The Venetian

Andy Fleming Leads 29 Players After Day 1B of the MSPT Season 16 Venetian Poker Bowl!

Another full day of action occurred during Day 1b of the MSPT Season 16 $1,600 Poker Bowl IX at the Venetian Resort with almost 17 full levels coming to completion as just 17:29 remained in the level when the hard stop was reached.

The second of three flights drew 263 runners, bringing the two-day total to 429 thus far with one flight remaining.

Of those 263 entries, just 29 players remained when pens went to slips, and it was Andy Fleming who put a healthy 621,000 in his bag to end the night.

Fleming had a late-night run-up that saw him take out MSPT Hall of Famer Chris Moon to bring the top stack thus far into Day 2.

Following behind Fleming was MSPT champ Kfir Nahum, who ended the night putting 582,000 in his bag while Michael Ung (564,000), Thomas Black (416,000), and Joel Verbeck (413,000) rounded out the top five stacks.

Much like Day 1a, the final levels of the night saw an onslaught of casualties, with players such as WSOP bracelet winner Mitchell Halverson and Frank Lagodich were the final two players to be eliminated before play concluded for the night.

Others who will be joining the aforementioned five include WSOP bracelet winner Francis Anderson (410,000), Stanley Weng (386,000), MSPT champ Matthew Schulte (348,000), WSOP bracelet winner Nick Pupillo (178,000) and NFL veteran Calais Campbell (103,000), as they are just a few more of the players to add their names to the Day 2 roster along with the eight to have already advanced from Day 1a.

Among those not as lucky at the felt included Matt Affleck, three-time WSOP bracelet winner Tony Dunst, MSPT Hall of Famer Rodger Johnson, WSOP bracelet winner Ryan Laplante, Lily Kiletto, and defending Poker Bowl champ ”Scary” Terry Fleischer 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.

The surviving players from the three starting flights will then return for Day 2 at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 8th, and will play until seven players remain.

The final seven will then have a day's rest to enjoy Superbowl Sunday and will return to action on Monday, February 10th at Noon, to play down to a winner which will be live streamed in the brand-new streaming studio!

MSPT Venetian Season 16 Poker Bowl Remaining Schedule

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

Make sure to be a part of history at The Venetian Poker Room as they will unveil their brand-new streaming studio produced and distributed by PokerGO!

End Day 1B Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Andrew Fleming	621,000	621,000
Kfir Nahum	582,000	582,000
Michael Ung	564,000	564,000
Jacob Daniels	550,000	550,000
Martin Carnero	450,000	160,000
Thomas Black	416,000	416,000
Joel Verbeck	413,000	413,000
Francis Anderson	410,000	410,000
Matt Paradis	395,000	175,000
Dylan Collingwood	389,000	163,000
Stanley Weng	386,000	386,000
Matthew Schulte	348,000	238,000
Robert Borick	231,000	125,000
Jason Lindh	226,000	226,000
JJ Liu	216,000	216,000
Michael Wang	193,000	193,000
Jacob Long	183,000	183,000
Nick Pupillo	178,000	334,000
John Holdren	172,000	186,000
Zach Kikalos	146,000	146,000
Jeff Madsen	138,000	138,000
Michal Nahum	133,000	220,000
Elvin Simpson	130,000	234,000
Calais Campbell	103,000	227,000
John Riordan	99,000	123,000
Leo Castro	89,000	37,000
Timothy Pai	54,000	69,000
Jim Agate	52,000	65,000

No Longer in the Tournament; Play Has Ended After

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Mitchell Halverson	0	73,000
Jon Hanner	0	215,000
Frank Lagodich	0	290,000
Tyler Montoya	0	114,000
Chris Moon	0	325,000
Myles Mullaly	0	39,000
Triet Nguyen	0	215,000
James Traber	0	108,000

Verbeck Turns a Straight for a Double Elimination

There was three-way all in action between Jon Hanner from late position, Joel Verbeck from the hijack and Myles Mullaly from the cutoff with Verbeck having both players covered.

