$1,110 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2022 MSPT Venetian Fall
$1,110 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2022 MSPT Venetian Fall
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$500,000
Entries
470
Level
29
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Entries
340
Players Left
38
Wiegmann Bags Monster Stack on Day 1b of MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
It was a much larger turnout for Day 1b of the MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event and thus there were much larger stacks by the day's end. A total of 340 entries were recorded for the second starting flight and just 38 players advanced to Day 2 tomorrow.
It was a late surge from Cody Wiegmann in the latter portion of the day that saw him finish on the top of the leaderboard with a whopping 800,000 chips, exactly 32 starting stacks. Wiegmann's late-night push came on the heels of cracking Scott Sisler's pocket kings when Wiegmann flopped a set of tens. Although it put a large dent in Sisler's stack, he managed to recover nicely and bagged up the second largest stack with 647,000 chips.
Both players will be looking to record their second six-figure score tomorrow as the winner will be taking home just over $100,000 for their efforts. There will be a total of $500,000 handed out on Day 2 amongst the 53 remaining players. Each player has already locked up $2,513 but will have their sights set on that first-place prize.
Some other notables making it through to Day 2 include David Pham (513,000), Peter Hengsakul (465,000), Bryan Piccioli (304,000), and Jared Jaffee (224,000). It wasn't all roses for everyone today as many familiar faces fell by the wayside throughout the day. PokerNews' own Nicholas Baltz and Chad Holloway were unable to spin up a stack and were joined on the sideline by the likes of Katie Lindsay, James Romero, Asher Conniff, Angela Jordison, Will Givens, and Tim Reilly.
The action is scheduled to resume at 11 a.m. local time tomorrow with 29 minutes remaining in level 15. The blinds will resume at 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 big blind ante. The levels will continue to be 40 minutes in length and they will play down to a winner by tomorrow night. There will still be a 15-minute break after every three levels with no dinner break scheduled.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be back on the tournament floor to bring you all of the live updates until a champion is crowned.
Assorted End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
800,000 | 415,000 |
|
647,000 | 381,000 |
|
513,000 | 395,000 |
|
479,000 | 479,000 |
|
465,000 | 28,000 |
|
432,000 | 44,000 |
|
390,000 | 390,000 |
|
|
339,000 | |
|
|
315,000 | |
|
304,000 | 12,000 |
|
286,000 | -54,000 |
|
254,000 | 6,000 |
|
224,000 | 26,000 |
|
212,000 | 212,000 |
|
|
212,000 | |
|
210,000 | 15,000 |
|
182,000 | |
|
179,000 | |
|
177,000 | -214,000 |
|
165,000 | |
|
160,000 | 15,000 |
|
130,000 | -7,000 |
|
|
122,000 | |
|
|
120,000 | -15,000 |
|
120,000 |
McCullough Goes Out on the Bubble
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The action folded around to Patrick McCullough in the small blind who shoved all in for just over 60,000. Dan Mingus snap-called from the big blind and the cards were tabled once the action was completed at all other tables.
Patrick McCullough: 
Dan Mingus: 
The flop of 
was safe for Mingus, leaving McCullough drawing to runner-runner. The 
on the turn was no help and the 
on the river was meaningless. McCullough was eliminated on the bubble and the final 38 players will now bag up their chips for the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
248,000 | |
|
Busted |
Hand-for-Hand Begins
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The tournament is now down to just 39 players and the hand-for-hand process will now begin. With the next elimination, the remaining 38 players will be in the money and bag up for Day 2 tomorrow.
Try and Try Again
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Jake Blumberg opened to 15,000 in the hijack and Stan Webb called from the big blind. The flop came 
and Webb checked to Blumberg who bet 20,000. Webb check-raised to 45,000 which was followed by an all in by Blumberg. Webb quickly folded and Blumberg collected the pot.
On the next hand, Tyler Patterson raised to 15,000 and was called by Blumberg and Webb. The flop fell 
and the action checked to Blumberg who fired out a bet of 21,000.
Webb check-raised to 45,000 again which got a quick fold from Patterson and Blumberg eventually followed suit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
388,000 | 105,000 |
|
|
195,000 | -13,000 |
|
|
135,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
One More Break
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
With just 5 eliminations away from bagging for the night, the players have been sent on one more 15-minute break. When they return, the hand-for-hand process should begin momentarily.
King-High Holds Up for Piccioli
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Bryan Piccioli raised to 12,000 in the cutoff and the big blind was the only player to call. They went heads-up to a flop of 
and Piccioli continued with a large bet of 20,000. His opponent called and the paired the board on the turn.
Both players checked this time and the 
completed the board. The big blind checked once more and Piccioli was happy to check it back. The big blind turned over 
for a missed straight draw while Piccioli's 
earned him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
292,000 | 7,000 |
Holtz Shoves on Chirva, Hengsakul Adds to His Stack
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Michael Holtz opened to 12,000 on the button and Maksim Chriva defended from the big blind. The flop came 
and both players checked to the on the turn.
Chirva led out with a bet of 15,000 and Holtz jammed all in, putting Chirva to the test for his remaining 70,000 chips. After a minute, Chirva opted to let his hand go and Holtz collected the pot.
Just a couple of hands later, Peter Hengsakul got involved in a four-bet pot with all of the chips going in the middle preflop. Hengsakul had his opponent at risk for around 80,000 but needed to get lucky.
Hengsakul showed 
and was up against the 
of his opponent. The board ran out 
and Hengsakul's ace on the flop was enough to eliminate his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
437,000 | 152,000 |
|
|
145,000 | 94,000 |
|
|
70,000 | 70,000 |