The Venetian

Day 1c of the MSPT $1,100 Main Event at the Venetian Resort attracted 333 runners, which along with 1a's 97 and 1b’s 182 brought the total field up to 612 entries, blasting past the $500k guarantee.

The total field generated a $590,580 prize pool, and the top 69 players will get paid a minimum of $2,313, while the eventual winner will walk away with a $97,474 first-place prize, along with the MSPT Season 15 Venetian Main Event title!

At the end of the third and final flight, 37 players bagged and tagged with Rich Green bagging the overall chip lead after he started catching steam in the final levels to put a whopping 748,000 in his bag.

Another player to catch steam throughout the day was Bryan Allen who was able run up an impressive 729,00 stack, which is good enough for third overall.

Others to bag big stacks where WSOP bracelet winner Joey Couden (670,000), Mark Dube (491,000), and Matt Paradis (485,000) who rounded out the top five.

They were joined by MSPT champ Gerald Cunniff (384,000), Ronnie Lamb (315,000), Jay Yates (215,000), Ben Palmer (164,000), and Mike Holtz (151,000).

The surviving players from all three flights – of which there are 69 (11 from Day 1a, 21 from 1b, and 37 from 1c) – will return at 11:00 a.m. local time on Sunday, September 8th to play down to a winner.

The MSPT live reporting crew will be on the floor throughout the remainder of the tournament to provide updates, so keep it here to catch the action!

MSPT Season 15 Venetian Remaining Schedule

James Morris raised from the hijack and then called Ryan Stoker’s three-bet jam from the big blind.

Ryan Stoker:
James Morris:

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

The turn, however, came the giving Morris top pair and left Stoker needing an ace on the river to stay alive.

Unfortunately for Stoker, it just wouldn’t be, as the paired the board and eliminated him on the bubble.

James Morris - 180,000
Ryan Stoker - Eliminated

Richard Green raised from middle position and then called David “Digger” Vig’s 60,000 three-bet jam from the big blind.

David “Digger” Vig:
Richard Green:

Vig was ahead holding an ace and that was all he needed as the runout kept his Main Event rolling.

Richard Green - 715,000
David “Digger” Vig - 120,000

Action on the table folded to MSPT champ Gerlad Cunniff who raised all in from the small blind and Kristen Deardorff called off her shorter stack from the big blind.

Kristen Deardorff:
Gerald Cunniff:

Deardorff was behind holding two live cards, but neither came on the runout ending her tournament and starting the hand-for-hand process.

Gerlad Cunniff - 340,000
Kristen Deardorff - Eliminated

MSPT Venetian
$1,110 Main Event
Entrants: 612
Prize Pool: $590,580

The MSPT Season 15 $1,110 Main Event at the Venetian Resort attracted a total of 612 entries through three starting flights and blew past the $500,000 GTD and generated a $590,580 prize pool.

A total of 69 places will be paid a minimum of $2,313, while the winner of the event will take home $97,474 along with the coveted MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event trophy!

So far, 32 players have punched their ticket into Day 2, and the final group of 37 hopefuls will look to add their names to that list tonight.

All who make it through until the end of play will return tomorrow, 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.

Justin Molina open-jammed 78,000 from middle position and Fernando Gonzalez looked him up from the big blind.

Justin Molina:
Fernando Gonzalez:

It was a race with Molina falling way behind after the flop gave Gonzalez a set of sevens.

The turn wasn’t a good card for Molina as it left him drawing dead to the river.

Fernando Gonzalez - 310,000
Justin Molina - Eliminated