The Venetian

MSPT Hall of Famer Rob WazWaz Leads 21 Advancing Players After Day 1B

Another full day of action occurred during Day 1b the MSPT $1,100 Main Event at the Venetian Resort with almost 15 full levels coming to completion.

The second of three flights drew 182 runners and brought the two-day total thus far to 279 with one flight remaining.

Of those 182 entries, just 21 players remained when pens went to slips and it was none other than MSPT Hall of Famer Rob WazWaz who found himself atop the counts with 425,000.

WazWaz brought some of his “WazPure” with him to Vegas finding the top spot on one bullet this flight and will bring a top stack into Day 2.

Following hot on WazWaz’s tail was Triet Nguyen who ended the night with the elimination of MSPT champ Chris Moon to put 417,000 in his bag while MSPT champ Veerab Zakarian (381,000), George Heim (380,000), and Patrick Troung (344,000) rounded out the top five stacks.

Much like Day 1a, the final level of the night saw an onslaught of casualties, with players such as Ben Palmer and MSPT champ Moon among those to be eliminated before play concluded for the night with chips flying all across the remaining tables in the final level of play that led to a lot of players riding roller coasters with their stack sizes before becoming official for the evening.

Several other familiar players will also be joining the aforementioned five. Taylor Black (338,000), MSPT champ ”Scary” Terry Fleischer (278,000), WSOP bracelet winner Dylan Linde (172000), MSPT Hall of Famer Aaron Massey (141,000), and DJ Buckley (135,000), are just a few more of the players to add their names to the Day 2 roster along with the 11 to have already advanced from Day 1a.

Among those not as lucky at the felt included Kathy Liebert, Matt Affleck, Michael Rossitto, MSPT champ's Matthew Schulte & Dan Sepiol, with at least a few if not all of them likely to be seen back in action for the final flight.

The final starting flight for the Main Event is tomorrow starting at 11:10 a.m. local time.

Everyone who makes Day 2 will return on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. to play for the Season 15 MSPT $1,110 Main Event Title.

Congratulations to everyone who advanced to Day 2.

We will be back tomorrow for coverage of the Day 1c right here on MSPTPoker.com from the Venetian Las Vegas!

MSPT Season 15 Venetian Remaining Schedule

End Day 1B Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Rob WazWaz	425,000	435,000
Triet Nguyen	417,000	387,000
Veerab Zakarian	381,000	380,000
George Heim	380,000	370,000
Patrick Troung	344,000	211,000
Taylor Black	338,000	295,000
Terry Fleischer	334,000	283,000
Nicholas Burnett	254,000	170,000
Eloy Rios	229,000	215,000
Anne Bui	200,000	248,000
Dylan Linde	172,000	170,000
Joon Park (NY)	170,000	70,000
Christopher Marshall	143,000	160,000
Aaron Massey	141,000	130,000
DJ Buckley	135,000	120,000
Qing Liu	122,000	110,000
Carl Oman	101,000	85,000
Yegor Moroz	88,000	80,000
Brian Davis	72,000	70,000
Brian Quick	61,000	75,000
Travis Tachibana	46,000	48,000

Moon Out Flopped by Nguyen, Play Has Ended

Triet Nguyen raised from and then called MSPT champ Chris Moon’s 83,000 three-bet jam directly to his left.

Chris Moon:
Triet Nguyen:

Moon was ahead holding a king until the flop fell pairing Nguyen’s jack.

The paired the board on the turn leaving Moon needing a king on the river to stay alive, but the completed the board on the river ending his night just before the bubble burst.

