$1,600 Main Event Day 1a | 2021 MSPT Venetian

10-19-2021 06:22 UTC

Josh Bobrosky Leads 34 Survivors After Day 1a of MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event

Anthony Thompson

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

Day 1a of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Venetian $1,600 Main Event is officially in the books with 275 total entries tallied by night's end.

A full 15 levels were played to completion and when play ended, it was Josh Bobrosky with his stack of 675,000 leading the charge.

Bobrosky was seen stacking chips throughout the day and he never lost steam, gradually gathering chips to end the first starting flight on top of the chip counts.

The race for the top spot was a close one to the finish as Jeff Hill was another player seen throughout the day building a healthy stack but had to settle for second with 513,000.

Rounding out the top five are three other players who finished the day north of 400,000: Rob Wazwaz (474,000), Andrew Rogers (468,000), and Jarod Minghini (420,000).

The field saw some of pokers top pros in action and some others to advance through to Day 2 included MSPT Venetian Champ Landon Tice (380,000), Anton Wigg (359,000), Asher Conniff (340,000), and WSOP bracelet winner Zhi Wu (304,000).

Of course, not everyone was fortunate enough to make it through the night. Among those to fire and fall in Monday’s flight were Alex Foxen, Thomas Boivin, MSPT Hall of Famer's Kou Vang, and Rich Alsup, along with MSPT Champion 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 Tuesday, October 19th. 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: Alex Foxen Anton Wigg Asher Conniff Chris Moon Jarod Minghini Jeff Hill Kou Vang Landon Tice Rich Alsup Rob Wazwaz Thomas Boivin Zhi Wu

10-19-2021 03:29 UTC

Song Pays Off Moshe

Anthony Thompson

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

Action folded around to four-time WSOP bracelet winner Asi Moshe who raised to 5,000 from the button and WSOP bracelet winner Stephen Song defended his big blind, bringing about the flop.

Song check-called Moshe's 7,500 continuation bet and then did the same for 20,500 after the turn.

The completed the board on the river and Song check-called Moshe once again, this time for a healthy 59,500.

Moshe quickly rolled the nuts and collected the pot after Song mucked his hand facedown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Asi Moshe	320,000	180,000
Stephen Song	55,000

Tags: Stephen Song Asi Moshe

10-19-2021 02:13 UTC

Zobian Doubles Through Opponent

Anthony Thompson

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

A player from middle position opened with a raise then called Aram Zobian's three-bet bet jam for roughly a 30,000 starting stack from late position.

Aram Zobian:
Opponent:

Zobian was ahead with his made hand and he was happy to see a jack in the window on the flop.

The paired the board on the turn improving Zobian's hand to a full house and the river secured his double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aram Zobian	60,000	60,000

Tags: Aram Zobian

10-19-2021 00:34 UTC

Vanalstyne Straightened Out by Alsup

Anthony Thompson

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

Rich Alsup raised to 2,700 from the hijack and found three callers bringing action four-ways to the flop.

Action was checked to Alsup who continued for 4,500 and got a fold from the button player while James Vanalstyne check-raised to 12,000 from the small blind.

Marshall Pagaling check-folded his big blind while Alsup called and the fell on the turn. Vanalstyne moved all-in for a little over a 30,000 starting stack and Alsup snap-called.

Rich Alsup:
James Vanalstyne:

Alsup pulled ahead after turning a gutshot straight and the river eliminated Vanalstyne from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rich Alsup	109,800	49,800
Marshall Pagaling	66,700	-3,000
James Vanalstyne	Busted

Tags: James Vanalstyne Marshall Pagaling Rich Alsup

10-18-2021 23:56 UTC

Alsup Rivers Lucky Set to Eliminate Opponent

Anthony Thompson

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

A player from middle position raised to 2,000 and MSPT Hall of Famer Rich Alsup raised to 6,000 from late position.

Action was on the hijack player who four-bet jammed for a little less then a starting stack and only Alsup called holding a little more in chips.

Rich Alsup:
Opponent:

Alsup was ahead with his made hand until the flop hit the felt pairing his opponents ace.

The turn came the improving Alups's opponent to two-pair and just as Alsup was getting ready to count out his stack, the dealer dropped the on the river giving Alsup a set of jacks to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rich Alsup	60,000	30,200

Tags: Rich Alsup

10-18-2021 22:27 UTC

Bobrosky Hands Moret-Rojas a Cooler

Anthony Thompson

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Josh Bobrosky opened with a raise from under the gun and found three callers which included Rodney Moret-Rojas from the cutoff, along with MSPT Hall of Famer Kou Vang from the big blind.

The flop was checked tp Bobrosky who continued for 2,000, prompting a fold from the player in late position while Moret-Rojas raised to 9,000.

Vang folded while Bobrosky called and the fell on the turn.

Bobrosky check-called the all in bet from Moret-Rojas and the two players tabled their hands.

