MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event ($1.5M GTD) Day 1d | MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event ($1.5M GTD)

MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event ($1.5M GTD)

Day 1d Completed

06-06-2021 00:12 UTC-7

Max Corcoran Bags Day 1d Chip Lead of MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event

Dan O'Hair

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

After four long hard-fought days of poker, all Day 1’s of the Mid-Stakes Poker Tour $1,100 (1.5M GTD) Main Event have come to an end. Today, it was Max Corcoran from Arizona who stood tall among the many after bagging 548,500 in chips.

Day 1d began play with nearly 500 entrants and steadily increased up until late registration ended – coming in at a total of 1,233. By the day’s end, that number had dwindled to fewer than 200.

Taken altogether, Day 1a through Day 1d had a combined total of 2,790 entries. This brings the official prize pool to $2,692,350 – well beyond the $1.5 million guarantee.

A total of 297 players will cash, with a min-cash being worth $2,423 and the eventual champion taking home a cool $367,801.

Notables who managed to bag into Day 2 include Jerod Smith (140,500), Steven Wilkie (130,500), Jacob Rich (327,600), Jeremy Calverley (116,000), Nicholas Palma (39,000), and Joe Cada (65,500), who nursed a short stack for much of the evening.

Among those who didn’t make the cut were Irene Carey, Ari Engel, Dan Sears, Ralph Massey, Matt Affleck, Jesse Sylvia, and Allen Kessler.

Day 2 is set to begin a 11 a.m. local time, with players encouraged to come a bit early so as to unbag their chips. The money bubble is expected to burst shortly after play begins.

Stay tuned to PokerNews as we continue to bring you all the action from Day 2 of the Mid-Stakes Poker Tour $1,100 (1.5M GTD) Main Event.

06-05-2021 23:32 UTC-7

End-of-Day 1d Chip Counts (Full)

Dan O'Hair

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Banahan	587,000
Max Corcoran	548,500	128,500
Kyrylo Kobzyev	523,500	500
Jeremy Koehler	522,000
Michael Rocco	521,000	521,000
Terry Fleischer	518,000	518,000
Ben Farrell	501,000
Harlen Miller	492,500	500
Chris Karambinis	456,500	500
Filmon Ghebreegzabheir	451,000	451,000
Jonathan Dokler	441,500	500
William Firebaugh	427,500	427,500
Alfonso Timoteo	425,500	500
Adedapo Ajayi	419,500	419,500
Wo Zhu	417,500	417,500
Jitendra Surwade	410,000	45,000
Jovan Sudar	405,500	500
Daniel Vampan	403,000	403,000
Thuc Truong	402,500	402,500
Anthony Nguyen	397,500	397,500
Malik Zaman	395,000
Roberto Valdez	380,000	380,000
Benjamin Palmer	376,000	376,000
Dominic Brazier	374,500	374,500
Jorden Helstern	374,500	500

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06-05-2021 23:30 UTC-7

Day 1 Comes to an End

Dan O'Hair

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Play has concluded for the evening. All Day 1's have now been completed.

Stay tuned for a recap of the action.

06-05-2021 23:12 UTC-7

Six More Hands

Dan O'Hair

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The tournament staff has just announced play will go on for six more hands before bagging and tagging for the night.

06-05-2021 23:00 UTC-7

Wilkie Gives it up

Dan O'Hair

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Steve Wilkie open-limped from the cutoff, the small blind completed, and the big blind checked his option.

The flop came and action checked to Wilkie, who bet 7,500. Only the player in the small blind called.

The turn brought the and the small blind again check-called a bet from Wilkie — this time for 11,000.

The completed the board and Wilkie's opponent went all in for 50,000.

Wilkie shook his head and thought for a bit, but eventually folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Wilkie	90,000	-87,000

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

06-05-2021 22:33 UTC-7

Corcoran Gets Caught

Dan O'Hair

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Max Corcoran opened to 6,500 from the lojack and was called by a player on the button and big blind.

Corcoran was checked to on the flop and he continued for 8,500. Only the player on the button called.

The turn brought the and Corcoran fired again — this time for 13,500. His opponent again called.

The fell on the river and Corcoran fired 18,500 into the middle. His opponent placed a single chip into the middle to indicate a call and Corcoran quickly flashed what appeared to be . The player on button tabled for tens and deuces and scooped the pot.