 | Jason Bender | Keota, Iowa | 9 |
| 6 | Aaron Johnson | Red Wing, Minnesota | 9 |
| 7 | Jeremy Dresch | Fridley, Minnesota | 8 |
| 8 | Everett Carlton | St. Paul, Minnesota | 8 |
| 9 | Adam Friedman | Gahann, Ohio | 8 |
| 10 | Joe Matheson | Monticello, Minnesota | 7 |
Level 10
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
The late registration/re-buy period has ended for Day 1a with 385 total entries and the tournament clock reads 162 players remining.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
