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MSPT $1,100 Venetian
Day 1b Completed
MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event
MSPT $1,100 Venetian
Day: 1b
Event Info
MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
$1,100
Total Entries
671
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 150,000
Ante
30,000
Entries
433
Players Left
48
Players Left 1 / 671
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Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Corey Hochman of Phoenix, Arizona ended Day 1b of the MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event as the chip leader after 48 players survived the 433 entrants to find a bag for Day 2. The 3-day event attracted 671 total entrants over Days 1a and 1b, and 27 players from Day 1a will meet the Day 1b survivors on Monday September 6 when the final 75 players play for the Mid-States Poker Tour main event title.
Hochman remained near the top of the leaderboard for the better part of the day, but the hand that clinched the chip lead came near the end when he eliminated the queens of Vongduane Sengseevong with an ace-high flush. Other names near the top of the leaderboard include Mark Babekov and Michael Berk, who found a big stack early and maintained his place among the leaders for the entire day.
Other Day 1b survivors include Ralph Massey, Ryan Laplante, Jason Obinger, Daniel Sepiol, and Chris Meyers.
The final 75 players will return on Monday September 6 at 11:00 a.m. local time where play will resume and continue until there is a winner. Play will continue in Level 15 with blinds at 3000/5000/5000. Players are encouraged to come early tomorrow in order to unbag their chips.
Stay tuned to PokerNews as we return for Day 2 on Monday to bring you all the action from the floor at the Venetian Poker Room.
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | Sean Yu | 312000 |
| 10 | 2 | Kent Buckingham | 163,000 |
| 10 | 3 | Fredger West | 98,000 |
| 10 | 5 | Katrina Weaver | 182,000 |
| 10 | 6 | Todd Wilson | 98,000 |
| 10 | 7 | Jason Hickey | 177,000 |
| 10 | 8 | Daniel Sepiol | 371,000 |
| 10 | 9 | Saad Ghanem | 217,000 |
| Table | Seat | Player | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | Daniel Nack | 154,000 |
| 11 | 2 | Thu Nguyen | 388,000 |
| 11 | 4 | Ryan Laplante | 74,000 |
| 11 | 5 | Eric Salazar | 478,000 |
| 11 | 6 | Ilyas Muradi | 338,000 |
| 11 | 7 | Artem Zverkhovskyy | 261,000 |
| 11 | 8 | Jason Obinger | 219,000 |
| 11 | 9 | Steven Buckner | 121,000 |
| Table | Seat | Player | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1 | Kathy Liebert | 373,000 |
| 12 | 2 | Cody Wiegmann | 283,000 |
| 12 | 3 | Chris Meyers | 219,000 |
| 12 | 4 | John Thrasher | 108,000 |
| 12 | 5 | Terry Fleischer | 239,000 |
| 12 | 6 | Jordan Flaschner | 78,000 |
| 12 | 7 | Jason Crews | 60,000 |
| 12 | 9 | Dillyn Foy | 329,000 |
| Table | Seat | Player | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | Chen Xiaochun | 154,000 |
| 13 | 3 | Dhimitri Lleshi | 231,000 |
| 13 | 4 | Bilguun Odgerel | 173,000 |
| 13 | 5 | Blair Mathieson | 478,000 |
| 13 | 6 | Joseph Lam | 183,000 |
| 13 | 7 | Christopher Carey | 107,000 |
| 13 | 8 | Alex Mazzola | 450,000 |
| 13 | 9 | Satheesh Francis | 182,000 |
| Table | Seat | Player | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | Tony Wasaya | 427,000 |
| 14 | 2 | S L | 143,000 |
| 14 | 3 | Henry Liang | 252,000 |
| 14 | 4 | Elvis Toomas | 198,000 |
| 14 | 5 | Corey Hochman | 703,000 |
| 14 | 6 | Rohan Long | 252,000 |
| 14 | 7 | Demetrius Kermani | 66,000 |
| 14 | 8 | Dave Alfa | 206,000 |
| 14 | 9 | Cy Church | 358,000 |
| Table | Seat | Player | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1 | Mario Quijano | 154,000 |
| 15 | 2 | Francis Anderson | 352,000 |
| 15 | 3 | Thong Tran | 154,000 |
| 15 | 4 | Cole Keenan | 278,000 |
| 15 | 5 | Matthew Schultz | 345,000 |
| 15 | 6 | Jason Wheeler | 156,000 |
| 15 | 7 | Kenny Ho | 177,000 |
| 15 | 8 | Mark Babekov | 524,000 |
| 15 | 9 | Leonard August | 80,000 |
| Table | Seat | Player | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1 | Tyler Jamison | 400,000 |
| 16 | 2 | Jordan Cristos | 161,000 |
| 16 | 3 | Kenny Han | 88,000 |
| 16 | 5 | Michael Wang | 23,000 |
| 16 | 6 | Zach Donovan | 77,000 |
| 16 | 7 | Ashley Sleeth | 58,000 |
| 16 | 8 | Justin Scott | 381,000 |
| 16 | 9 | William Serra | 16,000 |
| Table | Seat | Player | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1 | Tan Nguyen | 160,000 |
| 17 | 3 | Michael Williams | 167,000 |
| 17 | 4 | Jerry Hapunik | 170,000 |
| 17 | 5 | Tsz Shing | 144,000 |
| 17 | 6 | Michael Bailey | 109,000 |
| 17 | 7 | Rupesh Pattni | 164,000 |
| 17 | 8 | Joel Baker | 110,000 |
| 17 | 9 | James Vales | 311,000 |
| Table | Seat | Player | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1 | Chau Nguyen | 274,000 |
| 18 | 2 | Katsushi Yoshida | 149,000 |
| 18 | 4 | Robert Pisel | 210,000 |
| 18 | 5 | Michael Berk | 363,000 |
| 18 | 6 | Matthew Lambrecht | 235,000 |
| 18 | 7 | Michael Laake | 267,000 |
| 18 | 8 | David Ouellette | 484,000 |
| 18 | 9 | Shahin Shojaeyan | 437,000 |
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
With one elimination to go before the end of Day 1b, Dan Sepiol called an all in with 
. His opponent turned over 
.
The board ran out 
and Sepiol made a flush on the river to score the final elimination of the day.
Stay tuned for a recap of Day 1b with chip counts and more Day 2 information.
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
With 49 players left, we are one elimination away from a hard stop. Players will play until there is an elimination or until we have played until the same point as Day 1a.
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Satheesh Francis raised to 10,000 from the cutoff and got a call from the small blind. Corey Hochman three-bet to 54,000 and Vongduane Sengseevong four-bet to 108,000.
Francis and the cutoff got out of the way and Hochman re-raised all in to a quick call from Sengseevong.
Vongduane Sengseevong: 
Corey Hochman: 
The board ran out 
and the aces held to give Hochman a massive pot and the chip lead.
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
