The Venetian

While Sean Berman was busy securing his first MSPT title in the Mystery Bounty, the second Main Event of the DeepStack Extravaganza got underway with 140 runners taking their shot in the $1,600.

Almost a full 18 levels were needed to reach 11% of the field with Stanley Weng eliminating Michael Rossitto in the final hand of the evening to lead the 16 advancing players by a wide margin with 761,000.

The top five is rounded out by Landon Brown (600,000), Andrew Rodgers (363,000), and Qing Liu (323,000), with five-time bracelet winner Brian Yoon (241,000), MSPT champ Gerald Cunniff (184,000), and three-time MSPT champ Eric Baldwin (155,000), 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 Thursdays’ starting flight included Jessica Vierling, WSOP bracelet winner Ankush Mandavia, three-time WSOP bracelet winner Jim Collopy, Andrew Moreno, and MSPT Hall of Famer’s Aaron Massey & Dan “DQ” Hendrickson, who 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 Poker Bowl Remaining Schedule

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.

Registration for Day 1a is now closed with the tournament clock reading 140 total entries tallied.

Of those 140 players, only 16 of them will be finding a Day 2 berth with 62 players remaining.

For the first time this season, the MSPT is headed to Hollywood Casino in St. Louis, MO, to host the Missouri State Poker Championship Series February 15th - 25th!

A total of 18 trophy events will take place which includes a $360 NLH Regional event that boasts a $100K guarantee during the opening weekend (February 15th - 18th).

The Regional event will host three starting flights, and the following trophy events will feed into the headlined $1,110 Main Event running from Thursday, February 22nd, through Sunday, February 25th, which features a $300K Guarantee for its three starting flights.

In its inaugural event held at the start of last season, Minnesota native Umut Ozturk claimed the top spot out of an 865-entry field to earn his first MSPT title along with a six-figure score while Jeff Sauer secured the defending champ title after he outlasted 734 runners en route to a $142,396 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 Poker Bowl Events at The Venetian Las Vegas is about to get underway with Day 1a of the $1,600 Main Event!

Last November saw Sergei Kislinski outlast 238 runners to take home his first MSPT title for $73,019 to become the defending $1,600 MSPT Main Event champ.

November 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 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 Mystery Bounty as a winner is set to be crowned.

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

MSPT Venetian Poker Bowl Remaining Schedule