2022 MSPT Venetian November

Day 1c of the $1,600 MSPT Venetian Main Event has come to an end and Nick Pupillo bagged the top stack of the flight with 732,000 chips.

The third and final starting flight attracted 373 entries and 42 players made the money by surviving to see Day 2.

There were a total of 808 entries across all three starting flights which created a $1,151,400 prize pool, smashing through the $750,000 guarantee.

Tomorrow on Sunday, Nov 6 at 11:00 a.m. local time, the 42 Day 1c survivors will combine with the 17 Day 1a survivors and the 32 Day 1b survivors to play to a winner.

The 91 returning players will all be in the money and guaranteed a min-cash of $2,879, but all eyes will be on the trophy and $200,344 first-place prize.

Along with Pupillo, Joseph Cheong (650,000), David Shaw (559,000), Anthony Spinella (547,000), and David Jackson (544,000) round out the top five bagged stacks on Day 1c.

$1,600 MSPT Venetian Main Event Day 1c Top Ten Chip Counts

Kenna James and MSPT regular DJ Buckley both made deep runs, but were the last two eliminations before the stone bubble. Ultimately, it was Kenny Huynh eliminated on the bubble when he was forced all-in from the big blind and failed to improve.

Others who were able to secure their place into the Sunday finale include Chance Kornuth (252,000), Barry Hutter (166,000), Shannon Shorr (99,000), Kyna England (84,000), and Justin Barnum (20,000), in addition to a pair of Moreno brothers, as Andrew Moreno (419,000) and MSPT Venetian Poker Bowl VI runner-up Johnnie “Vibes” Moreno (329,000) both ended the day with healthy stacks.

When action resumes on Day 2, there will be 32:00 remaining in Level 16 with blinds at 3,000/6,000/6,000.

Stay tuned as the PokerNews team returns to provide live updates from the floor of the $1,600 MSPT Main Event at Venetian Las Vegas until a champion is crowned.

The 42 survivors from Day 1c are bagging and tagging and will return tomorrow for the Day 2 finale when all three flights will be combined.

Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap of the day.

Kenny Huynh was forced all-in for his last 3,000 in the big blind and action folded around to Mitchell Halverson in the small blind who had Huynh at risk.

"I love to see that," said Huynh as he first peeled a deuce, before the two players revealed their hands, and Huynh was dominated.

Kenny Huynh:
Mitchell Halverson:

The board ran out and Huynh was eliminated on the bubble, while the remaining 42 survivors punched their ticket into the Day 2 finale.

With 43 players remaining, the tournament is now in hand-for-hand mode.

Reportedly, DJ Buckley had gotten his roughly 80,000 chips in preflop and was at risk against an opponent.

DJ Buckley:
Opponent:

The board ran out to give Buckley's opponent a superior flush, and Buckley was eliminated one off the bubble.

Kenna James had gotten his roughly 90,000 chips in on the button and was at risk against Mitchell Halverson in the cutoff.

Kenna James:
Mitchell Halverson:

James was in good shape for the double, until the flop landed to put him behind. The turn provided chop outs, but the completed the board to confirm James' elimination on the unfortunate runout, while the field is now two eliminations away from bagging.

Over three starting flights, the tournament attracted a total of 808 entries, which created a total prize pool of $1,151,400.

That will be paid out to the 91 players who will return on Day 2. A min-cash is worth $2,879 and the top three finishers will receive a six-figure payout, while the eventual winner will claim the trophy and the top prize of $200,344.