The Venetian

End of The Night Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Harold Rosenthal	354,500	310,000
Nikhil Gera	251,500	259,500
Eric Baldwin	241,000	160,000
Justin Sharpe	215,000	113,500
Vic Peppe	201,000	316,000
Brian Hou	200,000	134,000
Peter Hengsakul	173,000	91,000
Kerim Nuhbegovic	167,000	147,000
Byoung Nam Kim	162,500	183,000
Isaac Choi	162,000	215,000
Gerald Cunniff	158,500	118,500
Tomer Maltese	156,500	72,000
Ben Palmer	147,000	135,000
Stan Jablonski	139,000	105,000
Mark Bloomberg	137,500	195,000
Patrick Steele	136,000	103,000
Mark Tadros	134,500	166,000
Joseph Ashor	134,500	119,500
Fernando Brito	132,500	63,500
Corey Hochman	131,000	140,500
Orion Gallagher	124,500	29,000
Michael Stembera	115,500	100,000
Ting Luo	107,000	75,500
Joshua Neblett	100,500	99,000
Shaul Harari	99,500	126,000
Mac Sohrabi	99,000	73,000
Ekrem Bozkurt	88,000	55,000
Jacob Brundage	50,000	165,000
Jim Willerson	41,000	15,500
Viacheslav Fentisov	33,500	115,000

Day 1B Wraps Up Play, Harold Rosenthal Leads Flight

It was another fantastic turnout Saturday and with it some incredible action here at The Venetian in Las Vegas. When it was all said and done, Harold Rosenthal was at the top of the heap for Day 1B of the MSPT Main Event 158 at The Venetian.

Rosenthal scored 354,500 chips to capture the top spot of the flight. Nikhil Gera came in second with 251,500 followed by two-time WSOP bracelet winner Eric Baldwin at 241,000. The top five was rounded out by two-time WSOP Circuit ring winner Justin Sharpe with 215,000 and Vic Peppe at 201,000. Also advancing were Stan Jablonski with 139,000 and Patrick Steele at 136,000.

Day 1B had its casualties as well with many notables not finding their way to Sunday. WSOP bracelet winners Dan Heimiller and Allyn Jaffrey Shulman along with past MSPT Main Event Champions Jason Seitz and Brian Hou missed out this evening. Also coming up short were Cooper Wanty, Alex Condon, DJ Buckley, Gerald Cunniff and Jeff Petronack.

For the flight, 228 entries were added to the tournament and along with the 149 from Day 1A the tournament brought in 377 entries. 31 players made it out of Day 1B and added to the 15 players who officially advanced out of yesterday’s play, 46 players will be returning for Day 2.

Day 2 will have cards in the air here at the Venetian on Sunday at 12 PM Pacific as our players will be on the quest to become the next MSPT Main Event Champion. It promises to be an great day of cards on the Mid-States Poker Tour tomorrow. Congratulations to everyone who advanced and we’ll see you back here for Day 2 coverage on msptpoker.com!

See Ya Santoro

Daniel Santoro shoved his remaining stack of 29,000 from the button, Orion Gallagher called from the small blind, big blind folded.

Santoro showed , Gallagher turned over

The Flop -

The Turn -

The River -

Santoro doesn’t improve and Gallagher gets the win.

Gallagher 55,000 (18bb)

MSPT Returns to Meskwaki Casino for $300K GTD Main Event Nov. 1-3

For the third and final time in Season 10, the MSPT is headed to Meskwaki Casino in Tama, Iowa. A series of satellites kicking off September 25^th will feed into the 24^th MSPT Main Event ever held at the venue.

The $1,100 buy-in, $300,000 guaranteed Main Event will run the weekend of November 1-3.

Back in March, the first MSPT Meskwaki of Season 10 drew 409 entries and saw Steve Federspiel walk away with an $86,949 first-place prize. Then, in July, Des Moines, Iowa’s Josh Meyer bested a 401-entry field to win the 2019 MSPT Iowa State Poker Championship. In this same event last year, Taylor Howard prevailed over 423 entrants to win the tournament for $89,939.

Meskwaki has set aside a block of rooms for MSPT players at sensational rates. BUT this block of rooms always goes fast so reserve your room TODAY! Make sure you ask for the MID-STATES POKER TOUR room block or they may tell you the hotel is sold out.

$49 Weekdays (Sun-Thurs)

$89 Friday & Saturday

Meskwaki Casino (800) 728-4263 or visit Meskwaki.com

The MSPT Meskwaki Main Event, which requires players be just 18 years old to play, will begin with Day 1A on Friday, November 1 at 3:00 PM. Day 1B will then take place on Saturday, November 2, also at 3:00 PM. Players who advance from each flight will combine on Sunday, November 3 at 11:00 a.m. and play until a champion is crowned. The complete event schedule can be found at msptpoker.com. The final table will be broadcast LIVE (15-minute delay) worldwide on msptpoker.com using RFID technology allowing all viewers to see the hole cards. In addition, the entire Main Event will be live reported.

