The Venetian

After 16 levels of play, the starting field of 270 was reduced to just 31 players, each one of them guaranteed a piece of the $400,000 guaranteed prize pool that will be played for on Monday, May 29th. With the total number of entrants sitting at 457, the guarantee has been met and the players tomorrow will only add to the ballooning prizepool.

Leading the way is David Brehme who bagged 545,000. Newcomer to the MSPT circuit, Brehme found himself knocking out a lot of players along his day’s journey, including MSPT champion James Romero. The young man hailing from the U.K. looks to top his biggest live score in this tournament. Another big stack at the end of the night was Philip Shing who found himself with 509,000 at the end of the night. With over $1.8 million in lifetime earnings on Hendon Mob, Shing’s first MSPT looks to be a big one.

Day 1B Chip Counts

Others who found their way to a bag and a cash included Stephen Foutty(334,000) , John Riordan (264,000), Nicola Ditrapani (180,000),MSPT Firekeepers champion Aaron Massey (150,000), and Brendan Shiller (69,000).

Not all were as fortunate, as the day saw the fall of many regulars including MSPT champions John Dennehey, Kyna England and Umut Ozturk, as well as others like Mark Seif, Ralph Massey, Dakotah O’Dell, Dylan Linde, and Shannon Shorr. 2006 WSOP Main Event Champion Jamie Gold tried his shot in the field, but was unable to find any bag at the end of it all. They will have ample opportunity to buy in the following two flights for their journeys to grab a piece of MSPT history. Day 1B and 1C begin on Saturday and Sunday at 11:10 AM respectively.

Play ended with 30:11 left on the clock in level 16 with blinds at 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante meaning unless another flight ends earlier than this one, they will return at this level at the beginning of Day 2 where they will already be in the money.

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A flurry of eliminations saw the field go from 35 to 31.

The final elimination of the night saw Rostylav Sabishehenko raise to 13,000 from early position which saw Yashveen Muddireddy call on the button and Joey Gargiulo call from the big blind.

The flop came out and action checked around to Muddireddy who bet 15,000 which both other players called.

On the , Gargiulo moved all in for 55,000 and Sabishehenko called.

Joey Gargiulo:
Rostylav Sabishehenko:

The river brought no change to the board and Joey Gargiulo became the last player of the night not to find a bag.

Stay tuned for a full recap and chip counts soon to come.

Rostylav Sabishehenko - 301,000
Joey Gargiulo - Eliminated

David Brehme raised to 10,000 on the button and in the small blind, James Romero moved all in for 70,000 which folded out the big blind and Brehme called.

James Romero:
David Brehme:

The board ran out as no help to Romero and the MSPT Poker Bowl champion exited the tournament area.

David Brehme - 255,000
James Romero - Eliminated

Aaron Massey moved all in from the cutoff for his last 59,000 and on the button another player moved all in for more which folded out all remaining action.

Aaron Massey:
Button:

Massey was all in for his tournament life and the flop provided a myriad of outs for Massey to improve upon. The turn gave Massey a flush and the kept the MSPT Battle Creek champion in the lead as he took down a survival pot.

Aaron Massey - 128,000

Brendan Shiller raised to 8,000 in first position which saw a player on his immediate left call and in middle position, Jerod Smith three bet to 25,000 which saw both Shiller and the initial caller call.

On the flop of , Shiller moved all in for 160,000 and only Smith called for his last 153,000.

Jerod Smith:
Brendan Shiller:

The board ran out as no favor to Smith and Shiller scooped a pot worth nearly 400,000.

Brendan Shiller - 398,000
Jerod Smith - Eliminated

Stephen Foutty raised to 7,000 in middle position and action folded around to Stanley Lee on the button who raised to 44,000, leaving 1,000 behind. Action came back around to Foutty who raised all in and the cards were on their backs.

Stanley Lee:
Stephen Foutty:

The board ran out and the river ace gave Foutty top pair with a jack kicker to best Lee’s pair of tens.

Stephen Foutty - 193,000
Stanley Lee - Eliminated

Yashveen Mudireddy raised to 7,000 from middle position and Joey Gargiulo called in the cutoff while Dakotah O’Dell called in the small blind.

The flop came out and action checked around to Mudireddy who bet 11,000 getting a call from both players.

Action checked to Gargiulo on the turn who bet 10,000 which O’Dell called and Mudireddy raised. Gargiulo folded and O’Dell moved all in for 67,000 which Mudireddy called.

Dakotah O’Dell:
Yashveen Mudireddy:

“King-jack I folded,” celebrated Gargiulo as the river peeled off. O’Dell tapped the table wishing the field luck while Mudireddy raked in a sizable pot.

Yashveen Muddireddy - 367,000
Joey Gargiulo - 189,000
Dakotah O’Dell - Eliminated

James Romero raised to 5,000 in early position which got one caller and a player from the small blind moved all in for 32,000 which only Romero called.

Opponent:
James Romero:

The board ran out and Romero’s hand improved to top pair, giving the 2023 MSPT Poker Bowl Champion a healthy boost to his stack.

James Romero - 170,000