Day 1a of the MSPT Season 17 $1,100 Nevada Poker State Championship at the Venetian Resort is officially in the books, with 59 total entries tallied, and the talented field that entered came to play as action at the tables proved to be eventful from start to finish.

Only 14 levels were needed to hit 11% of the field, as the hard stop of seven players was reached with 10:32 remaining at 3,000/5,000/5,000, when Yang Li won a race against Brandon In in the final hand of the evening to end the night with 708,000.

Yi was able to distance himself from the rest of the pack by a wide margin, as Spencer Champlin (219,000) was the only other player to clip 200k, while WSOP bracelet winner Ryan Laplante (199,000) and three-time bracelet winner Ryan Leng (192,000) weren’t far behind.

Others who survived the first flight included Giridhar Tatavarti (176,000), Josias Santos (144,000), and two-time bracelet winner Shannon Shorr (138,000).

Among those to fire and fall in Thursday’s starting flight included two-time MSPT Champ Peixin Liu, Michael Rossitto, two-time bracelet winner Darren Rabinowitz, Natalie Ferguson, and Hayley Hanna, 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 two more starting flights to jump back in the action.

Day 1b will get underway at 11:10 a.m. on Friday, while Day 1c will take place at the same time on Saturday, September 12^th.

Late registration and re-entries will remain open through Level 9 (approximately 5:55 p.m.) for both flights.

The surviving players from the three starting flights will then return for Day 2 at 11:00 a.m. Sunday, September 13^th at 11:00 a.m. and will play down to a winner.

Join us tomorrow as we continue to bring you all the action and eliminations straight from the tournament floor!

MSPT Season 17 Nevada Poker State Championship Remaining Schedule