Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event ($1.5M GTD)
MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event ($1.5M GTD)
Day: 2
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
From June 10-14, the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) will play host to a second Main Event, this one costing $1,600 to enter and featuring a $2,000,000 guarantee.
The three-day tournament will offer a trio of starting flights starting with Day 1a on Thursday, June 10 at 11:10 a.m. Days 1b and 1c will take place at the same time on Friday, June 11 and Saturday, June 12 respectively. Late registration for each flight will remain open until approximately 6:25 p.m. local time.
The tournament starts players with 30,000 in chips and plays 40-minute levels throughout.
The surviving players from each starting flight will return for Day 2 action at 11 a.m. on Sunday, June 13. Those who make it through the day will then come back at Noon on Monday, June 14 to play down to a winner.
Once again, PokerNews will offer live updates from start to finish, so be sure to mark your calendar now.
Click here for a look at the full Venetian DeepStack Championship Poker Series schedule.
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Those remaining are on their first break of the day. The field has already been reduced to 235 players.
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
With a bit over 100,000 in the middle already and on a board of 
, Aaron Massey slid a stack of lavender chips into the middle, amounting to an even 100,000 bet. His opponent tanked for a while and let his hand go.
Massey is off to a good start and is up to about 330,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
330,000
134,000
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134,000 |
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Stanley Lee opened to 18,000 from the lojack and was called by a player in the cutoff and Chris Karambinis in the small blind.
The flop came 
and Karambinis led out for 23,000. Only Lee called.
Karambinis slowed down and checked on the 
turn, prompting a 67,000 bet from Lee. Karambinis tanked for a while and eventually folded pocket tens face up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
520,000
192,000
|
192,000 |
|
360,000
-96,500
|
-96,500 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Two players were eliminated on the last hand of level 17.
According to tournament staff, Nick Pupillo was knocked out in 298th place per chip count, which makes him the official bubble boy.
The remaining field is guaranteed a cash of at least $2,423.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
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Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Just 299 players remain in the field. Of those, 297 will cash.
All dealers have been informed to announce any eliminations to the tournament staff as they occur.
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Nick Pupillo had 
in front of him against a lone opponent who was all in for about 80,000 with 
.
The board read 
and Pupillo presumably lost a race all-in preflop.
Pupillo is down to his last 140,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
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Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Action folded over to the player in the small blind, who shoved for their last 55,000. Stephen Song called from the big blind to put him at risk.
Song: 
Small blind: 
It was a race, but the 
runout kept Song out in front and he sent his opponent to the rail.
Song, who won a WSOP bracelet in 2019, is over 400k in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
440,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
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