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

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

10-13-2021 02:35 UTC

A Look Ahead to Next Week's MSPT $1,600 Main Event ($1 Million GTD)

Anthony Thompson

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.

10-13-2021 02:46 UTC

Gomez Triples With Rockets

Anthony Thompson

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
Al Gomez	68,000 68,000	68,000
Shawn Kjetland	45,000 -15,000	-15,000

Tags: Al Gomez Shawn Kjetland

10-13-2021 02:58 UTC

A Round of Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Moreno	218,000 156,000	156,000
Joseph Hebert	210,000 50,000	50,000
Tony Zharnitsky	172,000 12,000	12,000
Joao Jaspar	165,000 5,000	5,000
Alyssa Stachowski	161,000
Nathan Baum	161,000 -4,000	-4,000
Richard Block	154,000 4,000	4,000
Huhynil Hong	143,000 8,000	8,000
Chad Holloway	103,000 3,000	3,000

Michael Rossitto	76,000 76,000	76,000
DJ MacKinnon	72,000
Jared Griener	68,000 -5,400	-5,400
Joel Deutsch	42,000 -8,000	-8,000
Derrick Yamada	37,000 5,800	5,800
Carol Hart	23,000 -20,200	-20,200

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

10-13-2021 03:12 UTC

Holloway Finds Jack in the Window

Anthony Thompson

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

In the last level, a player from late position raised and Chad Holloway three-bet to 11,500 from the cutoff. Action folded back around to the initial raiser who four-bet jammed for 52,500 and Holloway reluctantly called.

Chad Holloway:
Opponent:

Holloway held the worst hand until a jack appeared in the window on the flop.

The turn didn't change a thing and Holloway just needed to fade a king on the river.

Luckily for him, the completed the board and secured him the pot along with the elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Holloway	140,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Chad Holloway

10-13-2021 03:24 UTC

A Look at the MSPT Hall of Fame

Anthony Thompson

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

The MSPT Hall of Fame, established in 2017, is proud to recognize those individuals who have shown superior skill and achieved specific long-term accomplishments.

The criteria to earn a spot on the MSPT Hall of Fame is as follows:

Achieve a minimum of 25 MSPT Main Event Cashes and 1 MSPT Win OR 1 MSPT Player of the Year; or
Achieve a minimum of 10 MSPT Main Event Final Tables and 1 MSPT Win OR 1 MSPT Player of the Year

To see which players are close to achieving HOF status, refer to the comprehensive MSPT Stats page.

As of today, seven players are currently enshrined in the MSPT Hall of Fame.

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.