Day 1a of the first-ever MSPT $1,600 Heart Poker Championship at the Venetian Resort is officially in the books with 40 total entries tallied and the talented field that entered came to play as action at the tables proved to be eventful from start to finish.
Only 14 levels were needed to hit 11% of the field as the hard stop was reached with 23:23 remaining at 2,000/4,000/4,000 with Nicholas Albin able to put almost half of the chips in play into his bag to end the night as his 535,000 stack was good enough to lead the five advancing players by a wide margin.
Valeriy Pak
Sitting behind Albin was Valeriy Pak who was able to maneuver his way to a 288,000 stack while David Stefanski (211,000), Dale Roesel (120,000), and Jake Bazeley (52,000) were the only others to advance from the flight.
Jake Long
Among those to fire and fall in Wednesday’s starting flight included Jake Long, Ran Ilani, WSOP winner Darren Rabinowitz, Michael Vela, and Stephen Dauphinais were just a few who took their shot at a bag on Day 1a only to come up short.
Stephen Dauphinais
All who have yet to advance will have two more starting flights to jump back in the action.
Day 1b will get underway at 11:10 a.m. on Thursday while Day 1c will take place at the same time on Friday, June 6th.
Late registration and re-entries will remain open through Level 9 (approximately 5:55 p.m.) for both flights.
The surviving players from the three starting flights will then return for Day 2 at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 7th, and will play until seven players remain.
The final seven will then return to action on Sunday, June 8th at 11:00 a.m. to play down to a winner which will be live streamed in the Venetian Poker Live streaming studio!
Join us tomorrow as we continue to bring you all the action and eliminations straight from the tournament floor!
MSPT Venetian Remaining Schedule
| Date |
Time (PDT) |
Tournament |
Chips |
Blind Levels |
| 5-Jun |
11:10 AM |
$1,600 NLH MAJOR Day 1B (3-Day Trophy Event) |
30,000 |
40 Minutes |
| 6-Jun |
11:10 AM |
$1,600 NLH MAJOR Day 1C (3-Day Trophy Event) |
30,000 |
40 Minutes |
| 7-Jun |
11:00 AM |
$1,600 NLH MAJOR Day 2 Restart |
- |
40 Minutes |
| 8-Jun |
11:00 AM |
$1,600 NLH MAJOR Day 3 Live Stream |
- |
40 Minutes |
| 8-Jun |
11:10 AM |
$1,100 Main Event Day 1A (3-Day Trophy Event) |
30,000 |
|
| 9-Jun |
11:10 AM |
$1,100 Main Event Day 1B (3-Day Trophy Event) |
30,000 |
40 Minutes |
| 10-Jun |
11:10 AM |
$1,100 Main Event Day 1C (3-Day Trophy Event) |
30,000 |
40 Minutes |
| 11-Jun |
11:00 AM |
$1,100 Main Event Day 2 Restart |
- |
40 Minutes |
| 12-Jun |
11:00 AM |
$1,100 Main Event Day 3 Live Stream |
- |
40 Minutes |
| 14-Jun |
10:10 AM |
$1,100 NLH Seniors (50+) |
40,000 |
30 Minutes |
Make sure to be a part of history at The Venetian Poker Room as the first-ever MAJOR Champion will be crowned LIVE in the Venetian Poker Live streaming studio, produced and distributed by PokerGO!