$1,600 Main Event 197 [$2,000,000 GTD]
Day 1a Started
2022 MSPT Venetian
$1,600 Main Event 197 [$2,000,000 GTD]
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2022 MSPT Venetian
Buy-in
$1,600
Prize Pool
$2,342,700
Entries
1,644
Level
35
Blinds
300,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
272
Players Left
34
Welcome To Day 1A of the MSPT Venetian Main Event!
Today kicks off the first of two Mid-States Poker Tour Main Events at The Venetian Resort In Las Vegas, Nevada. Day 1a of the $1,600 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event Begins at 11:10 a.m. local time and boasts a hefty $2,000,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Last year’s version of this event saw an impressive field of 1,341 total entries over the course of three starting flights, and it was Lithuanian player and World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Gediminas Uselis taking down the whole tournament for a career-best score of $325,428.
2021 MSPT Venetian Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize | MSPT POY Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gediminas Uselis | Lithuania | $325,428 | 1,900 |
| 2 | David McGowan | Chicago, IL, | $210,202 | 1,700 |
| 3 | Daan Mulders | Netherlands | $152,874 | 1,600 |
| 4 | Benjamin Underwood | Canada | $116,758 | 1,500 |
| 5 | Barry Hutter | Sarasota, FL | $97,903 | 1,400 |
| 6 | Gennaro Proscia | Italy | $66,882 | 1,300 |
| 7 | Raul Martínez | Spain | $51,595 | 1,200 |
| 8 | Fabian Bernhauser | Austria | $40,129 | 1,100 |
| 9 | Victor Canaple | France | $32,486 | 1,000 |
Many players are expected to come out and battle it out for an MSPT trophy, including former MSPT winners Daniel Sepiol, Kyna England, Blake Bohn, and Bobby Noel. Those who do not bag up today will have another opportunity in the two following flights on Tuesday, June 7th and Wednesday June 8th.
The players will begin with 30,000 in starting chips with blinds beginning at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. The blind levels will last 40 minutes each, with 10-minute blinds occurring after every 3 levels. Late registration will close after level 9, where a 60-minute dinner break will follow. The players will play down to 12.5% of the field, or a full 15 levels, whatever comes first.
Stay tuned into PokerNews for all updates on the MSPT Venetian Main Event.
Shuffle Up And Deal!
The 53 entrants so far have taken their seats and cards are now in the air.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Goodrich Runs Out A Flush
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
Jeff Goodrich called in the small blind and the player in the big blind checked their option.
The flop of 
saw Goodrich check to his opponent who bet 200, which Goodrich quickly called.
The turn of 
was checked through to the 
river where Goodrich bet 400. His opponent thought about it for a bit but ended up paying it off and Goodrich turned over 
for a flush, which was good for the pot as his opponent mucked their hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,800
26,800
|
26,800 |
"Of Course I Have A Six"
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
Action was picked up on the river in a pot between Mike Hack in the big blind and a player in the small blind, with 2,300 in the center.
The board read 
which had Hack asking "now what?" to his opponent in the small blind, who checked the action over to him.
Hack bet 1,000 and his opponent called and asked "do you have a six?"
"Of course I have a six," responded Hack, turning over 
for a rivered straight as he raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,300
28,300
|
28,300 |
Lockwood Rivers Aces Up
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
Action was picked up on the turn with a pot brewing between one player in the small blind, a player in first position and Peter Lockwood in the cutoff.
On a board reading 
, action checked to the under-the-gun player who bet 2,300 and was called by Lockwood and the small blind.
The river peeled off a and action checked around with the small blind turning up 
for a missed flush draw and king high. The under-the-gun player turned up 
for jacks-up and Lockwood showed 
for rivered aces up which was good for the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,500
32,500
|
32,500 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Chip Counts In The Field
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
||
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
17,600
17,600
|
17,600 |
|
3,400
3,400
|
3,400 |
Demmerley Can't Get Enough Queens
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
Action was picked up on the turn in a hand between Art Demmerley on the button and his opponent in the big blind, with 13,600 in the pot.
On a board reading 
, the big blind checked to Demmerley who bet 5,000 and was quickly called by his opponent. The river peeled off a 
and Demmerley bet 5,000 once more when checked too and his opponent called.
Demmerley turned over 
for queens up which was good for the pot.
One hand later, Art Demmerley raised to 800 from the cutoff and the big blind three-bet to 4,000. Demmerley responded by moving all-in for 30,000 and the big blind shook his head as he tossed in the call.
Big blind: 
Art Demmerley: 
The board ran out 
and Demmerley became the beneficiary of pocket queens winning two big hands in a row. He now sits as the tournament chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
98,600 |