Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
2022 MSPT Venetian
$1,100 Main Event 198 [$1,500,000 GTD]
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2022 MSPT Venetian
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$2,078,610
Entries
2,154
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
179
Players Left
22
Play Has Resumed
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The number has been confirmed as number of entrants in this flight as 179. The final 72 players will play 15 levels and bag up for the day.
MSPT Bally's Black Hawk Main Event Offering $300K Guarantee July 14-17
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) will be making its next stop in Colorado for the MSPT Bally's Black Hawk Showdown Series, which will culminate with the $1,110 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em Main Event July 14-17.
The MSPT Bally's Black Hawk Showdown Series, scheduled to run July 6-17, will feature a number of side events and satellites leading up to the marquee championship event, which boasts a guaranteed prize pool of $300,000.
The MSPT series at Bally's Black Hawk will kick off with a $360 buy-in mystery bounty tournament, a trophy event with a guaranteed prize pool of $100,000.
A two-day $185 buy-in Deepstack tournament will kick off on July 10 and will feature a guaranteed prize pool of $20,000.
The next day, there will be a $250 buy-in Seniors event for players 50 years old and older, followed by a $250 buy-in pot-limit Omaha event. July 13 will mark the beginning of a Tag Team Championship that costs $150 per player.
The three starting flights of the Main Event will take place July 14-16, with players entering the tournament with a starting stack of 25,000.
Day 2 of the Main Event will play out on July 17 and will play down to a winner, who will take home the lion's share of the prize pool and the MSPT championship trophy.
Dinner Break
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The remaining 72 players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break. After this dinner break, registration for this flight will be closed.
Updated Chip Counts Around The Room
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
191,000 | -3,000 |
|
109,000 | 58,000 |
|
107,000 | 107,000 |
|
77,000 | -16,000 |
|
74,000 | |
|
66,500 | 44,500 |
|
31,000 | -30,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
MSPT Season 13 Race for Player of the Year
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 1,200 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 | Dan Bekavac | Chicago, IL | 3,400 |
| 2 | Josh Reichard | Janesville, WI | 2,850 |
| 3 | CJ Peake | Cleveland, OH | 2,150 |
| 4 | Rob WazWaz | Minneapolis, MN | 2,150 |
| 5 | Jamie Allen | Dundalk, MO | 2,100 |
| 6 | DJ Buckley | Eden Prairie, MN | 2,067 |
| 7 | Tim Mulroy | Westland, MI | 2,050 |
| 8 | David Leese | Oceanside, CA | 1,967 |
| 9 | Ron West | Los Angeles, CA | 1,900 |
| 10 | Rich Alsup | New Hope, MN | 1,833 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Luong Scoops A Monster
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
A player moved all-in in early position for 700 chips and a player in the hijack three-bet to 2,500 which Michael Luong in the small blind called. In the big blind another player four-bet to 8,000 which the hijack and Luong called.
The flop came out 
and Luong checked to the big blind who bet 6,000 which folded out the hijack. Luong moved all-in for 38,100 and the big blind called.
Early Position: 
Michael Luong: 
Big blind: 
The turn and river came out 
leaving the set unimproved and Luong's flush scooped the main pot to eliminate his opponent, and the side pot to double through his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
103,500 |
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Level 3
: 200/300, 300 ante
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Sanchez Finds A Jack
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Tomas Sanchez raised to 2,200 under the-gun and a player in the hijack moved all-in for 7,600 and all remaining action folded with Sanchez calling.
Opponent: 
Tomas Sanchez: 
The board ran out 
and Sanchez flopped a pair of jacks which turned into jacks-up by the river to eliminate his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000 |