Welcome to the Day 2 Finale of the MSPT Venetian Main Event
Welcome to the Day 2 finale of the $1,110 Mid-States Poker Tour(MSPT) Main Event at Venetian Las Vegas. Cards go in the air at 11:00 a.m. local time for the return of 71 surviving players from two opening flights.
Ezequiel Waigel will return with the overall chip leader after he bagged 730,000 on Day 1a. His closest competitor is Day 1b chip leader, Francis Anderson, with 575,000 and Varun Uppal returns with 476,000. Adam Hendrix and Mitchell Halverson round out the top five with 459,000 and 448,000, respectively.
Other returning players include Jeremy Ausmus, Kenny Huynh, Barry Shulman, Nipun Java, Ryan Laplante, and 2022 MSPT Player of the Year Josh Reichard, who sealed the deal on his top leaderboard spot at the close of Day 1b.
The tournament drew 643 entries and generated a prize pool of $620,495. All 71 returning players are guaranteed a min-cash of $2,048, while the winner will take home the top prize of $113,170.
MSPT Venetian Main Event Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $113,170 | 13-15 | $7,074 |
| 2 | $83,526 | 16-18 | $6,143 |
| 3 | $58,016 | 19-21 | $5,212 |
| 4 | $41,573 | 22-24 | $4,468 |
| 5 | $31,335 | 25-27 | $3,971 |
| 6 | $23,269 | 28-36 | $3,475 |
| 7 | $17,064 | 37-45 | $3,102 |
| 8 | $13,341 | 46-54 | $2,730 |
| 9-10 | $10,548 | 55-63 | $2,358 |
| 11-12 | $8,066 | 64-71 | $2,048 |
Play will continue at the halfway point of Level 16 with blinds at 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante. Blind levels will once again increase every 40 minutes until a winner is declared this evening.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team for live updates from the floor of the MSPT Main Event at Venetian Las Vegas.