The Venetian

Brehme and Shing Lead The 31 Survivors Of Day 1B

After 16 levels of play, the starting field of 270 was reduced to just 31 players, each one of them guaranteed a piece of the $400,000 guaranteed prize pool that will be played for on Monday, May 29th. With the total number of entrants sitting at 457, the guarantee has been met and the players tomorrow will only add to the ballooning prizepool.

Leading the way is David Brehme who bagged 545,000. Newcomer to the MSPT circuit, Brehme found himself knocking out a lot of players along his day’s journey, including MSPT champion James Romero. The young man hailing from the U.K. looks to top his biggest live score in this tournament. Another big stack at the end of the night was Philip Shing who found himself with 509,000 at the end of the night. With over $1.8 million in lifetime earnings on Hendon Mob, Shing’s first MSPT looks to be a big one.

Day 1B Chip Counts

Others who found their way to a bag and a cash included Stephen Foutty(334,000) , John Riordan (264,000), Nicola Ditrapani (180,000),MSPT Firekeepers champion Aaron Massey (150,000), and Brendan Shiller (69,000).

Not all were as fortunate, as the day saw the fall of many regulars including MSPT champions John Dennehey, Kyna England and Umut Ozturk, as well as others like Mark Seif, Ralph Massey, Dakotah O’Dell, Dylan Linde, and Shannon Shorr. 2006 WSOP Main Event Champion Jamie Gold tried his shot in the field, but was unable to find any bag at the end of it all. They will have ample opportunity to buy in the following two flights for their journeys to grab a piece of MSPT history. Day 1B and 1C begin on Saturday and Sunday at 11:10 AM respectively.

Play ended with 30:11 left on the clock in level 16 with blinds at 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante meaning unless another flight ends earlier than this one, they will return at this level at the beginning of Day 2 where they will already be in the money.

Stay tuned to MSPT.com for all updates regarding The MSPT $1,100 Main Event.

End Of Day Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
David Brehme	545,000	489,000
Philip Shing	509,000	575,000
Adam Walton	441,000	441,000
Romeo Mendoza	423,000	493,000
Stephen Foutty	334,000	193,000
Rostyslav Sabishchenko	301,000	301,000
Dorian Pavon	286,000	286,000
Jose Brito	275,000	275,000
John Riordan	264,000	285,000
Jason Obinger	254,000	254,000
Matthew Schulte	253,000	253,000
Kenny Huynh	236,000	145,000
Kristaps Soloveiko	228,000	228,000
Matthew Pashton	227,000	227,000
Byung Shin	198,000	198,000
Jun Hong	194,000	194,000
Samy Bazine	186,000	186,000
Nicola DiTrapani	184,000	68,000
Nicholas Seward	176,000	176,000
Aaron Massey	153,000	128,000
Yashveen Mudireddy	150,000	241,000
William Latta	149,000	149,000
James Van Alstyne	128,000	128,000
Veselin Dimitrov	115,000	115,000
Eben Daniels	107,000	107,000
Michael Zimmer	101,000	101,000
Michael Bennington	98,000	98,000
Bobby Poe	92,000	92,000
Vladislav Ivanov	82,000	82,000
Hao Sun	75,000	75,000
Brendan Shiller	69,000	398,000

Rostyslav Sabishehenko Eliminates Joey Gargiulo On The Bubble

A flurry of eliminations saw the field go from 35 to 31.

The final elimination of the night saw Rostylav Sabishehenko raise to 13,000 from early position which saw Yashveen Muddireddy call on the button and Joey Gargiulo call from the big blind.

The flop came out and action checked around to Muddireddy who bet 15,000 which both other players called.

On the , Gargiulo moved all in for 55,000 and Sabishehenko called.

Joey Gargiulo:
Rostylav Sabishehenko:

The river brought no change to the board and Joey Gargiulo became the last player of the night not to find a bag.

Stay tuned for a full recap and chip counts soon to come.

Rostylav Sabishehenko - 301,000
Joey Gargiulo - Eliminated

Brehme Takes Out Romero

David Brehme raised to 10,000 on the button and in the small blind, James Romero moved all in for 70,000 which folded out the big blind and Brehme called.

James Romero:
David Brehme:

The board ran out as no help to Romero and the MSPT Poker Bowl champion exited the tournament area.

David Brehme - 255,000
James Romero - Eliminated

Massey Stays Alive

Aaron Massey moved all in from the cutoff for his last 59,000 and on the button another player moved all in for more which folded out all remaining action.

Aaron Massey:
Button:

Massey was all in for his tournament life and the flop provided a myriad of outs for Massey to improve upon. The turn gave Massey a flush and the kept the MSPT Battle Creek champion in the lead as he took down a survival pot.

Aaron Massey - 128,000

Shiller Takes Out Smith

Brendan Shiller raised to 8,000 in first position which saw a player on his immediate left call and in middle position, Jerod Smith three bet to 25,000 which saw both Shiller and the initial caller call.

On the flop of , Shiller moved all in for 160,000 and only Smith called for his last 153,000.

Jerod Smith:
Brendan Shiller:

The board ran out as no favor to Smith and Shiller scooped a pot worth nearly 400,000.

Brendan Shiller - 398,000
Jerod Smith - Eliminated

Foutty Outflips Lee

Stephen Foutty raised to 7,000 in middle position and action folded around to Stanley Lee on the button who raised to 44,000, leaving 1,000 behind. Action came back around to Foutty who raised all in and the cards were on their backs.

Stanley Lee:
Stephen Foutty:

The board ran out and the river ace gave Foutty top pair with a jack kicker to best Lee’s pair of tens.

Stephen Foutty - 193,000
Stanley Lee - Eliminated

Mudireddy Eliminates O'Dell

Yashveen Mudireddy raised to 7,000 from middle position and Joey Gargiulo called in the cutoff while Dakotah O’Dell called in the small blind.

The flop came out and action checked around to Mudireddy who bet 11,000 getting a call from both players.

Action checked to Gargiulo on the turn who bet 10,000 which O’Dell called and Mudireddy raised. Gargiulo folded and O’Dell moved all in for 67,000 which Mudireddy called.

Dakotah O’Dell:
Yashveen Mudireddy:

“King-jack I folded,” celebrated Gargiulo as the river peeled off. O’Dell tapped the table wishing the field luck while Mudireddy raked in a sizable pot.

Yashveen Muddireddy - 367,000
Joey Gargiulo - 189,000
Dakotah O’Dell - Eliminated

Counts Around The Room

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Ralph Massey	261,000	126,000
Joey Gargiulo	207,000	34,000
Stephen Foutty	165,000	84,000
Kenny Huynh	145,000	293,000
Dakotah O'Dell	136,000	195,000
Brendan Shiller	126,000	123,000
Matthew Wantman	114,000	114,000
Stanley Lee	76,000	41,000
Aaron Massey	68,000	62,000
Nicola DiTrapani	68,000	38,000
DJ Buckley	0	29,800
Shannon Shorr	0	25,000

Romero Ascending Up The Counts

James Romero raised to 5,000 in early position which got one caller and a player from the small blind moved all in for 32,000 which only Romero called.

Opponent:
James Romero:

The board ran out and Romero’s hand improved to top pair, giving the 2023 MSPT Poker Bowl Champion a healthy boost to his stack.

James Romero - 170,000