$1,100 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2021 MSPT Venetian
$1,100 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2021 MSPT Venetian
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$1,680,065
Entries
1,741
Level
34
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
199
Players Left
8
Boris Kolev Leads Final 8 of MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event
Level 30
: 100,000/150,000, 30,000 ante
Day 2 began with 199 hopefuls looking to make a deep run in the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Venetian $1,100 Main Event.
By the end, just eight players remained — with Boris Kolev leading the pack once again with nearly 10 million in chips.
He was seen riding a roller coaster throughout the day but caught some steam towards the end of the night and takes the top stack into Saturday's Day 3.
MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event Final Table Chip Count/Draw
| Seat | Player | Chip Count | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boris Kolev | 9,575,000 | |
| 2 | Ethan Yau | 6,600,000 | |
| 3 | Ilyas Muradi | 6,150,000 | |
| 4 | Nick Ahmadi | 975,000 | |
| 5 | Thuy Nguyen | 2,350,000 | |
| 6 | Jeremy Felicetti | 3,975,000 | |
| 7 | Robert Clark | 7,200,000 | |
| 8 | Mickey Ma | 6,775,000 |
With 189 slated to get paid, only ten players needed to exit before racing the money. The players dropped quickly as the money bubble was reached before the first level was even over.
With players scavenging to gather chips, two players found themselves without any on the bubble but that meant, neither player took the title of "bubble boy" as both Edward Recchion and Giorgii Skhulukhiia were eliminated at the same time meaning, they split the $2,184 min-cash taking home $1,092 apiece, but afterward, a slew of eliminations began.
Among those to fall albeit with a payday, were Bradley Beetz (9th - $26,881), James Heath (10th - $21,421),Taylor Howard (11th - $21,421), Matt Affleck (48th - $4,704), Ebony Kenney (126th - $2,688), and MSPT Hall of Famer Kou Vang (155th - $2,352).
Beetz was the final elimination of the night meaning eight players will be returning tomorrow for the final day and each of them has secured $33,601, but all eyes will be on the $260,008 first-place prize that the eventual champion will be taking home, along with the MSPT Venetian title.
MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event Final Table Payouts
| Place | Prize | MSPT POY Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $260,008 | 1,900 |
| 2 | $168,007 | 1,700 |
| 3 | $126,005 | 1,600 |
| 4 | $94,084 | 1,500 |
| 5 | $72,243 | 1,400 |
| 6 | $55,442 | 1,300 |
| 7 | $43,682 | 1,200 |
| 8 | $33,601 | 1,100 |
Cards will be in the air at 11 a.m. local time with action picking up from level 31 where blinds are 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 big blind ante. Blinds will remain 40-minutes in length and PokerNews will be back on hand for tomorrow for Day 3, so make sure to come back and see who is crowned Champion!
End of Day 2 Chip Counts (full)
Level 30
: 100,000/150,000, 30,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,575,000 | 1,075,000 |
|
7,200,000 | 1,200,000 |
|
6,775,000 | 1,695,000 |
|
6,600,000 | 1,510,000 |
|
6,150,000 | 350,000 |
|
3,975,000 | -25,000 |
|
2,350,000 | 350,000 |
|
775,000 | -1,485,000 |
Bradley Beetz Eliminated in 9th Place ($26,881)
Level 30
: 100,000/150,000, 30,000 ante
Robert Clark raised and then called the three-bet jam from Bradley Beetz.
Bradley Beetz: 
Robert Clark: 
Beetz was ahead until the 
flop came down, pairing Clark's ten and giving him the flush draw.
The turn came red but it was the 
, putting Beetz back out in front.
Beetz needed to fade the river but it just wouldn't be as the dealer dropped the 
, completing Clark's flush and eliminating Beetz.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,000,000 | -2,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Final Six Hands
Level 30
: 100,000/150,000, 30,000 ante
The tournament director has just announced the final six hands of the evening.
Beetz Spikes the River to Stay Alive
Level 30
: 100,000/150,000, 30,000 ante
Bradley Beetz open-jammed from under the gun and Jeremy Felicetti called from the small blind.
Bradley Beetz: 
Jeremy Felicetti:
Beetz was behind holding live cards and the 
flop gave him more outs with a gutshot straight draw.
The 
turn wasn't a bad sight for Beetz as it gave him an open-ended straight draw but the 
river was even better as it paired his jack and secured his much-needed double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,000,000 | -1,500,000 |
|
|
2,000,000 | 520,000 |
MSPT Season 12 Race for Player of the Year
Level 30
: 100,000/150,000, 30,000 ante
Since its inception in 2009, the MSPT has done a great job keeping track of player stats. As a result, 12 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.
Two-time MSPT Main Event Champ Taylor Howard finished in 11th place tonight adding another 900 points to his name and will jump into the number two spot with 3,633 POY points.
Here's a look at the top ten point leaders of this season:
| Place | Player | Hometown | Season 12 Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cy Church | East Lancing, MI | 3,925 |
| 2 | Jason Crews | Clive, Iowa | 3,075 |
| 3 | Kyna England | Northbrook, Illinois | 2,850 |
| 4 | Taylor Howard | Altoona, IA | 2,733 |
| 5 | Daniel Sepiol | Michigan City, IN | 2,500 |
| 6 | Jordan Cristos | Las Vegas, NV | 2,500 |
| 6 | Saad Ghanem | Bloomington, MN | 2,300 |
| 7 | Larry Wagner | Middleton, WI | 2,200 |
| 8 | Francis Anderson | Poughkeepsie, NY | 2,075 |
| 9 | Chance Kornuth | Las Vegas, NV | 2,000 |
Color Break
Level 30
: 100,000/150,000, 30,000 ante
The clock has been paused for a quick 5k color-up.
Level: 30
Blinds: 100,000/150,000
Ante: 30,000
Yau Rockets Through Spade Draw; Doubles Through Clark
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Ethan Yau raised from under the gun and Robert Clark looked him up from the button.
The 
flop saw Yau continue and then three-bet jam for 2,545,000 after Clark raised. Clark snap-called and the two players tabled their hands.
Ethan Yau: 
Robert Clark: 
Yau was ahead with his pair of aces buy had a sweat as Clark flopped a spade draw.
Luckily for Yau, both the turn and 
river were good cards as he collected his double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,000,000 | -2,760,000 |
|
|
5,090,000 | 1,610,000 |