Break
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Players are now on their second 15-minute break of the day.
2022 MSPT Venetian November
$1,600 Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
2022 MSPT Venetian November
Buy-in
$1,600
Prize Pool
$1,151,400
Entries
808
Level
34
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
373
Players Left
42
MSPT Winter Poker Classic at Running Aces Will Feature $770K in Guarantees
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Season 13 of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) continues into the winter months and will stop at Running Aces Casino in Columbus, Minnesota from Dec. 1-11 for the Winter Poker Classic.
The MSPT Winter Poker Classic will feature 11 trophy events with over $770,000 in guarantees, including the $1,110 buy-in Main Event with a $300,000 guarantee Dec. 8-11.
The MSPT Winter Poker Classic will kick off on Dec 2 with a $360 Mystery Bounty event, a two-day tournament with a $100,000 guarantee.
After that, a $250 Sunday Feast tournament will play out on Dec. 4 as a two-day $185 Deepstack event with a $20,000 guarantee gets underway later in the evening.
Other events that will play out in the following days include a $250 Seniors event, a $250 Pot-Limit Omaha event, a $300 Tag Team Championship and a $2,500 MSPT Hall of Fame High Roller, which will run for two days beginning Dec. 7.
The $1,110 guaranteed Main Event will feature three starting flights, the first of which will get underway on Dec. 8. Players will begin with a starting stack of 25,000 chips with blinds of 100/100/100 and levels lasting 40 minutes in duration.
Day 2 of the event will play out on Dec. 11 and will play to a winner, who will take home the lion's share of the $300,000 guaranteed prize pool.
The full schedule for the MSPT Winter Poker open is available in the table below.
| DATE | EVENT STARTS | EVENT NAME | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 12/1 | 12:00 PM | $80 Mega Satellite - 1 in 6 advance to $100K GTD | |
| Thursday, 12/1 | 4:00 PM | $360 MSPT $100K GTD Mystery Bounty NLH Day 1A (2-Day Event) | |
| Thursday, 12/1 | 7:00 PM | $80 Mega Satellite - 1 in 6 advance to $100K GTD | |
| Friday, 12/2 | 10:00 AM | $80 Mega Satellite - 1 in 6 advance to $100K GTD | |
| Friday, 12/2 | 12:00 PM | $360 MSPT $100K GTD Mystery Bounty NLH Day 1B (2-Day Event) | |
| Friday, 12/2 | 7:00 PM | $80 Mega Satellite - 1 in 6 advance to $100K GTD | |
| Saturday, 12/3 | 9:00 AM | $80 Turbo Ironman Mega Satellite - 1 in 6 advance to $100K GTD | |
| Saturday, 12/3 | 12:00 PM | $360 MSPT $100K GTD Mystery Bounty NLH Day 1C (2-Day Event) | |
| Saturday, 12/3 | 8:00 PM | $135 Thousandaire NLH - 1 in 10 receive $1,000 | |
| Sunday, 12/4 | 11:00 AM | Day 2: $360 MSPT $100K GTD Mystery Bounty NLH (2-Day Event) | |
| Sunday, 12/4 | 12:00 PM | $250 Sunday Feast NLH | |
| Sunday, 12/4 | 4:00 PM | $300 Satellite - 1 in 10 advance to MSPT $2500 HoF High Roller | |
| Sunday, 12/4 | 7:00 PM | $185 - $20K GTD Deepstack NLH Day 1A (2-Day Event) | |
| Monday, 12/5 | 11:00 AM | $250 Seniors (50+) NLH | |
| Monday, 12/5 | 4:00 PM | $250 Turbo Super Stack NLH | |
| Monday, 12/5 | 7:00 PM | $185 - $20K GTD Deepstack NLH Day 1B (2-Day Event) | |
| Tuesday, 12/6 | 10:00 AM | $135 Sunrise NLH | |
| Tuesday, 12/6 | 12:00 PM | $250 Pot-Limit Omaha | |
| Tuesday, 12/6 | 4:00 PM | $300 MSPT Tag Team Championship NLH ($150/player) | |
| Tuesday, 12/6 | 7:30 PM | $185 - $20K GTD Deepstack NLH Day 1C (2-Day Event) | |
| Wednesday, 12/7 | 12:00 PM | $250 Hump Day NLH | |
| Wednesday, 12/7 | 2:00 PM | $2,500 MSPT Hall of Fame High Roller (2-Day Event) | |
| Wednesday, 12/7 | 4:00 PM | $135 Thousandaire NLH - 1 in 10 receive $1,000 | |
| Wednesday, 12/7 | 6:00 PM | Day 2: $185 - $20K GTD Deepstack NLH (2-Day Event) | |
