The Venetian

End Of Day Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Vincent Battiato	599,000	599,000
Michael Dyer	556,000	556,000
Josh Remitio	472,000	361,000
Cody Wiegmann	465,000	465,000
Badr Imejjane	458,000	441,000
Bartholomew Randolph	402,000	402,000
Meaghan Wells	375,000	375,000
Matthew Schulte	278,000	278,000
Bobby Poe	227,000	227,000
Eric Molina	196,000	196,000
David Bullinger	192,000	192,000
Frederick Ertl	183,000	183,000
Shannon Shorr	178,000	145,000
Jonathan Martinelli	173,000	173,000
Gerald Morrell	170,000	170,000
Kathy Liebert	145,000	345,000
Henrieto Acain	137,000	137,000
Wesley Remmer	137,000	98,000
Richard Alsup	124,000	45,500
Kristen Deardorff	124,000	124,000
Connor Stuewe	123,000	123,000
Yaron Malki	119,000	119,000
Matthew Frankland	108,000	108,000
Shan Jing	104,000	104,000
Michael Rossitto	95,000	95,000
Craig Mason	68,000	38,000
Bilguun Odgerel	30,000	30,000

Battiato Leads 29 Survivors To Day 2 Of The MSPT $1,100 at Venetian

A huge turnout of 262 entrants occupied Day 1A of The MSPT $1,100 at Venetian in Las Vegas, Nevada. This turnout all but ensures that the $250,000 guarantee will be passed, and a hefty prize will be awarded to first place.

Leading the way is Vincent Battiato with 599,000. The New York native found himself riding a wave of momentum that started close to the end of the day when he cracked the kings of Francis Anderson. It continued later into the night as he knocked out MSPT champion Andrew Rubinberg and Maria Konnikova in quick succession, bringing the field down to the bubble. His first MSPT cash looks to be a big one as Battiato sits with over half a million, only one of two players in this flight to do so.

Michael Dyer found himself in second place with 556,000. Dyer is most known for his third place finish at the 2018 WSOP Main Event which gave him a career best score of $3,750,000. Dyer has found success in MSPTs in the past, and looks to make this run his best yet. He bags the second biggest stack, and will look to at an MSPT title to his already illustrious resume.

Others who bagged included WSOP Main Event 2021 fourth place finisher Josh Remitio 472,000, cashing his first MSPT, and MSPT hall of famers Rob WazWaz (174,000) and Rich Alsup (124,000).

Not all were as fortunate, as many players were unable to find bags. Players like Jesse Lonis, Cole Ferraro, Ryan Leng, Ralph Massey and MSPT champions; Ken Baime, Daniel Sepiol, Gerald Cuniff, Aaron Massey and Jeff Platt. They will all have ample opportunity to play tomorrow in their quest to find a bag for Day 2 of the MSPT $1,100.

Play ended with 13:00 left on the clock in level 15 which means that player will return on Day 2 with blinds at 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 big blind ante. After that the blinds will resume like normal and play will continue until a winner is crowned.

Stay tuned to MSPT.com for all updates on The Venetian $1,100 tournament and the following $1,600 tournament soon.

Ben Palmer Bubbles Day 1A of MSPT Venetian

Ben Palmer moved in his final 14,000 from the hijack and was called by two players including Jason Seitz in the small blind.

The board checked down and all players turned over their hands.

Ben Palmer:

Hijack:

Jason Seitz:

The board gave Seitz fives and twos and Palmer exited the tournament just shy of the money.

The final 29 players will now bag up for Day 2 to return on Thursday at 11 AM. Stay tuned for a full recap to follow.

Hand For Hand

The clock has been paused as players are one away from the money and bagging up for Day 2.

Battiato Eliminates Rubenberg

Andrew Rubinberg raised to 10,000 in first position which saw Vincent Battiato three-bet to 24,000 which Rubinberg called.

The flop came out and Rubinberg checked to Battiato who bet 20,000. Rubinberg raised to 75,000 which saw Battiato move all in for 180,000 effective and Rubinberg called.

Andrew Rubinberg:

Vincent Battiato:

The board ran out and Battiato’s flush held up to eliminate the MSPT champion late into the night.

Vincent Battiato - 512,000

Andrew Rubinberg - 0

Late Night Big Stacks

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Badr Imejjane	441,000	441,000
Josh Remitio	361,000	109,000
Kathy Liebert	345,000	277,000
Michael Dyer	305,000	45,000

Alsup Doubles Up

A player moved all in for 101,000 effective on the button and Rich Alsup went into the tank in the small blind. After some thought he called for 47,000 and the big blind got out of the way.

Rich Alsup:

Button:

The board ran out and Alsup’s pair of tens worked for the MSPT hall of famer to secure a double as the night went on.

Rich Alsup - 104,000

Wazwaz Goes For It All

Rob Wazwaz raised to 8,000 from middle position which saw one player defend her big blind.

The flop rolled out and the big blind checked to Wazwaz who bet 12,000. The big blind responded by raising to 29,000 and Wazwaz called.

The turn of saw the big blind bet 25,000 and Wazwaz call.

The big blind checked on the river that saw Wazwaz contemplate for a bit before moving all in for 80,000 which sent his opponent into the tank.

After some contemplation she tossed her hand into the muck and the MSPT hall of famer raked in another pot to add to his stack.

Rob Wazwaz - 223,000

Liebert Doubles With A Straight Flush

A player raised to 6,000 from middle position which saw a player in the hijack call, Kathy Liebert call in the small blind, and another player check in the big blind.

The board of saw action check to the river where Liebert bet 20,000. Two players folded, but the hijack raised to 50,000 which saw Kathy Liebert immediately move all in for 125,000 total while the hijack called.

Kathy Liebert:

Hijack:

Liebert had run out a straight flush to best her opponent’s nut flush and the WSOP bracelet holder found herself raking in a sizable late night pot.

Kathy Liebert - 277,000

Updated Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Shannon Shorr	145,000	25,000
Kathy Liebert	139,000	141,000
Maria Konnikova	118,000	83,000
Josh Remitio	109,000	65,000
Wesley Remmer	98,000	43,300
Jeff Platt	95,000	57,000
Johnnie Moreno	75,000	106,500
John Riordan	41,000	123,000
Craig Mason	38,000	104,000
Conrad Simpson	0	25,100
Stephen Song	0	93,000