The Venetian

Chris Meyer is no stranger to success on the Mid-States Poker Tour after winning his second title on the tour at the MSPT Venetian stop. He has also previously claimed MSPT Player of the Year honors, and it’s pretty much just a matter of time before he takes his place in the MSPT Hall of Fame. He also added $158,100 to his career tournament earnings that now stand above $1.2 million. Here is a rundown of his answers from the winner interview we got with Meyers just minutes after the win in Las Vegas.

Right after the win: “This is great, sometimes it’s just your day. All glory to God. It was just my time and it feels good.”

On crushing with a big stack in the endgame: “You’ve got to stay aggressive, and just try to finish and close.”

About future MSPT HOF prospects: “I need a few more cashes, but after this second title hopefully I can get in this year to punch that ticket.”

On what keeps bringing him back to MSPT events: “These are great events, and they get great turnouts across the country. It’s one of the best tours out there.”

About kicking off the summer with a much larger bankroll; “I feel like we’re free-rolling the summer now, and I will try to build on that momentum.”

On his celebration plans: “It’s too early in the summer. I’m going to take the day off tomorrow, and then head back to the grind.”

About the host property for this MSPT tour stop at the Venetian Poker Room: “The Venetian has been running this great series parallel to the World Series for a long time, and the MSPT has partnered with them every year, so I’m very happy to get this one.”

Safwane Bahri was all in short with in the hole, and Chris Meyers (pictured) had him covered holding on the button.

The final board of the tournament ran out , and Bahri was eliminated in second place for a payout worth $117,054. That makes Meyers the champion, and he took home the top prize worth $158,100 along with the Venetian trophy and his second MSPT title.

That concludes our live reporting from MSPT Venetian here on the Las Vegas Strip. Stay tuned an interview with the two-time MSPT champion that will be posted later tonight.

Tony Miles was all in short from the big blind with in the hole, and Chris Meyers had him covered holding on the small blind.

The board ran out to give Meyers two-pair. Miles was eliminated in third place for a payout worth $87,600. Meyers held close to 18 million after the hand. That gives hima commanding chip lead before the final match against the 3.15 million of Safwane Bahri.

Chris Meyers - 17,730,000 (70 bb)
Safwane Bahri - 3,150,000 (12 bb)
Tony Miles - Eliminated in Third Place ($87,600)

Blinds are up to 125,000-250,000 with a big blind ante of 250,000 for the start of Level 32 in the final day of the $1,600 buy-in Mid-States Poker Tour Main Event hosted in the Venetian Poker Room along the Las Vegas Strip. There are now three players remaining from 696 total entries, and they will be playing down to a winner tonight.

Sanford Tabin got all in with in a cooler of a hand against Chris Meyers and his .

The final board read , and Tabin was eliminated in fourth place with $66,720 in prize money. Meyers stacked up 13.3 million after the hand.

Chris Meyers - 13,300,000 (66 bb)
Sanford Tabin - Eliminated in Fourth Place ($66,720)

David Coleman was all in holding short from the big blind on a flop reading , and Chris Meyers had him covered holding pocket sixes on the button. The turn and river fell , and Coleman was eliminated in fifth place for payday worth $50,685. Meyers stacked up 8.13 million after collecting the pot.

Chrus Meyers - 8,130,000 (40 bb)
David Coleman - Eliminated in Fifth Place for $50,685

Here is a look at the updated chip counts from the break.

Seat 1: Chris Meyers - 6,630,000
Seat 5: Sanford Tabin - 4,600,000
Seat 6: David Coleman - 1,000,000
Seat 8: Tony Miles - 5,600,000
Seat 9: Safwane Bahri - 3,050,000

Remaining Prize Pool:

1st: $158,100
2nd: $117,054
3rd: $87,600
4th: $66,720
5th: $50,685

Blinds are up to 100,000-200,000 with a big blind ante of 200,000 for the start of Level 31 in the final day of the $1,600 buy-in Mid-States Poker Tour Main Event hosted in the Venetian Poker Room along the Las Vegas Strip. There are now five players remaining from 696 total entries, and they will be playing down to a winner tonight.

The players are taking another 15-minute break.

Zach Nguyen was all in short with on the small blind on a final board reading , but he ran into the set held by Safwane Bahri thanks to pocket sevens on the button. Nguyen was out in sixth place for a payout worth $39,197, and Bahri stacked up 5.6 million after the hand.

Safwane Bahri - 5,600,000 (37 bb)
Zach Nguyen – Eliminated in Sixth Place for $39,197