MSPT $1,100 Venetian
Day 1a Started
MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event
MSPT $1,100 Venetian
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event
Buy-in
$1,100
Entries
671
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 150,000
Ante
30,000
Entries
238
Players Left
27
Welcome to Day 1a of the MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event
The 2021 Mid States Poker Tour (MSPT) is back in Las Vegas for the MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event and the Venetian Poker Room will play host to three days of action from September 4-6. The guaranteed prize pool of $500,000 will be at stake with two opening flights on Saturday and Sunday and the finale on Monday.
The MSPT previously visited Las Vegas this Summer for two main events. Harlen Miller of Bismarck, North Dakota beat a field of 2,790 entries to win the MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event in early June and later that month Chance Kornuth outlasted 2,011 entries to take down the MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event. Many MSPT regulars are expected in the field today to compete for the $500,000 guarantee.
Day 1a begins at 11:10 a.m. local time and is the first of two starting days, with Day 1b taking place on Sunday September 5 at 11:10 a.m. The final day of the tournament will take place on Monday September 6 with the surviving fields from Day 1a and Day 1b meeting at 11:00 a.m. Players will start with 25,000 in chips and blinds open at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. Players will take a 15-minute break every three levels and a 60-minute break at the end of level nine. Levels will be 40 minutes long.
Play will continue on Day 1a until 11% of the field remain, or until 15 levels have been played. Registration will be open until the conclusion of the dinner break that follows Level Nine, which will be around 6:40 p.m. Players can re-enter as many times as they wish until late registration closes.
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Shuffle Up and Deal!
Cards are in the air for Day 1a of the MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event with 76 entrants registered so far. Many more are expected throughout the day with nine levels of registration available.
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Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Early Runners
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Beck Applies Pressure
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
Action folded around to Philip Beck in the small blind for a raise to 1,600. The big blind three-bet to 4,200 and Beck made the call.
The flop came 
and both players checked.
The turn was 
and Beck checked again. The big blind led out for 1,900 and Beck check-raised to 6,000. After tanking for a short time, the big blind made the fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,500 |
Massey Chips Up
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
With 
on the flop, Raymond Padgett bet 1,600 and got the call from Ralph Massey.
The turn was 
and Padgett bet 4,000 to a call from Massey. The river was 
and Padgett fired one more time for 4,000 and Massey made the call.
Padgett turned over 
and Massey showed 
for a pair of tens to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,000 | 7,000 |
Winners from August’s DeepStack Showdown Tournament Series
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
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 |