The Venetian

Paul James Hizer Leads 18 Survivors After A Long Flight B

In pretty much the exact opposite scenario of yesterday, it took the field almost 18 levels to play down to the final 11% (it took 13 levels yesterday). When the dust finally and mercifully settled it was Paul James Hizer who held the chip lead with a stack worth 737,000. The other top stacks were bagged up by Deva Hetrick (539,000), and Tamas Lendvai (430,000). Here is a look at the full official chip counts for the Flight B survivors.

Paul James Hizer - 737,000
Deva Hetrick - 539,000
Tamas Lendvai - 430,000
Colin Robinson - 408,000
Mark Dube - 280,000
Hayley Hanna - 246,000
Mo Nuwwarah - 230,000
Francis Anderson - 202,000
Chris Conrad - 179,000
Nicholas Seward - 157,000
Brandon Sunshine - 125,000
Matt Lambrecht - 109,000
Myles Mullaly - 85,000
Martin Lategui - 80,000
Ian O’Hara - 79,000
Nicholas Seddon - 76,000
Timothy Bishop - 75,000
Joseph Crawley - 27,000

These 18 players will join everyone else that advances to Day 2 of the tournament on Tuesday, May 28 with cards getting back in the air at 11:00 am for the final day of play. Flight C starts tomorrow at 11:10 am. Registration will be open for that last flight until the start of Level 9 just before 6:00 pm local time in this $1,100 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament with a $500,000 guarantee here at the Venetian Poker Room right next to the Las Vegas Strip.

Level 18 Begins

And we’re sill here ... Blinds are up to 5,000-10,000 with a big blind ante of 10,000 for the start of Level 18 in Flight B of the Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian Main Event. Registration has closed with 162 entries in the field, and there are now somehow still 19 players remaining. Play will mercifully end for the flight when the final 18 remain later tonight ... somehow ... someway, Blinds will roll back to Level 13 for the start of Day 2 on Tuesday since Flight A ended in that level with 2,000-3,000 blinds and a big blind ante of 3,000 yesterday.

Tamas Lendvai Takes One Out

The cutoff was all in with in the hole, and Tamas Lendvai had him covered holding UTG.

The final board read , and Lendvai took out his opponent to stack up 400,000 after collecting the pot.

Tamas Lendvai - 400,000 (50 bb)

Level 17 Begins

Blinds are up to 4,000-8,000 with a big blind ante of 8,000 for the start of Level 17 in Flight B of the Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian Main Event. Registration has closed with 162 entries in the field, and there are now somehow still 21 players remaining. Play will mercifully end for the flight when the final 18 remain later tonight ... somehow ... someway, Blinds will roll back to Level 13 for the start of Day 2 on Tuesday since Flight A ended in that level with 2,000-3,000 blinds and a big blind ante of 3,000 yesterday.

New Chip Leaders

As play idles on with no end in sight a couple of new big stacks have run to the front of the field. A payer who refuses to give us his name is out front with a stack worth 550,000 (pictured). We will have his name when he has to write it down at bag and tag a little (or much) later tonight. The chase group includes Colin Robinson (448,000), Deva Hetrick (360,000), and Hayley Hanna (220,000).

Level 16 Begins

Blinds are up to 3,000-6,000 with a big blind ante of 6,000 for the start of Level 16 in Flight B of the Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian Main Event. Registration has closed with 162 entries in the field, and there are now somehow still 25 players remaining. Play will mercifully end for the flight when the final 18 remain later tonight ... somehow ... someway,

Break Time

The players are taking another 15-minute break.

Slow Play Takes Over

Play would have been done for about two hours yesterday in Level 13, but the final 26 players have hit a stalemate at the moment with little to no action. Blinds will roll back to Level 13 at 2,000-3,000 with a big blind ante of 3,000 either way for the start of Day 2 on Tuesday. If yesterday was fast and furious, then today is slow and steady based on the pace of play. Flight B will end when 18 remain, but since we’re stuck at 26 there is no end in sight.

Level 15 Begins

Blinds are up to 3,000-5,000 with a big blind ante of 5,000 for the start of Level 15 in Flight B of the Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian Main Event. Registration has closed with 162 entries in the field, and there are now 27 players remaining. Play will end for the flight when the final 18 remain later tonight.

Myles Mullaly Doubles

Myles Mullaly got all in with pocket queens, and that put him well ahead of the pocket jacks held by his opposition on the hijack. The board bricked out, so Myles stacked up 172,000 after collecting the pot.

Myles Mullaly - 172,000 (43 bb)