$1,600 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2021 MSPT Venetian
$1,600 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2021 MSPT Venetian
Buy-in
$1,600
Prize Pool
$1,910,975
Entries
1,341
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
275
Players Left
34
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Day 1a of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Venetian $1,600 Main Event is officially in the books with 275 total entries tallied by night's end.
A full 15 levels were played to completion and when play ended, it was Josh Bobrosky with his stack of 675,000 leading the charge.
Bobrosky was seen stacking chips throughout the day and he never lost steam, gradually gathering chips to end the first starting flight on top of the chip counts.
The race for the top spot was a close one to the finish as Jeff Hill was another player seen throughout the day building a healthy stack but had to settle for second with 513,000.
Rounding out the top five are three other players who finished the day north of 400,000: Rob Wazwaz (474,000), Andrew Rogers (468,000), and Jarod Minghini (420,000).
The field saw some of pokers top pros in action and some others to advance through to Day 2 included MSPT Venetian Champ Landon Tice (380,000), Anton Wigg (359,000), Asher Conniff (340,000), and WSOP bracelet winner Zhi Wu (304,000).
Of course, not everyone was fortunate enough to make it through the night. Among those to fire and fall in Monday’s flight were Alex Foxen, Thomas Boivin, MSPT Hall of Famer's Kou Vang, and Rich Alsup, along with MSPT Champion Chris Moon, were just a few who took their shot at a bag on Day 1a only to come up short. All who have yet to advance will have two more starting flights for further attempts.
Day 1b will get underway at 11:10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 19th. Late registration and re-entries will remain open through Level 9 (approximately 6:40 p.m.). PokerNews will be on hand to capture all the action, so be sure to join us then!
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
675,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
|
513,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
|
474,000
119,000
|
119,000 |
|
||
|
468,000
328,000
|
328,000 |
|
420,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
380,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
359,000
219,000
|
219,000 |
|
||
|
340,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
||
|
334,000
334,000
|
334,000 |
|
|
311,000
-84,000
|
-84,000 |
|
304,000
104,000
|
104,000 |
|
|
||
|
287,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
|
266,000
266,000
|
266,000 |
|
263,000
263,000
|
263,000 |
|
261,000 | |
|
240,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
207,000
-103,000
|
-103,000 |
|
201,000
201,000
|
201,000 |
|
189,000
189,000
|
189,000 |
|
156,000
156,000
|
156,000 |
|
142,000
142,000
|
142,000 |
|
|
139,000
139,000
|
139,000 |
|
136,000
136,000
|
136,000 |
|
135,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
128,000
128,000
|
128,000 |
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The tournament director has just announced the final four hands of the evening. Once completed, players will bag and tag for for the night.
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Benjamin Underwood called his opponents all in preflop bet and the two players tabled their hands.
All-In Player: 
Benjamin Underwood: 
Underwood had his opponent dominated until a jack appeared in the window on the 
flop.
The turn however, came the 
giving Underwood a Broadway draw and luckily for him, the 
river completed it, eliminating his opponent from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
300,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Since its inception in 2009, the MSPT has done a great job keeping track of player stats. As a result, 12 years on they have one of the best player databases in the industry.
On their "Leaderboards" page, the MSPT tracks such things as Career Earnings, Main Event Cashes, Main Event Final Tables, Main Event Titles, Total Cashes, Most Cashes/Final Tables in a Season, Most Final Tables All-Time, and much more.
Here's a look at the top ten point leaders of this season:
| Place | Player | Hometown | Season 12 Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cy Church | East Lancing, MI | 3,925 |
| 2 | Taylor Howard | Altoona, IA | 3,633 |
| 3 | Jason Crews | Clive, Iowa | 3,075 |
| 4 | Kyna England | Northbrook, Illinois | 2,850 |
| 5 | Daniel Sepiol | Michigan City, IN | 2,500 |
| 6 | Jordan Cristos | Las Vegas, NV | 2,500 |
| 7 | Ryan Dodd | Runnemede, NJ | 2,350 |
| 8 | Saad Ghanem | Bloomington, MN | 2,300 |
| 9 | Larry Wagner | Middleton, WI | 2,200 |
| 10 | Francis Anderson | Poughkeepsie, NY | 2,075 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
There were three players that saw a 
flop after an initial raise and the big blind player led out with an all in bet of 45,000.
Tyler Heng called from under the gun while Zhi Wu folded from middle position and the two players revealed their hands.
Tyler Heng: 
Opponent: 
Heng flopped top-pair and was well ahead of his opponent who held a Wheel draw.
Luckily for Heng, the 
turn didn't change a thing nor did the 
that completed the board on the river and he eliminated his opponent from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
395,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
200,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
||
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
On their , the MSPT tracks such things as Career Earnings, Main Event Cashes, Main Event Final Tables, Main Event Titles, Total Cashes, Most Cashes/Final Tables in a Season, Most Final Tables All-Time, and much more.
To date, the MSPT has awarded $120,741,370 in prize money.
Here's a look at the current MSPT All-Time Money List:
| Place | Player | MSPT Winnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rich Alsup | $789,761 |
| 2 | Pavel Plesuv | $681,212 |
| 3 | Michael Soyza | $592,137 |
| 4 | Mike Shin | $507,898 |
| 5 | Blake Bohn | $502,720 |
| 6 | David Levine | $499,752 |
| 7 | Thomas Boivin | $461,505 |
| 8 | Aaron Johnson | $453,638 |
| 9 | [Removed:460] | $445,000 |
| 10 | Felipe Davila | $427,942 |