| Wednesday, 12/7 | 7:00 PM | $265 Satellite - 1 in 5 advance to $300K GTD Day 1A or 1B | |
| Thursday, 12/8 | 10:00 AM | $265 Satellite - 1 in 5 advance to $300K GTD Day 1A or 1B | |
| Thursday, 12/8 | 12:00 PM | Day 2: $2,500 MSPT Hall of Fame High Roller (2-Day Event) | |
| Thursday, 12/8 | 3:00 PM | $1,110 MSPT $300K GTD Main Event NLH Day 1A (2-Day Event) | |
| Thursday, 12/8 | 7:00 PM | $265 Satellite - 1 in 5 advance to $300K GTD | |
| Friday, 12/9 | 10:00 AM | $265 Satellite - 1 in 5 advance to $300K GTD | |
| Friday, 12/9 | 12:00 PM | $1,110 MSPT $300K GTD Main Event NLH Day 1B (2-Day Event) | |
| Friday, 12/9 | 7:00 PM | $265 Satellite - 1 in 5 advance to $300K GTD | |
| Saturday, 12/10 | 9:00 AM | $265 Turbo Ironman Satellite - 1 in 5 advance to $300K GTD | |
| Saturday, 12/10 | 12:00 PM | $1,110 MSPT $300K GTD Main Event NLH Day 1C (2-Day Event) | |
| Saturday, 12/10 | 7:00 PM | $135 Nightly NLH | |
| Sunday, 12/11 | 11:00 AM | Day 2: $1,110 MSPT $300K GTD Main Event NLH (2-Day Event) | |
| Sunday, 12/11 | 12:00 PM | $250 Last Chance NLH | |
| Sunday, 12/11 | 3:00 PM | $135 Last Dance NLH |
Faces in the Field
Evans Takes on River
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Michael Evans opened to 1,500 under the gun, Rich Alsup flatted in early position, and the hijack three-bet to 5,000. Both Evans and Alsup called.
The flop landed 
and action checked to the hijack who bet 3,200. Only Evans continued.
The 
turn was checked to the 
river and Evans led for 4,000. His opponent deliberated but folded to concede the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000 | 17,000 |
|
28,000 | -9,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Updated Chip Counts
Level 5
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | 10,000 |
|
55,000 | 15,000 |
|
50,000 | 17,000 |
|
40,000 | 2,000 |
|
40,000 | 10,000 |
|
33,000 | 21,000 |
|
32,000 | 32,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
28,000 | -2,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
18,000 | 18,000 |
Massey Doubles with Cowboys
Level 5
: 300/500, 500 ante
A player opened from early position and Ralph Massey three-bet to 3,700 on the button. Action folded back to the original raiser who four-bet to 12,000, Massey five-bet jammed for 29,100, and his opponent called.
Ralph Massey: 
Opponent: 
The 
flop changed nothing and the 
turn left Massey just needing to fade an ace. The 
completed the board and Massey secured the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
59,500 | 32,500 |
Toomas Finds River Call
Level 5
: 300/500, 500 ante
With roughly 10,000 in the pot on a 
board, Elvis Toomas bet 4,000 in the big blind, Steve Wilkie called in early position, and Ryan Laplante folded the cutoff.
The completed the board and Toomas checked. Wilkie tossed out a bet of 10,000, and Toomas thought about it and called.
Wilkie tabled 
and it was no good as Toomas showed 
to collect the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | 47,000 |
|
42,000 | -28,000 |
|
|
40,000 | 25,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Nghia Nguyen Wins $1,100 MSPT Venetian Main Event ($90,215)
Level 4
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Just before this $1,600 MSPT Venetian Main Event, the $1,100 MSPT Venetian Main Event played out and attracted 464 runners which generated a $447,670 prize pool. At the end of it, Nghia Nguyen defeated Dylan Linde in heads-up play to claim the title and $90,215.
$1,100 MSPT Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nghia Nguyen | $90,215 |
| 2 | Dylan Linde | $61,274 |
| 3 | Noam Muallem | $43,209 |
| 4 | Kfir Nahum | $30,895 |
| 5 | Jared Kingery | $23,284 |
| 6 | Eric Siegel | $17,463 |
| 7 | Saad Ghanem | $12,985 |
| 8 | Jeff Madsen | $9,851 |
| 9 | Eric Salazar | $8,060 |