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The Venetian: September 6 - 8, 2023

MSPT champ Kfir Nahum Takes Overall Chip Lead into Day 2 After 18 Players Survive Day 1B

Created (9/8/2023 12:49:32 AM by Anthony Thompson)
 
 

 

The second and final starting flight of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Venetian $1,100 Main Event has come to an end after 11 hours of action.

Day 1b attracted 161 runners during Thursday's action, bringing the grand total to 268 entries (107 from Day 1a; 161 from 1b).

Once the field was reduced to 11%, it was MSPT champ Kfir Nahum who was able to maintain his chip lead throughout the night to take the overall chip lead into the final day with 688,000.

Following hot behind Nahum is Brian Battistone who was able to end the night sending two-time WSOP bracelet winner Michael Wang home on the bubble for the second night in a row, and will take the second top satck into Day 2 with 605,000.

Rounding out the top five stacks of the night were Jameson Voll (421,000), Vincent Moscati (280,000), and Christina ”Baby Shark” Gollins (277,000).

They were joined by the likes of Rommel Liscano (184,000), Viacheslav Fentisov (165,00), Maxx Coleman (144,000), Aditya Prasetyo (144,000), and defending champ Matthew Schulte (93,000).

Day 2 will get underway bright and early at 11:00 a.m. local time and play to a winner with 30 players returning to the felt so make sure to come back and find out who walks away the new MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event champion!

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
Date Time (PDT) Tournament Chips Location
8-Sep 11:00 AM $1,100 Main Event Day 2 Restart (2-Day Trophy Event) - Poker Room
8-Sep 11:10 AM $1,600 Main Event Day 1A (2-Day Trophy Event) 30,000 Poker Room
8-Sep 7:10 PM $200 NLH Mega Satellite into $1,600 Day 1B 20,000 Poker Room
9-Sep 11:10 AM $1,600 Main Event Day 1B (2-Day Trophy Event) 30,000 Poker Room
10-Sep 11:00 AM $1,600 Main Event Day 2 Restart (2-Day Trophy Event) - Poker Room