$1,100 Main Event
Day 2 Started
$1,100 Main Event
Day 2 Started
Welcome to the Day 2 finale of the $1,100 Main Event at Venetian Las Vegas on the Mid-States Poker Tour(MSPT). The event drew 464 entries and generated a prize pool of $447,760, and a total of 52 players moved on to Day 2. Cards go in the air at 11 a.m. local time.
Chance Kornuth has the overall lead after two opening flights with 744,000. He’s followed by Day 1b chip leader Jared Kingery, who bagged 704,000. In third and fourth on the leaderboard are Eric Siegel and Michael Rossitto, while Nick Pupillo rounds out the top five.
Rank | Name | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Chance Kornuth | 744,000 | 149 |
2 | Jared Kingery | 704,000 | 141 |
3 | Eric Siegel | 476,000 | 95 |
4 | Michael Rossitto | 470,000 | 94 |
5 | Nicholas Pupillo | 436,000 | 87 |
6 | Craig Mason | 430,000 | 86 |
7 | Gerald Cunniff | 376,000 | 75 |
8 | Dylan Linde | 360,000 | 72 |
9 | Kfir Nahum | 341,000 | 68 |
10 | Christopher Hovey | 290,000 | 58 |
Other players returning for Day 2 include Christina Gollins, Ori Hasson, Jesse Lonis, Ryan Laplante, Jordan Cristos, Dylan Linde, and both Aaron Massey and Ralph Massey.
All returning players are in the money and the top 52 runners earn a min-cash of $2,450, while the winner takes home the top prize of $90,215. Players will return with 25:48 in Level 15 with blinds at 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante. Action will continue today until a winner is declared.
Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
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1 | $90,215 | 11-12 | $6,716 |
2 | $61,274 | 13-15 | $5,597 |
3 | $43,209 | 16-18 | $4,801 |
4 | $30,895 | 19-21 | $4,130 |
5 | $23,284 | 22-24 | $3,582 |
6 | $17,463 | 25-27 | $3,134 |
7 | $12,985 | 28-36 | $2,787 |
8 | $9,851 | 37-45 | $2,563 |
9-10 | $8,060 | 46-52 | $2,450 |
Meanwhile, the $1,600 Main Event gets underway today with a $750,000 guarantee and three opening flights. Surviving players will meet again on Sunday for Day 2.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all day long for live updates from the floor of the MSPT Main Event at Venetian Las Vegas.
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Play is now underway in Day 2 of the $1,100 MSPT Venetian Main Event with 25:48 left in Level 15. The tournament will now operate on a 30-second shot clock.
Gregor Sverko got it all in for over 50,000 and Frederic Heller was the one to put him at risk.
Gregor Sverko:
Frederic Heller:
The board ran out and Heller picked up a pair of tens to eliminate Sverko early in Day 2.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Frederic Heller | 305,000 | 59,000 |
Gregor Sverko | Busted |
Jeff Madsen was spotted counting out his chips for a double while showing with a big pot in the middle and a full board of . The cost of the bet was 260,000 to Nick Pupillo, who was left with just around 62,000.
On the next hand, Pupillo shoved the rest of it and Dustin Lee went all in for more from the next seat over. The rest of the table got out of the way and action was heads up with Pupillo at risk.
Nick Pupillo:
Dustin Lee:
The board ran out and Lee made kings full of aces to beat Pupillo's flush and knock him out of the tournament.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jeff Madsen
|
620,000 | 336,000 |
Dustin Lee | 235,000 | 86,000 |
Nick Pupillo
|
Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
David Anderson got it all in for around 51,000 and Ryan Laplante looked him up from the next seat over. The rest of the table got out of the way and action was heads up with Anderson at risk.
David Anderson:
Ryan Laplante:
The board ran out and Anderson flopped a set of sixes to survive.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ryan Laplante
|
263,000 | -19,000 |
David Anderson | 115,000 | 78,000 |
Gianluca Pace raised to 12,000 and Noam Muallem called from the next seat over before Chance Kornuth raised to 30,000. Pace went deep into the tank and used several time banks before he finally called. Muallem folded and action was heads up.
The flop was and Pace shoved immediately. Kornuth tossed his hand in the muck and gave up the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chance Kornuth
|
622,000 | -122,000 |
Gianluca Pace | 280,000 | 99,000 |
Noam Muallem | 175,000 |
Matthew Volosevich was all in for around 150,000 and Bin Weng had him barely covered when he put him at risk.
Matthew Volosevich:
Bin Weng:
The board ran out and Weng made three aces to knock Volosevich out of the tournament.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Bin Weng
|
300,000 | 65,000 |
Matthew Volosevich | Busted |