2022 MSPT Venetian

$1,600 Main Event 197 [$2,000,000 GTD]
Day: 1b
Event Info

2022 MSPT Venetian

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q6
Prize
$324,946
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,600
Prize Pool
$2,342,700
Entries
1,644
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
300,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
432
Players Left
60

Reichard And Himmelbrand Cruise To The Top of Day 1b

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Josh Reichard
Josh Reichard

After just over 12 hours of play, The second flight of The Mid-States Poker Tour $1,600 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event came to a close with just 60 out of the initial 432 entrants remaining.

Twelve-time WSOP circuit ring winner, and Wisconsin native, Josh Reichard ended up bagging the chip lead with 769,000 chips, most of which were acquired on the last hand of the night when he made two-pair with kings and queens against one of the big stacks at his table.

On top of his many circuit rings, Reichard has become a staple of the Mid-States Poker tour, with six final tables and twenty-three cashes. He looks to make this MSPT Venetian his first win, and has put himself in prime position for a deep run.

One player looking for their third MSPT win is New York native Greg Himmelbrand who bagged second in the flight with 655,000. Himmelbrand won the Maryland Live! In 2015 for $72,910 and MSPT Milwaukee in 2018 for a score of $125,958. Himmelbrand spent the majority of the day at the top of the chip counts and until the final hand of the night, was the overall flight chip leader. Only four players in MSPT history have won three or more MSPTs and Himmelbrand looks to make it five.

PlayerChip Count
Josh Reichard769,000
Greg Himmelbrand655,000
Therry Quintin621,000
Edmond Brooks500,000
Kevin Ayow419,000
David Chocheles415,000
Michael Dyer377,000
Darryll Fish357,000
Judith Bielan350,000
Oscar Gutierrez348,000

Others that managed to find bags include WSOP 2018 Main Event 3rd Place finisher Michael Dyer (377,000), Darryll Fish (357,000), Ralph Massey (220,000), Jerod Smith (117,000), and all-time MSPT earner Rich Alsup (119,000). Players who did not bag this flight included Alex Foxen, Dan Bekavac, Kyna England, and WSOP bracelet winner Kathy Liebert. The players will have their final opportunity to make Day 2 on Wednesday June 11th at 11:10 AM for Flight 1c.

The remaining 60 players will join what remains of Day 1a and what will remain of Day 1c on Thursday June 9th at 11 a.m. with blinds returning at 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante. The players will play down to get a piece of the $2,000,000 guaranteed prizepool.

Day 1c kicks off tomorrow at 11:10 a.m. at Venetian Resort Las Vegas with players beginning with 30,000 starting chips and blinds beginning at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates regarding this tournament.

Tags: Alex FoxenDan BekavacDarryll FishGreg HimmelbrandJerod SmithJosh ReichardKathy LiebertKyna EnglandMichael DyerRalph MasseyRich Alsup