The Venetian

David Larson Leads The Field After Day 1A

Flight A came to a close with the final three players advancing to Day 2 on Wednesday, December 4. David Larson held the chip lead with a stack of 263,000 after a stale mate on the money bubble that lasted for a bit. Eric Baldwin dealt out the final blow of the day when he eliminated Landon Brown in fourth place.

Here is a look at the full official chip counts:

David Larson - 263,000
Jacques Mayer - 214,000
Eric Baldwin - 199,000

Level 15 came to a close with 27:45 left on the clock and blinds at 3,000-5,000 with a big blind ante of 5,000. That’s where blinds will roll back to depending on how things play out in Flight B/C that will begin at 11:10 am on Monday, December 2 and Tuesday, December 3 here in the Venetian Poker Room. Registration will be open until the start of Level 10 on both of those days until around 6:00 pm, giving players plenty of time to jump into this $1,100 buy-in event with a $300,000 guarantee.

Landon Brown Eliminated on the Bubble by Eric Baldwin

Landon Brown met his demise when his pocket deuces ran into the A-K of Eric Baldwin on a board that ran out A-7-4-3-J.

Brown was eliminated on the hand, and Baldwin stacked up just shy of 200,000 to end the day. Day 1A has now come to a close with three players advancing to Day 2 on Wednesday here in the Venetian Poker Room.

Eric Baldwin - 199,000 (39 bb)
Landon Brown - Eliminated

Chip Count Update

Here is a look at the updated chip counts:

Seat 1: EMPTY
Seat 2: EMPTY
Seat 3: Landon Brown - 60,000
Seat 4: Eric Baldwin - 135,000
Seat 5: EMPTY
Seat 6: EMPTY
Seat 7: EMPTY
Seat 8: David Larson - 265,000
Seat 9: Jacques Mayer - 205,000

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 A of the $1,100 buy-in Mid-States Poker Tour Main Event hosted in the Venetian Poker Room along the Las Vegas Strip. There are now four players in the field, and play will continue until we reach the final three that will advance to Day 2 on Wednesday.

Stuck at Four Players

We are one player away from the money and end of day bubble, and action has hit a wall with no one wanting to bust on either bubble. The average stack is still at 43 big blinds so this could take a while.

Level 14 Begins

Blinds are up to 2,000-4,000 with a big blind ante of 4,000 for the start of Level 12 in Flight A of the $1,100 buy-in Mid-States Poker Tour Main Event hosted in the Venetian Poker Room along the Las Vegas Strip. There are now four players in the field, and play will continue until we reach the final three that will advance to Day 2 on Wednesday.

Chip Count Update

Here is a look at the updated chip counts:

Seat 1: Dominic Coombe - 60,000
Seat 2: EMPTY
Seat 3: Landon Brown - 73,000
Seat 4: Eric Baldwin - 113,000
Seat 5: EMPTY
Seat 6: EMPTY
Seat 7: EMPTY
Seat 8: David Larson - 175,000
Seat 9: Jacques Mayer - 230,000

Level 13 Begins

Blinds are up to 2,000-3,000 with a big blind ante of 3,000 for the start of Level 12 in Flight A of the $1,100 buy-in Mid-States Poker Tour Main Event hosted in the Venetian Poker Room along the Las Vegas Strip. There are now five players in the field, and play will continue until we reach the final three that will advance to Day 2 on Wednesday.

Break Time

The players are taking another 15-minute break.

Eugenio Peralta Eliminated by Eric Baldwin

Eugenio Peralta was all in with in the hole under the gun, but he was covered and dominated by the of Eric Baldwin on the big blind.

The board bricked out so that was all she wrote for Peralta. Baldwin stacked up 123,000 after collecting the pot.

Eric Baldwin - 123,000 (49 bb)
Eugenio Peralta - Eliminated