$1,600 Main Event 197 [$2,000,000 GTD] Day 2 | 2022 MSPT Venetian

$1,600 Main Event 197 [$2,000,000 GTD]

Day 2 Started

06-09-2022 10:02 UTC-7

Table	Seat	Player	Chips
6	1	Sean Conklin	255,000
6	2	Robert Park	63,000
6	3	Abbas Pasha	40,000
6	4	Ivanov Lyudmil	141,000
6	5	Mark Bassaly	244,000
6	6	Scott Eskenazi	264,000
6	7	Michael Pickett	152,000
6	8	Kurt Jewell	363,000
6	9	Tim Gerwig	143,000

7	1	Mohamad Alahmad	194,000
7	2	Brandon Sheils	122,000
7	3	Jose Jaraiz	268,000
7	4	Andrew Dudley	72,000
7	5	Michael Rudolph	113,000
7	6	Matthew Mantz	76,000
7	7	Ran Koller	81,000
7	8	Ebony Kenney	108,000
7	9	Grant Foster	105,000

8	1	Matthew Silberzweig	215,000
8	2	Yanki Koppel	138,000
8	3	Kelley Slay	77,000
8	4	Federico Ottenio	515,000
8	5	Naor Slobodskoy	145,000
8	6	Kane Lai	96,000
8	7	Shachar Haran	151,000
8	8	Andrew Lunde	104,000
8	9	Hamed Zia	69,000

9	1	Lawford Edwards	82,000
9	2	Tony Tran	301,000
9	3	Michael Vanier	224,000
9	4	Clement Bonnant	72,000
9	5	Jack Hardcastle	156,000
9	6	John Sullo	136,000
9	7	Alex Aras	260,000
9	8	Valentino Konakchiev	74,000
9	9	Robert Bickley	68,000

10	1	Samantha Cohen	140,000
10	2	David Lee	194,000
10	3	Joseph Spanne	155,000
10	4	Hunter Cichy	78,000
10	5	Cory Skolnik	547,000
10	6	Scott Zakheim	273,000
10	7	Taylor Hart	201,000
10	8	David Mzareulov	246,000
10	9	Lucas Fernandes Tabarin	128,000

11	1	Christine Di Fiore Kirsch	69,000
11	2	Francesco Grande	212,000
11	3	Matthew Sabia	268,000
11	4	Charles Curtsinger	90,000
11	5	Arnaldo Gordon	279,000
11	6	Matthew Holmquist	174,000
11	7	Hoi Wong	510,000
11	8	Samuel Panzica	18,0000
11	9	Andrew Moreno	444,000

12	1	David Howard	104,000
12	2	Santiago Soriano Ramos	434,000
12	3	Enrique Villacres	145,000
12	4	Adam Perlman	236,000
12	5	Richard Alsup	119,000
12	6	Taylor Howard	276,000
12	7	Constantine Vianos	77,000
12	8	Ting-Yi Tsai	350,000
12	9	Frederik Brink	289,000

13	1	Vanna Nguyen	167,000
13	2	Jeffrey Blenkarn	100,000
13	3	Jay Yates	460,000
13	4	Dimitry Agrachov	188,000
13	5	Ryan Belz	155,000
13	6	Yung Hao Hwang	91,000
13	7	Edwin Lozada	134,000
13	8	Benjamin Mccoy	95,000
13	9	Badr Imejjane	126,000

14	1	Javier Zarco	292,000
14	2	Viliyan Petleshikov	264,000
14	3	Anthony Fung	54,000
14	4	Ian Matakis	564,000
14	5	Steve Miller	118,000
14	6	Gran Gasparyan	136,000
14	7	David Moore	472,000
14	8	Ben Farrell	323,000
14	9	Thomas Eychenne	89,000

15	1	Joseph Antar	79,000
15	2	Francisco Carreira Pacheco	392,000
15	3	Brian Borst	45,000
15	4	Ralph Massey	220,000
15	5	Jordan Meltzer	233,000
15	6	Duane Blanchard	137,000
15	7	Benedetto Bianco	130,000
15	8	Yen-Han Chen	190,000
15	9	Bob Shao	101,000

16	1	Brian Fontana	199,000
16	2	Ronald Ellis	138,000
16	3	Byung Eun Shin	310,000
16	4	Andres Morales	372,000
16	5	Dominic Coombe	237,000
16	6	Casey Carroll	185,000
16	7	Derek Gregory	168,000
16	8	Truong Nguyen	303,000
16	9	Zachary Gutierrez	290,000

17	1	Guy Taylor	153,000
17	2	Michael Hack	726,000
17	3	Justin Scott	325,000
17	4	Andy Park	134,000
17	5	Ramesh Puradchithasan	63,000
17	6	Mohammad Mufti	406,000
17	7	Florian Ribouchon	101,000
17	8	Larry Gurney	209,000
17	9	Peter Lockwood	108,000

