The Venetian

Another full day of action occurred during Day 1b the MSPT $1,100 Main Event at the Venetian Resort with almost 15 full levels coming to completion.

The second of three flights drew 182 runners and brought the two-day total thus far to 279 with one flight remaining.

Of those 182 entries, just 21 players remained when pens went to slips and it was none other than MSPT Hall of Famer Rob WazWaz who found himself atop the counts with 425,000.

WazWaz brought some of his “WazPure” with him to Vegas finding the top spot on one bullet this flight and will bring a top stack into Day 2.

Following hot on WazWaz’s tail was Triet Nguyen who ended the night with the elimination of MSPT champ Chris Moon to put 417,000 in his bag while MSPT champ Veerab Zakarian (381,000), George Heim (380,000), and Patrick Troung (344,000) rounded out the top five stacks.

Much like Day 1a, the final level of the night saw an onslaught of casualties, with players such as Ben Palmer and MSPT champ Moon among those to be eliminated before play concluded for the night with chips flying all across the remaining tables in the final level of play that led to a lot of players riding roller coasters with their stack sizes before becoming official for the evening.

Several other familiar players will also be joining the aforementioned five. Taylor Black (338,000), MSPT champ ”Scary” Terry Fleischer (278,000), WSOP bracelet winner Dylan Linde (172000), MSPT Hall of Famer Aaron Massey (141,000), and DJ Buckley (135,000), are just a few more of the players to add their names to the Day 2 roster along with the 11 to have already advanced from Day 1a.

Among those not as lucky at the felt included Kathy Liebert, Matt Affleck, Michael Rossitto, MSPT champ's Matthew Schulte & Dan Sepiol, with at least a few if not all of them likely to be seen back in action for the final flight.

The final starting flight for the Main Event is tomorrow starting at 11:10 a.m. local time.

Everyone who makes Day 2 will return on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. to play for the Season 15 MSPT $1,110 Main Event Title.

Congratulations to everyone who advanced to Day 2.

We will be back tomorrow for coverage of the Day 1c right here on MSPTPoker.com from the Venetian Las Vegas!

MSPT Season 15 Venetian Remaining Schedule

Triet Nguyen raised from and then called MSPT champ Chris Moon’s 83,000 three-bet jam directly to his left.

Chris Moon:
Triet Nguyen:

Moon was ahead holding a king until the flop fell pairing Nguyen’s jack.

The paired the board on the turn leaving Moon needing a king on the river to stay alive, but the completed the board on the river ending his night just before the bubble burst.

Triet Nguyen - 387,000
Chris Moon - 0

So far, 11 players have punched their ticket into Day 2 and another group of 21 hopefuls will look to add their names to that list tonight.

All who make it through until the end of play will return to action, Sunday, September 8^th at 11:00 a.m. for Day 2, where the remaining players from all starting flights will combine and play until a winner is declared.

A series of preflop raises saw MSPT champ Chris Moon and Eloy Rios take to a flop.

With 60,000 already in the middle, Moon check-called a 75,000 all-in bet from Rios and the two players tabled their hands.

Eloy Rios:
Chris Moon:

Rios rolled over the better made hand and the turn followed by the river secured his double-up.

Eloy Rios - 210,000
Chris Moon - 50,000

For the final time this season, the MSPT is headed to Riverside Casino in Riverside, IA from October 31st - November 3rd!

A series of $70 and $265 satellites will feed into the $1,110 buy-in MSPT265 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 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 31st.

Day 1b will take place at the same time on Friday, November 1st, while Day 1c will follow suit at the same time on Saturday, November 2nd with a.

The surviving players from all starting flights will return at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 3rd, to play down to a winner.

Also, starting on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. will be a series of satellites awarding 2 total seats into the $10,400 WPT World Championship being held in December!

Also, on that Sunday, there will be a $200 NLH Ultimate Stack Event beginning at 3:00 p.m.

Jonathan Rotonda raised to 6,000 from middle position and then called Ben Palmer’s 27,000 three-bet jam directly to his left.

Ben Palmer:
Jonathan Rotonda:

Palmer was out in front and the flop kept things interesting bringing straight and flush draws with Rotonda pulling ahead after the was turned.

Luckily for Palmer, the dealer followed with on the river giving him the nuts to keep his Main Event rolling.

Jonathan Rotonda - 80,000
Ben Palmer - 62,000

There was heads-up action between MSPT Hall of Famer Rob WazWaz from the hijack and Ross Fabrizio from the big blind with a board showing.

With a starting stack already in the middle, Fabrizio led out with a bet and then called WazWaz’s 135,000 all-in raise.

Rob WazWaz:
Ross Fabrizio:

WazWaz pulled ahead after turning top two-pair and the river secured his double-up.

Rob WazWaz - 290,000
Ross Fabrizio - 100,000