Welcome to the Final Starting Flight of the MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event
At 11:10 a.m. local time, cards will be in the air for the final starting flight of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Venetian $1,600 Main Event.
The third starting flight presents the next opportunity for players to earn their seats for a Day 2 birth.
Monday’s first starting flight saw 275 entries take to the felt while yesterday's Day 1b saw another 435 added to the tally, bringing the two-day total up to 710.
Just like the previous starting flights, players will receive a starting stack of 30,000 and levels will be of 40 minutes in length with a 15-minute break after every three levels. Late registration/re-entries will remain available until the start of Level 10 and players are allowed unlimited re-entries until that point.
As for the happenings on the first two days, Day 1b chip leader Kyrylo Kobzyev (834,000) leads the way with Day 1a chip leader Josh Bobrosky (675,000) currently second in chips. So far, there're 37 players who bagged north of the 256,627 chip average with 83 players currently on the Day 2 roster.
| Flight | Entries | Advancing to Day 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1a | 275 | 34 |
| Day 1b | 435 | 49 |
| Day 1c | - | - |
| Totals | 710 | 83 |
All who advance will return on Thursday at 11 a.m. local time for Day 2 to join the 83 already on that roster. PokerNews will be on the floor throughout the rest of the tournament to provide updates. Keep it here to catch all the action.
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