The Venetian

Day 1a of the MSPT (Mid States Poker Tour) $1,100 Myster Bounty at The Venetian is officially in the books with 107 total entries tallied by night's end.

The talented field that entered came to play and action at the tables proved to be eventful from start to finish.

Almost a full 18 levels were needed to reach 11% of the field with Fahd Bennani (480,000) holding on to the top stack to bag the chip lead after the first flight.

Coming in a close second was two-time bracelet winner Shannon Shorr who added some more chips after eliminating Brad Miller in the final hand of the evening to take 462,000 into Day 2.

MSPT champ Nick Jivkov finished the night third in chips with 423,000 while Christina “Baby Shark” Gollins (400,000) was the only other player to break the 400k mark.

Of course, not everyone was fortunate enough to make it through the night.

Among those to fire and fall in Tuesday’s starting flight were WSOP bracelet winner's James Collopy, Dylan Linde, and Darren Rabinowitz, along with MSPT Champion's Rodger Johnson, James Romero, and Eric Baldwin, 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 for further attempts.

Day 1b will get underway at 11:10 a.m. on Wednesday. Late registration and re-entries will remain open through Level 9 (approximately 5:55 p.m.).

The MSPT live reporting crew will be on hand to capture all the action, so be sure to join us then.

MSPT Venetian Remaining Schedule

Action folded Brad Miller who was all-in for 3,000 from the small blind and Shannon Shorr rolled over his cards.

Brad Miller:
Shannon Shorr:

Miller was ahead holding an ace and the flop didn’t change a thing.

The turn was safe for Miller, and he was looking good to score the double until the fell on the river pairing Shorr’s three eliminating him on the bubble.

Shannon Shorr - 315,000
Brad Miller - 0

Shannon Shorr raised to 100,000 from the button and Jennifer Schladetzky called off her 42,000 stack from the big blind.

Jennifer Schladetzky:
Shannon Shorr:

Schladetzky was ahead holding a made hand of threes and the flop didn’t change a thing.

The pairing the board on the turn wasn’t the greatest card for Schladetzky as it brought possible counterfeit options, but the completed the board on the river and secured her double-up.

Shannon Shorr - 299,000
Jennifer Schladetzky - 94,000

Brad Miller open-jammed 17,000 from the hijack and was called by Shannon Shorr from the cutoff, along with Pedro Ingles from the big blind.

The flop fell and Ingles check-folded to a 12,000 bet from Shorr.

Brad Miller:
Shannon Shorr:

Miller was ahead after flopping a set of eights, but the turn gave him a little sweat as it gave Shorr a gutshot straight draw.

Luckily for Miller, the fell on the river completing the board and secured his triple-up.

Shannon Shorr - 289,000
Pedro Ingles - 105,000
Brad Miller - 63,000

Pedro Ingles opened under the gun and then called Jennifer Schladetzky’s 21,000 three-bet jam from the big blind.

Jennifer Schladetzky:
Pedro Ingles:

Schladetzky was at risk needing help and saw a lucky lady in the window on the flop.

The turn didn’t change anything and the river secured Schladetzky her double-up.

Pedro Ingles - 105,000
Jennifer Schladetzky - 64,000

Action folded to Jeremy Becker who raised all in from the button and Matthew Schulte called off his 83,000 stack from the small blind.

Matthew Schulte:
Jeremy Becker:

Schulte was ahead and liked seeing an ace in the window on the on the flop.

The turn left Becker drawing dead and the river secured Schulte another double-up on the bubble.

Matthew Schulte - 176,000
Jeremy Becker - 90,000

Shannon Shorr raised to 12,000 from middle position and action folded to Matthew Schulte who defended his big blind to see a flop.

Both players checked, and then did the same after the dealer turned the .

After the completed the board on the river, Schulte check-jammed for 50,000 after Shorr fired out a 15,000 bet, and Shorr released his hand into the muck.

Shannon Shorr - 275,000
Matthew Schulte - 75,000

For the first time this season, the MSPT is headed to Riverside Casino in Riverside, IA from March 14th - 17th!

A series of $70 and $265 satellites will feed into the $1,110 buy-in MSPT250 Main Event, which requires players be 21+ to play.

The tournament, which boasts a $300K GTD, will offer three starting flights with Day 1a beginning at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 14th.

Day 1b will take place at the same time on Friday, March 15th, with Day 1c following suit on Saturday, March 16th.

The surviving players from all starting flights will return at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 17th, to play down to a winner.

Also, on that Sunday, there will be a $360 NLH Last Chance Showdown Event beginning at Noon.

After the elimination of three-time MSPT champ Eric Baldwin, the hand-for-hand process has now begun with 13 players remaining.