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

10-21-2021 06:31 UTC

Aaron Massey Leads Final Flight of MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event

Anthony Thompson

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!

Tags: Aaron Massey Alex Foxen Barry Shulman Brock Wilson Camille Brown Cherish Andrews Gediminas Uselis Ian Matakis Mike Shin Shannon Shorr Stefan Fabian Sundiata DeVore Tzur Levy

10-21-2021 05:50 UTC

Ventura Catches Lady Luck From the Big Blind

Anthony Thompson

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
Diego Ventura	415,000	215,000

Tags: Diego Ventura

10-21-2021 05:24 UTC

Massey Soars to the Top

Anthony Thompson

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
Aaron Massey	570,000	310,000

Tags: Aaron Massey

10-21-2021 04:11 UTC

Prize Pool and Payout Information

Anthony Thompson

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

The $1,600 MSPT Venetian Main Event attracted a total of 1,341 entries through three starting flights and almost doubled the $1 million GTD by generating a 1,910,175 prize pool.

A total of 135 places will be paid a minimum of $3,440, with the winner of the event will taking home $325,428 along with the coveted MSPT Venetian trophy.

MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event Payouts

Place	Prize	MSPT POY Points
1	$325,428	1,900
2	$210,202	1,700
3	$152,874	1,600
4	$116,758	1,500
5	$97,903	1,400
6	$66,882	1,300
7	$51,595	1,200
8	$40,129	1,100
9	$32,486	1,000
10-12	$26,753	900
13-15	$21,020	800
16-18	$18,536	700
19-21	$15,478	650
22-24	$12,994	600
25-27	$10,510	550
28-36	$8,026	500
37-45	$6,306	450
46-54	$5,542	400
55-63	$5,159	350
64-72	$4,777	300
73-81	$4,395	250
82-90	$4,204	200
91-99	$4,013	150
100-109	$3,822	100
110-117	$3,631	75
118-135	$3,440	50

10-21-2021 03:39 UTC

Shin Loses Race to Mazzola

Anthony Thompson

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

Mike Shin open-jammed from under the gun for his last 17,500 and Alexander Mazzola isolated from the button.

Mike Shin:
Alexander Mazzola:

Shin was racing for his tournament but couldn't catch up as the runout ended his tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Mazzola	300,000	50,000
Mike Shin	Busted

Tags: Alexander Mazzola Mike Shin

10-21-2021 03:27 UTC

Harmon Dropped by Broome

Anthony Thompson

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

Carol Harmon open-jammed for 35,000 from middle position and Lawrence Broome isolated from the small blind.

Carol Harmon:
Lawrence Broome:

Broome had Harmon crushed and the runout ended her tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lawrence Broome	90,000	90,000
Carol Harmon	Busted

Tags: Carol Harmon Lawrence Broome

10-21-2021 02:31 UTC

Wilson Doubles Through Muradi With Cowboys

Anthony Thompson

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

After a series of preflop raises, Brock Wilson four-bet jammed for 58,500 from middle position and Ilyas Muradi called from the button.

Brock Wilson:
Ilyas Muradi:

Wilson held the better made hand and the flop secured his double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ilyas Muradi	150,000	-53,400
Brock Wilson	130,000	103,600

Tags: Brock Wilson Ilyas Muradi

10-21-2021 02:23 UTC

Skhulukhiia Handed a Cooler by Moret-Rojas

Anthony Thompson

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

Rodney Moret-Rojas raised from middle position and then called Giorgii Skhulukhiia's three-bet jam from the big blind.

Giorgii Skhulukhiia:
Rodney Moret-Rojas:

Skhulukhiia was racing for his tournament and took the lead after the flop gave him trip aces.

The turn didn't change a thing and just as Skhulukhiia thought he'd be collecting a double-up, the dealer dropped the on the river ending his tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rodney Moret-Rojas	265,500	50,100
Giorgii Skhulukhiia	Busted

Tags: Giorgii Skhulukhiia Rodney Moret-Rojas

10-21-2021 00:30 UTC

Donnie Phan Sets Up a Double

Anthony Thompson

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

Donnie Phan open-jammed for his last 5,700 from late position and was called by the button player.

Donnie Phan:
Opponent:

Phan was in rough shape until the flop fell giving him a set of fours.

The turn brought possible chop outs if a six were to fall on the river but luckily for Phan, the completed the board and secured his double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Donnie Phan	15,000	-13,700

Tags: Donnie Phan

10-20-2021 23:58 UTC

Apter Doubles With Big Slick

Anthony Thompson

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

A series of preflop raises saw WSOP bracelet winner Brett Apter get his 28,700 stack in the middle from the small blind and he was called by the button player.

Brett Apter:
Opponent:

Apter had his opponent dominated until the flop hit the felt pairing their queen.