$1,100 Main Event
Day 2 Started
2022 MSPT Venetian Winter
$1,100 Main Event
Day: 2
Day 2 Seat Draw (By Table)
| Table | Seat | Name | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | Richard Alati | 378,000 | 63 |
| 10 | 2 | Jose Vallejo | 437,000 | 73 |
| 10 | 3 | Dylan Wilkerson | 183,000 | 31 |
| 10 | 4 | Kfir Nahum | 217,000 | 36 |
| 10 | 5 | Huy Nguyen | 327,000 | 55 |
| 10 | 6 | David Yonnotti | 373,000 | 62 |
| 10 | 7 | Michael Klayman | 151,000 | 25 |
| 10 | 8 | Ronald Aricco | 33,000 | 6 |
| 10 | 9 | Sam Kwong | 102,000 | 17 |
| 11 | 1 | Champie Douglas | 292,000 | 49 |
| 11 | 2 | Vasyl Bondarenko | 69,000 | 12 |
| 11 | 3 | Makoto Yoshimichi | 96,000 | 16 |
| 11 | 4 | Andre Rieder | 197,000 | 33 |
| 11 | 5 | Michael Younan | 126,000 | 21 |
| 11 | 6 | Michael Del Vecchio | 194,000 | 32 |
| 11 | 7 | Darrell Shock | 73,000 | 12 |
| 11 | 8 | Kenny Huynh | 346,000 | 58 |
| 11 | 9 | Mitchell Halverson | 448,000 | 75 |
| 12 | 1 | Ryan Laplante | 212,000 | 35 |
| 12 | 2 | Gerald Luarca | 265,000 | 44 |
| 12 | 3 | Joseph Di Rosa Rojas | 163,000 | 27 |
| 12 | 4 | Abishek Panda | 260,000 | 43 |
| 12 | 5 | James Grimes | 67,000 | 11 |
| 12 | 6 | Jacob Perry | 66,000 | 11 |
| 12 | 7 | Francis Anderson | 575,000 | 96 |
| 12 | 8 | Ryan Hall | 187,000 | 31 |
| 12 | 9 | Sl | 264,000 | 44 |
| 13 | 1 | Andre Butler | 197,000 | 33 |
| 13 | 2 | Desmond Haynes | 332,000 | 55 |
| 13 | 3 | Patrick Ronan | 246,000 | 41 |
| 13 | 4 | Dorian Rios Pavon | 284,000 | 47 |
| 13 | 5 | Bradley Harris | 131,000 | 22 |
| 13 | 6 | Frank Zheng | 214,000 | 36 |
| 13 | 7 | Nipun Java | 275,000 | 46 |
| 13 | 8 | Joao Simao | 130,000 | 22 |
| 13 | 9 | Garry Bliesner | 109,000 | 18 |
| 14 | 1 | Nesrin Can | 217,000 | 36 |
| 14 | 2 | Dan Gannon | 31,000 | 5 |
| 14 | 3 | Josh Reichard | 224,000 | 37 |
| 14 | 4 | Jeremy Ausmus | 210,000 | 35 |
| 14 | 5 | Ezequiel Waigel | 730,000 | 122 |
| 14 | 6 | Ralph Massey | 197,000 | 33 |
| 14 | 7 | Karan Bhagat | 74,000 | 12 |
| 14 | 8 | Lokesh Garg | 384,000 | 64 |
| 14 | 9 | Adam Brownstone | 304,000 | 51 |
| 15 | 1 | Kyna England | 327,000 | 55 |
| 15 | 2 | Kai Tian | 192,000 | 32 |
| 15 | 3 | Michael Holtz | 78,000 | 13 |
| 15 | 4 | Varun Uppal | 476,000 | 79 |
| 15 | 5 | Angela Jordison | 304,000 | 51 |
| 15 | 6 | Brian Darmanin | 174,000 | 29 |
| 15 | 7 | Tracey Hill | 79,000 | 13 |
| 15 | 8 | Tuan Mai | 338,000 | 56 |
| 15 | 9 | Roland Israelashvili | 147,000 | 25 |
| 16 | 1 | Marquis Waters | 243,000 | 41 |
| 16 | 2 | Delmiro Toledo | 239,000 | 40 |
| 16 | 3 | Shannon Shorr | 55,000 | 9 |
| 16 | 4 | Benjamin Palmer | 163,000 | 27 |
| 16 | 5 | Roey Dadon | 318,000 | 53 |
| 16 | 6 | Adam Hendrix | 459,000 | 77 |
| 16 | 7 | Matt Letzring | 408,000 | 68 |
| 16 | 8 | Brendan Shiller | 269,000 | 45 |
| 16 | 9 | Tamas Lendvai | 209,000 | 35 |
| 17 | 1 | Barry Shulman | 297,000 | 50 |
| 17 | 2 | Jeffrey Lutes | 146,000 | 24 |
| 17 | 3 | Ting Cheng | 82,000 | 14 |
| 17 | 4 | Taylor Black | 126,000 | 21 |
| 17 | 6 | Philip Gilreath | 160,000 | 27 |
| 17 | 7 | Peter Mullin | 151,000 | 25 |
| 17 | 8 | Jeffrey Berkenkamp | 160,000 | 27 |
| 17 | 9 | Maria Tapang | 83,000 | 14 |
Welcome to the Day 2 Finale of the MSPT Venetian Main Event
Welcome to the Day 2 finale of the $1,110 Mid-States Poker Tour(MSPT) Main Event at Venetian Las Vegas. Cards go in the air at 11:00 a.m. local time for the return of 71 surviving players from two opening flights.
Ezequiel Waigel will return with the overall chip leader after he bagged 730,000 on Day 1a. His closest competitor is Day 1b chip leader, Francis Anderson, with 575,000 and Varun Uppal returns with 476,000. Adam Hendrix and Mitchell Halverson round out the top five with 459,000 and 448,000, respectively.
Other returning players include Jeremy Ausmus, Kenny Huynh, Barry Shulman, Nipun Java, Ryan Laplante, and 2022 MSPT Player of the Year Josh Reichard, who sealed the deal on his top leaderboard spot at the close of Day 1b.
The tournament drew 643 entries and generated a prize pool of $620,495. All 71 returning players are guaranteed a min-cash of $2,048, while the winner will take home the top prize of $113,170.
MSPT Venetian Main Event Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $113,170 | 13-15 | $7,074 |
| 2 | $83,526 | 16-18 | $6,143 |
| 3 | $58,016 | 19-21 | $5,212 |
| 4 | $41,573 | 22-24 | $4,468 |
| 5 | $31,335 | 25-27 | $3,971 |
| 6 | $23,269 | 28-36 | $3,475 |
| 7 | $17,064 | 37-45 | $3,102 |
| 8 | $13,341 | 46-54 | $2,730 |
| 9-10 | $10,548 | 55-63 | $2,358 |
| 11-12 | $8,066 | 64-71 | $2,048 |
Play will continue at the halfway point of Level 16 with blinds at 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante. Blind levels will once again increase every 40 minutes until a winner is declared this evening.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team for live updates from the floor of the MSPT Main Event at Venetian Las Vegas.
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Cards are now in the air for the final day of the $1,100 MSPT Venetian Main Event. The final 71 players will begin play with 19:53 left in Level 16.
Lendvai Takes From Shiller; Cheng Doubles Through Shulman
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Action was heads up with 
on the board when Brendan Shiller bet 65,000 from the small blind and Tama Lendvai called from the next seat over. Shiller turned over 
for the missed straight draw and Lendvai showed 
to take the pot with a pair of queens.
A few tables over, Ting Cheng got his last 87,000 in with 
against the 
of Barry Shulman. The board ran out 
and Cheng secured the double with a pair of queens on the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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340,000 | |
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315,000 | |
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193,000 | |
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117,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Early Eliminations (71st-64th Place; $2,048)
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Berkenkamp Leaves Tapang With Crumbs
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Action was heads up with 44,000 in the middle and 
when Jeffrey Berkenkamp checked and Maria Tapang bet 55,000. Berkenkamp responded with a shove for a total of 120,000 and Tapang sat back with just a bit more.
After a few moments of thought, Tapang tossed in the chips to call and turned over 
for the lead with a pair of deuces. Berkenkamp showed 
with no pair but two over cards.
The turn and river ran out 
and Berkenkamp made a pair of kings on the river to double through Tapang and leave her with crumbs. She was eliminated a short time later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
290,000 | 130,000 |
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Busted |
Jordison Leaps Ahead; Hendrix and Ausmus Still in the Mix
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Angela Jordison has gone on an early charge in Day 2 play and she's now among the leaders. Unofficially, Jordison can take the lead in the Global Poker Index Mid-Major Player of the Year race with a first or second-place finish.
Elsewhere in the room, Adam Hendrix and Jeremy Ausmus have the opportunity to catch Stephen Song for GPI Player of the Year.
The math is unofficial, but:
- If Ausmus finishes third or worse, Hendrix can take the lead with a seventh-place finish or better
- If Hendrix finishes fifth or worse, Ausmus can take the lead with a first or second-place finish
- Hendrix would take the lead with a second-place finish, even if he loses in heads-up play to Ausmus.
These, among several other scenarios, are all in play in today's MSPT Venetian Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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683,000 | 379,000 |
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148,000 | -311,000 |
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103,000 | -107,000 |