The Venetian

MSPT champ Kfir Nahum Takes Overall Chip Lead into Day 2 After 18 Players Survive Day 1B

The second and final starting flight of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Venetian $1,100 Main Event has come to an end after 11 hours of action.

Day 1b attracted 161 runners during Thursday's action, bringing the grand total to 268 entries (107 from Day 1a; 161 from 1b).

Once the field was reduced to 11%, it was MSPT champ Kfir Nahum who was able to maintain his chip lead throughout the night to take the overall chip lead into the final day with 688,000.

Following hot behind Nahum is Brian Battistone who was able to end the night sending two-time WSOP bracelet winner Michael Wang home on the bubble for the second night in a row, and will take the second top satck into Day 2 with 605,000.

Rounding out the top five stacks of the night were Jameson Voll (421,000), Vincent Moscati (280,000), and Christina ”Baby Shark” Gollins (277,000).

They were joined by the likes of Rommel Liscano (184,000), Viacheslav Fentisov (165,00), Maxx Coleman (144,000), Aditya Prasetyo (144,000), and defending champ Matthew Schulte (93,000).

Day 2 will get underway bright and early at 11:00 a.m. local time and play to a winner with 30 players returning to the felt so make sure to come back and find out who walks away the new MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event champion!

The MSPT live reporting crew will be on hand to capture all the action, so be sure to join us then.

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End of Day 1B Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Kfir Nahum	688,000	636,000
Brian Battistone	605,000	500,000
Jameson Voll	421,000	345,000
Vincent Moscati	280,000	270,000
Christina Gollins	277,000	290,000
James Nicholas	244,000	220,000
Frederik Brink	187,000	160,000
Rommel Liscano	184,000	184,000
Viacheslav Fentisov	165,000	165,000
Aditya Prasetyo	144,000	144,000
Maxx Coleman	144,000	150,000
Stephen Rivera	134,000	154,500
Brandon Eisen	118,000	125,000
Nicholas Seward	98,000	98,000
Kalle Liefferionk	96,000	96,000
Matthew Schulte	93,000	50,000
Yotam Wainberg	79,000	79,000
Robert Mayer	75,000	75,000

Wang Bubbles Again, Straightened Out by Battistone

Brian Battistone raised under the gun and two-time WSOP bracelet winner Michael Wang called from the small blind to see a flop.

Wang led out for 55,000 and Battistone raised to 140,000. Wang quickly fired back with a three-bet jam and Battistone snap-called.

Michael Wang:
Brian Battistone:

It was a cooler situation for Wang as his two pair was out flopped by Battistone holding the nut straight, and the turn followed by the river eliminated him on the bubble for the second night in a row.

Brian Battistone - 605,000
Michael Wang - Eliminated

Nahum Drops One, Hand-for-Hand Process Begins

MSPT champ Kfir Nahum raised to 12,000 from middle position and then called the button’s 75,000 three-bet jam.

Opponent:
Kfir Nahum:

Nahum was ahead holding a made hand of kings and the runout eliminated his opponent, leavening 19 players remaining as the hand-for-hand process as begun.

Kfir Nahum - 636,000

Nicholas Rivers Ace to Eliminate Lee

James Nicholas raised from the hijack and then called Stanley Lee’s three-bet jam from the big blind.

Stanley Lee:
James Nicholas:

Lee was dominated but saw a jack in the window on the flop putting him in the lead.

Unfortunately for Lee, that was the only good news he was going to get, as the turn gave Nichaolas a Broadway draw, and the river gave Nichaolas top pair to eliminate Lee.

James Nicholas - 220,000
Stanley Lee - Eliminated

Day 1A Chip Counts

Yesterday’s starting flight saw Michael Rocco bag the top stack after 12 players advanced from a 107-entry field after Day 1a and the 18 players who make it through today will join that group on tomorrow, September 8th for Day 2 at 11:00 a.m.

A Round of Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Kfir Nahum	422,000	344,000
Brian Battistone	365,000	282,500
Christina Gollins	290,000	290,000
Michael Wang	220,000	175,000
Frederik Brink	160,000	110,000
James Ohlweiler	132,000	80,500
Matthew Schulte	50,000	90,000
James Nicholas	13,000	225,000
Ryan Awwad	0	73,500

Moscati Flushes One Out the Door

Aditya Prasetyo opened for 9,000 from the cutoff only to have Vincent Moscati three-bet to 25,000 from the button and the small blind four-bet all in for 50,000.

Action folded back to Prasetyo who followed suit while Moscati called.

Opponent:
Vincent Moscati:

Moscati was dominated and the flop didn’t change a thing.

The turn, however, fell the giving Moscati the nut flush draw which was completed with the k on the river, eliminating his opponent.

Vincent Moscati - 270,000
Aditya Prasetyo - 145,000

Nahum Hooks Adams for KO

Lenard Adams raised to 10,000 from middle position only to have Kfir Nahum three-bet to 25,000 directly to his left.

The button called, as did Adams, and the three took to a flop.

Action was checked to Nahum who continued for 25,000 and the button quickly mucked their hand while Adams called off his remaining stack.

Lenard Adams:
Kfir Nahum:

Adams was behind holding the nut flush draw, but both the turn and river were bricks ending his tournament.

Kfir Nahum - 344,000
Lenard Adams - Eliminated

Nicholas Drops Morgan

James Nicholas limped-in from the hijack only to have Stephen Rivera raise to 13,000 from the small blind.

Action was on John Morgan who called from the big blind and Nicholas called as well taking action three-ways to a flop.

Both Rivera and Morgan check-called a 17,000 bet from Nicholas, bringing about the turn.

Action was checked once again to Nicholas who fired out a 22,000 and Rivera quickly released his hand while Morgan jammed for his last 33,000.

Nicholas called, and the two hands were revealed.

John Morgan:
James Nicholas:

Nicholas was ahead after pairing his ten on the flop and the river ended Morgan’s night.

James Nicholas - 225,000
Stephen Rivera - 100,000
John Morgan - Eliminated