$1,110 MSPT Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2022 MSPT Bally's Black Hawk Casino
$1,110 MSPT Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2022 MSPT Bally's Black Hawk Casino
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$300,000
Entries
683
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
229
Players Left
27
Michael Monetti Bags Chip Lead on Day 1b of MSPT Black Hawk Main Event
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Day 1b of the MSPT Bally’s Black Hawk $1,110 Main Event attracted a field of 229 entries and ended with 27 remaining after just short of 10 hours of play.
Leading the way at the end of the night was Michael Monetti of Littleton, CO who bagged 464,000. Monetti has a second place finish in the MSPT Main Event in Black Hawk from 2017 and his Day 1 was a good start to try and go that deep again. He was spotted with a large stack late in the night and had a slight dip before surging back to the chip lead before the night ended.
Mike Meyer finished second with 413,000 and just behind him in third was Vincent Moscati who bagged 391,000 after a huge late night surge. The well-known tournament grinder caught pocket aces in the final few hands of the night after two players had shoved in front of him and his hand held to score a huge pot. He would then eliminate another player to end the night and move his stack close to the top.
John Compton (374,000) and Sergio Sanchez (356,000) closed out the top five stacks at bagging.
A few other notable players advanced among the surviving 27, including; Jared Ingles, Scott Stewart, Ricardo Eyzaguirre and one of the most successful MSPT players out there in Aaron Johnson.
Since only 12% of the field made the end of the night there were several who hit the rail. Notable busts who are likely to fire again on Day 1c include; Jessica Vierling, Sarah Stefan and Derek McMaster.
The 27 players who survived the day will join the ten survivors from Day 1a on Sunday for Day 2. There will be one more starting flight tomorrow, Day 1c which is expected to be the largest yet and PokerNews will have the coverage as it gets underway at noon local time.
End of Day 1b Chip Counts (full)
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
464,000 | 4,000 |
|
413,000 | 413,000 |
|
391,000 | 65,000 |
|
374,000 | -31,000 |
|
356,000 | 356,000 |
|
328,000 | 138,000 |
|
325,000 | -40,000 |
|
311,000 | 311,000 |
|
295,000 | 13,000 |
|
233,000 | 83,000 |
|
196,000 | 196,000 |
|
|
186,000 | 186,000 |
|
184,000 | 109,000 |
|
179,000 | -1,000 |
|
175,000 | 175,000 |
|
173,000 | -10,000 |
|
172,000 | 172,000 |
|
139,000 | -76,000 |
|
|
131,000 | 131,000 |
|
|
126,000 | 126,000 |
|
102,000 | 102,000 |
|
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
|
82,000 | 82,000 |
|
|
81,000 | 81,000 |
End of Play
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
12% of the field has been reached with 36 minutes left in Level 15 as 27 players remain.
Full chip counts and a recap of the days action will follow momentarily.
Late Night Treat For Moscati
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Vincent Moscati found himself in a dream scenario late in Day 1b as two of his opponents had shoved and he woke up with the 
. His opponents had the 
and the 
.
The board would not provide any surprises as it ran out 
and Moscatti gathered the more than double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
326,000 | 254,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Monetti Gets Big Value With Set
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Action was picked up on the river as the board read 
. The pot was a hefty one of about 140,000.
Michael Monetti in middle position bet 90,000 over to his opponent who was on the button. His opponent stewed it over for over a minute before he called.
Monetti showed the 
for a set which his opponent could not beat to give him the huge pot and move him back up among the chip leaders after a brief dip in the early part of the level.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
460,000 | 180,000 |
Shitama Calls Murphy
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Four players saw the flop come down 
. Action checked all the way around.
The turn was the . TJ Murphy bet 10,000 from the big blind, Miguel Navarro folded the cutoff, Zachary Shitama called on the button and Michael Monetti pitched his cards from the small blind.
The river came the 
. Murphy led for 30,000 and Shitama quickly called. Murphy had nothing with the 
and Shitama tabled the winner with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
282,000 | 62,000 |
|
|
280,000 | -10,000 |
|
|
183,000 | -101,000 |
|
85,000 | -68,000 |
Compton Keeps Climbing
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Michael Monetti raised from middle position. John Compton three-bet from the big blind and Monetti called.
The flop came 
. Compton led for 37,000. Monetti folded after a couple of moments and sent some of his stack over to Compton in a battle of the big stacks as Compton continued his late-night surge.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
405,000 | 149,000 |
|
|
290,000 | -72,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000