$1,600 Main Event
Day 1c Completed
2021 MSPT Venetian
$1,600 Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
2021 MSPT Venetian
Buy-in
$1,600
Prize Pool
$1,910,975
Entries
1,341
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
631
Players Left
83
Aaron Massey Leads Final Flight of MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The field has been set for Day 2 of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Venetian $1,100 Main Event after Day 1c pulled together 631 total entries, bringing the overall total up to 1,341.
Day 1c was the largest field of the three starting flights and by the end of the night, it was Illinois native Aaron Massey who put the most chips in a bag (608,000). Massey was accumulating chips throughout the tournament but he catapulted into the top spot at the end of the night.
Others to bag large in Day 1c were Stefan Fabian (516,000), Levy Tzur (498,000), Gediminas Uselis (468,000), and Sundiata DeVore (417,000).
Just below them are three more formidable opponents in Brock Wilson (394,000), Minnesota's Ian Matakis (326,000), and two-time WSOP bracelet winner Barry Shulman (216,00).
Others were not as fortunate. Camille Brown, Shannon Shorr, MSPT Season 10 Player of the Year Mike Shin, Cherish Andrews, and Alex Foxen were just a few players who came short.
The surviving players will be returning Thursday's for Day 2’s 11 a.m. start time, and 135 of them will make it into the money to earn a first-level payout of $3,440, though players are sure to have their eyes set on the first-place prize of $325,428.
PokerNews will be back on hand for tomorrow for Day 2, so make sure to come back and see who makes it through to the final day!
End of Day 1c Chip Counts (full)
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
608,000 | 38,000 |
|
520,000 | 520,000 |
|
518,000 | -132,000 |
|
498,000 | 108,000 |
|
468,000 | 18,000 |
|
459,000 | 349,000 |
|
420,000 | 420,000 |
|
417,000 | -48,000 |
|
|
411,000 | |
|
395,000 | 395,000 |
|
394,000 | 99,000 |
|
386,000 | 316,000 |
|
365,000 | 365,000 |
|
352,000 | 352,000 |
|
337,000 | 337,000 |
|
335,000 | 335,000 |
|
333,000 | 333,000 |
|
326,000 | 106,000 |
|
315,000 | 315,000 |
|
313,000 | 313,000 |
|
302,000 | 302,000 |
|
301,000 | 301,000 |
|
295,000 | 295,000 |
|
|
294,000 | 294,000 |
|
293,000 | -107,000 |
Final Six Hands
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The tournament director has just announced the final six hands of the night.
Ventura Catches Lady Luck From the Big Blind
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
There was three-way action after a 
flop with roughly 70,000 in the middle and a series of raises saw Diego Ventura call off his 164,000 stack after the player under the gun four-bet jammed while the button player folded.
Diego Ventura: 
Opponent: 
Ventura was ahead after flopping trip eights but the 
turn gave his opponent the nut flush.
Just when Ventura lost hope, the dealer dropped another lady 
on the river, double pairing the board and giving Ventura a full house to double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
415,000 | 215,000 |
Uselis Out Kicks Opponent
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
A player from middle position open-jammed and Gediminas Uselis called from the button.
Opponent: 
Gediminas Uselis: 
Uselis had his opponent dominated but the 
flop came paired bringing possible chop outs.
The turn came the 
, pairing Uselis and the 
river sent his opponent packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
450,000 | 165,000 |
MSPT Season 12 Race for Player of the Year
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 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.
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 | Taylor Howard | Altoona, IA | 3,633 |
| 3 | Jason Crews | Clive, Iowa | 3,075 |
| 4 | Kyna England | Northbrook, Illinois | 2,850 |
| 5 | Daniel Sepiol | Michigan City, IN | 2,500 |
| 6 | Jordan Cristos | Las Vegas, NV | 2,500 |
| 7 | Ryan Dodd | Runnemede, NJ | 2,350 |
| 8 | Saad Ghanem | Bloomington, MN | 2,300 |
| 9 | Larry Wagner | Middleton, WI | 2,200 |
| 10 | Francis Anderson | Poughkeepsie, NY | 2,075 |
Massey Soars to the Top
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Action folded to the button player who raised to 10,000 only to have Aaron Massey three-bet bet to 44,000 from the big blind.