18	1	Ugo Faggioli	84,000
18	2	Luis Vazquez	318,000
18	3	Pierce Mckellar	350,000
18	4	Eric Hjelmstad	78,000
18	5	David Leese	296,000
18	6	Pedro Rodriguez	182,000
18	7	David Trager	175,000
18	8	Benjamin Underwood	148,000
18	9	Aditya Sushant	535,000

19	1	Mohamed Mamouni	108,000
19	2	Nicholas Bond	219,000
19	3	Rohan Dhuper	106,000
19	4	Anthony Gargano	279,000
19	5	Aliaksandr Shylko	173,000
19	6	Radoslav Stoyanov	625,000
19	7	Dale Roesel	336,000
19	8	Oscar Gutierrez	348,000
19	9	Viet Vo	83,000

20	1	Senhao Cao	66,000
20	2	Anthony Kim	61,000
20	3	Robert Nadolny	256,000
20	4	David Cannon	100,000
20	5	Ricardo Gonzalez	223,000
20	6	Alexandre Sako	73,000
20	7	Arman Sogomonian	105,000
20	8	Michael Kopjanski	345,000
20	9	Thierry Quintin	621,000

21	1	Fehim Hajdari	309,000
21	2	Kyrylo Kobzyev	267,000
21	3	Yiannis Liperis	69,000
21	4	Judith Bielan	350,000
21	5	Shane Profitt	70,000
21	6	Stephen Buell	340,000
21	7	Thong Tran	270,000
21	8	Brandon Sowers	155,000
21	9	Keith Morrow	203,000

22	1	Benjamin Dobson	89,000
22	2	Rickey Evans	362,000
22	3	Michael Giardina	253,000
22	4	Alvin Norman	76,000
22	5	Ivan Deyra	197,000
22	6	Chad Summers	313,000
22	7	Benjamin Jensen	273,000
22	8	Jordan Griff	135,000
22	9	David Dibernardi	206,000

23	1	Justin Chauvin	85,000
23	2	Sung Jin Choi	387,000
23	3	James Collopy	141,000
23	4	Laszlo Nagy	119,000
23	5	Luis Vargas	132,000
23	6	Sergio Sanchez	130,000
23	7	Ryan Ramsdell	294,000
23	8	Joshua Smith	389,000
23	9	Simeon Spasov	205,000

24	1	Thu Nguyen	262,000
24	2	Daniel Goepel	142,000
24	3	Jack Oneill	293,000
24	4	Narimaan Ahmadi	102,000
24	5	Yuliyan Kolev	94,000
24	6	Brandon Casper	78,000
24	7	Stephen Grewe	237,000
24	8	Ryan Scully	321,000
24	9	Seun Oluwole	110,000

25	1	She Lok Wong	351,000
25	2	Espen Jorstad	153,000
25	3	David Yonnotti	60,000
25	4	Robert Sherwood	125,000
25	5	Hien Nguyen	565,000
25	6	Michael Weber	31,000
25	7	Carlos Saturno Garcia	252,000
25	8	Roy Chambers	178,000
25	9	Camille Brown	158,000

27	1	Jacob Mcdonald	397,000
27	2	Martin Stoyanov	113,000
27	3	Sebastien Grax	390,000
27	4	Yonatan Basin	107,000
27	5	Femi Fashakin	106,000
27	6	David Chocheles	415,000
27	7	Jerod Smith	117,000
27	8	Rubin Chappell	105,000
27	9	Ryan Andrada	166,000

28	1	Yita Choong	137,000
28	2	Gregor Sverko	120,000
28	3	Genefredo Legaspi	115,000
28	4	Corey Zedo	51,000
28	5	Nicholas Blumenthal	118,000
28	6	Tyler Yates	200,000
28	7	Joshua Prager	200,000
28	8	Michael Dyer	377,000
28	9	Michael Penoro	139,000

29	1	Jiashuo Zhou	259,000
29	2	Angelina Rich	106,000
29	3	Darryll Fish	357,000
29	4	Kevin Ayow	419,000
29	5	Kevin Garosshen	156,000
29	6	Cristina Ilie	313,000
29	7	Frederick Adams	41,000
29	8	August Smrek	139,000
29	9	Henry So	147,000

30	1	Edmond Brooks	500,000
30	2	Vahan Sudzhyan	236,000
30	3	Yulia Lisichkina	186,000
30	4	Jacob Mendelsohn	306,000
30	5	Daniel Ott	100,000
30	6	Kenneth Johnston	45,000
30	7	Tamas Lendvai	285,000
30	8	Rafael Reis	51,000
30	9	Cody Wiegmann	319,000

