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Awarded to date

The Venetian

November 3 - 6, 2022
Main Event: 808 Entrants
Winner: Connor Stuewe
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EVENT RECAP

The Day 2 finale of the $1,600 Mid-States Poker Tour(MSPT) Main Event at Venetian Las Vegas has come to an end after the final three players agreed to split up the remaining prize pool.

Connor Stuewe will take home the trophy and the top prize of $156,520, while David Jackson wins $154,589 and Aaron Massey takes $139,852.

The tournament drew 808 entries and generated a prize pool of $1,151,400.

Day 2 Action

The finale started with 91 players and Jesse Lonis came into Day 2 with the overall chip lead after three opening flights. All returning players were in the money and the initial eliminations came fast. Among the first to go was MSPT Player of the Year contender Justin Barnum.

Barnum shared a table with fellow P.O.Y. candidate Dan Bekavac, and the two clashed early in pursuit of enough points to catch leader Josh Reichard. Barnum was out when Andrew Moreno called his shove with seven-deuce and made a flush with the deuce of hearts. Bekavac built an early stack but bowed out in 45th place.

CJ Peake was the other returning player with a chance to climb the MSPT leaderboard, and he made a run to seventh place to pick up a few points. A first-place finish would have brought him within 100 points of Reichard. Peake and the others will have a chance for more points at upcoming stops in Minnesota and back at the Venetian at the end of the year.

Several notable players fell just before the final table, including Anthony Spinella (15th, $12,665), Michael Wang (14th, $12,665), Mitchell Halverson (12th, $14,726), and Martin Zamani (10th, $19,203). Jessica Vierling also made a deep run to 11th place for $14,726.

Play stretched out throughout the final table and the eliminations continued at a slow pace as players fought for the big pay jumps. Errol Samuel was out in ninth place when he shoved with ace-jack but ran into the Big Slick of Peter Lynn.

Eight-handed play continued for nearly three hours until Jared Strauss was eliminated in eighth place when his pocket sixes couldn't keep pace with Stuewe's pocket queens. From there the pace picked up and Peake was soon out in seventh after his suited ace-ten couldn't catch up to Lynn's ace-jack.

Lynn picked up momentum with the back-to-back eliminations, but he was cut short in sixth place when he fell behind and his jack-ten couldn't catch up to Stuewe's pocket threes. Jared Jaffee was next to go in fifth after maintaining a chip lead for the later stages of the tournament. He called Jackson's shove with suited queen-jack, but Jackson turned over pocket aces and Jaffee was on the rail.

Nick Pupillo was next to go in fourth when his pocket tens got outdrawn by Jackson's suited king-eight. Pupillo picked up his 25th MSPT cash this week, which fulfills one of the major requirements for entrance into the MSPT Hall of Fame. He only needs to win an MSPT Main Event and he will become the 11th player inducted into the prestigious club.

The final three battled for the remaining hours, and Stuewe maintained a chip lead for most of the time. However, a late double by Jackson brought him nearly even with Stuewe and talk of a deal started in earnest. After a few moments, the players reached a deal and Stuewe collected the trophy.

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The RESULTS

Rank
Player Name
City
State
Amount
Points
1
NV 
$156,520
1,500
2
GA 
$154,589
1,500
3
NV 
$139,852
1,500
4
NV 
$75,017
1,400
5
NY 
$55,052
1,300
6
WA 
$41,135
1,200
7
OH 
$30,973
1,100
8
NY 
$24,079
1,000
9
NV 
$19,203
900
10
NV 
$19,203
900
11
WA 
$14,726
800
12
NV 
$14,726
800
13
NV 
$12,665
700
14
NJ 
$12,665
700
15
NV 
$12,665
700
16
CA 
$11,053
600
17
NV 
$11,053
600
18
OR 
$11,053
600
19
Lehi 
UT 
$9,326
500
20
CT 
$9,326
500
21
Tacoma 
WA 
$9,326
500
22
NV 
$7,945
400
23
 
$7,945
400
24
MI 
$7,945
400
25
NY 
$6,793
300
26
TX 
$6,793
300
27
Kenai 
AR 
$6,793
300
28
WI 
$5,872
250
29
FL 
$5,872
250
30
NV 
$5,872
250
31
NV 
$5,872
250
32
HI 
$5,872
250
33
Canada 
 
$5,872
250
34
SC 
$5,872
250
35
NV 
$5,872
250
36
NV 
$5,872
250
37
TX 
$5,181
200
38
 
$5,181
200
39
FL 
$5,181
200
40
TX 
$5,181
200
41
CA 
$5,181
200
42
CO 
$5,181
200
43
ID 
$5,181
200
44
CA 
$5,181
200
45
IL 
$5,181
200
46
IL 
$4,490
150
47
NV 
$4,490
150
48
CA 
$4,490
150
49
NV 
$4,490
150
50
Mobile 
AL 
$4,490
150
51
 
$4,490
150
52
Vidor 
TX 
$4,490
150
53
CA 
$4,490
150
54
CA 
$4,490
150
55
NV 
$3,915
100
56
PA 
$3,915
100
57
CA 
$3,915
100
58
MI 
$3,915
100
59
NV 
$3,915
100
60
CA 
$3,915
100
61
WA 
$3,915
100
62
NV 
$3,915
100
63
FL 
$3,915
100
64
NV 
$3,454
75
65
IL 
$3,454
75
66
SD 
$3,454
75
67
CA 
$3,454
75
68
CA 
$3,454
75
69
Golden 
CO 
$3,454
75
70
 
$3,454
75
71
Korea 
 
$3,454
75
72
NV 
$3,454
75
73
NV 
$3,109
50
74
HI 
$3,109
50
75
CA 
$3,109
50
77
Chico 
CA 
$3,109
50
78
NV 
$3,109
50
79
CA 
$3,109
50
80
Fargo 
ND 
$3,109
50
81
ME 
$3,109
50
82
MN 
$2,879
50
83
NC 
$2,879
50
84
TX 
$2,879
50
85
Canada 
 
$2,879
50
86
Boston 
MA 
$2,879
50
87
NV 
$2,879
50
88
NV 
$2,879
50
89
NV 
$2,879
50
90
CA 
$2,879
50
91
miami 
FL 
$2,879
50