Massey's opponent thought for a moment then four-bet all in for roughly 170,000 and was snap-called.
Opponent: 
Aaron Massey: 
Massey had his opponent dominated and the 
runout eliminated them from the tournament while Massey climbs to the top of the chip counts in the last level of the evening.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
570,000 | 310,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Venetian DeepStack Championship II Results Thus Far...
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
This MSPT tournament is a part of the Venetian DeepStack Championship II, which began on September 27 and will run through November 28. During that time they will award more than $10 million in guaranteed prize pools.
Here's a look at those who've captured titles thus far in the series...
| Date | Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep | Event #1: $400 NLH | 92 | $30,820 | Matthew Zazaian | Henderson, NV | $9,248 |
| 27-Sep | Event #2: $400 NLH Survivor | 42 | $15,000 | 5 Winners | N/A | $2,900 |
| 30-Sep | Event #3: $800 Ultimate Stack | 737 | $508,530 | Antonio Torpoco | Memphis, TN | $101,700 |
| 30-Sep | Event #4: $600 Limit Omaha 8B | 161 | $82,593 | Kelly Vandemheen | Omaha, NE | $15,047 |
| 1-Oct | Event #5: $600 Monster Stack | 202 | $103,020 | Sean Davidson | Plymouth, MA | $20,646 |
| 2-Oct | Event #6: $600 Monster Stack | 205 | $104,550 | Florian Ribouchon | France | $28,656 |
| 2-Oct | Event #7: $800 PLO 8/B | 181 | $127,605 | Ray Henson | Houston, TX | $23,994 |
| 5-Oct | Event #78: $600 Monster Stack | 1,321 | $667,105 | Bassel Asi | Houston, TX | $113,609 |
| 3-Oct | Event #9: $400 NLH Survivor | 190 | $64,980 | 19 Winners | N/A | $3,400 |
| 4-Oct | Event #10: $400 NLH Survivor | 162 | $55,404 | 15 Winners | N/A | $3,400 |
| 6-Oct | Event #11: $800 Monster Stack | 413 | $289,100 | Frederic Normand | Canada | $54,126 |
| 7-Oct | Event #12: $600 Monster Stack | 301 | $153,510 | Gloria Jackson | Jacksonville, FL | $35,306 |
| 8-Oct | Event #13: $800 Big O | 333 | $233,100 | Josh Thatcher | Gwinn, MI | $53,383 |
| 8-Oct | Event #14: $600 Monster Stack | 316 | $161,160 | Phillip Gioia | Wheat Ridge, CO | $23,367 |
| Event #15: Mega Satellite | ||||||
| 10-Oct | Event #16: $1,100 Ultimate Stack | 895 | $859,200 | Matthias Auer | Austria | $169,256 |
| 11-Oct | Event #17: $1,100 Monster Stack | 458 | $444,260 | Joseph Crowley | Arlington, VA | $78,263 |
| Event #18: Mega Satellite | ||||||
| 14-Oct | Event #19: $1,100 MSPT | 1,741 | $1,680,065 | Ethan "RampagePoker" Yau | Quincy, MA | $230,379 |
| 15-Oct | Event #21: $1,100 Double Stack | 317 | $309,075 | Howard Mash | Coconut Creek, FL | $61,082 |
| 16-Oct | Event #22: $600 Monster Stack | 359 | $183,090 | Angela Jordison | Crooked River Ranch, OR | $39,570 |
| 16-Oct | Event #23: $1,100 PLO | 267 | $260,325 | James Minghini | Stateline, NV | $63,907 |
| Event #24: Mega Satellite | ||||||
| 17-Oct | Event #25: $800 Ultimate Stack | 256 | $176,640 | Forrest Kollar | Talent, OR | $43,367 |