$1,100 Main Event
Day 1b Started
2022 MSPT Venetian Winter
$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1b
Welcome to Day 1b of the MSPT Venetian Main Event
Welcome to Day 1b of the $1,100 Mid-States Poker Tour(MSPT) Main Event at Venetian Las Vegas. Cards go in the air at 11:10 a.m. local time for the second of two opening flights in this two-day tournament.
Ezequiel Waigel is the Day 1a chip leader after 254 players turned out for just over 15 levels of play. Waigel leads a field of 28 returning players that includes Adam Hendrix, Jeremy Ausmus, Barry Shulman, Mitchell Halverson, Lokesh Garg, and Angela Jordison. Day 1b players are chasing Waigel’s top stack of 730,000 and Hendrix’s second-place total of 459,000.
MSPT Venetian Main Event Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ezequiel Waigel | 730,000 | 122 |
| 2 | Adam Hendrix | 459,000 | 77 |
| 3 | Mitchell Halverson | 448,000 | 75 |
| 4 | Lokesh Garg | 384,000 | 64 |
| 5 | Angela Jordison | 304,000 | 51 |
| 6 | Barry Shulman | 297,000 | 50 |
| 7 | Gerald Luarca | 265,000 | 44 |
| 8 | Marquis Waters | 243,000 | 41 |
| 9 | Nesrin Can | 217,000 | 36 |
| 10 | Kfir Nahum | 217,000 | 36 |
* - based on the end of Day 1a
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.
Both Peake and Reichard made an appearance for Day 1a but they did not qualify for Day 2.
Players will start Day 1b with 25,000 in chips and they will play 40-minute levels until approximately 11% of the field remains. Registration is available until the end of the break after Level 9, and players may enter as many times as they wish.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all day long for live updates from the floor of the MSPT Main Event at Venetian Las Vegas.
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 1b of the MSPT Main Event at Venetian Las Vegas. Action will continue today until approximately 11% of the field remains.
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
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A Few Early Runners
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
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MSPT Season 13 Race for Player of the Year
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
The race for MSPT Player of the Year is down to the final stop and Josh Reichard maintains his spot at the top of the leaderboard. However, CJ Peake and Dan Bekavac could make things interesting with a win this week.
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 10 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 |
Clark Wins Early Pot With River Shove
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
A player in the cutoff raised to 300 before Makia Clark three-bet to 1,000 from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and the cutoff tossed in the chips to call. The flop was 
and Clark bet 1,100 to a quick call from the cutoff and the turn was 
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Both players checked the turn and Clark jammed just over 5,000 on the 
river. It was too much for his opponent and he took down the small early pot with the river bet.
Elsewhere in the room, the tournament has started to fill out and 120 players are now seated for Day 1b.
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
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Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200