Action folded around to Alex Wheeler who raised all in for 102,000 on the button and Tyler Kolness looked him up from the big blind.
Alex Wheeler: 
Tyler Kolness: 
Wheeler was ahead until the 
flop hit the felt giving Kolness top two-pair.
The 
turn was no help to Wheeler as it left him drawing dead to the 
river and he was eliminated in 24th place for $3,962.
Action on the table folded around to Steven Madsen who raised all in for roughly 155,000 and Taylor Howard isolated from the small blind.
Steven Madsen: 
Taylor Howard: 
Madsen was behind holding two overs and the 
flop gave him more outs with the nut flush draw.
Unfortunately for him, both the 
turn and river were bricks, ending his tournament in 26th place for $3,447.
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
| Seat | Table | Chip Count | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Darlo Vansurksum | 675,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Tyler Kolness | 442,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Graham Beynon | 777,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Bart Ness | 180,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Dan Grossman | 980,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Jason Crews | 821,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Joe Osterbauer | 140,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Todd Melander | 341,000 |
| 1 | 9 | Alex Wheeler | 210,000 |
| 3 | 1 | Steven Madsen | 180,000 |
| 3 | 2 | Nicholas Smith | 213,000 |
| 3 | 3 | Joe Matheson | 190,000 |
| 3 | 4 | Matt Shalhoob | 304,000 |
| 3 | 5 | Taylor Howard | 178,000 |
| 3 | 6 | Jovan Sudar | 540,000 |
| 3 | 7 | Justin Saathoff | 966,000 |
| 3 | 8 | John Orfonos | 577,000 |
| 3 | 9 | Brian Weipert | 298,000 |
| 6 | 1 | Jeff Theis | 750,000 |
| 6 | 2 | TJ Murphy | 916,000 |
| 6 | 3 | Luke Blindert | 288,000 |
| 6 | 4 | Jordan Gass | 337,000 |
| 6 | 5 | Saad Ghanem | 530,000 |
| 6 | 6 | Chris Burke | 600,000 |
| 6 | 7 | Kenneth Johnson | 398,000 |
| 6 | 8 | Jeremy Calverley | 835,000 |
| 6 | 9 | Larry Wagner | 501,000 |
The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) will be returning to the Venetian Las Vegas September 4-6 for what is sure to be another massive $1,100 Main Event, as is evidenced by the accompanying $500K Guarantee.
Per usual, MSPT Venetian will headline an entire series' worth of events held from August 30 through September 26, with two starting flights before the field combines on Sunday to compete for the MSPT title.
Recent MSPT Venetian winners include Chance Kornuth ($412,086) Harlan Miller ($367,801), Johnny Oshana ($130,000), James Carroll ($180,850), Korey Payne ($327,773), and Landon Tice ($201,529).
Who will be the next one to add their name to the list of aforementioned champions? PokerNews will be on hand to provide live updates as the answer to that question is determined.
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
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