Triet Nguyen - 387,000
Chris Moon - 0

Late Night Counts & Bust Outs

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Triet Nguyen	387,000	190,000
Veerab Zakarian	380,000	360,000
George Heim	370,000	367,000
Taylor Black	295,000	77,000
Terry Fleischer	283,000	235,000
Anne Bui	248,000	270,000
Patrick Truong	218,000	111,000
Eloy Rios	215,000	210,000
Dylan Linde	170,000	287,000
Christopher Marshall	160,000	182,000
Aaron Massey	130,000	70,000
DJ Buckley	120,000	96,000
Qing Liu	110,000	112,000
Ben Palmer	87,000	62,000
Carl Oman	85,000	140,000
Yegor Moroz	80,000	45,000
Brian Quick	75,000	92,000
Joon Park (NY)	70,000	73,000
Travis Tachibana	48,000	55,000
Samuel Wagner	0	124,000
Robert Buckenmayer	0	90,000
Jonathan Rotonda	0	80,000
Aidan Long	0	111,000
Chris Moon	0	50,000
Nguyen Le	0	66,000
Daniel Chambers	0	108,000
Ross Fabrizio	0	60,000
Michael Brinkenhoff	0	153,000

Day 1A Chip Counts

So far, 11 players have punched their ticket into Day 2 and another group of 21 hopefuls will look to add their names to that list tonight.

All who make it through until the end of play will return to action, Sunday, September 8^th at 11:00 a.m. for Day 2, where the remaining players from all starting flights will combine and play until a winner is declared.

Rios Cools Off Moon for a Double

A series of preflop raises saw MSPT champ Chris Moon and Eloy Rios take to a flop.

With 60,000 already in the middle, Moon check-called a 75,000 all-in bet from Rios and the two players tabled their hands.

Eloy Rios:
Chris Moon:

Rios rolled over the better made hand and the turn followed by the river secured his double-up.

Eloy Rios - 210,000
Chris Moon - 50,000

Round of Counts & Bust Outs

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
George Heim	367,000	255,000
Dylan Linde	287,000	266,000
Anne Bui	270,000	137,000
Terry Fleischer	235,000	278,000
Eloy Rios	210,000	132,000
Triet Nguyen	190,000	126,000
Christopher Marshall	182,000	200,000
Carl Oman	140,000	232,000
Aaron Massey	70,000	146,000
Ross Fabrizio	60,000	100,000
Travis Tachibana	55,000	67,000
Chris Moon	50,000	65,000
Yegor Moroz	45,000	55,000
Yuksel Akcapinar	0	51,000
Eric Baldwin	0	96,000
Josh Remitio	0	25,000

The MSPT Heads to Riverside October 31st - November 3rd!

For the final time this season, the MSPT is headed to Riverside Casino in Riverside, IA from October 31st - November 3rd!

A series of $70 and $265 satellites will feed into the $1,110 buy-in MSPT265 Main Event, which requires players be 21+ to play.

The tournament, which boasts a $300K GTD, will offer three starting flights with Day 1a beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 31st.

Day 1b will take place at the same time on Friday, November 1st, while Day 1c will follow suit at the same time on Saturday, November 2nd with a.

The surviving players from all starting flights will return at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 3rd, to play down to a winner.

Also, starting on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. will be a series of satellites awarding 2 total seats into the $10,400 WPT World Championship being held in December!

Also, on that Sunday, there will be a $200 NLH Ultimate Stack Event beginning at 3:00 p.m.

Palmer Rivers Broadway to Stay Alive

Jonathan Rotonda raised to 6,000 from middle position and then called Ben Palmer’s 27,000 three-bet jam directly to his left.

Ben Palmer:
Jonathan Rotonda:

Palmer was out in front and the flop kept things interesting bringing straight and flush draws with Rotonda pulling ahead after the was turned.

Luckily for Palmer, the dealer followed with on the river giving him the nuts to keep his Main Event rolling.

Jonathan Rotonda - 80,000
Ben Palmer - 62,000

WazWaz Turns Fabrizio for a Double

There was heads-up action between MSPT Hall of Famer Rob WazWaz from the hijack and Ross Fabrizio from the big blind with a board showing.

With a starting stack already in the middle, Fabrizio led out with a bet and then called WazWaz’s 135,000 all-in raise.

Rob WazWaz:
Ross Fabrizio:

WazWaz pulled ahead after turning top two-pair and the river secured his double-up.

Rob WazWaz - 290,000
Ross Fabrizio - 100,000