Welcome to Day 1b of the $1,100 MSPT Venetian Main Event
Welcome to Day 1b of the $1,100 MSPT Main Event. Cards go in the air at 11:10 a.m. for the second of two flights at Venetian Las Vegas.
Chance Kornuth leads the way with 744,000 after a Day 1a field that saw 19 players move on from 165 entries.
$1,100 MSPT Venetian Main Event Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chance Kornuth | 744,000 |
| 2 | Craig Mason | 430,000 |
| 3 | Kfir Nahum | 341,000 |
| 4 | Spencer Champlin | 286,000 |
| 5 | Jesse Lonis | 271,000 |
| 6 | Phuoc Nguyen | 260,000 |
| 7 | Ori Hasson | 256,000 |
| 8 | Michael Williams | 248,000 |
| 9 | Christina Gollins | 242,000 |
| 10 | Gianluca Pace | 181,000 |
The tour is coming off of a stop in Riverside, Iowa that drew 749 entries for a prize pool of $726,530. MSPT last visited Las Vegas over Labor Day weekend, and PokerGO commentator Jeff Platt outlasted 470 entries on his run to a $100,804 victory.
The $250,000 guarantee is the first of two MSPT events at the Venetian this week, with a $1,600 Main Event to follow on Thursday, November 3 that guarantees $750,000. Today's survivors will return on Thursday at 11 a.m. for Day 2.
Players will start with 25,000 chips and play 40-minute levels until approximately 11% of the field remains, which will be in the money. Unlimited entries are available through Level 9, at approximately 5:55 p.m. local time. Day 1a ended with 19:15 left in Level 15 with blinds at 3,000/5,000/5,000.
PokerNews coverage will continue at approximately 2 p.m., so keep it with the Live Reporting team for updates from the floor of the $1,100 MSPT Main Event at Venetian Las Vegas.
showing and 
on the board. Her opponent had the losing 
for three kings. Shorr mucked the losing 
face-up while March stacked up the chips. 
and Dan Bekavac was all in for around 30,000 while Ark Onikul was considering his options. Onikul spent an extended amount of time in the tank. 
for the ace-high to go with the board's pair of nines. Bekavac showed 
and tossed it in the muck. 
and Bekavac fell behind on the flop but spiked a ten on the river to secure the double and stay alive.
turn. 
for a pair of aces. Cunniff showed 
and the ace-queen held to send Himmelspach to the rail.
and Lin picked up a pair of aces on the flop to send Wazwaz to the rail.