Myles Mullaly:
Jon Hanner:
Joel Verbeck:

Verbeck was ahead holding a made hand of jacks until the flop fell giving Hanner top pair to take the lead.

Fortunately for Verbeck, the turn put him back in the lead with a king-high straight, and he faded the river for the double elimination.

Joel Verbeck - 315,000
Jon Hanner - 0
Myles Mullaly - 0

Castro Doubles Through Pai in a Battle of the Blinds

Action on the table folded to Timothy Pai who raised all in from the small blind and Leo Castro decided to risk his 43,000 stack from the big blind.

Leo Castro:
Timothy Pai:

Castro was ahead holding an ace and connected with the flop to take a commanding lead.

The turn was a great sight for Castro as it secured him the pot and he collected his double after the meaningless completed the board on the river.

Leo Castro - 100,000
Timothy Pai - 30,000

Paradis Jams on Pupillo

WSOP bracelet winner Nick Pupillo opened for 15,000 from the hijack and was called by Matt Paradis from the cutoff.

The flop fell and Pupillo led out with a 25,000 continuation bet.

Paradis quickly tossed out a call, and the turn was checked to the river.

Pupillo took a stab at the pot leading out with a 45,000 bet only to quickly muck his hand after Paradis raised all in.

Matt Paradis - 390,000
Nick Pupillo - 180,000

Late Night Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Frank Lagodich	497,000	209,000
Kfir Nahum	430,000	298,000
Thomas Black	427,000	300,000
Andrew Fleming	381,000	30,000
Michael Ung	371,000	30,000
Francis Anderson	364,000	150,000
Nick Pupillo	334,000	446,000
Chris Moon	325,000	124,000
Stanley Weng	311,000	265,000
Jason Lindh	261,000	323,000
Matthew Schulte	238,000	91,000
Calais Campbell	227,000	168,500
Michal Nahum	220,000	221,000
Triet Nguyen	215,000	30,000
Jon Hanner	215,000	123,000
Jacob Long	207,000	127,000
JJ Liu	206,000	30,000
Joel Verbeck	190,000	218,000
John Holdren	186,000	30,000
Matt Paradis	175,000	280,000
Dylan Collingwood	163,000	30,000
Martin Carnero	160,000	146,000
Zach Kikalos	146,000	30,000
Jeff Madsen	141,000	82,000
Michael Wang	133,000	218,000
Robert Borick	125,000	96,000
John Riordan	123,000	172,000
Tyler Montoya	114,000	52,000
Jacob Daniels	111,000	220,000
James Traber	108,000	166,000
Anne Bui	102,000	94,000
Mitchell Halverson	73,000	100,000
Timothy Pai	69,000	41,000
Jim Agate	65,000	169,000
Myles Mullaly	39,000	30,000
Leo Castro	37,000	30,000
Caden Coleman	0	82,000
Michael Brinkenhoff	0	107,000
Eric Baldwin	0	102,000
Craig Mason	0	136,000
Yang Li	0	111,000
Michael Liang	0	128,000
Christian Roberts	0	133,000
Jennifer Parkinson	0	155,000

Day 1A Chip Counts

So far, just 19 players have punched their ticket into Day 2 and another group of 29 hopefuls will look to add their names to that list tonight.

The surviving players from the three starting flights will then return for Day 2 at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 8^th, and will play until seven players remain.

The final seven will then have a day's rest to enjoy Superbowl Sunday and will return to action on Monday, February 10^th at Noon, to play down to a winner which will be live streamed in the brand-new streaming studio!

Paradis Doubles Through Anderson with Cowboys

There was all in action preflop between Matt Paradis from the button and WSOP bracelet winner Francis Anderson from the small blind with Paradis holding 132,000 effective.

Matt Paradis:
Francis Anderson:

Paradis rolled over a premium hand of kings and the runout secured his double-up.

Matt Paradis - 280,000
Francis Anderson - 175,000

Day 1B Has Ended for

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Michael Berk (IN)	0	47,000
Spencer Champlin	0	75,000
Brad Gafford	0	87,000
Ryan Leng	0	25,000
Steven Merwin	0	36,100
Ryan Tosoc	0	118,000