Day 1c of the MSPT $1,600 Heart Poker Championship at the Venetian Resort attracted the largest field thus far, adding another 236 entries, bringing the total field up to 470 entries, with one flight still to go.

At the end of the third flight, just 29 players bagged and tagged, with Safwane Bahri bagging the top stack with a whopping 914,000, putting him just behind WSOP bracelet winner Joe Serock’s 923,000 stack from yesterday’s Day 1b flight.

Another player to catch steam throughout the night was Craig Mason, who ended the night with an impressive 832,000 stack to put into his bag, and he will bring the third overall stack into Day 2.

Others to bag big included WSOP bracelet winner Ian O’Hara (583,000), Liam Jehu (546,000), and Gerardo Rodriguez (538,000), as they rounded out the top five stacks of this flight.

They were joined by Justin Young (515,000), Qing Liu (474,000), Lisa Tan (459,000), Mark Egbert (455,000), and two-time bracelet winner Riordan (333,000).

Among those not as lucky at the felt included ESPN sports betting analyst Pam Maldonado, Season 12 Player of the Year Kyna England, Carlton Taylor, Jamie Kerstetter, two-time bracelet winner Justin Lapka, and 2016 Main Event final tablist Cliff Josephy.

The final starting flight for the Main Event is tomorrow at 11:10 a.m. local time and is the last opportunity for players to earn a Day 2 berth.

Late registration and re-entries will remain open through Level 9 (approximately 5:55 p.m.) for all flights.

The surviving players from all starting flights will then return for Day 2 at 11:00 a.m. Sunday, July 19^th, and will play until a winner is crowned

MSPT Venetian Remaining Schedule

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