The Venetian

While Michael Rocco was busy securing his first MSPT title in the $1,100, the second Main Event of the DeepStack Extravaganza got underway with 91 runners taking their shot in the $1,600.

Almost a full 16 levels were needed to reach 11% of the field with Jeremy Becker leading the 11 advancing players by a wide margin with 622,000.

The top five is rounded out by Sam Sternfield (433,000), Tzu Sheng Huang (358,000), and Angela Jordison (301,000), with MSPT champ Rodger Johnson (217,000) also finding a Day 2 berth.

Of course, not everyone was fortunate enough to make it through the night. Among those to fire and fall in Fridays’ starting flight were Asher Conniff, WSOP bracelet winner Dylan Linde, three-time WSOP bracelet winner Jim Collopy, MSPT Champ Derrick Yamada, and MSPT Hall of Famer Rob WazWaz were just a few who took their shot at a bag on Day 1a only to come up short.

All who have yet to advance will have one more starting flight with Day 1b will get underway at 11:10 a.m. on Saturday. Late registration and re-entries will remain open through Level 9 (approximately 5:55 p.m.).

Full coverage of this event will begin tomorrow so make sure to tune in!

MSPT Venetian Remaining Schedule

Registration for Day 1a is now closed with the tournament clock reading 91 total entries tallied.

Of those 91 players, only 11 of them will be finding a Day 2 berth with 41 players remaining.

The Mid-States Poker Tour will play host to the United States Poker Championship September 14^th-24^th at Sycuan Casino in San Diego, California.

A total of 18 trophy events will take place which includes a $360 NLH Mystery Bounty $100K Guarantee during the opening weekend (September 14th-17th) and the $1,110 Main Event running from Thursday, September 21st through Sunday, September 24th, which will feature a $300K Guarantee for its three starting flights.

This will be the third time the MSPT has traveled Sycuan this season after seeing Jason Mendoza take down the opener after he outlasted 613 runners for $102,823, while Derrick Yamada is the reigning champ after he ran through 393 hopefuls enroute to a $72,777 payday.

Who will be next to add their names to the list of aforementioned champions? The MSPT live reporting crew will be on hand to provide live updates as the answer to that question is determined.

The second of two MSPT back-to-back Main Events is about to get underway with Day 1a of the $1,600 Main Event!

Earlier this season saw high stakes pro James Romero outlast 721 runners to take home his first MSPT title for $171,167 while Corel Thuema is the defending $1,600 MSPT Main Event champ after he ran through 702 hopefuls to snag his first title along with a cool $113,900 payday.

May 2023 MSPT $1,600 Main Event Final Table Results

The bigger buy-in will give players 30,000 in chips to start with and blind levels will last 40-minutes in length.

There will be 15-minute breaks after every three levels of play and players are allowed unlimited re-entry with registration remaining open until the start of Level 10 (approximately 5:55 p.m.).

Day 1a will play until 11% of the field is reached and players who register for the event before the end of Level 1 will see a $40 discount in the rake they have to pay.

All who are unable to find a bag at night's end will have another shot tomorrow with Day 1b starting at 11:10 a.m. local time.

Coverage today will be primarily focused on Day 2 of the $1,100 MSPT Main Event as a winner is set to be crowned.

Stay tuned to MSPTpoker.com for updates on the following days to come.

MSPT Venetian Remaining Schedule