The Venetian

Joseph Sanfeliu Takes Overall Chip Lead into Day 2

The second and final starting flight of the MSPT (Mid States Poker Tour) $1,100 Myster Bounty at The Venetian Las Vegas has come to an end after 11 hours of action.

Day 1b attracted 211 runners during Wednesday's action, bringing the grand total to 318 entries (107 from Day 1a; 211 from 1b).

Once the field was reduced to 11%, it was Joseph Sanfeliu who was able to maintain the top stack throughout the night to take the overall chip lead into the final day with 629,000.

Following behind Sanfeliu was Craig Mason who was able to end the night sending WSOP bracelet winner Dylan Linde home just before the bubble in a kings vs queens hand and will take the second top stack into Day 2 with 523,000.

Bagging just behind Mason was Sean Berman (520,000) who burst the bubble when he flopped a set of jacks against three-time MSPT champ Eric Baldwin.

Rounding out the top five stacks of the night were Ronnie Lamb (405,000), & Salameh Bahhur (373,000), while Kevin Stevens (341,000), Jack Corrigan (292,000), and two-time bracelet winner David Jackson ((252,000), all found a Day 2 berth.

Day 2 will get underway bright and early at 11:00 a.m. local time and play to a winner with 36 players returning to the felt so make sure to come back and find out who walks away the new MSPT Venetian $1,100 Mystery Bounty Poker Bowl Champion!

The MSPT live reporting crew will be on hand to capture all the action, so be sure to join us then.

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End Day 1B Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Joseph Sanfeliu	629,000	550,000
Craig Mason	523,000	400,000
Sean Berman	520,000	410,000
Ronnie Lamb	405,000	340,000
Salameh Bahhur	373,000	100,000
Kevin Stevens	341,000	110,000
Jack Corrigan	292,000	240,000
David Jackson (FL)	256,000	243,000
Tyler Hatchel	203,000	130,000
Harvey Alegado	198,000	100,000
Jason Brin	178,000	100,000
Josh Albert	173,000	100,000
Sundiata DeVore	150,000	125,000
Michael Helander	143,000	120,000
Nicholas Seward	138,000	180,000
David Williams	136,000	100,000
Andrew Stevens	110,000	100,000
Gerald Morrell	102,000	100,000
Stephen Sola	101,000	60,000
Seunghwan Lee	88,000	100,000
Steve Story	88,000	100,000
Jeff Weil	68,000	80,000
Chip Jett	50,000	45,000

Three Time MSPT Champ Eric Baldwin Bubbles Mystery Bounty

Three-time MSPT champ Eric Baldwin was all in preflop for 77,000 from the big blind and was called by Sean Berman from middle position.

Eric Baldwin:
Sean Berman:

Baldwin was behind holding the inferior pocket pair and things got worse after the flop gave Berman a set of jacks.

The turn however, fell the giving Baldwin a little hope as the case eight would keep his tournament alive.

Unfortunately for Baldwin, the completed the board on the river and eliminated him on the bubble.

Sean Berman - 520,000
Eric Baldwin - Eliminated

Mason Cools Off Linde for KO

Bracelet winner Dylan Linde was all in preflop from the cutoff and was called by Craig Mason from the hijack.

Dylan Linde:
Craig Mason:

It was a cooler situation for Linde as he rolled over a premium made hand only to see Mason was holding a better one and the runout eliminated him for the tournament.

Craig Mason - 400,000
Dylan Linde - Eliminated

Late Night Counts & Bust Outs

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Joseph Sanfeliu	550,000	400,000
Sean Berman	410,000	460,000
Ronnie Lamb	340,000	280,000
Jack Corrigan	240,000	295,000
Tyler Hatchel	130,000	100,000
Sundiata DeVore	125,000	146,000
Stephen Sola	60,000	110,000
Chip Jett	45,000	130,000
John Morgan	0	218,000
John Riordan	0	35,000
Dylan Linde	0	50,000
Craig Vancil	0	17,000

Helander Trips Up Opponent for KO

Action on the table folded to the button who raised all in for 45,000 and Michael Helander went over the top from the small blind giving them isolation.

Opponent:
Michael Helander:

Helander was behind holding suite live cards until the flop fell giving him top pair with the heart flush draw.

The turn improved Helander to trip jacks and he faded a nine on the river as the that completed the board eliminated his opponent.

Michael Helander - 100,000

Morgan Pushes Through

John Morgan opened for 11,000 from the cutoff and found two callers bringing about a flop.

Action was checked to the button who fired out a 10,000 bet and only Morgan check-called to see the pair the board on the turn.

This time, Morgan check-jammed for 65,000 after his opponent continued for 17,000 and took down the pot after a clock was called.

John Morgan - 218,000

Chip Counts & Bust Outs

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Sean Berman	460,000	318,000
Joseph Sanfeliu	400,000	350,000
Jack Corrigan	295,000	250,000
Ronnie Lamb	280,000	231,000
David Jackson (FL)	243,000	135,000
John Morgan	218,000	35,000
Nicholas Seward	180,000	230,000
Mohammed Jaafar	147,000	219,500
Chip Jett	130,000	62,000
Kevin Stevens	110,000	50,000
Eric Baldwin	103,000	68,000
Tyler Hatchel	100,000	55,000
Jeff Weil	80,000	72,000
Terence Reid	51,000	18,000
Dylan Linde	50,000	101,000
John Riordan	35,000	84,000
Craig Vancil	17,000	103,000
Rodger Johnson	0	40,000
Dan Heimiller	0	90,000
Jeremy Jagoda	0	120,000

Sanfeliu Rivers Straight to Eliminate Deardorff and DQ Hendrickson

Kristen Deardorff open-jammed 28,000 under the gun and Joseph Sanfeliu called from the button before MSPT Hall of Famer Dan “DQ” Hendrickson went over the top for 51,000 from the big blind.

Action was back on Sanfeliu who called, and all three players tabled their hands.

Kristen Deardorff:
Dan “DQ” Hendrickson:
Joseph Sanfeliu:

Deardorff was ahead holding an ace with the best kicker, but the runout gave Sanfeliu a seven-high straight eliminating both players.

Joseph Sanfeliu - 350,000
Dan “DQ” Hendrixkson - Eliminated
Kristen Deardorff - Eliminated

Clark Loses Battle of the Blinds Against Sanfeliu

Action in the table folded to Scotter Clark who raised all in for 50,000 from the small blind and Joseph Sanfeliu looked him up from the big blind.

Scotter Clark:
Joseph Sanfeliu:

Clark was behind holding suited live cards but didn’t get any help from the runout and he made his exit from the tournament field after signing over his dump truck to Sanfeliu .

Joseph Sanfeliu - 285,000
Scotter Clark - Eliminated