Josh Bobrosky:
Rodney Moret-Rojas:

Bobrosky pulled ahead after turning a better two-pair and the river secured him the pot while Moret-Rojas took his exit from the tournament field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Bobrosky	90,000	90,000
Kou Vang	88,000	88,000
Rodney Moret-Rojas	Busted

Tags: John Bobrosky Kou Vang Rodney Moret-Rojas

10-18-2021 21:44 UTC

Davidson Hooks a Quadruple Up

Anthony Thompson

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

Marshall Pagaling raised from under the gun and that put in motion a series of raises that saw three players put their stacks in the middle which included Sean Davidson from late position.

Pagaling called having all three of his opponent's covered and all hands were tabled.

Sean Davidson:
Marshall Pagaling:
Hijack Player:
Cutoff Player:

Davidson was ahead with his made hand and it stayed that way after the board ran out . Davidson collected roughly 50,000 for a quadruple-up while Pagaling won the side pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marshall Pagaling	61,200	31,200
Sean Davidson	46,400

Tags: Marshall Pagaling Sean Davidson

10-18-2021 20:03 UTC

Wigg Calls Correctly; Boivin Rebuys

Anthony Thompson

Level 3 : 200/200, 300 ante

Thomas Boivin was all in preflop for his last 2,700 and had three callers that saw a flop.

Action was checked to the hijack player who fired out 2,200. Anton Wigg called from the cutoff, as did Sean Banahan from the big blind and the dealer dropped the on the turn.

Wigg led out for 7,000 and Banahan check-raised to 13,000. The hijack player folded while Wigg called and the complete the board on the river.

Banahan instantly jammed and Wigg called off his 24,100 stack after a moments thought.

Anton Wigg:
Thomas Boivin:
Sean Banahan:

Wigg made the correct call and collected his double while Boivin reentered the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Wigg	110,000	75,000
Rob Wazwaz	60,000	60,000
Thomas Boivin	30,000	30,000
Sean Banahan	9,300	-20,700

Tags: Anton Wigg Sean Banahan Thomas Boivin

10-18-2021 19:38 UTC

Wu Finds New Life With Nut Flush

Anthony Thompson

Level 3 : 200/200, 300 ante

There was three-way action after a flop and Zhi Wu all in for 5,800 from the hijack with 3,300 already in the middle.

Brandon Winkler called from the cutoff and then called the 25,600 all in raise Joseph Cond made from the big blind.

Zhi Wu:
Joseph Cond:
Brandon Winkler:

Winkler was ahead having both players covered but it didn't last long as the dropped on the turn giving both Wu the nuts and Cond the second nuts.

The dealer dropped the meaningless on the river and Wu collected his triple-up while Cond collected the side pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Cond	39,800	9,800
Brandon Winkler	31,200	31,200
Zhi Wu	22,000	-8,000

Tags: Brandon Winkler Zhi Wu

10-18-2021 16:17 UTC

Welcome to Day 1a of the 2021 MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event

Anthony Thompson

Last week, Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) hosted a $1,100 Main Event with Ethan "Rampage Poker" Yau taking home the lions share ($230,379) after emerging victorious over a 1,741 entry field and starting today, the MSPT will host another Main Event featuring a larger $1,600 buy-in with another massive $1 million guarantee.

The last time the MSPT held a $1,600 Main Event at Venetian Las Vegas was back in June when three-time WSOP bracelet winner Chance Kornuth navigated his way through a 2,011 entry-field to claim the top prize of $412,086 and his first MSPT title.

MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize	MSPT POY Points
1	Chance Kornuth	$412,086	2,000
2	Peter Braglia	$282,269	1,800
3	Eric Baldwin	$209,194	1,700
4	Nick Phoenix	$157,612	1,600
5	Michael Zulker	$120,358	1,500
6	Ryan Torgersen	$93,134	1,400
7	Brock Wilson	$71,642	1,300
8	Bobby Po	$55,881	1,200
9	Raman Afanasenka	$44,991	1,100

Starting Flight Schedule

In similar fashion to last week, there will be three starting flights with Day 1a set to begin at 11:10 a.m. local time. This time around, players will start with 30,000 in chips and once again, levels will last 40 minutes in length with Level 1 starting at 100/100/100 blinds. Players will go on a 15-minute break after every three levels and a 60-minute dinner break at the end of level nine.

Late registration will be available until the end of dinner break (approximately 6:40 p.m.) and players will have the option to re-enter an unlimited amount of times before then. Fifteen levels are scheduled to be played, which means action will conclude at around 10:40 p.m. The surviving players will bag and tag their chips and advance to Thursday's Day 2.

Stay tuned right here as PokerNews will bring you action from the felt throughout this event!

Tags: Bobby Po Brock Wilson Chance Kornuth Eric Baldwin Ethan Yau Michael Zulker Nick Phoenix Peter Braglia Raman Afanasenka