Day 1a of the first-ever MSPT $1,100 Nevada Poker State Championship at the Venetian Resort is officially in the books with 125 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 15 levels were needed to hit 11% of the field, as the hard stop of 14 players was reached with 30:28 remaining at 3,000/5,000/5,000, with WSOP bracelet winner Nick Pupillo out-flopping Aditya Prasetyo in the final hand of the evening to end the night with 641,000.
Yuanzhi Cao
Finishing not far behind Pupillo was Yuanzhi Cao, who maneuvered his way to a 580,000 stack, while Mikhail Sniatovskii (495,000), three-time WSOP bracelet winner David Jackson (382,000), and Jasper Yu (304,000), rounded out the top stacks.
MSPT Champ David Berger
Others who survived the first flight included Andrew Rodgers (237,000), Mohamed Serry (217,000), MSPT champ’s David Berger (202,000), ’Scary’ Terry Fleischer (175,000), and MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard (98,000).
MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard
Among those to fire and fall in Thursday’s starting flight included MSPT champ Kfir Nahum, Hayley Hanna, two-time WSOP winner Barry Shulman, Mark Seif, and fellow MSPT champ James Romero were just a few who took their shot at a bag on Day 1a only to come up short.
MSPT Champ James Romero
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 Friday, while Day 1c will take place at the same time on Saturday, September 27th.
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. Sunday, September 28th at 11:00 a.m. and will play down to a winner.
Join us tomorrow as we continue to bring you all the action and eliminations straight from the tournament floor!
MSPT Season 16 Nevada Poker State Championship Remaining Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Tournament |
Chips |
Blind Levels |
| 26-Sep |
11:10 AM |
$1,100 Nevada Poker State Championship Day 1B (3-Day Trophy Event) |
30,000 |
40 Minutes |
| 27-Sep |
11:10 AM |
$1,100 Nevada Poker State Championship Day 1C (3-Day Trophy Event) |
30,000 |
40 Minutes |
| 28-Sep |
11:00 AM |
$1,100 Nevada Poker State Championship Day 2 Restart |
- |
40 Minutes |
Make sure to be a part of history once again here at The Venetian Poker Room as the first-ever Nevada Poker State Champion will be crowned!