Located in Tama, Iowa — between Des Moines and Cedar Rapids on Highway 30 — Meskwaki Casino, which was constructed in 1992, features a huge bingo hall, nine different types of table games, off-track betting, active craps tables, more than 1,350 slots, good blackjack games, horse book, indoor pool, exercise room, spa, and 404 hotel rooms.

The property also features Lucky’s Grill & Taproom, which serves hearty breakfast entrees in the morning and their famous Shredded Chicken Nachos Grande (and more) in the evening. Other favorites include the 100% Iowa Angus Beef Lucky’s Steak Burger, handmade buttermilk dipped onion rings, Signature Pizzas, hot subs, and Fried Oreos. You can also enjoy a variety of 20 beers on tap (with 10 craft beers that are brewed in Iowa) all while watching your favorite team on one of 13 HDTVs.

Matlese Drops Ludlow

Tomer Maltese started this one and finished it big.

Maltese bet out 8,500 and Ben Ludlow moved all-in for his remaining 15,000. Joshua Neblett called taking he and Maltese to a flop. The board came out and Maltese moved all-in for his last 33,000. Neblett called and the cards were turned up and it turned out Maltese wasn’t kidding showing for a set of tens. Neblett was holding and Ludlow showed . Neither got any help the rest of the way and Maltese picked the side and main pots to move to 93,000 (31 bb).

33 players are still standing as Day 1B nears its conclusion here at the Venetian.

Grand Run For Gera

Nikhil Gera just landed two solid hands to push him among the Day 1B chip leaders.

First, on a board Gera went over the top of a 10,000 chip bet from Mark Bloomberg putting in 25,000 to take the hand away and move to 207,000. He then got into a three-way pot on the next hand and pulled off an elimination to move to 259,500 (104 bb).

We’re down to 37 players left as we countdown toward the end of Day 1B.

Madden Holds

Alexander Condon shoved all-in for 26,000 from late position, Steve Madden called from the button.

Condon - (54.75) Madden - (45.3%)

The Flop -

The Turn -

The Flop - , Giving Madden the win.

Madden - 91,500 (37bb)

Taking A Stan

Nicholas Fountotos just got temporarily derailed by the Stan Jablonski Express.

On a board, Fountotos bet out 7,500 chips only to watch Jablonski fire in 60,000. Fountotos took a brief time-out to decide what to do and, after twirling around his in his hand, folded. Jablonski moved to 100,000 chips (40 bb) after pulling in the pot.

We’re down to 40 as the action heats up here in Day 1B.

Chip Counts At The Last Break of The Night

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Vic Peppe	316,000	204,000
Harold Rosenthal	310,000	102,000
Isaac Choi	215,000	60,200
Mark Bloomberg	195,000	128,000
Byoung Nam Kim	183,000	76,000
Mark Tadros	166,000	75,000
Jacob Brundage	165,000	30,200
Nikhil Gera	165,000	90,800
Eric Baldwin	160,000	130,000
Kerim Nuhbegovic	147,000	122,200
Corey Hochman	140,500	120,000
Ben Palmer	135,000	26,800
Brian Hou	134,000	117,500
Shaul Harari	126,000	38,700
Mike Williams	123,000	78,000
Christopher George	121,000	130,000
Joseph Ashor	119,500	97,000
Gerald Cunniff	118,500	96,500
Viacheslav Fentisov	115,000	50,000
Justin Sharpe	113,500	32,600
Benjamin Ludlow	109,500	50,000
Stan Jablonski	105,000	40,000
Patrick Steele	103,000	44,300
Michael Stembera	100,000	95,800
Qi Tiansheng	100,000	80,000
Joshua Neblett	99,000	56,700
Peter Hengsakul	91,000	106,200
Ting Luo	75,500	53,700
Mac Sohrabi	73,000	140,900
Tomer Maltese	72,000	10,900
Stephen Madden	65,500	60,000
Fernando Brito	63,500	35,200
Ekrem Bozkurt	55,000	98,200
Adam Demersseman	55,000	55,000
Dilip Das	50,000	47,800
Nicolas Fountotos	44,000	39,900
Eric Barnes	38,000	18,100
Daniel Santoro	32,500	41,000
Orion Gallagher	29,000	25,000
Alexander Condon	26,500	46,000
Jim Willerson	15,500	16,000

Maliqi Busted

Shaui Harari raised from the middle position to 5,500 and without hesitation Bleron Maliqi jammed all-in for 28,000.

Maliqi - Harari -

The board ran out

Shaui Harari - 126,000 (63bb)