The Venetian: September 5 - 8, 2024

 

Rich Green Soars to the Top to Take Overall Chip Lead into Day 2

Created (9/8/2024 12:10:14 AM by Anthony Thompson)
 

 

Day 1c of the MSPT $1,100 Main Event at the Venetian Resort attracted 333 runners, which along with 1a's 97 and 1b’s 182 brought the total field up to 612 entries, blasting past the $500k guarantee.

The total field generated a $590,580 prize pool, and the top 69 players will get paid a minimum of $2,313, while the eventual winner will walk away with a $97,474 first-place prize, along with the MSPT Season 15 Venetian Main Event title!

At the end of the third and final flight, 37 players bagged and tagged with Rich Green bagging the overall chip lead after he started catching steam in the final levels to put a whopping 748,000 in his bag.

Another player to catch steam throughout the day was Bryan Allen who was able run up an impressive 729,00 stack, which is good enough for third overall.

Others to bag big stacks where WSOP bracelet winner Joey Couden (670,000), Mark Dube (491,000), and Matt Paradis (485,000) who rounded out the top five.

They were joined by MSPT champ Gerald Cunniff (384,000), Ronnie Lamb (315,000), Jay Yates (215,000), Ben Palmer (164,000), and Mike Holtz (151,000).

The surviving players from all three flights – of which there are 69 (11 from Day 1a, 21 from 1b, and 37 from 1c) – will return at 11:00 a.m. local time on Sunday, September 8th to play down to a winner.

The MSPT live reporting crew will be on the floor throughout the remainder of the tournament to provide updates, so keep it here to catch the action!

MSPT Season 15 Venetian Remaining Schedule
Date Time Tournament Chips Blind Levels
8-Sep 11:00 AM $1,100 Main Event Day 2 Restart (2-Day Trophy Event) - 40 Minutes