31	1	Ira Friedman	148,000
31	2	Kevin Klunder	345,000
31	3	Eric Leonard	257,000
31	4	Massoud Eskandari	354,000
31	5	Steven Firestone	74,000
31	6	Rajai Wazwaz	323,000
31	7	Joseph Carden	241,000
31	8	Sepehr Ebrahimi	68,000
31	9	Bud Lavassani	359,000

32	1	Hugo Perez	108,000
32	2	Jason Golani	124,000
32	3	Bruno Paulo Bernardino	136,000
32	4	Ryan Van Sanford	300,000
32	6	Joshua Reichard	769,000
32	7	Erik Carvalho	331,000
32	8	Joseph Dulaney	183,000
32	9	Greg Himmelbrand	655,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Reichard	769,000
Mike Hack	726,000
Greg Himmelbrand	655,000
Radoslav Stoyanov	625,000
Shea Quintin	621,000
Hien Nguyen	565,000
Ian Matakis	564,000
Cory Skolnik	547,000
Aditya Sushant	535,000
Federico Ottenio	515,000
Hoi Wong	510,000
Edmond Brooks	500,000
David Moore	472,000
Jay Yates	460,000
Andrew Moreno	444,000
Santiago Soriano Ramos	434,000
Kevin Ayow	419,000
David Chocheles	415,000
Mohammad Mufti	406,000
Jacob Mcdonald	397,000
Francisco Carreira Pacheco	392,000
Joshua Smith	389,000
Sung Jin Choi	387,000
Michael Dyer	377,000
Andres Morales	372,000

Day 2 Of $1,600 MSPT Kicks Off at 11 a.m.

Liam Gannon

After three starting flights of The Mid-States Poker Tour $1,600 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event, that brought out a total of 1,644 entrants and created a whopping prizepool of $2,347,000. The remaining 233 players will play out for the 171 spots paid and the first place prize of $360,670.

Leading the way is Josh Reichard who ended up bagging 769,000 from the second of three flights. The Wisconsin native is tied for second most WSOP rings of all time at 12, and is looking to secure a position for himself in his quest for his second MSPT title.

Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

Player	Chip Count
Josh Reichard	769,000
MICHAEL HACK	726,000
Greg Himmelbrand	655,000
Radoslav Stoyanov,	625,000
Therry Quintin	621,000
Hien Nguyen,	565,000
IAN MATAKIS	564,000
Cory Skolnik,	547,000
Aditya Sushant,	535,000
Federico Ottenio,	515,000

Others who ended up bagging include MSPT champions Greg Himmelbrand (655,000), Taylor Howard (276,000), and Rich Alsup (119,000) as well as others like Andrew Moreno (444,000), Darryl Fish (357,000), Ralph Massey (220,000) and WSOP 2017 Main Event Runner-up Dan Ott (100,000).

Play will begin at 11:00 with blinds at 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante. The blinds will last 40-minutes each level, with a 15-minute break following each level. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates regarding the MSPT atVenetian Las Vegas Nevada.

Tags: Andrew Moreno Dan Ott Darryl Fish Greg Himmelbrand Josh Reichard Ralph Massey Rich Alsup Taylor Howard

06-09-2022 11:00 UTC-7

Shuffle Up And Deal!

Liam Gannon

The 233 players have sat down and begun play.

Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

06-09-2022 11:08 UTC-7

Howard Scores Elimination First Hand

Liam Gannon

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Adam Perlman raised to 12,000 in the hijack and on the button, Taylor Howard three-bet to 45,000. In the small blind Constantine Vianos moved all-in for his remaining 77,000 and Howard called after Perlman folded.

Constantine Vianos:
Taylor Howard:

The board ran out which filled up Howard and gave him a healthy boost to his stack at the expense of Vianos.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taylor Howard	377,000	101,000
Constantine Vianos	Busted

Tags: Constantine Vianos Taylor Howard

06-09-2022 11:23 UTC-7

So Flops Trips

Liam Gannon

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Frederick Adams moved all-in from under the-gun for 33,000 and from middle position, Henry So moved all-in for slightly more and all other action folded.

Frederick Adams:
Henry So:

The board ran out and So moved his stack to over six figures at the expense of Adams.

Player	Chips	Progress
Henry So	124,000	-23,000

Tags: Frederick Adams Henry So

06-09-2022 11:37 UTC-7

Spanne Holds Against Cichy

Liam Gannon

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Joseph Spanne raised to 12,000 on the button and in the big blind, Hunter Cichy moved all-in for his remaining 74,000 and the big blind folded while Spanne called.

Hunter Cichy:
Joseph Spanne: