$1,100 Main Event
Day 1a Started
2022 MSPT Venetian Winter
$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
Welcome to Day 1a of the MSPT Venetian Main Event
Welcome to Day 1a of the $1,100 Main Event at the final Mid-States Poker Tour(MSPT) stop of the year at Venetian Las Vegas. Cards go in the air at 11:10 a.m. local time for the first of two flights in the closing event of the MSPT season.
As the season comes to an end, Josh Reichard sits stop the 2023 leaderboard with 6,422 points, and he has one more opportunity to add to that total before the season wraps up on Friday. He’s followed on the leaderboard by CJ Peake with 5,775 and Dan Bekavac with 5,282. The total number of points available in a given tournament is based on the number of entries, but a win for Peake or Bekavac in the final week of the season could make things interesting.
Players will sit down with 25,000 in chips and play 40-minute levels throughout the two-day tournament. Registration will remain open until approximately 5:55 p.m. and players can reenter as many times as they wish during both flights. Surviving players will return on Friday at 11:00 a.m. to play for the guaranteed prize pool of $300,000 on Day 2.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all week long for live updates from the floor of the $1,100 Main Event at MSPT Venetian.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Cards are now in the air for Day 1a of the $1,100 MSPT Main Event at Venetian Las Vegas. There are currently 47 players seated as the tournament gets underway.
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
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Jordison Takes an Early Pot
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Action was heads up with a full board of 
when Angela Jordison bet around 1,500 from the small blind. Her opponent went into the tank for a few moments from two seats over before he finally tossed out the chips to call. Jordison turned over 
to take the pot with kings full of deuces while her opponent mucked and possibly said that he had a flush.
Elsewhere at the same table, Francis Anderson has taken a seat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,000 | |
|
25,000 |
A Few More Early Faces
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
The tournament now stands at 68 entries at the halfway point of the first level. The two-day tournament will have two opening flights and a guarantee of $300,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 |
MSPT Season 13 Race for Player of the Year
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Since its inception in 2009, the MSPT has done a great job keeping track of player stats. As a result, 13 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 13 Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Reichard | Janesville, WI | 6,422 |
| 2 | CJ Peake | Cleveland, OH | 5,775 |
| 3 | Dan Bekavac | Chicago, IL | 5,282 |
| 4 | John Dennehey | Savage, MN | 4,747 |
| 5 | Justin Barnum | Fargo, ND | 4,349 |
| 6 | Chan Pelton | College Station, TX | 3,400 |
| 7 | Michael Estes | Coralville, IA | 3,400 |
| 8 | Aaron Massey | Elmwood Park, IL | 3,375 |
| 9 | Wesley Cannon | Minneapolis, MN | 3,333 |
| 10 | Rob Wazwaz | Minneapolis, MN | 3,149 |
Savvides Takes Down a Few Pots
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Action was heads up with 
when the small blind checked before Marios Savvides bet 2,600 from the big blind. Another player in middle position got out of the way and the small blind tossed out chips to call. Savvideos turned over 
for three fours and the small blind tossed the losing hand in the muck.
Savvides took down the next hand when he turned over 
at showdown against two opponents that missed the board, and then he took another small pot with a 3,000 bet on the flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200