$1,100 Main Event 198 [$1,500,000 GTD]
Day 1a Started
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
Day 1a Of The Mid-States Poker Tour $1,100 Kicks Off At 11:10 A.M.
After a large turnout in last week's event, The Mid-States Poker Tour is kicking off their second event with The Mid-States Poker Tour $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em at Venetian Las Vegas. Like the prior event, this one also boasts a hefty guarantee, this time to the size of $1,500,000, blowing the last years prize pool out of the water.
The last $1,100 MSPT at Venetian saw Cole Keenan take down his first MSPT title along with a career best of $123,722. The year prior saw Landon Tice take down this title for $201,529. This year’s guarantee ensures that the first place prize will be more than either of those and looks to have a much bigger field.
Keenan and Tice may come out to play and snag another MSPT title. Other players expected to come out include MSPT champions Josh Reichard, Greg Himmelbrand, Dan Bekavac, and last week's victor Shea Quintin.
The players will sit down with 25,000 in starting chips with blinds beginning at 100/100 and a 100 big blind ante. Blinds will last 40 minutes with a 15-minute break after every three levels. A 60-minute dinner break will occur after Level 9 and once the dinner break is completed, registration will be closed for that flight. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates regarding the Mid-States Poker Tour.
Shuffle Up And Deal!
The players have taken their seats and begun to play.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Liang Bets The River
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
Action was picked up on the turn with 2,400 in the middle between Michael Liang and a player in the small blind.
On a board reading 
the small blind checked to Liang who bet 2,000 which the small blind called.
The river rolled off the 
and the small blind checked once more to Liang who sized up to 6,400 and after giving it some thought, the small blind folded, giving Liang the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,900 |
Ball's King Is Good
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
Colin Ball raised to 300 in the cutoff and was called by one player in the small blind.
The flop of 
checked through to the 
that saw the small blind check to Ball who bet 300 and the small blind snap-raised to 2,000 which Ball called.
The river came the 
saw both player check and Ball turned over 
for a pair of kings, which was good for the pot as his opponent mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,100 |
Faces In The Field
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Huynh Stacks Jacks
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
Kenny Huynh raised to 600 in the cutoff and on the button, another player three-bet to 3,000, folding out the other players. Huynh four-bet to 8,000 and his opponent called.
The flop came out 
and Huynh moved all-in for 14,000 effective and his opponent called after a short amount of time.
Opponnet: 
Kenny Huynh: 
The turn came the giving Huynh three fives, and the river 
improved him further to a full house. Huynh collected a very large pot at the expense of his opponent who was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,200 | 53,200 |
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Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
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