Jordan Flaschner opened with a raise from middle position for 900. Action folded around for calls from both the small and big blind.
The flop came 
and the blinds checked to Flaschner, who led out for 1,500.
The blinds folded and Flaschner showed 
for the flopped straight. Flaschner remains among the chip leaders early in Day 1a.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
118,000
6,200
|
6,200 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | |
|
|
111,800
38,800
|
38,800 |
|
75,000 | |
|
||
|
74,000 | |
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Since its inception in 2009, the MSPT has done a great job keeping track of player stats. As a result, 12 years on they have one of the best player databases in the industry.
On their "Leaderboards" page, the MSPT tracks such things as Career Earnings, Main Event Cashes, Main Event Final Tables, Main Event Titles, Total Cashes, Most Cashes/Final Tables in a Season, Most Final Tables All-Time, and much more.
| Place | Player | Season | Cashes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Shin | 10 | 12 |
| 2 | Aaron Johnson | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Aaron Johnson | 9 | 10 |
| 4 | Kou Vang | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | Mark Hodge | 6 | 8 |
| 6 | DJ Buckley | 9 | 7 |
| 7 | Kou Vang | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | Patrick Steele | 10 | 7 |
| 9 | Brian Hou | 10 | 7 |
| 10 | Alex Winter | 10 | 6 |
Players are now on a 15-minute break. 152 entrants have registered so far with late registration still open until after the Level Nine dinner break.
With nearly 25,000 in the pot and a board of 
, Jordan Gass fired a bet of 3,500 on the river. Joseph Lam three-bet jammed for 24,500 and Gass made the call after a long tank.
Lam turned over 
for a set of sevens. Gass showed 
for a pair of nines and Lam moved up the leaderboard with an early double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
77,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
25,500
25,500
|
25,500 |
Returning to the Venetian after winning the MSPT $1,100 Main Event this Summer, Harlen Miller raised from middle position to 1,200 and action folded around to Michael Runnels in the big blind for a raise to 2,200. Miller made the call.
The flop came 
and the Runnels led out for 3,500 from the big blind. Miller thought before making the fold to give Runnels an early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
31,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
21,000
2,500
|
2,500 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/200
Ante: 300
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
73,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
71,500
71,500
|
71,500 |
|
34,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
26,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
19,100
5,900
|
5,900 |
|
|
18,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
16,500
8,500
|
8,500 |
In August, Venetian hosted the DeepStack Showdown Tournament Series, which was comprised of 28 tournaments that catered to a combined 5,450 entrants and awarded more than $3.5 million in prize money. Among those to capture titles during the series were Adam Demersseman, Lisa Pickell, Michael Azzaro, and Veerab Zakaryan. Here’s a look at all those who won titles:
| *Date | Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Hometown | Prize* |
| 8/2/21 | Event #1: $250 NLH | 139 | $28,495 | Dustin Lee | Waipahu, HI | $7,000 |
| 8/2/21 | Event #2: $200 NLH Survivor | 61 | $9,760 | 6 winners | N/A | $1,600 |
| 8/4/21 | Event #3: $340 NLH | 412 | $115,360 | Adam Demersseman | San Diego, CA | $17,800 |
| 8/3/21 | Event #4: $200 NLH Bounty | 79 | $12,640 | John Schwantes | Irvine, CA | $2,953 |
| 8/5/21 | Event #5: $250 NLH | 150 | $30,750 | Thomas Cage | Mammoth Lakes, CA | $6,300 |
| 8/7/21 | Event #6: $600 NLH | 539 | $272,195 | Richard Munro | Las Vegas, NV | $48,050 |
| 8/8/21 | Event #7: $200 NLH Bounty | 53 | $8,480 | Marco DiMarino | Miami, FL | $2,186 |
| 8/10/21 | Event #8: $400 NLH | 503 | $165,990 | Lisa Pickell | Las Vegas, NV | $27,000 |
| 8/9/21 | Event #9: $200 NLH | 46 | $7,360 | Alfredo Pacheco | Los Angeles, CA | $1,600 |
| 8/11/21 | Event #10: $400 NLH | 101 | $33,835 | William Tidmore | Richland, MS | $7,919 |
| 8/12/21 | Event #11: $10,000 High Roller | 30 | $300,000 | Andrew Lichtenberger | Las Vegas, NV | $120,000 |
| 8/13/21 | Event #12: $10,000 High Roller | 34 | $340,000 | Ali Imsirovic | Vancouver, WA | $136,000 |
| 8/14/21 | Event #13: $25,000 High Roller | 29 | $725,000 | Sean Perry | Las Vegas, NV | $290,000 |
| 8/15/21 | Event #14: $10,000 High Roller | 14 | $350,000 | Andrew Lichtenberger | Las Vegas, NV | $125,350 |
| 8/16/21 | Event #15: $250 NLH | 152 | $31,160 | David McConachie | New York, NY | $8,941 |
| 8/16/21 | Event #16: $200 NLH Survivor | 68 | $10,880 | Six Winners | N/A | $1,600 |
| 8/17/21 | Event #17: $400 NLH $250K GTD | 1,218 | $405,594 | Seth Evans | Henderson, NV | $59,144 |
| 8/17/21 | Event #18: $200 NLH Bounty | 84 | $13,440 | Marvin Lim | Henderson, NV | $2,856 |
| 8/19/21 | Event #19: $200 NLH Survivor | 51 | $8,160 | 6 Winners | N/A | $1,460 |
| 8/19/21 | Event #20: $200 NLH Survivor | 51 | $8,160 | 5 Winners | N/A | $1,600 |
| 8/22/21 | Event #21: $300 NLH | 105 | $25,725 | Jordan Laubaugh | Las Vegas, NV | $7,000 |
| 8/25/21 | Event #22: $400 NLH | 467 | $155,511 | Andrew Reider | Boulder, CO | $30,972 |
| 8/23/21 | Event #23: $200 NLH Survivor | 64 | $10,240 | 7 Winners | N/A | $1,408 |
| 8/24/21 | Event #24: $200 NLH Bounty | 66 | $10,560 | Darko Ercegovac | Mount Prospect, IL | $1,900 |
| 8/25/21 | Event #25: $500 NLH | 148 | $62,160 | Mehdi Saleh | Tempe, AZ | $13,000 |
| 8/29/21 | Event #26: $600 NLH | 661 | $333,805 | Michael Azzaro | Henderson, NV | $60,339 |
| 8/26/21 | Event #27: $400 PLO | 49 | $16,660 | Alexander Tafesh | Las Vegas, NV | $7,081 |
| 8/29/21 | Event #28: $400 NLH | 76 | $25,460 | Veerab Zakaryan | Las Vegas, NV | $5,396 |
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