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Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event ($1.5M GTD)
MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event ($1.5M GTD)
Day: 1d
Event Info
MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event ($1.5M GTD)
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1d
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$2,692,350
Total Entries
2,790
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
1,233
Players Left
180
Players Left 1 / 2,790
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Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Day 1d has now generated 1,057 entries and continues to grow as alternates take their seats.
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Four ways on a flop of 
, Albert Bragg faced a 5,000 bet from a player in middle position. Bragg called in the cutoff and everyone else folded.
Bragg was checked to on the 
turn and he bet 2,000. His opponent flatted.
The 
filled the river and Bragg was checked to once more. This time he fired 6,000 into the middle and his opponent called after some thought. Bragg tabled 
for a flopped set and his opponent mucked.
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
Jesse Sylvia opened to 1,500 from middle position and was three-bet to 4,800 by the player in the lojack. Action folded to Matt Affleck in the cutoff, who deliberated for some time before placing a four-bet to 29,000 into the middle. Everyone folded back around to the three-bettor, who called off for his remaining stack.
Lojack:
Affleck: 
Affleck was poised to send his opponent to the rail with his overpair, but the 
runout left both players with a straight and they chopped up the pot.
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
A player in early position raised to 1,500 and was called directly behind by Arkado Gadelov and two players from the cutoff and big blind.
The flop came 
and action checked to Gadelov, who bet 2,200. Everyone folded except the big blind, who called.
Both players checked on the turn and Gadelov's opponent checked again on the 
river, prompting a 5,500 bet from Gadelov. The big blind quickly folded and Gadelov scooped the pot.
Gadelov is among the chip leaders, if not thee current chip leader with approximately 200,000 in chips.
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
Players are on their second break of the day. Due to the sheer size of the field, the playing area has extended from just the Palazzo to the Venetian Poker Room. A few notables were seen there, including Kathy Libert, Ryan Laplante, and Eyal Bensimhon.
Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
From June 10-14, the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) will play host to a second Main Event, this one costing $1,600 to enter and featuring a $2,000,000 guarantee.
The three-day tournament will offer a trio of starting flights starting with Day 1a on Thursday, June 10 at 11:10 a.m. Days 1b and 1c will take place at the same time on Friday, June 11 and Saturday, June 12 respectively. Late registration for each flight will remain open until approximately 6:25 p.m. local time.
The tournament starts players with 30,000 in chips and plays 40-minute levels throughout.
The surviving players from each starting flight will return for Day 2 action at 11 a.m. on Sunday, June 13. Those who make it through the day will then come back at Noon on Monday, June 14 to play down to a winner.
Once again, PokerNews will offer live updates from start to finish, so be sure to mark your calendar now.
Click here for a look at the full Venetian DeepStack Championship Poker Series schedule.
